This is our review of the new Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate East / Whitechapel. Over the past few years we’ve seen a number of new hotels pop up just East of the City of London, .....

This is our review of the new Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate East / Whitechapel. Over the past .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

This is our review of IHG’s Kimpton Aysla Mallorca hotel, which opened last year. Having experienced a few luxury Mallorca hotels in recent years (those we reviewed include St Regis Mardavall .....

This is our review of IHG’s Kimpton Aysla Mallorca hotel, which opened last year. Having experienced a .....

24 May 202324 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

This is our review of the Sea Containers London hotel on the South Bank. Whilst not your typical Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt property, the Sea Containers Hotel has become an iconic part of the South .....

This is our review of the Sea Containers London hotel on the South Bank. Whilst not your typical Marriott, .....

14 May 202314 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Rob writes: I’ve met some fascinating people in 11 years of running this site, and Tom is absolutely one of them. Twenty years younger than me and independently wealthy after founding an IT .....

Rob writes: I’ve met some fascinating people in 11 years of running this site, and Tom is absolutely one .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by HfP team • 44 comments

This is our review of the Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée hotel in Nice. This hotel was once of the first places I visited with my (now) wife when we first met, and is a hotel I had seen .....

This is our review of the Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée hotel in Nice. This hotel was once of the .....

5 May 20235 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

This is our review of the Newport Marriott hotel in Rhode Island (not Wales!). It is the 2nd and final review from my US trip over Easter. I reviewed the InterContinental Boston hotel earlier in the .....

This is our review of the Newport Marriott hotel in Rhode Island (not Wales!). It is the 2nd and final review .....

1 May 20231 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is our review of the InterContinental Boston hotel. It was one of my stops on a US holiday we took over Easter. I will also be looking at the Newport Marriott briefly in the coming days. .....

This is our review of the InterContinental Boston hotel. It was one of my stops on a US holiday we took over .....

27 Apr 202327 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

This is our review of the W Hotel in Rome. It is one of the newest W Hotels to open and part of the big brand expansion in Europe. Other recent Ws to open include W Algarve which has had good reader .....

This is our review of the W Hotel in Rome. It is one of the newest W Hotels to open and part of the big brand .....

22 Apr 202322 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

This is our review of the brand new Six Senses hotel in Rome. It is our first review of a Six Senses resort, which since being acquired by IHG back in 2019 is slowly integrating with IHG One Rewards. .....

This is our review of the brand new Six Senses hotel in Rome. It is our first review of a Six Senses resort, .....

17 Apr 202317 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

This is our review of the new Virgin Hotels New York City hotel. Well, Richard Branson really does get around. Just over a week after Rob met him in Edinburgh to open the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh .....

This is our review of the new Virgin Hotels New York City hotel. Well, Richard Branson really does get around. .....

11 Apr 202311 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

This is our review of the JW Marriott Maldives, the next instalment of a series looking at selected Marriott Bonvoy resorts in the Maldives. The first review in this series, looking at the Westin .....

This is our review of the JW Marriott Maldives, the next instalment of a series looking at selected Marriott .....

8 Apr 20238 April 2023 by Sinead Archer • 14 comments

This is our review of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh. I was in Edinburgh on Friday to see Sir Richard Branson officially open the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh property. (He’s a busy man – Rhys .....

This is our review of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh. I was in Edinburgh on Friday to see Sir Richard Branson .....

27 Mar 202327 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

This is our review of the Conrad Riviera Maya, a new resort just north of Tulum. It is the third and final review from my trip to Mexico. You can read my review of the W Mexico City hotel here and my .....

This is our review of the Conrad Riviera Maya, a new resort just north of Tulum. It is the third and final .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

This is our review of Papaya Playa Project, a Design Hotel in Tulum, Mexico. After a couple of nights in Mexico City – here is my review of the W Mexico City hotel – it was time to hit the .....

This is our review of Papaya Playa Project, a Design Hotel in Tulum, Mexico. After a couple of nights in .....

12 Mar 202312 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments