Friday. 3 February. 2012. 1:15 pm
The queen of shops reviews Petra Segreta Resort & Spa.
Mary Portas reviews Petra Segreta Resort & Spa, Sardinia, Italy.
We leave the delightful village of San Pantaleo and begin our approach to Petra Segreta Resort and Spa. A winding dirt road snakes through scrubland strewn with hulking volcanic rocks. My Blackberry shows no reception. Commencing a vertiginous climb, we follow teeny tiny signs directing us to Petra Segreta Resort and Spa high in the hills above the Costa Smerelda.
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Friday. 13 January. 2012. 12:26 pm
Design doyenne to the stars reviews Château de Bagnols.
Ilse Crawford reviews Château de Bagnols, Beaujolais, France.
For more than a decade, I had dreamt of the Château de Bagnols. When I was editor of Elle Decoration, I saw incredible pictures that lodged in my imagination, images from childhood: Beauty and the Beast, Bluebeard’s Castle, The Princess and the Pea… The extravagant interiors looked about as far from the idea of a boutique hotel, and from the modern design that filled the pages of my magazine, as was possible. Intensely beautiful, the pictures that struck me most were of its beds, which simply beggared belief – insane four-posters piled high with mattresses and hung with heavy red-brocade drapes or antique silks. This was the stuff of the films – of Peter Greenaway and Luchino Visconti. However, it was a dream, and I never went.
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Friday. 23 December. 2011. 10:51 am
Top shops to visit in London.
London in December is simply wonderful with Christmas in the air and stunning shop window displays. Butterboom was in the olde towne in early December 2011, so we wanted to give you our insider tips of our favourite picks if you’re planning on heading to this literal shopping mecca in the New Year.
Fresh from our recent guided, Fabulously British tour of London from those at British heritage brand Jack Wills, who introduced us to a few quintessential stores we would have likely missed otherwise.
Friday. 16 December. 2011. 12:11 pm
Irish milliner to the stars reviews Château de Massillan.
Milliner Philip Treacy reviews Château de Massillan, Vaucluse, Provence, France
I was intrigued and inspired by the idea of staying in a château built for Diane de Poitiers, Henry II’s lifelong consort – a lady renowned for her beauty, intellect and sense of aesthetics. It’s fair to expect a small luxury hotel to be charming, but nothing could have prepared us for the dramatic sight of the Château de Massillan’s starkly beautiful proportions, revealed at the end of a suitable driveway leading into leafy grounds. The Richard Long-style lavender bed in front of the main entrance added to the majestic impression, as well as reminding us well and truly that we were in Vaucluse.
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Friday. 2 December. 2011. 1:39 pm
Sigrid Thornton reviews Qualia.
Performing artist Sigrid Thornton reviews Qualia, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
I’m pleased I nabbed the window seat. As we descend, the spectacular Whitsundays bulge out of the depths like a great bunch of potbellied sea creatures lolling about in the midday sun.
A gracious envoy welcomes us on arrival with cool drinks, before a picturesque 10-minute drive to Qualia. This seems the ideal time to ask the obvious question: ‘Why the choice of hotel name?’ Mr Smith and I, having imagined myriad definitions of an indigenous term, couldn’t have got it more wrong. It’s ancient Greek, meaning a deep multi-sensory experience. Just what the doctor ordered.
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Friday. 18 November. 2011. 10:45 am
Stella McCartney reviews JK Place Firenze.
Fabulously famous fashion designer, Stella McCartney, needs no introduction with our readers. For this week’s celebrity reviews, Stella McCartney reviews JK Place Firenze, Florence, Italy
Unlike most people, I am usually filled with a sense of dread by the thought of a few days in Italy. Not because I have anything against its people or their magnificent country, but because in my profession a three-day trip to Italy usually equates to a huge amount of hard work in a less-than-glamorous factory on the outskirts of Milan. Touching down in Pisa with nothing more than a romantic weekend on the agenda is a delightful novelty.
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Friday. 4 November. 2011. 10:00 am
Krissada Clapp reviews Kirimaya.
Krissada Clapp is Bangkok based a jazz singer (member of Thai pop band Pru), award wining actor (Bangkok Loco and 13 Beloved) and owner of a boutique hotel and resort collection.He reviews beautiful Kirimaya at Khao Yai, Thailand.
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