Jamaican Treasures Man

May 28, 2008 - 8:03 pm No Comments
Private luxury villa rentals in Jamaica, from Jamaican Treasures.

Sedia Riverside Hotel

May 24, 2008 - 6:01 am No Comments
The Pink Caravan has made a December visit to Sedia Riverside Hotel with 2 buses of Swedish travellers. They are a group of adventurers and holiday makers. First they plan their activities - game flights and trips into the Okavango Delta. Then they make merry.

With all the spirit of Christmas merrymakers they carry-on into the night - swimming, shooters, playing pool, singing and talking. There are at least 50 people in the group and everyone seems involved in the festivities. I wish them well on the remainder of their 5 country tour.

Milan’s Hotel Principe di Savoia

May 19, 2008 - 1:12 pm No Comments
Milan’s grandest hotel since 1927, the Principe di Savoia dominates Piazza della Repubblica, just north of the city’s historic centre. The hotel is a favourite with business people, the fashion industry and heads of state.  Why not try their Deluxe Spa Package 2008? From rates starting at 570 euros, you can enjoy luxury accommodation in a Deluxe Room, an aromatic candle and multi-vitaminic fruit drink in the room upon arrival, a beauty treatment in the Hotel’s Club 10 Fitness & Beauty Centre and an in-room wellness breakfast.

Take it, It's Yours

May 17, 2008 - 11:15 am No Comments
Live the moment for a place full of treasure.

Hotel Politics

May 16, 2008 - 3:22 pm No Comments

I can completely understand Matthew Brace’s position. After a stint of reviewing budget holiday accommodations across Europe, the journalist decided enough was enough. He had to upgrade and become a luxury travel reviewer. A dappily-dressed Brace in the hours before the launch of his travel writing memoir, Hotel Heaven: Confessions of a Luxury Hotel Addict, at Sydney’s Observatory Hotel last week. You can listen to Matthew talking about the politics of hotel reviewing as well as his take on upcoming trends in luxury hotels.

And in an edited extract from Hotel Heaven, the author gives us the key to his Magnificent Seven hotels.

We’d like to know what your top luxury hotels are - even if you’ve only ever admired them from the foyer or street, or dreamt of staying a night between their satin sheets.