Charleston Place — Charleston, SC, United States

Charleston Place evokes the feeling of a grand 17th century residence from the Italian marble lobby with its signature Georgian Open Arm staircase and 12-foot crystal chandelier to lush personal suites. The staff of Charleston Place is dedicated to entertaining its guests with the finest in Southern hospitality, and has become the choice of celebrities, princes and politicians.

Charleston Place is one of the finest hotels in Charleston, SC. Located in the heart of Charleston's historic downtown, Charleston Place offers unparalleled luxury accommodations including beautifully appointed rooms and suites, award winning dining at the Palmetto Cafe and Charleston Grill restaurants, and a full-service Spa with rooftop indoor outdoor pool and Jacuzzi.

Carlton Hotel Baglioni — Milan, Italy

The hotel has 92 rooms with a stylish and intimate ambiance where antiques and fine fabrics leave a tasteful touch of classic. Some of the rooms are in the Art Deco style with authentic furniture and objets d'art and the suites have hosted many international celebrities. The hotel is also well-known for hosting the Baretto al Baglioni restaurant, one of Milan most renowned eating places and a meeting place for celebrities who love to savor exquisite slight Milanese food or Mediterranean dishes in a typical yet elegant surroundings.

The Caffe Baglioni with its open air Terrace Bar welcomes guests throughout the day and late into the evening.

The Guerlain Spa run by Guerlain-Spa Chakra teams offers hotel guests and locals the ultimate wellness experience with ultra-luxury amenities. The 3229 square feet facility accommodates 7 treatment rooms for a complete array of customized fitness, well-being and beauty therapies tailored to guest needs.

Hotel de Crillon — Paris, France

Designated as a unique historical monument, the Hotel de Crillon is an elegant 18th century luxury hotel situated on the world famous Place De La Concorde in the heart of Paris. Only a few steps away from the Champs-Elysees, the Faubourg Saint Honore shopping area and all major museums, the Hotel de Crillon is the place to stay in Paris. This mythical hotel is rich in history and culture. Decorated in in a Louis XV style, the hotel's 147 guest rooms and suites include Presidential apartments and the exceptional Louis XV and Leonard Bernstein suites. With 140 square meters of terrace, tall windows allowing abundant light, warm colors and wood-paneling, these renowned suites offer magnificent views of Paris, the Eiffel Tower proudly visible from a luxurious bubble-bath. Offering its guests the highest level of personalized service is the ultimate goal of Hotel de Crillon.

The gourmet restaurant Les Ambassadeurs, the former ballroom of the Dukes de Crillon, is the perfect venue for an intense and unforgettable moment. Guests can also try L'Obe restaurant with its Parisian atmosphere and creative Cuisine.

The Peninsula Chicago

Set in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, the Peninsula Chicago is ideally situated near all of the city's key attractions, businesses and entertainment. On the doorstep of Chicago's Lake Michigan and Michigan Avenue, the hotel is located in the center of the city's most exclusive shops and steps from the historic Water Tower. The Peninsula Chicago is located 13 miles from Chicago Midway Airport and 17 miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The Peninsula Chicago offers 9,000 square feet of versatile meeting and event space, providing the flexibility for every type of event from intimate meetings to lavish galas. The Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 550 guests in a variety of configurations. Five additional function rooms and a boardroom with a plasma flat screen television and a fully equipped business center with offices and computer stations are also available for rental. Several fine dining options are available. Avenues serves contemporary cuisine from an exhibition kitchen, and was recently awarded perfect scores from each of Chicago's major publications in 2005. A fully-equipped spa and exercise facility with panoramic city views is located at the top of the hotel. The Peninsula Chicago offers 339 luxurious and spacious guestrooms and suites furnished in a magnificent classical style, including the 3,000 square foot Peninsula Suite. Each guestroom and suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic system that allows guests to control guestroom features with the touch of a button. All guestrooms and suites feature marble bathrooms with separate shower, a deep soaking tub with a TV above the tub, and hands-free telephone. Also included are an oversized executive desk with silent fax machine, dataport and complimentary network and wireless high-speed Internet access

