THE FIRST HOTEL TO BE BUILT ON SINGAPOREMOST FAMOUS SHOPPING BELT, MANDARIN ORCHARD SINGAPORE HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN OUR HOSPITALITY SCENE FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. THE HOTEL CONTINUES TO PAMPER GUESTS WITH ITS PLUSH ROOMS, MODERN FACILITIES AND OUTSTANDING F&B CONCEPTS. Step into Mandarin Orchard Singapore and be welcomed by the reassuringly friendly group [...]

Your choice of watering hole says an awful lot about you, especially when it s the Cotswolds Kingham Plough. We re going to have a really quiet one,’we lie cheerily before a weekend in the country. a soul is coming for breakfast, lunch or tea,’we roar, brandishing a packed TV schedule. And then itSaturday and [...]

Before you arrive A meandering gondola along canals that seem to go on forever… Ornate Renaissance palaces that are works of art in themselves… Wandering lost through squeezy narrow alleyways, emerging in a sun-bright square for a cafe aperitif… The waterlogged city of Venice is all the hype and more. Indeed, beyond the (excellent) ice-cream [...]

Get off the beaten path for these unusual stays, which offer unique experiences but donscrimp on luxury. By CASS CHAPMAN As Seven-s|ar hotels open up and luxu-ly scales new heights, our expectations soar far beyond a decent spa and delicious breakfast. And some proper-/ ties are really standing out. Not simply because of their ability [...]

With the new “Palace” award so far received by not more than five hotels in Paris (Le Bristol, Plaza Athenee, Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome, Le Meurice and the Four Seasons George V), the opening of three sumptuous new establishments all belonging to Asian groups (Raffles, Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental), the closing of the Ritz (in July) and [...]