Hotel reviews

 
 
 

Hotel review: F.X. Mayr Clinic versus Viva Mayr

There is a lively debate as to which of the Mayr Clinics near Klagenfurt in Austria one should visit. So Globalista has been on a ... [read more]
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Globalista reviews… André at Opia Bar & Lounge, New York

Unfortunately, Andre at Opia, in the Renaissance Hotel, does not live up to expectations set by the group behind it. Launched by Frederick Lesort and ... [read more]
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Caroline Phillips’ postcard from Ol Seki, Kenya

In the Masai Mara the animals are so used to people that they pose for photos. Find something exciting like a kill, and you'll have ... [read more]
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Hotels for the Holidays

The cold winter nights are drawing close in London, so it's only natural for thoughts to turn to escaping off to faraway places. If you're ... [read more]
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Postcard from… Jordan and Feynan Lodge

The Feynan Lodge, with its stern legionnaire-fort adobe exterior, exudes the spirit of a monastic retreat within. Built around a central cloistered courtyard this is ... [read more]
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Postcard from… Sainte Foy Skiing

Sainte Foy is ten years old, a fledgling resort, a wallflower sandwiched between its much more high-profile glamorous sisters, Tignes and Val d’Isère, and it ... [read more]
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Caroline Phillips’ Postcard from Naibor Camp, Kenya

As we arrive, a baboon is trying to break into our tent. The manageress shoos him away and calls a guard who arrives with his ... [read more]
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King George Palace Hotel, Athens

It’s a great shame that the lobby of this landmark historic hotel had to be sliced in two to make room for the T Palace ... [read more]
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Miller’s at Glencot House, Somerset

Practically everything on the menu at this one-off, theatrical, 15 bedroom west-country hotel outside Wells, England’s smallest cathedral City, is local. It’s all sourced from ... [read more]
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The Surrey Hotel, New York

Globalista members should not be tempted to stay at The Surrey Hotel, which has recently reopened following an extensive and, with its retro 20s style ... [read more]
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