Luminari Club
Luminari Club
The properties we would book for our own family, reviewed the only way that counts, by staying, paying attention and going back.
Hotel EditsA private island off Provence: inside Zannier Île de BendorFour days on a tiny island that feels entirely its own, tested in its first summerBandol · 22 Aug
Hotel EditsA day at Claridge's: timeless old-world glamour at one of the world's most iconic hotelsThe storied grandeur, the sharp Art Deco styling and the roster of legendary visitors are what make this place one of the best hotels in the world, the stuff of legend. But what struck us wasn't the legend itself. It was how lightly the place carries it: grand, certainly, but never showy about it, and just as unhurried today as it presumably was decades ago.23 Aug
Hotel EditsAman Kyoto: Autumn, In PrivateA quiet garden estate offers a rare chance to experience Japan’s arguably most spectacular season in perfect solitude.Kyoto, Japan · 02 Aug
Top ListsLondon: The New GuardThe capital’s five-star landscape is no longer defined by tradition, but by a new breed of hotels commanding the city’s cultural conversation.London, United Kingdom · 13 Jul
Hotel EditsLondon's Power HotelsA new generation of monumental hotels redefines the scale of luxury in the capital.London, United Kingdom · 13 Jul
Top ListsThe Enduring AddressA certain set of London hotels operates on a different plane, where history and discretion are the ultimate currency.London, England · 13 Jul
Hotel EditsSixty years of Athenian summer, one hundred million euros of renovationAstir Palace has been where Athens goes to swim since 1961. Four Seasons took over its peninsula in 2019 without erasing what made it famous in the first place.Athens, Greece · 13 Jul
Hotel EditsGeneva's only two Michelin starred kitchen sits inside a hotel with twenty six roomsThe Woodward is Geneva's first all suite hotel, a Michelin Three Key address on the shores of the lake, now part of the Auberge Resorts Collection.Geneva · 13 Jul
Hotel Edits365 whiskies, one glen, and barely another building for milesThe Torridon Hotel: A family owned hotel beneath the Torridon hills has built one of Scotland's most serious whisky bars into one of its most remote settings.Torridon, Scottish Highlands · 13 Jul
Hotel EditsEvery plate at this Somerset estate starts in its own gardenA 3,000 acre working farm outside Bruton grows, forages and ferments nearly everything that reaches the table. The Newt in Somerset turns a kitchen garden into the main event.Somerset · 13 Jul
Hotel EditsThis hotel began as a two bedroom log cabin in 1890Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise grew from a rustic chalet for climbers into one of the Canadian Rockies' grand hotels, its turquoise lake still the main event.Lake Louise, Alberta · 13 Jul