
Where to stay: the spring/summer edit 2024
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes – and with it a hot new batch of spring- and summer-holiday hotels
Your adventure agenda: be inspired by discerning travel guides, destination diaries and hotels with stories to tell.

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes – and with it a hot new batch of spring- and summer-holiday hotels

Hamish Roy’s matrimonial masquerade leads to real-life bliss on the Indian Ocean island

Editor and author Claire Nelson thanks this serene San Francisco hideaway for its top-drawer service

Making up half of the royal borough (with Chelsea), well-groomed Kensington’s ritzy residences, world-famous museums and pristine parks leave a lasting impression

Absconding aesthete Hamish Roy finds regal riches at his noble Loire Valley lodgings…

Whether you want chocolate-infused cocktails or to hunt down all the eggs, get a hop on that last-minute bank holiday break

On-the-go photographer Hannah Dace revs up to reconnect in spectacular style

Anything goes in this most central London hangout – suss out where to go in Soho with our rundown of the area’s best boutiques, restaurants and nightlife


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

We can’t promise sunshine, but we can guarantee good times with this best of the South Coast and the Solent itinerary

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

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…