Dream location meets amazing history at the Grand Majestic, Bologna’s only five star property. Local born, Pope-to-be Benedict XIV built this 18th century palazzo as a seminary. It sits atop an old Roman road. In basement, near the loo, you can still…
Read More best bed: The Grand Hotel Majestic, Bologna, Italy
I grabbed a taxi at the Lugano train station for the crazy drive up a switchback road to reach the Villa Principe Leopoldo. Everyone else seemed to arrive in a Lamborghini, Porsche or Ferrari. Suspect their drive was more exciting though…
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It is easy to see why the Beau-Rivage Palace was one of Coco Chanel’s favorites. The hotel and her clothes share an easy glamour, as does the town. Lausanne opened its railway station in 1856; tourists followed. The Beau-Rivage opened in…
Read More best bed: Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland
Belle view indeed!! This is one hotel that truly lives up to its name. The views are extraordinary!! Not surprising given the hotel’s prime location right next to the Federal Palace, Switzerland’s Parliament building. In 1848 Bern was chosen…
There is so much history packed into the one glamourous package that is the Beau-Rivage Geneva. This luxury hotel was first opened in 1865 and 5 generations later is still owned by the same family. In 1873 it was the…
Read More best bed: The Beau-Rivage Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
She may be the Grande Dame but there is nothing stuffy about the iconic De L’Europe. The hotel is build right along the original embankment wall of the Amstel River in the centre of the historic district, walking distance to…
