This is our review of the ‘adults only’ The House resort in Paynes Bay, St James, Barbados. The House is a relatively rare thing – an all-inclusive resort which can be booked with hotel .....

This is our review of the ‘adults only’ The House resort in Paynes Bay, St James, Barbados. The House is a .....

13 Apr 202213 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

This is our review of Sandals Royal Barbados resort in St Lawrence Gap. In the Caribbean, Sandals is a brand synonymous with mass-market luxury all-inclusive resorts. Originating in Jamaica in the .....

This is our review of Sandals Royal Barbados resort in St Lawrence Gap. In the Caribbean, Sandals is a brand .....

12 Apr 202212 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

This is my review of the InterContinental Amstel hotel in Amsterdam. I first reviewed this hotel back in 2014, although I’d stayed there a few times before that. Our last review was 2015 but .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Amstel hotel in Amsterdam. I first reviewed this hotel back in 2014, .....

8 Apr 20228 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Abama hotel on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. I stayed at The Ritz-Carlton on a recent press trip as the guest of British Airways to promote the launch of short .....

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Abama hotel on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. I stayed at The .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 99 comments

This is our review of Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is the third hotel review from my family holiday in Thailand. You can read our review of the St Regis Bangkok here and our review of .....

This is our review of Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is the third hotel review from my family .....

4 Apr 20224 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard London Gatwick Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. It is probably the last stop in our tour of Courtyard hotels at UK airports. We started this trip just before .....

This is our review of the Courtyard London Gatwick Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. It is probably the .....

3 Apr 20223 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is our review of the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay resort in Krabi. It is our second hotel review from my recent family trip to Thailand, following a stay at the St Regis Bangkok (which you can .....

This is our review of the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay resort in Krabi. It is our second hotel review from .....

28 Mar 202228 March 2022 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

This is our review of the new Moxy Manchester City hotel. We are generally fans of the Moxy brand, which offers basic but stylish city and airport hotels at decent prices. In the past we have reviewed .....

This is our review of the new Moxy Manchester City hotel. We are generally fans of the Moxy brand, which .....

27 Mar 202227 March 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

This is our review of the St Regis hotel in Bangkok. This is the first of three hotel reviews on my recent trip to Thailand. After an impressive stay at the St Regis Mardavall Mallorca (review here) .....

This is our review of the St Regis hotel in Bangkok. This is the first of three hotel reviews on my recent .....

21 Mar 202221 March 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

This is our review of the new Courtyard London Heathrow Airport hotel, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy. After multiple covid-related delays, the new-build Courtyard hotel at Heathrow is finally .....

This is our review of the new Courtyard London Heathrow Airport hotel, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy. After .....

10 Mar 202210 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This is our review of the brand new Westin London City hotel. The Westin is the latest hotel to open in the City of London. In recent years the Square Mile and neighbouring Aldgate and Whitechapel .....

This is our review of the brand new Westin London City hotel. The Westin is the latest hotel to open in the .....

22 Feb 202222 February 2022 by Rhys Jones • 21 comments

This is our review of the new-ish Moxy London Heathrow Airport hotel. I have been impressed by what Marriott has done with Moxy. The prices are usually very reasonable. Despite playing down the size .....

This is our review of the new-ish Moxy London Heathrow Airport hotel. I have been impressed by what Marriott .....

20 Feb 202220 February 2022 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

This is our review of The Rock Hotel in Gibraltar. We have covered Gibraltar several times in the past 18 months, in part because, as a British Overseas Territory, it was one of the few easier places .....

This is our review of The Rock Hotel in Gibraltar. We have covered Gibraltar several times in the past 18 .....

6 Feb 20226 February 2022 by Rhys Jones • 84 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard hotel at Glasgow Airport, part of Marriott Bonvoy. Regular readers will know that Courtyard has been opening a number of brand new hotels at UK airports recently. I .....

This is our review of the Courtyard hotel at Glasgow Airport, part of Marriott Bonvoy. Regular readers will .....

23 Jan 202223 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments