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Lisbon’s Baixa has gained a new international hotel address with the opening of Andaz Lisbon, the first Andaz property in Portugal. Announced by Hyatt in March 2026, the hotel brings 170 rooms and suites to one of the capital’s most historically charged quarters, near Praça do Comércio and the Tagus...
On avenue Montaigne, where Parisian luxury is inseparable from fashion, Hôtel Plaza Athénée holds one of the capital’s most recognisable addresses. Verified sources place the Dorchester Collection hotel at 25 avenue Montaigne in the 8th arrondissement and trace its story back to an opening on 20 April...
The art of discretion near the Madeleine In a city celebrated for grand hotel lobbies and visible luxury, the Hôtel de Pourtalès offers an entirely different proposition. Hidden in Paris's Madeleine district, this private hospitality residence is conceived for guests who value intimacy, independence...
A contemporary stay in an ancient city Six Senses Kyoto brings a contemporary wellness concept to a destination shaped by centuries of architecture, ceremony and seasonal traditions. Opened in spring 2024 according to the source feature, the property positions its design and guest experiences around...
An old Japan in the mountains of Nagano In the snow country around Omachi Onsen, close to the Hakuba Valley, KAI Alps draws its identity from something deeper than mountain scenery. The Hoshino Resorts ryokan evokes the warmth of rural Japanese homes, where gathering around a hearth was part of daily...
Tokyo at a quieter rhythm Tokyo can overwhelm the senses with movement, neon and scale. The Kitano Hotel Tokyo offers a different register. Set in Chiyoda, near the political and historic heart of the Japanese capital, it presents a refined, restrained hospitality that does not need theatrical gestures...
In Madrid, a hotel that lives among works of art There are hotels that hang paintings on their walls, and others in which art becomes inseparable from the identity of the place. Hotel Urban, on Carrera de San Jerónimo in the centre of Madrid, is much closer to the latter. Behind its contemporary façade,...
Across the water, the island becomes part of the stay Some hotels stand in front of a landscape; others seem to have been conceived as a way of looking at it. KAI Miyajima belongs to the latter tradition. On the mainland at Miyajimaguchi, across the water from the celebrated island of Miyajima, Hoshino...
The Belle Époque overlooking Spetses On the Greek island of Spetses, the Poseidonion Grand Hotel rises beside the old port of Dapia like an enduring memory of Mediterranean travel. Its pale façade, symmetrical wings and elegant balconies evoke an age when arriving at an island hotel could be an event...
