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The world’s best hotels — at home and abroad — country house stays and unbeatable guides to much-loved and still-to-discover holiday destinations.
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Ace Hotel in Brooklyn review: Find your tribe in one of New York's coolest neighbourhoodsAce Hotel's Brooklyn outpost is cool and community-minded, finds Rosie Paterson.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo review: Where else can you swim in a pool designed by one of fashion’s biggest icons?There's no shortage of five-star hotels in Monaco, but only Metropole Monte-Carlo boasts a swimming pool designed by Karl Lagerfeld.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Forget all about caviar and Champagne, five-star hotels now want you to forage for your own foodForaging is the luxury traveller's new activity of choice, finds Lotte Brundle on a trip to Bovey Castle in Dartmoor.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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No longer a sunny place for shady people: How Monaco is shedding its old-money imageA new generation is quietly reshaping the Mediterranean Principality from a place to wind down, into one to build, live and thrive, says Adam Hay-Nicholls.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Last updated
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You can ring my (Austrian peace) bell: Why these remarkable structures stand all over the worldWhile on a walking holiday in the Austrian Tyro, Pamela Goodman discovered a peace bell for the first time.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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Villa San Michele review: This hotel is a reminder of what Florence used to be — a peaceful sanctuary of beauty and inspirationVilla San Michele, A Belmond hotel, has just reemerged 18-month-long renovation. Luke Abrahams was one of the first through the new doors.
By Luke Abrahams Published
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'I discovered a way of doing the Monaco Grand Prix in similar style, with a much bigger boat, and an even louder horn': The floating Paddock pass that F1 fans are fighting overSome 200 vessels turned up for F1’s most famous street race this year, but our writer was on the best one.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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Was there ever a city so densely populated by brilliant minds, so tightly packed with bright ideas? Mark Rothko is following in the footsteps of Michelangelo and taking over FlorenceA major retrospective of Mark Rothko's work is now open in Florence. Steven King went to have a look.
By Steven King Last updated
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'It is so impressive in scope it almost defies description': The bold, 200-year vision to repair the harm that man has inflicted on the Scottish HighlandsChange is afoot in the least-visited corners of the Highlands, says Richard MacKichan.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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'Smell is the only one of our senses that connects directly to the regions which deal with emotions, memory and arousal or stimulation': Don't forget to stop and smell the famous roses in this medieval Swiss townThe power of smell should not be underestimated, says Steven King, on a moving journey to Rapperswil, Switzerland.
By Steven King Published
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Six Senses London hotel review: Sense and serenity in the cityOccupying part of the distinguished Art Deco Whiteley building in Bayswater — once home to a grand department store — the UK’s first Six Senses is a sanctuary of peace, graceful architecture and wellbeing, says Paula Minchin
By Paula Minchin Published
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No shoes please, we're French: The seaside gallery celebrating Pop Art — and you have to look round barefootAmy Serafin journeys to Villa Carmignac on the Île de Porquerolles for their 'Sea, Pop & Sun' exhibition.
By Amy Serafin Published
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‘Doctors estimated they were two hours from death’: Around the world in 20 days — in a hot air balloonAdam Hay-Nicholls speaks to Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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Baur au Lac review: The centuries-old, family-run Swiss hotel that witnessed the imagining of the Nobel Peace PrizeSteven King reviews Baur au Lac, a lakeside hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, with a storied history.
By Steven King Published
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Earth’s own Eden: Fly-fishing, whale-watching and looking for the elusive Kiwi on the ultimate New Zealand road tripChris Cotonou journeys to New Zealand, where dramatic landscapes conspire to slow time and stir the soul.
By Chris Cotonou Published
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Holidays good for your mental health, say scientists, in surprise to absolutely no-oneWhen it comes to your wellbeing, looking forward to a holiday is as important as actually going on one.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Domaine de Murtoli review: The best hotel on the French Island that basks in Italian sunMary Lussiana reviews the very unique Corsican estate that comprises two hotels, villas and shepherds huts.
By Mary Lussiana Published
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Scotland's leading hotel is a luxury playground and it's got a fun new way to get you off-gridPamela Goodman gets a first look at Frandy Water, a new offering from Gleneagles — once voted the best hotel in the world.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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Great halls of literature and learning: The most beautiful public libraries in the world, as chosen by Country LifeInspired by Country Life’s ‘Garden Lover’s Library’ stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, we’ve scoured the globe, from Glasgow to Shanghai, to bring you a list of public libraries worth clamping eyes on.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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This family-run hotel is the Amalfi Coast's most legendary address. Now it has a new beach clubSince it opened, in 1951, Le Sirenuse has been the only hotel worth knowing about in Positano, on Italy's Amalfi Coast. This year, it's throwing open the doors to its very own beach club.
By Luke Abrahams Published
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Matthew Freud’s hotel with four restaurants turns the expected Cotswolds stay on its headBull Burford is a bull in name only, discovers Richard MacKichan — who also reveals everything you need to know about the Cotswolds town, including where to eat and what to do.
By Richard MacKichan Published


