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Hotel of the week: Hotel G, Beijing

Friday, October 7th, 2011

With history-steeped hutongs and shiny urban enclaves, Beijing shakes up an in-your-face cocktail of culture, cuisine and riotous colour. Situated in the stylish Sanlitun district, Hotel G offers a boutique stay with a twist, thanks to a sexy fit-out, delicious fusion food and switched-on 24-hour service.

Style Boutique-bordello luxury
Setting Heart of the high-rises
Why this week? China’s [...]

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What do a Smash Hits sticker collection, an obsession with cutlery culture and a knack for knowing how to Give Great Food have in common? Smith hotel-reviewing chef Allegra McEvedy’s tasty new book, Bought Borrowed & Stolen, that’s what.*
York & Albany reviewer Allegra – aka the First Lady of fast food, thanks to having co-founded [...]

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As you hopefully know by now, our anonymous reviewers stay incognito with their significant others then spill the secrets of their stay. Here, we introduce you to another member of the Mr & Mrs Smith family, designer Martha Freud…

Martha Freud visited an arty hotel in Versilia, Tuscany for us with her actual Mr Smith – director, [...]

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New Zealand may be best known for big nature and bungee jumping, but it’s one of our top tips for sexy shopping breaks, too. Take a trip to buzzy Auckland, the country’s biggest city on the North Island, then hightail it to hip drag Ponsonby Road, where an edgy mix of designer fashion, vintage threads, [...]

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Oh, how we like to spoil you. We’ve been skipping around the globe to bring you a cherry-picked collection of stylish new stays…

Brush up on your Spanish lessons as we say hola to two scorching hot havens in Barcelona. Edgy Ohla Hotel (pictured left) radiates classic Catalan cool, and flaunts a rooftop pool and two [...]

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