Michael Edwards, Author at A Luxury Travel Blog

Review: The Bush Hotel Farnham, Surrey, UK

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:44:58 +0000

The Bush Hotel Farnham is unique. This 95 key hotel, dating back to at least 1618, has a High...

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Review: 02 Beach Club and Spa, Christ Church, Barbados

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:59:08 +0000

There are plenty of all-inclusive resorts in Barbados to choose from but the O2 Beach Club and Spa elevates...

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Review: Sea Breeze Beach House, Christchurch, Barbados

Mon, 27 May 2024 10:55:30 +0000

Inspired by the Tradewinds that gently bow the beachside palm trees and cool the guests, Sea Breeze Beach House...

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Review: The Rockley, Rockley Beach, Barbados

Thu, 23 May 2024 23:22:54 +0000

The easy-going Rockley is the spot for South Coast Breezin’. A 49-room boutique hotel, with a distinctly Bajan vibe,...

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Review: Porthcothan Mill Cottage, Near Padstow, Cornwall, UK

Mon, 06 May 2024 15:38:21 +0000

A pair of original millstones stand by the entrance to this luxurious cottage that sits inland from the North...

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Review: Old Lanvean Cottage, St. Mawgan, Near Newquay, Cornwall, UK

Fri, 03 May 2024 13:38:03 +0000

Way out West, Cornwall is Britain’s California. A rugged landscape where the ocean washes white sand beaches and the...

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Review: The Stables, Chateau de la Fuye, Chinon, France

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:43:02 +0000

This is the Versailles of gites. Within the shadow of the fifteenth-century Château de La Fuye sits a romantic...

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Review: Hotel Indigo Coventry, Warwickshire, UK

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:08:39 +0000

Opened in January 2024, the brand-new Hotel Indigo Coventry has an elegant barcode cladding of metallic blues. Shades that...

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Review: Thornbury Castle Hotel and Restaurant, near Bristol, UK

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:56:07 +0000

In 2021, The Times crowned Thornbury Castle Hotel as Britain’s Best Romantic Hotel. Guests time travel back to Tudor...

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5 luxurious Sri Lankan hotels

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:22:00 +0000

Sri Lanka is an island to be toured. Hire a driver and car for a week or two to...

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Review: DoubleTree by Hilton Metropole Brighton, Sussex, UK

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:50:01 +0000

When the red-brick Metropole opened in 1890, such was its allure that special trains were laid on to deliver...

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Review: Brighton i360, Sussex, UK

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:31:44 +0000

Once Brighton was renowned for horizontal piers, three of them, stretching out towards a horizon where blue sky merges...

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Review: The Cottage in the Wood Malvern, UK

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:29:25 +0000

No longer merely a Georgian cottage, this boutique hotel is now a fine-dining destination drawing foodies from afar. Earlier...

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Review: Gal Oya Lodge, Galgamuwa, Sri Lanka

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:06:08 +0000

Three hours south-east of Kandy, Gal Oya Lodge is the gateway to a National Park that includes Sri Lanka’s...

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Review: Stafford Bungalow, Sri Lanka

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 23:18:11 +0000

Days of Raj elegance live on behind the white picket fences at the Stafford Bungalow. The roads to Ragala...

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Review: Rosyth Estate House, Kegalle, Sri Lanka

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:40:56 +0000

Colonial charm meetsVogue tropical-photo-shoot-style at Rosyth Estate House. Two hours north of Colombo airport, Rosyth Estate House is the perfect soft-landing spot for a Sri Lanka arrival. Owners Farzana and Neil Dobbs creatively combine the retro style of the original 1926 tea planter’s bungalow with contemporary design flair.

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Review: Brook Meadow, Leicestershire, UK

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:05:20 +0000

Brook Meadow provides lakeside holidays on a working farm. An idyllic collection of luxurious lodges and exciting glamping options provide peaceful rural escapes along the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire border.

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Review: The Grand, Brighton, Sussex, UK

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:02:31 +0000

This palace by the sea has the ultimate wish-you-were-here location. Opening in 1864, The Grand combined Italianate-style with aspirational Victorian architecture. Since Regency times, Brighton had been a royal favourite, and the hotel’s design was suitably palatial.

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Rivieria’s voyage around Corsica on the Star Clipper

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:56:40 +0000

Sailing south-east from the glamour of the Côte d’Azur - the glittering trio of Nice, Cannes and St Tropez - the Star Clipper leaves one of France’s richest departments for a rugged, rural island. The four-masted Star Clipper, a nautical tribute to the golden age of sail, slices through the Mediterranean as we approach Corsica.

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Review: The Biarritz Hotel, St. Brelades Bay, Jersey

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:08:49 +0000

High above the eastern end of St Brelades Bay, the gleaming white Biarritz Hotel looks down on clean white sands. A private pathway provides quick access to the beach below. Jersey is almost France, almost abroad, a mere 14 miles from Brittany.

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