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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This family-run hotel is the Amalfi Coast's most legendary address. Now it has a new beach club ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Since 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. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke Abrahams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EUTcBcsCnTsE9A3doq9TfD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Matthew Freud’s hotel with four restaurants turns the expected Cotswolds stay on its head ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bull 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard MacKichan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QRHvT4yG2SuSfeqeJ5vh8H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The theatrical-inspired London hotel suite that I would break a leg to stay in again ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/places-to-stay/the-theatrical-inspired-london-hotel-suite-that-i-would-break-a-leg-to-stay-in-again</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Oliver Messel Terrace Suite at The Dorchester was originally dreamt up by the eponymous stage designer. Lotte Brundle stays the night. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XT7cjEAzr3feue7uVugSbH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sweeping views from the suite&#039;s terrace show off the London skyline.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Oliver Messel suite]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Storfjord Hotel review: A Scandi fantasy that's spitting distance from a distinctive-looking Art Nouveau fishing town ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chris Schalkx goes in search of soft adventure in south-west Norway. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Schalkx ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G2FMR5sJjmmcu55bweVmkK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ålesund is a renowned Norwegian coastal town known for its unique Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) architecture. The buildings were rebuilt in this style after a fire in 1904.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Storfjord Hotel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hôtel Byblos review: The headline-making Saint-Tropez hotel that was built to impress Brigitte Bardot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a half century after Brigitte Bardot visited the hotel built as a sort of love letter to her, Rosie Paterson checks in to find out what makes it tick. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xDrsabeH9cF7Arr7TieHm6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eliamos review: A five-star retreat on the island made famous by Captain Corelli’s Mandolin  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new hotel-cum-villa concept on the Greek island of Kefalonia is the perfect place to base yourself for some rest and relaxation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mv4SmKYQWoukr6TNLQxMXc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atelier FrancisMallmann review: The celebrity chef's restaurant with rooms in the 'Marfa of South America' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chef FrancisMallmann is responsible for transforming a beautiful, but forgotten town in Uruguay, into an internationally-renowned culinary and Arts hub. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Cotonou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52wo4igpxthMuVdn3prvyZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fouquet’s New York review: Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to live inside a macaroon? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's Travel Editor visits the French hotel making waves in the Big Apple. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqNQLKUW4b7g4snaAx5WBY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Himalayan hike in the footsteps of the Hindu Gods  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman journeys to Shakti Prana, a remote lodge with peerless views of sacred mountains in the Himalayas, only accessible on foot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RoZHgm83XLmsYgarsUxDf3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nanda Devi National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its stunning high-altitude wilderness, dominated by Nanda Devi peak.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nanda Devi Biosphere National Park]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nay Palad Hideaway review: The surfing Mecca that feels like Bali before the beach clubs  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Filipino hotel has no televisions and the WiFi is patchy — and it's all the better for it, says Lauren Ho. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lauren Ho ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBt4nS2WqQCS2VkgUksfQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cloud 9 Surfing Tower is an iconic wooden viewing deck and pier on Siargao Island, in the Philippines. It is the best viewing platform for the wave of the same name that attracts surfers from around the world. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[People standing on a wooden walkway over the ocean and looking down at two surfers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hôtel du Couvent: This former convent on the French Riviera has rekindled the rules of luxury ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hôtel du Couvent has none of the excess that the French Riviera has become known for in recent years, says James Fisher. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mMchV56imSQUwmF8ayEi7A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Cotton House review: If you're going to be the only hotel on Mustique, you better be great ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The definition of pressure is running the only hotel on the Caribbean's most famous island. Rosie Paterson checks in to find out how they're faring. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/svzBpZMJnMtuBp9L6brFcX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Room was designed by Oliver Messel. It&#039;s the hotel&#039;s beating heart and popular meeting spot for everyone staying on the island. