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Chalet Machapuchare: Does France's best ski chalet live up to its reputation?Luxury needn't be the enemy of good taste. Chalet Machapuchare in Val D'Isère shows us how it's done.
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'The one thing we'd change? Honestly, nothing.' Why The Mark hotel in New York ticks all the right boxesHotels are subjective, but some stand head and shoulders above the rest. Rosie Paterson explains why The Mark hotel in New York's Upper East Side deserves its place at the top.
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A slice of La Dolce Vita lands at Claridge’s LondonHotel Il Pellicano in Tuscany, Italy, is brightening up the gloomy London skyline with a week-long residency at Claridge’s. Don't forget your beach bag, says Rosie Paterson.
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‘Imagine a hotel being built beside Stonehenge': Euphoria Retreat in Greece, where to feel better, you have to journey backwardsThere's more to Greece than it's many islands, argues Mark Hedges. Chiefly restorative breaks at Euphoria Retreat, a wellness resort surrounded by ancient ruins.
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New Year, new me: Pip Durell goes on a quest to reboot her health at SHA Wellness ClinicThe With Nothing Underneath founder on the problems with wellness and curing her scepticism at a Spanish medical retreat.
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New opening: Inside The PIG’s first Cotswolds hotel — and it has its own pubThe PIG has farrowed and the latest addition in the litter is The PIG-in the Cotswolds. Self professed Pig fan and Country Life’s Editor-in-Chief went to check it out.
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The Cavendish Hotel review: An artsy haven on the Chatsworth EstateWhat does it take to open a new hotel on the Chatsworth Estate? One 19th century card game, a multi-million pound restoration project and a lot of art, says Amie Elizabeth White.
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La Fantaisie hotel review: A boutique hotel in the atmospheric Faubourg Montmartre area of ParisKate Green enjoys the charming ambience of La Fantaisie, the perfect spot from which to explore the hip 9th arrondissement.
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Eastern promise: Mandarin Oriental opens a second London hotel on Hanover SquareWhat exactly is Mayfair's first new build hotel to open in more than a decade like? We sent Annunciata Elwes to find out.
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Into the Woods: The cabins set amid the treetops above the city of CorkThe Montenotte Hotel, on a hillside above the Irish city of Cork, has unveiled a group of nine luxury, woodland cabins. Country Life's John Goodall checks in.
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Inside The Painswick hotel's brand new holiday cottageOne of the Cotswold's most charming country house hotels has snapped up a neighbouring cottage and given it a new lease of life. Country Life's Giles Kime was one of the first to take a peek inside.
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Getting lost in the woods: The Cotswold hotel that puts you up and in the treesAt TreeDwellers, creator Tim Rees has attempted to create a luxury experience in the woodland canopy in which you can switch off and reset. His elegant idea has been executed with aplomb.
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The Store review: Oxford’s newest luxury hotel on the site of the old department store, BoswellsSwapping clothing and haberdashery for king-size beds and cocktails, the transformation of Boswells into The Store Hotel is cleverly done, finds Annunciata Elwes.
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Is it a farm? A luxury hotel? The Outbuildings are a bit of both, and a beautiful weekend away that feels worlds away from realityFarm diversification is nothing new, but few have done it quite as well as The Outbuildings near Bridport in Dorset, says Dean Usher.
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'I have tasted ecstasy and felt peace': The Retreat at the Blue Lagoon, where the Northern Lights danceThe Blue Lagoon has long been one of Iceland's most famous attractions. The five-star Retreat Hotel on site is the ultimate way to experience it and to remind yourself that everything is going to be ok.
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Michelin are now giving out 'stars' for hotels as well as restaurants — and the first batch of winners in Britain is an amazing roster of beautiful places to stayAre these the 133 best hotels in Britain?
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Gansevoort review: The hotel that helped launch New York’s Meatpacking District to fashionable heightsIn the Big Apple, there's a hotel for everyone. Art lovers and fun seekers should take a look at the Gansevoort says Rosie Paterson.
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Haymarket Townhouse hotel review: Where to stay when out on the town in London’s West EndChecking into the Townhouse at The Haymarket Hotel in the beating heart of London is like having your own exclusive pied à terre moments from the city’s best-known landmarks and West End shows, says Paula Lester.
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La Réserve Ramatuelle review: A St Tropez hotel with a detail-oriented approach and slippers to die forLa Réserve Ramatuelle in St Tropez is ‘a haven of sophistication and seclusion,’ says Gilly Hopper.
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The Grove at Narberth, hotel review: A perfect country house escape in rural west PembrokeshireThe Grove at Narberth, is that rare thing — a hotel that makes you feel at home. Tiffany Daneff finds out how.
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University Arms, Cambridge, review: The hotel where a book butler comes as standardThe world’s biggest crème brûlée, Edwardian luxury, books, books and more books — Annunciata Elwes explores the University Arms, Cambridge.
