City Guides
Each boutique hotel is as unique as the city around it. Whatever you’re looking for, our small, city centre hotels put you at the heart of where it happens, with on-the-ground guides to help you make the most of your next culture trip.
The ultimate Porto city guide
Built upon the banks of the River Douro and framed by Gustave Eiffel’s double-decker iron bridge, this hilly city with its colourful riverside promenade, winding cobbled streets and baroque churches
27 November 2024
A ceramicist’s guide to Copenhagen
See the Danish capital through the eyes of local artist Malene Knudsen, as she takes us on a tour of her favourite studios, showrooms, and exhibition spaces in one of
13 November 2024
Venice in monochrome: see The Floating City in black and white
From its historic buildings and artistic masterpieces to the very reflections shimmering on its waters, Venice has long captured the imagination as a city of colour. Here, see The Floating
28 October 2024
The ultimate Palma city guide
Revelling in a fascinating history, an eye-catching mix of Gothic and Art Nouveau architecture, and a choice of world-class galleries, Palma proves Mallorca is about much more than the beaches
28 October 2024
The ultimate San Sebastián city guide
A smattering of Michelin-starred restaurants has put San Sebastián on the map, but eating aside, this compact but charming Basque city boasts a beautiful beach, excellent surfing and some lovely
28 October 2024
The ultimate Jaipur city guide
A kaleidoscope of colours against a desert landscape, Jaipur feels suspended in time (except for the traffic congestion that’s part of modern urban life these days). A land of lavish palaces and
26 January 2024
The ultimate Miami city guide
Sun-kissed and palm tree-lined Miami, in southern Florida, has always had a reputation as a party town. But along with those swanky, white-washed rooftop bars where the cocktails are aplenty, there’s
3 October 2023
How to spend a weekend in Lisbon
A quick-hit guide to Portugal’s most popular city break, with insider recommendations from hotel aesthete and food-lover, Gina Jackson. Photographs by Gina Jackson Friday 4pm After landing in Lisbon, check into The Vintage,
12 September 2023
The ultimate Lisbon city guide
Colourful charm cascades over the Portuguese city of seven hills Once the centre of the seafaring world, this ancient European capital is steeped in ceramic-sprinkled charm and terracotta-topped character. Sunshine
15 March 2023
The ultimate Seville city guide
A true Andalusian spirit flows through Seville’s citrus-scented cobbled streets Slow-paced days in sun-drenched Seville are for discovering a mish-mash of centuries-old sites – in between putting your feet up and sipping vino
19 January 2023