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cotton House hotel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Badrutt's Palace Hotel review: The beating heart of St Moritz’s jet-set social scene has never put a foot wrong ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Badrutt's Palace Hotel review: The beating heart of St Moritz’s jet-set social scene has never put a foot wrong ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ZzMN2nehoCLa4BdMUTnxX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sopwell House hotel review: For a spa trip, look no further ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rest and relaxation is just a short train-ride away at this luxury hotel in St Albans. Lotte Brundle checks in. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gRVMPMS6AXrzZSYzcQPvxY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Seaside Boarding House review: The cosy gourmet getaway on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast with a proper sense of place  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Supremely comfortable rooms, sparklingly fresh seafood and scones for breakfast — what’s not to love? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/waFMoFv6TuSN49ZeGRsZqk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside the 19th century château in St Tropez where hotel guests are ferried to the beach in Rolls-Royces and season four of The White Lotus is about to start filming  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The previous three seasons of the hit TV show have all taken place at a Four Seasons property, but season four is now believed to be set inside Château de la Messardière, an Airelles hotel. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uX5HGgzfrbR63zHAGVEDmk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 19th-century palace-turned-luxury hotel has views towards St Tropez town on one side, and Pampelonne beach on the other. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This new hotel medi-spa in Morocco has got tongues wagging for all the right reasons — and it’s nearly as big as The White House ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jennifer George checks in to the Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay to check out their new medi-spa and Longevity Programme. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer George ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wdtbUmDDh2c566Pc5UbAUZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The return of one of Europe's most iconic hotels is just the beginning for Bucharest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Corinthia Bucharest, formerly the Grand Hotel du Boulevard, has reopened its doors. It shows that 'Little Paris' is ready to live up to its name. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YENCiaCyoC5Ln44Wv376yh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Surrey hotel review: The new kid on New York's Upper East Side   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson checks into The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel, one year on from its grand opening. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fMaTTLuqx5KC7jhxZGikhj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wildhive Callow Hall hotel review: I felt like a squirrel preparing for hibernation and I loved it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The boutique treehouses at this Derbyshire getaway are the best way to unwind in nature and explore the Peak District, writes Lotte Brundle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y2CKJUbeqH5F5xeQsbUQEC-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ardbeg House review: Concept design is a tricky business, but this Scottish whisky distillery-turned-hotel proves that it can be done to great effect ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Steven King checks in to Ardbeg House, a boutique hotel from the LVMH behemoth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wKbaapdkNtzDpRr4f8japU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Waldorf Astoria New York review: The Midtown hotel where Frank Sinatra once partied and the salad of the same name was invented emerges from a decade-long renovation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Owen Holmes checks into the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Holmes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MggKDQB4y8qxGk9b2hJcpG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Saltmoore hotel review: The place to stay that's woodland retreat, seaside hotel and spa sanctuary all in one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Saltmoore, on the North Yorkshire coast, has barely been open a year but is already earning recognition as one of the finest places to stay in Yorkshire. Toby Keel checked in. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FF37McCCYg4nUbKDGAYSTh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Saltmoore is a hideaway in every sense.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Saltmoore hotel in North Yorkshire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ashford Castle review: The fantastic five-star hotel in Ireland that the Guinness family once used to show off their wealth and influence ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You’ve seen ‘The House of Guinness’ — well here’s the castle. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UQH2fv5Ee6oYHF7z883VVb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Located on the shores of Lough Corrib, the 800-year old castle is the only Forbes Five Star hotel and spa in Ireland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ashford Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here is where to stay on the ancient stretch of Italian coastline that people in the know are calling 'the new Amalfi' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The handsome Villa Talamo in quieter-than-Amalfi south-west Tuscany is now available for exclusive use hire — and it's surrounded by ancient Etruscan history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gochDpNgFZ3oYmq3STLKqT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can you keep a Secret? This new resort in a remote part of the Maldives boasts the big marine five and the world’s first moving villa ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Robinson Crusoe-style over-water villas? Check. Slides that spiral down from rooftop stargazing decks to the reef below? Check. Country Life's travel editor checks into Soneva Secret. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S5dWxBEJcBqbDgZ3qavejk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Gallivant review: The Camber Sands retreat with show-stopping seafood and a penchant for happiness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The coastal hotel in Rye, East Sussex, is utterly unique and almost faultless, but is seamlessly eclipsed by the real showstopper, its Anglo-French restaurant, Harry’s. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ck54qbmuW9TeMGBg5hH8Mb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Harry&#039;s, the restaurant at The Gallivant, has recently been relaunched.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Harry&#039;s at The Gallivant]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Omani tourism is booming and this one-of-a-kind hotel — with exquisite marble swimming pools and dedicated murshid guides — shows why  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Malkai, a collection of three tented camps spread out across Oman, is one of the travel industry's most anticipated openings of 2026. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Love ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fS2Zoxhbi43gRNPXjNM8Vo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Keeper’s Cottage at Heckfield Place: When does a hotel not feel like a hotel? When it feels like home ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life visits Keeper’s Cottage at Heckfield Place in Hampshire, a private space that encourages creativity and offers true comfort. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yLV5VeJjgPffB7fagfjMR9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A very easy place to linger and loaf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cosy living room with a patterned green sofa decorated with soft pink velvet cushions, a dark armchair, and a wooden coffee table set on terracotta and black tiled flooring. A tall lamp, rustic side table with a ceramic lamp and books, and a large vase of bare branches add warmth and character.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravetye Manor review: The Elizabethan country house hotel surrounded by historic gardens of national importance  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the 1950s, Gravetye Manor and its famous garden was converted into one of the first ever country house hotels. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yQ7AfhYZJ9CQWYdCvXNVe7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Claire Takacs]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If you think you need a television in your room, you are in the wrong place': Why sleeping under canvas makes for a complete safari experience ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tented safari will surprise even the most seasoned traveller, says Mark Hedges, and nowhere more so than in Botswana, where the rhythms of life seem supercharged. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Hedges ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w5obcGcbwwehjoVYyqc5V4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside the aristocratic holiday rentals where you can (temporarily) play lord of the manor  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It’s now possible to dine or even stay overnight in some of our best-loved country houses or in splendour on their estates. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wZCZJmurw3kFQM2kNjByy7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rare access: members of the public may rent The Hall at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aristocratic rentals]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Swan at Fittleworth review: The 500-year-old inn that’s as popular now as when Turner stayed  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Swan at Fittleworth's previous guests include Kipling, Turner and J. M. Barrie. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TEHeoMN9JCYWR4Rhbv8hwS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Portofino is Italy's answer to the Garden of Eden. The Splendido hotel put it on the map ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The storied Splendido recently emerged from extensive refurbishment. Luke Abrahams checks in to check it out. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke Abrahams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tFUTVchyB9zFpzqppTLNDS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino, hotel review: 'Doing nothing has rarely, if ever, felt so good’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life’s Editor-in-Chief is full of praise for the Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino, built next to the site of an epic battle, on the Greek mainland. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Hedges ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kC4HcwkyZhNmwaMMTSfyWA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Raffles London at The OWO hotel review: How eight years and £1.4 billion transformed the birthplace of Bond ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ But was it worth it? Emma Hughes checks in. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ybKvhBzhFmxHpB734YPrvA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This spectacular one-bedroom suite with elegant drawing room, once used by War Secretary Lord Haldane and Churchill, enjoys prime views over Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Red fabric wallpaper and wood panelled room with floor to ceiling windows overlooking Whitehall, red sofas and a yellow armchair]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We are not, this cruise company would have us believe, on a cruise': What life is like on a boat designed to rival luxury yacht charter without the price tag ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wave goodbye to your concerns about cruising aboard a small ship in the South of France, says Imogen West-Knights. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Imogen West-Knights ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bVaN9rEiARBzTLUFxWV7V4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How an imaginative couple created a sustainable haven that dreams are made of, complete with cider press, vineyard and farm stay accommodation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Since leaving London in 2022, Sophie Brendel and Panu Long have been lovingly turning Thornfalcon Winery & Press, in Somerset, into a 'sustainable heaven'— with even more planned for the future. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annunciata Elwes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fMqb2TBKTFgLo7wq8HyCPo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jnane Rumi, Marrakech, hotel review: 'The most talked about opening this year — and for good reason' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Moroccan capital of Marrakech is the world capital of hotels, says Christopher Wallace — and Jnane Rumi is the latest string to its hospitality bow. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christopher Wallace ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9kcGhLQUcFBuXhh2Rw6b4D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Manner review: This New York hotel is bringing the 1970s back to SoHo, one colour at a time  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Manner, on one of SoHo's quieter, tree-lined streets, is proof that great hotel design can make or break a holiday. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qmh4cgCR4cLLmDG8nPFPbH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ At His Majesty’s pleasure: A woodland retreat for rent at Sandringham ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/at-his-majestys-pleasure-a-woodland-retreat-for-rent-at-sandringham</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With room for six guests, and with 20,000 acres on the doorstep, it would be folly to not get booking. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/doVXqBWsoMu2kjf5oduABL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[King Charles at Sandringham, his estate in Norfolk — where you can now stay for the night.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[King Charles in a tweed blazer relaxing against a tree]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Penicuik Estate review: An exclusive use house and cottages for collectors and connoisseurs ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/weekends-away/penicuik-estate-review-an-exclusive-use-house-and-cottages-for-collectors-and-connoisseurs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Penicuik Estate in Midlothian, Scotland is an ever-growing hospitality empire with a fascinating history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZnFMnk2Y6ydnohZZidvAQ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea Containers London: The 1980s called and it wants its bedroom back  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Sea Containers hotel on London's South Bank has unveiled four bespoke ‘cabin suites’, inspired by four different decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard MacKichan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GkSg7QsnpVEs7hkPnBecNT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Old Bell, Malmesbury: England's oldest hotel meets Lone Star style to create something special ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/weekends-away/the-old-bell-malmesbury-englands-oldest-hotel-meets-lone-star-style-to-create-something-special</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do you bring a 13th century hostelry to life, while keeping its historical charm? Ask Kim and Whit Hanks. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ss5VEQLNepcdj8FVb5qQET-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The thrillingly bleak Devon house that inspired The Hound of the Baskervilles is now part of a peaceful farmyard retreat  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fowlescombe Farm near Ivybridge, in Devon, is a ‘complete retreat from everyday life’ — and the rumoured inspiration for one of the best known and loved Sherlock Holmes stories. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:31:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Lavelle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QiCGzkup7HGnLyFCog2R8F-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Emma Lavelle for Country Life Fowlescombe Farm — a retreat style hotel in the Devon countryside]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The third of four novels featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes, &lt;em&gt;The Hound of the Baskervilles&lt;/em&gt; is centred around the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Colour photographs of a retreat-style hotel in the Devon countryside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ‘utterly unique’ skincare brand that’s used in the ‘world’s best hotel’ spa ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Seed to Skin brand was the byproduct of one woman’s length fertility journey — it’s so good that today it’s used in a hotel voted the ‘world’s best’. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:31:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pRWcnNnnwCKYLWiyaigXAD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ricky Monti]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why British designers dream up the most desirable hotels ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When it comes to hotel design, the Brits do it best, says Giles Kime. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Giles Kime ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fSHeQWPhe5LirLkaU4zUNH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sam Godsal collaborated with Lulu Lytle of Soane Britain to bring the interiors of Cobblers Cove on the west coast of Barbados to life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cobblers Cove fern drawing room]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scotland's majestic landscapes meet holistic wellness aboard Belmond and Dior's inaugural train retreat  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/scotlands-majestic-landscapes-meet-holistic-wellness-aboard-belmond-and-diors-inaugural-train-retreat</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Royal Scotsman, A Belmond Train, and Dior have announced a three-night travelling wellness retreat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:31:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xRbyiFpyBTEJNZvA8P7RHE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Barnsdale in Rutland: Is this the UK’s most dog-friendly hotel? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One writer and her canine sidekick check into a Rutland hotel that caters as beautifully to dogs as it does their owners. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Octavia Pollock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NeLDyLVz2VQCQMLgEBihFk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is L’Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay France’s answer to the very British country house hotel? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ France’s great and good are flocking to a recently renovated medieval country estate just outside of Paris. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agnes Stamp ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c2dakW9CMAXLeqAEUmX3yL-1280-80.jpg">
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