The Wolwedans Dunes Lodge sits on a dune plateau. The panoramic view over the rolling hills and the red dirt of the dunes is breathtaking! And,…
Browsing: Boutique Hotel
“Boutique hotels” are small and personal hotels with an attractive atmosphere. They tend to boast stylish design and gourmet chefs. Often times you will get to know the owners or hotel managers and talk to them about local peculiarities and their individual interpretation of a place.
Boutique hotels are our preferred way of staying abroad. As a nice coincidence, they are mostly situated in luxurious destinations and sometimes even close to spectacular golf courses…
An ex-base jumper and her cross-triathlete husband together open a boutique hotel in Grindelwald. How will that work out?
Justine Tyerman discovers the extraordinary QT Gold Coast which makes other hotels literally pale by comparison…
As I was googling places to stay for our Azores trip, I came across the WHITE Exclusive Suites & Villas. A “wow!”, escaped from my lips.…
During our Azores stay, we spent four nights at the Santa Barbara Eco-Beach Resort. For a hotel location, it can’t be beat — and the owners…
Six Senses is a prestigious Asian hotel and spa operator. With the wellness-sounding name and a reputation for sustainability that precedes it, I had read in…
Porto’s historical downtown is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But it’s ok to touch the buildings anyway. Take for example the former Armazém warehouse, where…
There’s been a changing of the guard at the Vitznauerhof: Hotelier Raphael Herzog has taken up the baton on the shores of Lake Lucerne. He and…
As a child, I always wanted to spend a night in a tree house. At last — if a “few” years later — this dream came…
Arosa has a new landmark! With the Valsana Hotel & Apartments, a new bijou hotel stands out as you enter this resort village. Here is what…
Why are there storks nesting on the roof of a five-star hotel in Zurich? . . . Justine Tyerman learns the legend of the ‘Haus zum…
Trogir – another of Croatia’s little towns. Medieval, precious, and tourists galore. Even so, don’t miss it!