The Berkeley — London, United Kingdom

Dedicated to the art of gracious living, The Berkeley Hotel is situated in the fashionable area of Belgravia, a few minutes walk from Hyde Park and the elegant shops of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street. The accomodations are richly appointed and the public areas are exquisitely composed by designers such as Tessa Kennedy and John Stefanidis. In addition, The Berkeley is London's top gastronomic destination, featuring the acclaimed, Michelin star rated Petrus restaurant, and superb, casual dining at the Boxwood Cafe. The hotel's famous drinking-spot, The Blue Bar, has been a talking point of glossy magazines and gossip columns around the globe. The hotel, its bar and pool are all favored by stars such as Madonna, Leonardo diCaprio and Giselle. Guests enjoy the celebrated afternoon tea at the Caramel Room, with its award-winning fashionista motif. Pret-a-Portea adds a creative twist to the classic elements of the traditional English Afternoon tea, with cakes and pastries inspired by every fashion season's catwalk designs for the style conscious, and with savories in miniature mouth-fulls for the figure conscious. The Berkeley Health Club and Spa has a high-tech gymnasium with renowned personal training and a rooftop swimming pool that opens up to the sky in fine weather. With its discreet and lavish service, The Berkeley embodies the most civilized of virtues.

Loews Miami Beach Hotel — Miami Beach, FL, United States

Plunge into the legendary South Beach vida loca, where glamour meets upscale elegance at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Part Art Deco landmark, part sophisticated modern marvel but all a South Beach standout, gracing the most magnificent sun-drenched stretch of beach imaginable. A scene to be seen, or not. Shops to shop in, explosive Emeril Lagasse cuisine to devour, nightlife to live or a spectacular new spa in which to steal away and rejuvenate. Tan-lines need some attention? The beach, pool and cabanas beckon ...

The Tides South Beach — Miami Beach, FL, United States

A streamlined mix of sophisticated glamor, classic Miami history and modern amenities and services. A destination of choice for titans of industry and champions of leisure alike, The Tides South Beach captures the quintessential style, high wattage glamor and relaxed attitude that epitomize the South Beach lifestyle. Built in the Art Deco style by master architect Lawrence Murray Dixon, The Tides' striking facade debuted in 1936 along South Beach's hippest strip known as Ocean Drive. In its original incarnation the hotel offered 115 spectacular rooms and boasted a devoted clientele of celebrities and international travelers. The Tides' ten-story facade is finished with ollipic limestone and white chunks of coral excavated from the ocean floor when Miami Beach was created in 1915 by Carl Fisher and! John Collins.

Imperial Suite, Park Hyatt-Vendôme Paris, France

Situated on the second floor of the Park Hyatt-Vendôme’s Haussmanian building is the hotel’s 750 square-foot Imperial Suite. Thise pricey suite has high ceilings, a dining room, kitchenette and bar. When visitors tire of toiling, they relax with an “In Suite Spa” that comes outfitted with a steam room, Whirlpool and built-in massage table.

Four Points by Sheraton Cybercity - Mauritius

SUMMARY
This hotel is not aimed at the leisure market but we found it a decent choice for comfortable stay so long as you have a hire car.

LOCATION
Not the best location for a leisure trip but we had hired a car which made it a feasible choice as a base for exploring the island. It's on a new business park just off the only motorway (M2) and about 15mins drive from Port Louis. While there is no beach here the location is central enough within the island that any coast can be reached easily in a day trip. There is a free car park with ample space

FACILITIES
The hotel has a spa, swimming pool and gym. The spa is small but adequate and was quite quiet when we were there. There is a sauna and steam room and also a jacuzzi however this didn't work properly and was the biggest diappointment of our stay. The heated pool could have been much warmer. We didn't try the gym but it looked quite decent and there was a personal trainer there all of the time.

