The Basque Country Spain (and France) is an ideal place to spend a three-day weekend if you like good food and wine, and want to explore the delights of San Sebastian. Here is the itinerary I followed, with recommended hotels, restaurants and wineries. Basque Country France: Day 1 Saint Jean de Luz Fly into Biarritz [...]
Mapplr’s Travel Guide Avignon presents our editors’ selection of the best hotels and restaurants in Avignon, must-see attractions and shopping recommendations in the city. Travel Guide Avignon: best hotels If you are going to stay in Avignon during the annual festival in July, you must make reservations well in advance. Here is our list of [...]
Hotel Edgar Paris is a trendy new 12-room boutique hotel that just opened in the 2nd arrondissement (Sentier area) close to the rue Montorgueil. It is only 1 kilometre from the Centre Pompidou and 750 metres from the Grands Boulevards. This means you have access to all the main sights of Paris either by walking [...]
L’Auberge Basque is famous gastronomic restaurant and hotel 7 kilometres north of the coastal town of Saint Jean de Luz and 22 kilometres from Biarritz in France. If you are looking for a place to stay in and around Saint Jean de Luz, this is it. Five years ago, Cédric Béchade, chef and owner of [...]
Buddha Bars are successful restaurant-bar-lounges located in many European and Middle Eastern Cities, the first created by Raymond Visan, owner of Barfly in Paris on rue Faubourg St Honoré. Since then the concept has been expanded to include Buddha Bar Hotels in Paris, Budapest and Prague. The first luxury Buddha-Bar Hotel in the world is located [...]
This Sicily travel guide tells you how to get the most out of your holiday in Sicily: the best hotels and restaurants, the most interesting places to see, and the culinary highlights of Sicilian food. Sicily has been inhabited since ancient times. The island’s position in the Mediterranean, the richness of its volcanic soil (thanks [...]
Hotel Georgette Paris is a three-star boutique hotel in the Beaubourg (3rd arrondissement) district of Paris, a lively area filled with cafes, bars, restaurants and nightclubs. It is one block from the famous Centre Pompidou which houses the National Museum of Modern Art and it is only a few minutes walk from Rue Montorgueil, a [...]
The Farm Jaipur Hotel is a green and peaceful 6-hectare retreat only 30 mins from the vibrant and bustling city of Jaipur, India. The Farm Jaipur is largely constructed from spare parts and salvaged furniture from the family’s old palace, which was dismantled in advance of a major dam-building project. Here everything from the palace’s old [...]
Boutique Hotel Le Pradey is located in the 1st arrondissement in the heart of the arts, culture and design quarter of Paris, a stone’s throw from the Louvre and the Tuileries Gardens. Hotel Le Pradey is a 28-room minimalist 4-star hotel next to rue Saint-Honoré, Grand Palais, and the Opera Garnier close to all the main tourist [...]
Not long ago, the Gili Islands were just a popular stop for sun- and beach-loving backpackers travelling through South East Asia. Cheap accommodations, white sand beaches, crystal clear blue water and a laidback atmosphere were the main attractions. All that can still be found on the Gili Islands, but recently, luxurious villas, posh restaurants and [...]
Nestled in the vineyards of Cassis, a town on the coast just east of Marseille, known for its gorgeous cliffs and lovely calanques (coves), lies a charming, luxurious bed-and-breakfast called Maison 9. The residence is a 19th century former farmhouse covered in vines, filled with natural light and owned by Cynthia Kayser-Maus. In Cassis, visitors [...]
Casa de Madrid Boutique Hotel is located on the second floor of an 18th-century building in front of the Royal Opera House in Madrid, next to the Royal Palace. The owner, Doña Marta Medina, bought the building that now houses the Casa de Madrid when it was in a state of ruined elegance with only 1 [...]
