Mary Gostelow

With an increasing interest in longer, and often multi-stop stays, I wanted to pair a much-loved favourite, Sardinia’s massive Forte Village Resort, with its just-opened sibling, Palazzo Fiuggi. Allow for a 70-minute flight from Cagliari to Rome Ciampino, and then add on a 35-minute drive to Fiuggi, which is also, incidentally, only ten minutes…

Keen cyclists will jump at the opportunity to experience the wind tunnel at Specialized global headquarters, only 30 minutes from the 131-key Rosewood Sand Hill…

When I arrived at the hotel – coincidentally only 11 minutes' drive from the station - I was immediately struck by the glorious flowers in the centre of the…

I arrive at Lucknam Park’s 200-hectare estate, said to date to the 11th century. I snail-pace along the famous mile-long driveway, flanked by two rows of guards of honour, a total of 400 lime and beech trees. I pass horses, part of Lucknam Park Equestrian Centre, which attracts hotel guests and day visitors. What an arrival…

"Particularly in Singapore, where 90% of fresh produce is imported, having our own aquaponics farm is a win-win for everyone," says Marcus Hanna, Sydneysider MD…

"This is this ideal rural base for travelling with a sense of purpose – and yet you are only 20 minutes by train or car from the Louvre and the heart of Paris,"…

Think of luxury coupled with style and which countries, outside Asia Pacific, spring to mind? Well, perhaps France and Italy top the list. Hervé Mazella, GM of Park Hyatt Tokyo, was born in Cannes, on the French Riviera, within a proverbial hop, skip and a jump of the Italian border, so he could be said to have a foot in both nations.

My first memory of Rosewood Hong Kong is, in all honesty, its women-only speakeasy, XX Bar – at my visit, the only guys around were the mixologists. There were…

One of many reasons the 212-room Equinox Hotel is unique is its adjacent climbing frame, namely architect Thomas Heatherwick’s 45m-tall honeycomb-shaped Vessel…

Anyone planning a Eurostar trip to UK from Paris, or Amsterdam, or Brussels may want to consider a visit to a truly memorable country-house hotel as soon as possible. Get off the train at Ashford International, shortly after emerging in England, and your pre-ordered cab will, in 33 minutes, take you to a luxury hotel with a unique difference.