FOOD AND DRINK
There are 2 restaurants and a coffee shop. Cazzarole is the main restaurant which served lovely food at affordable prices. Definitely recommended. Adrenaline bar also served food and had an outside terrace with second bar. This proved a popular spot for local afterwork drinkers, personally we found it overpriced.

ROOM
As you'd expect from a quality chain. Nice big bed. Nice big flat screen tv. Shower could have been better as the water temperature was not consistent.

The Summerhouse

Elizabethan banqueting tower likened to fairytale castle
A rare surviving example of an Elizabethan banqueting tower which was originally one of a pair. The towers flanked the bowling green of Sir Francis Newport's family home at Eyton Hall.

Built on large estates a short distance from the main house, banqueting towers became popular in the late 16th century. Family members and guests retired to these intimate surroundings to savour the panoramic views and the heady scents and flavours of spiced wines, sweet-meats and the decorative sugar moulds of a banquet. The Summerhouse's likeness to a sugar-plum fairytale castle is intentional, as the intricate architecture was meant to reflect the elaborate dishes served.

The building has been restored by The Vivat Trust, a building preservation trust, which manages its rescued buildings as self-catering holiday properties. The Summerhouse comprises of two octagons with the larger one providing a bedroom with an open fire and a four poster bed on the first floor, and a kitchen on the ground floor with a small shower room tucked under the stairwell. The smaller octagon houses the oak staircase which connects the floors and leads to a balustraded roof terrace, offering outstanding views of the Shropshire countryside.

The kitchen offers fine views through three full-length arched windows. A shower room with a toiler is enclosed underneath the stairwell. The first floor provides a bedroom, sitting room with a four poster bed and an open fire.

Le Meridien Paris

Le Méridien is an international hotel brand with a European perspective, formerly headquartered in the United Kingdom, with 130 properties. It is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Le Méridien is a global hotel chain with a portfolio of more than 120 hotels in over 50 countries worldwide. The majority of its properties are located in cities and resorts throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas

The Le Méridien brand was established in 1972 by Air France "to provide a home away from home for its customers." The first Le Méridien property was a 1,000-room hotel in Paris — Le Méridien Etoile. Within two years of operation the group had 10 hotels in Europe and Africa. Within the first six years the number of hotels had risen to 21 hotels in Europe, Africa, the French West Indies, Canada, South America, the Middle East and Mauritius. By 1991, the total number of Le Méridien properties had risen to 58.

The Royal Garden Hotel London

The Royal Garden Hotel is a five-star luxury address defined by its location. From its rooms and suites, watch the seasons come and go. From the uppermost floors the vista incorporates Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the capitals rooftops and colourful mews houses. The horizon above the trees is punctuated with Londons iconic architecture, from St Pauls Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament.

As part of an extensive investment programme which will result in all areas of the Royal Garden Hotel being redesigned and updated by Spring 2012, November saw work start on the now completed hotel lobby and Park Terrace Restaurant and Bar, which will be unveiled in March 2010.

Hilton Park Lane Hotel - London

Stay at the fashionable London Hilton on Park Lane hotel and enjoy 360° views of the city from the 28th-floor Galvin at Windows restaurant. Enjoy cocktails in POP Bar and island life at Trader Vic's.

Situated in the heart of Mayfair and overlooking Hyde Park, this hotel has a health club and spa. Visit London attractions like the London Eye and British Museum or take a stroll through Hyde Park, on the hotel's doorstep.

Recently awarded "UK Best Business Hotel" by Business Traveller Magazine for the second year in a row and "England's leading business hotel 2009" by World Travel Awards Europe, the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel boasts 13 function rooms for 2-1200, an Executive Lounge, business center and wireless internet access in public spaces.

All London Hilton on Park Lane hotel rooms have high-speed internet access. Executive Rooms offer Executive Lounge access.

