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Ask a group of travellers to choose their favourite hotel from a list and you’re likely to get different choices for lots of different reasons.

What makes one five-star hotel better than another?

Is it the décor and the quality of furnishings? Or is the feeling you’re being treated like royalty as you wander around the hotel? Perhaps it’s the combination of a stunning swimming pool and impressive spa. Or it might be something as simple as the pink rubber duck sitting on the rim of your bathtub.

A luxury experience is a combination of several things and many things combine to make a luxury hotel or travel experience special for you.

Sandals South Coast
Jamaica is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean, with picture-perfect white sand beaches and sparkling blue waters. From Negril to Montego Bay, it promises ultimate relaxation and adventures such as snorkelling, diving and hiking. All of this paradise is also home to a selection of incredible...
russian river cruises
Russia’s onion-domed churches, spires, monasteries and villages are more accessible than ever for luxury travellers. The countryside between Moscow and St Petersburg is not easy to get to and one of the best ways to travel in Russia is on a river cruise. Here are three luxury Russian river...
hotel near delhi airport
Of all the hotels in Aerocity Delhi, the Pullman New Delhi Aerocity is sure to delight. This is a monsoonal downpour of a special kind. I look up and marvel at the big, fat drops… without getting wet. Think I'm crazy? No, I’m meandering through the brand new Pullman New...
Great Rift Valley - Kenya
The duvet cover is tucked under my chin as I lie in a comfortable king-sized bed watching the sun rise above Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. The bed is on a raised platform, swathed with mosquito netting and surrounded by soothing pebbled water features. My room has few walls and no...
hongkong hotel spa 2
Feng Shui permeates every corner in this top Hong Kong spa. I’m soaking in a bubbling Jacuzzi tub, sipping on Japanese Green tea, while locked away in a private green granite spa suite. My therapist, Mei, had programmed the Jacuzzi for 30 minutes of jet-induced relaxation, after which she promised...
cook islands
A Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific, the Cook Islands has 15 islands scattered across the sea. This archipelago is somewhere between New Zealand and Hawaii. Rarotonga is the largest island and you'll find a number of things to do in Rarotonga while Aitutaki Island is famous for its...

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