August 9, 2022
Girlahead absorbs the splendor of Rosewood’s latest European hotel
Being driven through the historic centre of Vienna is a memorable arrival to any stay, and that’s just one of dozens of experiences possible at Rosewood Vienna.
Read More…August 3, 2022
Girlahead laps up the luxury of Bill Bensley designed Thai tented camp
Some say it was Greeks who first said ‘elephants never forget’ and, indeed, Asian elephants apparently really impressed Alexander the Great in battles in the 4th century BC. In modern peace-time language, the elephants of Northern Thailand are waiting for travellers to return.
Read More…July 28, 2022
Girlahead samples the best of Heckfield Place & Estate
Can you find Australia in England? Yes, at Heckfield Place Hotel & Estate, ten minutes by Range Rover shuttle from Hook rail station or 40 minutes’ drive west of London’s Heathrow airport.
Read More…July 20, 2022
Girlahead checks-in to Virgin Hotels’ newly opened Scottish property
Now’s the time to think Scotland, more specifically this year’s Edinburgh Festival. The program, which runs from 5th to 8th August, 2022, includes such festival debuts as the Australian World Orchestra. Now a decade experienced, this combines Australia’s most highly rated musicians who are living elsewhere around the globe with their counterparts back home. In Edinburgh, maestro Zubin Mehta is in charge, and lead soprano is Berlin-based soprano Siobhan Stagg, born in Melbourne.
Read More…July 14, 2022
Mary Gostelow among the likes of Tollman, Marriott, Ueberroth, Oberoi and Ramsay
Mary Gostelow, LATTE’s weekly columnist and industry icon, has been recognised on the global stage, named in the International Hospitality Institute’s 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.
Read More…July 13, 2022
The Beaumont – home to London’s newest and most exquisite humidor
Get a total infusion of Englishness at The Beaumont, London – but of course with essential ingredients from other global hotspots.
Read More…July 6, 2022
Girlahead explores one of Zurich’s Leading Hotels of the World
There’s a breath of fresh air at Zurich’s Baur au Lac, which would be a traditional capital city hotel except Bern is Switzerland’s capital. Baur au Lac stands proud, however, as the nation’s icon.
Read More…June 28, 2022
Girlahead ascends to Bürgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa
Want to feel you’ve climbed every mountain, at least metaphorically, at least in Europe? Bürgenstock, 500 metres above Lake Lucerne, is the answer. In addition, GM Christian Sack tempts you with his confident determination that this could well be the world’s top luxury resort within five years. Well, surely no other paradise has a hundred-plus experiences ranging from Picassos, real, through to making your own cheese, really?
Read More…June 21, 2022
Girlahead welcomed at the born-again Mandarin Oriental Ritz
Apparently dancing flamenco for 30 minutes burns 157.5 calories (that extra half makes all the difference). And you use masses of calories, too, walking up and down the glorious gilded-rail staircase of the regal Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid in Spain. Cesar Ritz knew how to build palaces back in 1910 – the age of the building is written in gold on the building’s side, on Calle de Felipe IV, next to the Prado.
Read More…June 14, 2022
‘Come as you are’: Girlahead dives in to the eccentric European hotel chain
Vienna’s signature hotels are in glorious-traditional style. Why not try something different? At 25hours Museums Quartier you can expect a paparazzi welcome. Vienna’s so-fun hotel has a glass porch with an entire wall of cameras, Kodaks and more, jammed together and stuck on firmly to prevent’em walking.
Read More…June 8, 2022
Food and wellness hot topics at HOTCO 2022
Montenegro is already on the luxury travel map because of such resorts as Aman Sveti Stefan, and One&Only Portonovi, which offers Giorgio Locatelli food, Henri Chenot wellness, a marina and 500 metres of Adriatic coast.
Read More…June 1, 2022
The UK is making the most of the official celebrations of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Now the world is re-opening, time for celebration. All the more reason to hop on a plane, even long-haul. The UK is making the most of the official celebrations of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and why not forget politics and join in? The street parties will be over the 4-5 June weekend but lots of stuff lasts longer.
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