The Resort Reviews.

Three brands. Three philosophies. One question: which wellness resort model delivers the most transformative results for the serious health-focused traveller?

Marcus Chen

Two of the world's leading luxury hotel brands have developed radically different approaches to guest experience. We examine what separates them and which delivers the better stay.

Thomas Ashworth

Not all overwater bungalows are created equal. We review the finest examples from three of the world's most iconic lagoon destinations.

Thomas Ashworth

The spa has become the most important battleground for differentiation in luxury hospitality. We review the properties that have moved furthest beyond the candle-and-cucumber-water model.

Marcus Chen

The great ryokan of Japan offer an experience of hospitality so culturally specific and so intensely human that it has no equivalent anywhere else in the world.

Thomas Ashworth

The choice between a private villa and a hotel suite is not as straightforward as it might appear. We examine the practical and experiential trade-offs for different travel profiles.

James Villiers

Three Indian Ocean archipelagos. Three radically different resort environments. We compare them for the serious luxury traveller.

Thomas Ashworth

The finest safari camps in Kenya, Tanzania, and Botswana now operate at a hospitality standard that rivals the world's best city hotels — without compromising the authenticity of the bush experience.

Genevieve Laurent

The three most prestigious ski resort addresses in the world compared for accommodation quality, mountain experience, social infrastructure, and value.

Victoria Pemberton

The luxury hotel industry's environmental footprint is substantial. We examine the properties and operators taking genuine responsibility — and those using sustainability as marketing.

Marcus Chen

From Utah's canyon country to the Sahara and the Empty Quarter, the desert resort has emerged as one of luxury hospitality's most compelling categories.

Thomas Ashworth