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This teeny two-bed 18th century Costwold stone hunting lodge, set down a pot-holed farm track on the Blenheim Palace Estate, is as cute as a button. The Duke of Marlborough has leased it to ‘DJ’ Nichols, American founder of ‘lifestyle provider’ Unlisted.
He’s being dubbed the Mini Medici. That’s Michael Cioffi, everyone’s favourite American lawyer. He’s bought part of a medieval Tuscan hilltop village – it boasts just 30 houses and a year-round population of 10 – and he’s turning it into an upmarket holiday spot cum cultural hub.
Although Sukotai is aurrounded by the high-rise buildings of Bangkok, on of the noisiest and most traffic-choked cities in the world, the 210-room hotel is an exercise in Zen. It’s also that rare thing – a resort hotel in the centre of the city. It boasts a stonking six-acre landscaped garden full of Eastern promise, water features, bougainvillaea and even an Olympic-sized pool.
‘Think organised. Think organised squared… and that’s Susanna Hammond. In the space of a day she can change your life for the better. Susanna should be available on the National Health.’ These are the words of Emma Burns, the talented director of interior design company Colefax and Fowler.
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The sandstone building shimmers like a mirage. Perhaps a huge creamy Moroccan fort. Actually it’s a resort in Puglia – in the heel of Italy – and a feat of vision and design. It’s a place that has opened to oohs and ahhs. And to which photographers from Architectural Digest Italia to Vogue France have been hotfooting it.
French interior designer Jacques Grange is an industry legend whose latest project saw him completely revamp New York’s Mark Hotel. Caroline Phillips hops stateside to pay a visit and recommends how to get the look back home.
If it’s a complete mind and body overhaul you’re after, C&TH discovers the holy trinity of detox spas, plus 12 of the best pampering hideaways in the city, the countryside and overseas
Looking to improve your culinary skills? Why not take a course to impress your family and friends? Caroline Phillips tries her hand at bread-making Shepherd’s Bush, antipasti in Mayfair and dinner party fare in Oxfordshire.
If you thought that African interior design was a by-word for primitive, think again. Caroline Phillips checks out some Kenyan safari lodges and Lamu lodgings that are simply swinging with style.
I ski with my mouth open like a crevice, bottom out and legs akimbo. I suffer from acrophobia, loathe the cold and find the idea of sliding down a mountain with bits of plastic strapped to my feet nothing more than a quick route to A&E.
Northern Kerala is only now opening up to tourism, and you may be the only white face the locals have ever seen. It’s a place of untouched beaches, fabulous nature and a sophisticated, varied cuisine. It’s much hillier, more authentic and less populated than the south – where the tourists have been going for years.
Facialogy? What’s that? It’s a combo of a blissful Vaishaly Signature Facial with a relaxing, health-promoting reflexology.
‘Think organised. Think organised squared… and that’s Susanna Hammond. In the space of a day she can change your life for the better. Susanna should…
If you’re looking to lose weight, get fit, reboot or just get away from it all, let our spa guide lead you to a life…