Luxury Hotel

“Why wouldst thou leave calm Hartwell’s green abode...Apician table and Horatian Ode?”
Lord Byron referring to Louis XVIII’s departure from Hartwell House.
Owned by the National Trust, Hartwell House is an exceptional opportunity to stay in a magnificent and eccentrically decorated English stately home in Buckinghamshire. Set in 90 acres of verdantly landscaped garden, just 40 miles from London, it personifies a style and character unique to Jacobean (and Georgian) country houses.

Finding The One isn’t always fairy-tale straight-forward. It takes patience, searching (and soul-searching). It means experiencing the not-so-right, the you’ve-got-potential, the what-on-earth-was-I-thinking?! But they always say, ‘You know when it's The One’. And I knew.

We seemed to be driving forever down single track lanes with high hedges on either side, but we had been warned that one mile might feel more like ten. Then there it was tucked away on the border between Somerset and Devon; a fairy tale semi-moated house with ducks floating on the lake in the front. Just like the sleeping beauty when the veil has been lifted and all is revealed.

 
‘It undoubtedly has the reputation for being one of the best hotels in England, if not Europe and according to some, even the world’
 
Chewton Glen is a country house hotel and spa set in 130 acres of Hampshire countryside, it undoubtedly has the reputation for being one of the best hotels in England, if not Europe and according to some, even the world.

 
‘No one could resist an invitation to Cliveden; from Churchill to Chaplin, Lawrence to Lennon. Fortunes have been made, plots hatched. History changed...’
Cliveden is unique... One of the world’s finest luxury hotels, this grand stately home is set in the heart of the Berkshire countryside, surrounded by 376 acres of magnificent National Trust managed Grade I listed formal gardens and parkland. Cliveden has wonderful panoramic views over the River Thames and is one of the finest luxury hotels near London and Heathrow Airport.

Rediscover the four terraces of Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière. 

Fine weather is on the way, along with the irresistible urge to relax and enjoy the sunshine! Set in greenery or boasting remarkable views, tucked away or looking out on the hustle and bustle of Paris life, the four terraces of Hotel Fouquet's Barrière are once again open to guests!
 
The courtyard garden: at the heart of the hotel, this secluded space is a leafy and refreshing oasis of calm, far from the agitation of the Champs-Elysées.

The Safari Collection Kenya
Giraffe Manor is a beautiful old colonial manor house on the outskirts of Nairobi where guests can have breakfast with giraffes which roam free in the gardens. 
Newly opened Solio Lodge overlooks Mount Kenya and is the best place in Africa to see both black and white rhino. Guests can also go mountain biking and horesriding on the reserve, or take a helicopter flight around Mount Kenya. 

 
Fishing with dolphins
Yves de Contades took a luxury tour of the Sultanate of Oman and went fishing with dolphins.