This is our review of Hotel Resonance in Taipei, Taiwan. Eager to visit before, erm, geopolitics intervened, I recently spent ten days in Taiwan and Shanghai. This is the first of a number of hotel .....

This is our review of Hotel Resonance in Taipei, Taiwan. Eager to visit before, erm, geopolitics intervened, I .....

18 Nov 202318 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

This is our review of Hotel Cafe Royal, part of The Set Collection of independent hotels. Until the end of November, American Express is offering £100 off £400 spend at a number of independent .....

This is our review of Hotel Cafe Royal, part of The Set Collection of independent hotels. Until the end of .....

23 Oct 202323 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

This is my review of the Park Hyatt New York hotel. I was previously here in May 2022 and was happy to return. It is probably the classiest New York hotel run by any of the big chains. I stayed here .....

This is my review of the Park Hyatt New York hotel. I was previously here in May 2022 and was happy to return. .....

22 Oct 202322 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

This is my review of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. When I first started travelling heavily in my early 20s, I would visit cities, walk past – or .....

This is my review of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. When I .....

16 Oct 202316 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is my review of the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Bournemouth. On Monday Rob reviewed the relatively new Hilton hotel in Bournemouth – click here.  I was staying next door in the Hampton .....

This is my review of the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Bournemouth. On Monday Rob reviewed the relatively new .....

14 Oct 202314 October 2023 by Jamie Oliver • 29 comments

Earlier this month, I was invited to stay at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel to experience the hotel’s new Suite to Seat programme for guests booked on Eurostar the following day. Guests of the .....

Earlier this month, I was invited to stay at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel to experience the hotel’s new .....

12 Oct 202312 October 2023 by Sinead Archer • 88 comments

This is my review of the new-ish (2016) Hilton Bournemouth hotel. I spent the weekend in Bournemouth playing golf with friends.  An added benefit was that I could take another look at the .....

This is my review of the new-ish (2016) Hilton Bournemouth hotel. I spent the weekend in Bournemouth playing .....

9 Oct 20239 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

This is our review of Convent Square Hotel in Lisbon. IHG launched its luxury and lifestyle brand Vignette Collection back in 2021. As a ‘collection’ brand, it allows boutique hotels to .....

This is our review of Convent Square Hotel in Lisbon. IHG launched its luxury and lifestyle brand Vignette .....

8 Oct 20238 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

This is our review of Mandapa, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, in Bali. After three nights by the beach in Sanur at the Andaz Bali (review here), it was time for a change of scene – a trip to the .....

This is our review of Mandapa, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, in Bali. After three nights by the beach in Sanur at .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

This is our review of the Andaz Bali resort in Sanur. After a few days in Jakarta exploring the capital (see my The St Regis Jakarta review here) it was time to head to the beach …. and relax. .....

This is our review of the Andaz Bali resort in Sanur. After a few days in Jakarta exploring the capital (see .....

2 Oct 20232 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

This is our review of The St Regis Jakarta hotel. After a brief one-night stopover at the Fairfield Jakarta Airport, we made the St Regis Jakarta our base for the remaining 2 nights in the city. I .....

This is our review of The St Regis Jakarta hotel. After a brief one-night stopover at the Fairfield Jakarta .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

This is our review of the Fairfield by Marriott hotel at Jakarta’s main international airport. I recently spent a week in Indonesia, in Jakarta and Bali. This gave me a chance to take a look at .....

This is our review of the Fairfield by Marriott hotel at Jakarta’s main international airport. I .....

23 Sep 202323 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

This is our review of Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel. Long term readers will know that I don’t accept many hotel review trips – the last one was Andaz Prague in December 2022. I obviously .....

This is our review of Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel. Long term readers will know that I don’t accept .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save up to 20%*’ promotion, Hilton asked me to take a whirlwind trip to visit two Hilton .....

This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save .....

10 Sep 202310 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 52 comments