Sleeping
Villa Amistà, Verona – Byblos owner has created a ludicrously good hotel.
Review: I’m going to resist the temptation to post lots of photos of this hotel, and would recommend that you don’t look at the website too deeply (or at all) before you book, leave it as a surprise… To have somewhere like the Villa Amistà sprung on you after a particularly long and harrowing journey, [...]
Ca Maria Adele – perfect, bijou hotel in Venice.
Review: With all this recent brouhaha from debating the banning of day-trippers from Venice, I thought it time to put together some posts on that rather wonderful city. I have to admit that I am a lucky so-and-so to have stayed in such amazing places over the years, and for me, one of the most [...]
Sukhumvit/Ploenchit – Where to sleep, shop, spa and sup in Bangkok
I never tire of Thailand. I don’t think it’s possible to have a bad holiday there, unless you are a muppet and go around smoking drugs and letting coconuts fall on your head. I never tire of Bangkok either, even though I’ve been there countless times. It’s just a great city, but – and this [...]
Danang – Easily doable for a long weekend from HK
Getting to Danang in Vietnam is surprisingly smooth from Hong Kong. If you travel with hand luggage only, you can leave HK early morning on a Friday and get to your resort in Danang or to Hoi An in time for lunch (the transfer is a bit of a squeeze in Hanoi but we made [...]
The Nam Hai – Still the best place on China Beach by far
Review: It’s difficult not to enjoy staying in a pool villa at the Nam Hai – they really are pretty pukka, but these days you do have to be as rich as Creosus to stay (when we first went during the soft opening it only cost us HK$2,400 for a two bed pool villa per [...]
Resotel – Super chilled hideaway on the River Kwai
Review: The Resotel is hidden away on the River Kwai about 40min past Kanchanaburi. I love this part of Thailand, so jungly and quiet. The hotel is a mish-mash of little bungalows in the jungle with a great swimming pool, restaurant, spa, lovely gardens and a river deck you can hang out on and while [...]
The Eugenia, Bangkok – lovely boutique hotel
Review: I first stayed in The Eugenia when it had just opened, and it really was a lovely experience. It’s a refurbed colonial era house, oooooozes charm and character, and is very chilled and sophisticated. We love this kind of “colonial safari lodge” style décor, animal skins on the floor, stuffed wildlife on antique tables, [...]
Peninsula Bangkok – Surprisingly Convenient
Review: As the credit crunch was starting to bite me in the butt we booked a 72 hour package to BKK rather than book flights and hotel separately as usual. I was a little apprehensive as for non-business travel I don’t like large hotels. Have to say that the package was very good value for [...]