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"I’ve stayed in my fair share of seductive hotels and I would cite this as the the most romantic"
We sent Adam Hay-Nicholls to discover Sicily’s lesser-explored western coast. It's fair to say that he liked it.
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Cap Maison, St Lucia: A charming boutique spot in the Caribbean with endless joy, amazing views — and champagne delivered by zipwire
Hetty Lintell discovers Cap Maison, a timeless place to stay on the Caribbean Island of St Lucia.
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The Idle Rocks, St Mawes: A hotel where winter can even outshine summer — particularly if you take the whole place for yourself and your loved ones
The Idle Rocks in Cornwall has long been a popular destination for those looking for a beautiful West Country hotel — and if you're going with a group, this retreat is now available for enviable private stays. Harry McKinley paid a visit.
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Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich review: The ever-changing grand dame of Bavarian hotels
Munich's grand old hotel has been in the same family for four generations, yet has kept up with the dizzying change of the past century with aplomb. Toby Keel paid a visit.
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The Harper review: A luxury boutique hotel in the wildest, most beautiful corner of Norfolk
Norfolk’s chicest new hotel has a neighbourly ethos, as Emily Anderson discovered when she paid a visit to The Harper.
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The new hotel in Venice that blends 13th and 21st centuries, the antidote to a city full of overly-gold and ornate places to stay
Our travel editor Rosie Paterson visits the beautiful Ca’di Dio in Venice, with a medieval exterior, modern interior, and beef from cattle reared eating chamomile.
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A weekend at the Newlyn School of Art: 'You'll find yourself studying breaking waves, changing colours and shifting light in a whole new way'
The famed art school on the tip of Cornwall promises to help anyone improving how they paint. We sent Victoria Marston along to put them to the test.
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The new hotels in London to book now that won't break the bank
A wave of brand-new, stylish and affordable (yes, really) hotels is crashing down on London — in time for a half term staycation and the Christmas holidays. Rosie Paterson picks three of the best.
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A former farmhouse turned Manor house that has undergone a full refurbishment — and the results are really quite incredible
Paddock House is a fine country Manor House with all the trimmings of a five-star luxury hotel.
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Jason Goodwin: My new life as a Swiss hotelier in the heart of Dorset
Our columnist Jason Goodwin muses on reincarnation, hospitality and broken windows.
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10 of the best beaches in Britain and Ireland, from sandy spaces for families to places of exquisite natural beauty
If you're planning a holiday in Britain or Ireland this summer, you're in for a treat: the spectacular coastlines of these countries get battered by weather in autumn and winter, but on a fine day in spring or summer they're the equal of anything in the world. Rosie Paterson picks out 10 of the very best, and suggests places to stay near each once tourism is back up and running.
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Country Life 11 August 2021
Country Life 11 August 2021 rides in a hot air balloon, visits some of Britain's spa towns and celebrates Walter Scott.
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Great Yarmouth: Endless skies, endless rides and the evolution of the Great British seaside holiday
The British seaside has had a memorable year with more people holidaying in the UK than there have been for years — and Great Yarmouth, the classic resort on the Norfolk coast, is making the most of it. Toby Keel took his family to pay a visit.
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A Regency-style manor house set amid orchards, woodland and lawns that was once an idyllic yoga retreat
Previously used as a yoga and spiritual retreat for people to unwind and connect with nature, Runcton Manor is an absolutely stunning period property in tranquil surroundings.
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Lord Crewe Arms: A beautiful guest house beloved of W. H. Auden
‘No other spot brings me sweeter memories,’ remarked the poet W. H. Auden about the Lord Crewe Arms. 90 years later, the beauty of this historic bolthole, on the Northumberland/Co Durham border, hasn’t changed. Harriet Compston paid a visit.
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Hotel Château du Grand-Lucé: An impossibly romantic hotel with a fascinating history, in France's Loire Valley
Rosie Paterson checks into Hotel Château du Grand-Luce, thirty minutes from Paris and the perfect base for Le Mans.
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Jonathan Self: The collections that made me, from pressed flowers to my 416 'do not disturb' signs stolen from hotels
Who knew that pressing flowers could be thrilling and skilful? Jonathan Self, a self-confessed 'obsessive collector', tells all.
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It's a dog's life... but in a good way: The top ten canines that get to call a hotel home
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Bothies: The hidden shacks across Britain offering shelter, comfort and warmth to weary travellers
Once frequented by farm labourers and shepherds, lone bothies — often located amid some of Scotland’s most remote countryside — offer a welcome (and sometimes secret) refuge for wanderers, says Freda Lewis-Stempel.
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Five unique UK holiday rentals to book for 2021
Holidaying at home has never been more popular and from eco-builds in Mawgan Porth in Cornwall to cosy cottages in Wales, there are plenty of places to choose from. Rosie Paterson rounds up a few of her favourites
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Ten relaxing, sumptuous and charming country house hotels to stay at in 2021
From pubs-with-rooms to country house hotels, there are always new places coming on to the radar.
