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Monkey Island Estate – Bray

It is a little-known fact that there is a private island in the River Thames, a short drive west from London on the...

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Swellegant Stays: The Stroud, Gloucestershire

There was a time when Stroud’s charm lay in its markets and artisan shops, rather than its hotels. Nestled within Gloucestershire’s Five Valleys,...

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Swellegant Stays: The Academy, London

Settled in a quieter area of London’s West End, The Academy is the perfect spot for a refined and relaxing stay after enjoying...

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Swellegant Stays: Shakti Prana, Kumaon

High in the Himalayas you will find Shakti Prana, India’s newest and most remarkable mountain lodge. Opening its doors to discerning guests in...

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Swellegant Stays: Hyperion Hotel Salzburg

Salzburg has always had a song in its heart, but this year it’s positively humming. The Hyperion Hotel Salzburg, set within a painstakingly...

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Wellness in the Wild

By the time the sun sets over the Okavango Delta, painting the horizon in molten gold, you realize something has shifted. The day...

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Escape to Japan

Japan is a country of stark contrasts, where modern marvels and ancient traditions intersect like a bullet train slicing through the serene countryside....

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Surf’s Up at Kimpton Beachcomber

Miami Beach, Florida by Ava Rosales When my husband and I received the...

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Swellegant Stays: The Welbeck, London

Marylebone is one of London’s most stylish and intriguing areas to visit. Go back a thousand years and it was little more than...

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Swellegant Stays: Bawe Island, Zanzibar

The name Zanzibar means “Black Coast”, but what I see in this idyllic archipelago are snow white beaches lapped by gentle waves of...

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In the Heart of the West End

London has a rhythm all its own—fast, fashionable, and endlessly fascinating. But tucked just off the electric pulse of Leicester Square, I discovered...

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Double the Bliss

OFFERS MORE THAN JUST SUN-SOAKED BEACHES AND TURQUOISE WATERS—IT’S A DESTINATION WHERE TRANQUILITY AND THRILL LIVE SIDE BY SIDE.Sardinia offers more than just...