Places to stay
The best places to stay, including country house hotels, new openings, cosy self-catering cottages, all-inclusive resorts and boutique stays.
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The Plaza review: Gilded Age opulence beloved by Fitzgerald, The Beatles and a lion called GoldfleckCarla Passino reviews New York's most impressive grande dame.
By Carla Passino Published
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Viva Italia! Inside the health retreat in the Dolomites that doesn’t skimp on carbsWellness need not be the monastic pursuit its champions say it should be. At LEFAY Resort & Spa, Will Hosie discovers a more humane (and human) approach to living well.
By Will Hosie Published
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From Wilde to Woolf, the great and the good have all stayed at Hotel Café RoyalBella Fulford checks in to London's most central hotel.
By Bella Fulford Published
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'The ground floor is a sweet shop for grown-ups': Country Life's favourite London spas and treatmentsLondon life moves a million miles per hour, so it pays to have somewhere to rediscover your inner peace.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Ahãma hotel review: Turkey's new waterfront resort is as popular with wildlife as it is with the yachtiesLook out for red squirrels, ducks, swans, peacocks and... emus.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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'If there is a European hotel with more magical swim spots then I have yet to find it': Stay on the private island of the man behind the world’s favourite pastisOur Travel Editor was one of the first to stay at Zannier Île de Bendor.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Peak season: Grand Hotel Belvedere and the art of summering at altitudeThere's more to the Alps than skiing.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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How the owners of a rug firm with a famous following made an 18th-century Maltese palazzo a homeEmma Lavelle meets the brains behind Casa Bonavita — Malta's most exciting new hotel.
By Emma Lavelle Published
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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The theatrical-inspired London hotel suite that I would break a leg to stay in againThe Oliver Messel Terrace Suite at The Dorchester was originally dreamt up by the eponymous stage designer. Lotte Brundle stays the night.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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Hôtel Byblos review: The headline-making Saint-Tropez hotel that was built to impress Brigitte BardotMore 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.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Eliamos review: A five-star retreat on the island made famous by Captain Corelli’s MandolinA new hotel-cum-villa concept on the Greek island of Kefalonia is the perfect place to base yourself for some rest and relaxation.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Atelier Francis Mallmann review: The celebrity chef's restaurant with rooms in the 'Marfa of South America'Chef Francis Mallmann is responsible for transforming a beautiful, but forgotten town in Uruguay, into an internationally-renowned culinary and Arts hub.
By Chris Cotonou Published
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Fouquet’s New York review: Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to live inside a macaroon?Country Life's Travel Editor visits the French hotel making waves in the Big Apple.
By Rosie Paterson Published


