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Porto
Just as a dog craves his bone, a Daily Mail reader yearns for casual racism or a Jeremy Kyle guest hungers for unprotected sex; we simply cannot get enough of exposed concrete. The folk behind Porto-based guesthouse Casa do Conto (House of Tales)...
London
Andaz Liverpool Street has been open for a few years now, but it wasn't until recently that we had the distinct pleasure of bedding down there for the night. Sure, we'd been along to see some of the many art and design happenings that they host - it...
Journal
When you think of a stylish, super sexy getaway Ipswich isn't somewhere that springs to mind, unless of course you already know about the Salthouse Harbour Hotel. The hotel is housed in a converted Victorian warehouse, set right on the harbour front...
Journal
You may recall us featuring Zürich's The Proposal at the tail-end of last year - if you don't then you really need to check it out - we said then that it's "not just a gallery, but possibly the most astonishingly unique b&b we can recall", and now...
Journal
In a year where London's hotel rooms will be some of the most sought after - and expensive - in the world, there's one solitary room that is surely more desirable than any other. A Room for London is an utterly, utterly unique one-bedroom...
United Kingdom
There are very few places that truly take our breath away. Sure, there's plenty of places we call 'breathtaking', but occasionally there's something so special, so unique, that you have a quiet word with yourself about all the overzealous hyperbole...
Journal
A tranquil courtyard in the up and coming district of Zürich Wiedikon is the setting of an utterly compelling art and hospitality concept; The Proposal. Showcasing prototype versions of potential artworks, the first in a series of 6 planned...
United States
* PUBLIC Chicago is now Ambassador Chicago Ian Schrager, the man - whom with his Morgans Hotel brand - gave birth to the 'boutique' hotel, back in the 1980s, has been keeping his hand in the industry since leaving the group in 2005. His lavish...
Portugal
Joining a list of international hotels, hostels and apartments that put creativity, simplicity and experience ahead of luxury and extravagance; The Lisbonaire Apartments are a fun and imaginative addition to the Lisbon hotel scene. Much like...
Journal
Regarded as a founder of both minimal and conceptual art, the prolific American artist Sol LeWitt was infatuated with walls. Between 1968 and his death in 2007 he would create more than 1,270 wall drawings, and throughout his career he chronicled...
Valletta
An unsung Mediterranean gem, Malta has much more going for it than it's often credited for. Not least its charming capital, Valletta; one of the earliest cities listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Just 60 miles south of Sicily it enjoys one...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's new Ritz-Carlton is lavish. Very lavish. Perhaps what you'd expect from the world's tallest hotel; it's elegant, grand, opulent and oh-so luxurious. The ghost of Liberace may have been haunting the hotel's interior designers in some of...
City Notes
Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
City Notes
The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
City Notes
TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
City Notes
Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
Dispatches
You're looking at kratom gummies online or in a store, and they all claim to be high quality. Premium ingredients, potent extract, laboratory tested, maximum strength. Everyone says their gummies are the best. How do you actually separate quality...
Dispatches
Human hair extensions have quietly become one of the defining materials of contemporary self-presentation. Once confined to salon makeovers and celebrity transformations, they now sit at the intersection of personal branding, performance, and...
Dispatches
In most modern history, all these years, “doing more” usually meant “hiring more”. Growth was believed to be directly proportional to headcount because the work was manual. More customers created more tickets (issues), more orders created...
Dispatches
The story of how a billion-dollar casino hotel that reinvents itself while guests sleep, and why precision documentation is the invisible foundation of every great renovation. At 3am on a Tuesday, while high rollers chase fortunes on the casino...