By John O’Ceallaigh Lots of hotels like to be considered grande dames, but the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul hotel really does feel deserving of that title. That’s perhaps because it…
By John O’Ceallaigh Perhaps the first thing you should know about Helsinki’s new luxury hotel, The Hotel Maria, is that its founder Samppa Lajunen is a three-time Olympic gold medalist…
By John O’Ceallaigh Visits to Hong Kong seem to be a bit like buses for me: due to protests in the city and then the pandemic, I wasn’t able to…
By John O’Ceallaigh I feel like I need to approach Tourism Ireland for an official position as wherever I travel I seem to end up acting as an unpaid ambassador…
By John O’Ceallaigh In Hong Kong, The Upper House shows that good design doesn’t go out of style. The property opened back in 2009, on the upper levels of a…
By John O’Ceallaigh Sometimes, staying in a city hotel that is ‘central’ is markedly better than one that is ‘right in the centre’. That proved to be the case over…
By John O’Ceallaigh About an hour from central London, Cliveden House in many ways feels like the archetypal Relais & Chateaux hotel. Dating from the 1600s, the grand heritage property…
By John O’Ceallaigh Mandarin Oriental’s expansion into Europe continues. Following the debut a few months back of Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern, Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino will launch in the Greek…
By John O’Ceallaigh Long awaited, The Peninsula London hotel’s opening date has finally been confirmed. When the first guests arrive from 12 September 2023, they’ll be entering what is slated…
By John O’Ceallaigh As the hotel ends its extensive rebuild project – which has added new floors up top, a subterranean level with spa below, and lots of other fancy…
