Hotel lovers

The roaming writer and photographer on the sartorial allure of spy novels, the sentimentality of negronis, and the aphorisms of Kate Hudson

The Asceno founder on beach bars, Ibiza hangovers, the pleasure of pyjamas, and almost losing her boat in Greece

Net-a-Porter's content director would swim in Antigua, live in Accra, and still pines for fresh fish pasta from the Aeolian islands…

The antique-hunting Tat London founder spends her spare time in museums, loves a late-night town-square supper, and is partial to a funky holiday shirt

The fashion icon is touched by Didion, swayed by sweets, and forever enamoured with the decorative and handmade

The much-loved chef on the allure of old-school restaurants, the restorative powers of a swim, and why packing light could change your life

The acclaimed interior designer is moved by Monet, comforted by beans on toast, and never travels without some Issey Miyake pleats

The presenter and DJ has a thing for confidence, cutlery, Catalan modernism, white chocolate and Seventies carpets

The jeweller is charmed by northern accents, swears by a jumpsuit, and is awed by the brutalist beauty of the Trellick Tower