The Retreat at Giraffe Manor: The Nairobi Instagrammers’ idyll expands
Irritating though I often find Instagram to be, usage of it feels like a professional necessity if you’re in the luxury-travel industry: for better or worse, there are so many…
Ultima Cannes Le Grand Jardin: the island hideaway competing to be the Cote d’Azur’s most exclusive villa
By John O’Ceallaigh Though heavily impacted by C***d regulations, the Cannes Film Festival is taking place IRL this year. While it may not be the most egalitarian of occasions, its…
Carlye & Co: Rosewood Hotels’ new members’ club revitalises real-life social networking
By John O’Ceallaigh Back in March 2019, I stayed at the Rosewood Hong Kong hotel to attend its heaving, no-expense-spared opening party; even with all the competing distractions offered by…
Sanctuary Mandela: Nelson Mandela’s former home is Johannesburg’s newest boutique hotel
By John O’Ceallaigh There aren’t many political leaders who seem to be beyond reproach, but I think we can all agree that Nelson Mandela is among the few global figures…
The Aerial: The rags-to-riches BVI private island promising life-changing retreats
As rag to riches tales go, Britnie Turner’s is an impressive one. Today a very, very rich 32-year-old, just over 10 years ago the South Carolina native was living in…
Palazzo Fiuggi: Italy’s newest medical retreat opens its doors
By John O’Ceallaigh For me, Italy is shorthand for indulgence. When I go there on holiday I’m signing up for gelato for breakfast and a conveyor belt of beach club…
The Great Migration: the Serengeti mobile tented camps leading the way
By John O’Ceallaigh There’s a slight problem when it comes to planning a Great Migration holiday in Tanzania and the clue’s in the name: the spectacle moves through the immensity…
A masterclass: Not schmaltzy or untethered from reality, Ashford Castle’s new Extraordinary Experiences are cultural immersions done correctly
By John O’Ceallaigh A disclaimer: I seem to be innately predisposed towards Ashford Castle on the Galway-Mayo border in the west of Ireland. I grew up an hour away in…
LUTE Loves: Villa Sola Cabiati, Lake Como
By John O’Ceallaigh From Richard Branson to the Versaces and George Clooney, the world’s most moneyed famously occupy the glitzy holiday homes that encircle the glistening waters of Lake Como,…