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While some go up and others go down its nice you to know there is somewhere to get away from it all, even in Dubai. The Park Hyatt is a secret haven of a hotel that also manages to successfully offer that most elusive of escapisms, a quality city spa.
Safa al-Hashem’s beachfront getaway in Muscat is an enchanting mix of Omani style and Moroccan magic.
For those of you that have not yet cemented your plans for this year’s New Year’s Eve, the very thought of deciding where to go, which hotel to stay at and which party to attend is enough to put you off the whole ordeal. Consequently, Bespoke has lent a helping hand in highlighting everyth
Chair Cross Check Armchair (1992) Designer Frank Gehry Price starts at 3,085 USD Pritzker Prize-winning, LA based, architect Frank Gehry may be more recognised for his titanium-clad buildings such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, but he is equally adept at furniture design. The C
Writer: Ceem Haidar Town assembling Orascom Hotels and Developments’ (OHD) foundational project, El Gouna, was the world’s first entirely privately-created town. Setting the way for countless more models of this kind, El Gouna is a remarkable development that fully deserves to be the winne
Writer Nicolas Shammas PULL-OUT QUOTE: “To focus too much on the rooms is to miss the point of this hotel. In exactly the same manner as a casino, the unsaid message of this hotel is to ‘get out and enjoy yourself.’” Sybaritic dreams Atlantis, The Palm wins this year’s Bespoke Ultimate Esc
Luxury hotels come in many guises. At one end, there are the austere temples of Modernism, contemporary palaces of seduction that put the maximal into Minimalism. At the other, there are the places your grandparents liked to stay, perhaps a little formal and maybe even stuffy, but whose su
Once an oil tycoon’s home, Casa Casuarina, fell into disrepair and became a hippie hostel until Gianni Versace took ownership and brought it back to its former splendour. Chris Kensler spent a few nights at the transformed members-only exclusive club and hotel.
For relatives that firmly believe in the family compound, this latest development in Ain Al Sokhna, is a perfect beachfront getaway to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Ceem Haidar gets to grips with the singular connection this family has with its homes.
Once set to Zighy Bay timing it is impossible not to reach a new level of comfort and relaxation. Ceem Haidar unwinds and discovers the virtues of Six Senses Hideaway on the Musandam Peninsula in Oman.
The philosophy behind the concept of aesthetics dates back to the writings of Immanuel Kant in the eighteenth century. An era later, Oscar Wilde became the ‘aesthete spokesperson’, perhaps taking it a little far when he decorated his room with peacock feathers and lilies. His questionable
The Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva may be a remodelled Noga Hilton but as Nicolas Shammas discovers, the newly invigorated premises offer far more than you may assume.