Making Special Happen In California’s Wine Country
Trudy and I just spent a delightful weekend at one of America’s historic hotels. Deep in the heart of California’s
January 23, 2026
Simply The Best
Two of my favourite hotels in the world – Raffles Singapore and Raffles OWO in London – were both big
November 25, 2025
Raffles OWO – Making Magic
Y’all know now, I am a serious Raffles guest, believer and advocate. At the heart of the unique Raffles experience
July 4, 2025
Lemons Into Lemonade in Whitehall
KR arriving at Raffles at The OWO Hotel We travelled down to London earlier this week in the middle of
December 12, 2024
East Meets West
I spent an in-and-out 24 hours in one of my favourite cities – Istanbul last week. I was invited by
June 28, 2024
Living Well is the Best Revenge
Just arrived back in a wintry Europe – with visits to Manchester, Lisbon and Barcelona all on the schedule last
February 13, 2024
Hail, Hail The Soho House
I received this letter a couple of days ago. We stay in their houses in NYC, Soho (London), Berlin and
January 9, 2024
Curated Hotels for the Creative Cognoscenti
Image source: leroyalmonceau.com / leroyalmonceau.com Hotels are hiring curators, following prominent artists and decorating their spaces with expansive art collections.
March 24, 2015
Service Is Everyone’s Business
Image source: wikipedia.org (Good) hospitality, which can be characterized in a nutshell as ‘efficiency and just the right degree of
January 26, 2015
How Culture Influences Sleep
A good night’s sleep is the crown of any hotel, and any place that invests in improving the experience is
March 27, 2014