Sedia Riverside Hotel
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
Hotel Politics
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.


