The Clarence is a simple but stylish boutique hotel overlooking the River Liffey in Dublin. It is well known for being owned by Bono and The Edge from U2 but is also a quality hotel in it’s own right. It’s decoration is very traditional and quite basic, maybe even slightly dull, compared to some other hotels…
The Michelberger Hotel has one of the strangest websites for a hotel you are likely to find. Rather than sticking to one of the basic formats used by most hotels it has a giant cartoon space ship to explore. It’s all quite surreal but it all fits in with the style and vision of the…
A member of Design Hotels, the Duomo Hotel in Rimini is built to stand out. As soon as you enter the building you go from the old streets of central Rimini to a reception area with a desk that looks like something from a spaceship. The hotel’s website says that they use ‘alternative materials, bright colours…
The Dolder Grand is a multi-award winning 5-star hotel in the outskirts of Zurich. It overlooks the city on one side and the Swiss countryside on the other. It is a member of Design Hotels which describes it as ‘a historic landmark and a testament to contemporary architecture’. It is based around a 19th century…
In 2010 head chef Christian Tetedoie closed down his Michelin starred restaurant in Lyon and move to a new building overlooking the centre of the city. At the time he cited the creative freedom he felt after his divorce the motive for the move. By all measures the move has been a huge success. The…
The Hotel de Sers is a five-star luxury hotel ideally situated near to the Champs-Élysées. World Hotels describes the hotel as ‘one of the most magnificent boutique hotels Paris has to offer.’ It has a very trendy bar, a relaxing courtyard garden and a cosy restaurant serving gourmet food. By all accounts the hotel provides friendly service…
The Dôme and The Dôme Sur Mer are a pair of restaurants, across the road from one another in Antwerp. The Dôme, the more sophisticated of the two, has a Michelin star and serves traditional french food. It prides itself on not the fact that it doesn’t follow fads, preferring to stick to doing the basics well. They source…
The Crillon Le Brave is a peaceful hotel situated on top of a hill overlooking the lavender fields and vineyards of Provence. It describes itself as a sort of refuge – a very relaxing hotel with wonderful views and an excellent restaurant. The look of the hotel is very simply and traditionally stylish. Because the…
An old warehouse, on the waterfront, in Copenhagen may seem an unlikely place to find the best restaurant in the world. But it is here that the two Michelin starred Noma can be found. Winner of the Restaurant Magazine, Best Restaurant in the World title in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Noma serves classic Nordic cuisine with an innovative and groundbreaking…