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Tongabezi Lodge

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Tongabezi just made it onto Conde Nast Traveller’s 2018 20 Best Hotels in the World and, given the gravitas of this accolade, I thought I’d let them paint a picture in place of our usual blurb:

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Grays Court

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Neighbour to the imposing York Minster cathedral, Grays Court is a family-run, five-star boutique hotel brimming with a 900-year-old history and infinite charm. Tucked away on a cobbled courtyard in the Minster’s shadow, the hotel’s front entrance—flanked with … Read more →

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Kambaku River Sands Safari Lodge

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“Kambaku Lodges are highly sought after by local and international guests because of their prime location within the highly acclaimed Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. Being part of the world-renowned Kruger National Park, the Timbavati enjoys a wealth of … Read more →

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The Lodges at New House Farm, East Sussex

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After an hour of driving we had swapped monotonous motorways for country lanes snaking their way through the High Weald’s rolling fields and forests. As we peeled away from the road and began bouncing our way down the … Read more →

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No. 15 Great Pulteney

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Tucked away in a browned-butter-hued townhouse on one of Bath’s grandest Georgian blocks sits No. 15 Great Pulteney—a brand new boutique hotel jam-packed with curios awaiting discovery. Sprung from the eclectic imaginations of hoteliers Ian and Christa Taylor … Read more →

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Calcot Manor

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A chic, family-friendly country house hotel set in over 220 acres of rolling Cotswolds meadowland, Calcot Manor welcomes you with the warmest of metaphorical hugs from the moment you set foot in its main building – a lovely, … Read more →

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Coworth Park

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Coworth Park serves Georgian manor house luxury sans stuffy pretension in idyllic Berkshire. This five-star property is set on a 240-acre country estate fully equipped with all the quintessentially English essentials: two professional polo fields, manicured gardens, an … Read more →

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HGU New York

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In the city that never sleeps—where glowing billboards, blaring sirens, perpetual traffic, buskers, street-food vendors and the general cacophony of life all yell as loudly as each other—you’d be forgiven for not instantly noticing the stylish (but decidedly … Read more →

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Highland Fling

It was a blustery Saturday that I found myself in the bustling departure lounge of Euston train station with Alex (from here on out known as Stilettos-up-a-Mountain). We boarded the Caledonian Sleeper to find adjoining cabin-style rooms, each with a … Read more →

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Villa Gomes, The Algarve

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Perched on a peaceful Portuguese hillside, close to the historic village of Estoi, Villa Gomes is a luxury villa retreat with rural wow factor. The spacious Mediterranean-style villa looks beyond the pristine private pool across endless terracotta fields, … Read more →

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