What to do in Texas this spring
Places

This spring, we’re fixing to pull up our boots and say ‘howdy’ to Texas’s happening Southern cities…

Design

From upcycling construction, to biodegradable structures, to re-establishing nature, these luxury hotels are finding new ways to push the boundaries of sustainable architecture

Built to care: eco design hotels
Places

The earthy, local-first Costa Rican lodge that’s made a pact to protect the land

Rio Perdido Hotel: do little, achieve a lot
Places

Dancer-turned-noble Lola Montez and a heady cast of characters populate German glamourpuss Rosewood Munich. Stephanie Gavan follows in their footsteps and finds the city's wilder side…

Story-building: check-in at Rosewood Munich
Places

Seven days in the mountains is covetable but not compulsory… Kate Pettifer finds a short ski weekend in Stowe is long on charm (and easier on the legs)

A weekend skiing in Vermont
Style

As the fashion crowd descends on Milan for Fashion Week, Stephanie Gavan checks in at the Ferragamo family’s Portrait Milano hotel, a sartorial stay where every hallway is a catwalk...

A night with Ferragamo at fashion-forward Portrait Milano
Design

We hail the United States’ future-facing icons in honour of Palm Springs’ Modernism Week…

American dreaming: marvellous modernist motels and hotels
Hotel lovers

Creative director, editor and more Susan Bender-Whitfield loves Gothic architecture, classical literature, margaritas and Jamaican-style mac and cheese, and once spent the night in a haunted hotel…

In Quotes: Susan Bender-Whitfield
Places

The suites that think outside Valentine’s Day’s heart-shaped box

The world's most romantic hotel rooms
Food & drink

February might be January’s hangover, but there are many celebrations afoot – and decadent dining to go with them – to get you through this rather-long-feeling shortest month

A month of celebratory comfort food
Places

Looking for hotels for the Easter holidays? Get 'baa' from the grind with these chic countryside retreats

Count sheep in stylish UK shepherd's huts