The Ritz Carlton - Millenia , Singapore

Located at the gateway to Southeast Asia, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore welcomes you to one of the world’s most vibrant cities. Featuring 608 distinctive guestrooms with unobstructed skyline or Marina Bay views, award-winning dining and a soothing spa, The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Singapore is a luxurious oasis nestled in the heart of Marina Centre. Plan your stay at this impeccable Five-Star hotel and experience luxury of the highest order.

South Seas Hotel - Miami

One of the premier hotels in South Beach, the South Seas Hotel offers wide-ranging amenities in addition to ideal location. Nestled in what is perhaps South Beach's trendiest area, the hotel offers spacious and stylish lodging. All rooms feature sleek, deco-style furnishings and offer beautiful views of the beach and ocean. Room amenities include cable television, newly remodeled baths, and wireless Internet access. For those who would like a more lavish stay, two penthouse suites are available, which include a wet bar, kitchen area, and spacious balconies. For great dining, guests can stop by Pilikia Cafe and Bar, which overlooks the hotel's outdoor pool and serves a variety of cuisine. Or, for gourmet seafood, they can check out the onsite restaurant, A Fish Called Avalon.

Staying at the South Seas Hotel has great location benefits as well. Within a short walk to the beach, it is also only minutes away from the shops and sights of Ocean Drive. Clubhoppers will especially appreciate the location, as it is close to the hub of South Beach's vibrant nightlife scene. And it is not far from downtown Miami, which can be reached in minutes by car.

The Point Saranac Lake, New York , United States

Tucked Away In The Adirondack Mountains On A Pristine Lake, This Former Rockefeller Adirondack Great Camp Offers The Ultimate Civilized Wilderness Experience. Log Architecture, Stone Fireplaces, Sumptuous Beds, Antique Furniture And Hunting Trophies Recreate The Historic Great Camp Era. A Refined And Relaxed House Party Atmosphere, Superb Food And Wine Under The Guidance Of Master Chef Albert Roux And The Feeling Of Total Escape Have Earned The Rating Of Number One Resort Hotel In The United States.

Saranac Ny is a pure winner!

The Hay-Adams Hotel Washington, DC, United States

Welcome to Washington's landmark residence of choice while visiting the nation's capital. The Hay-Adams is as close as anyone can get to staying at the White House, short of being invited by the President. Originally designed in the 1920's as a residential hotel, the Hay-Adams has always preserved the ambiance of a distinguished private home on Lafayette Square. This classic hotel takes its name from earlier residents of its site: John Hay, private assistant to President Abraham Lincoln and later secretary of state, and Henry Adams, an acclaimed author and descendant of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Like their homes, the Hotel has long been a favorite gathering place in the nation's capital. The 145-room hotel features 20 suites, some with views of Lafayette Park and the White House. All guest rooms combine heritage and luxury with contemporary comfort and technology.

Located in Lafayette Square and just walking distance from many of Washington D.C.'s landmarks, the Hay-Adams is the perfect place for both leisure and business travelers alike. Want to go to the National Monuments? The National Mall is just beyond the White House, about 4 blocks from the hotel.The personalized service, elegant luxury, culinary excellence and one-of-a-kind amenities have been chosen by heads of state, international business leaders and the social elite. The Hay-Adams is a destination unique to Washington. Unique in all the world.

The Hay-Adams offers 145 guestrooms, including 20 suites, all of them recently renovated and featuring views of the White House, Lafayette Square or St. John's Church, the "Church of the Presidents". Lavish decor including ornamental fireplaces, intricately carved plaster ceilings and balconies adorn selected rooms. Soft tailored upholstery combined with luxurious linens make these guest quarters among the most elegant in the world.

The Hay-Adams Hotel won the prestigious "Leading Hotels of the World Gold Award" in 2006.

Opus Hotel Vancouver BC , Canada

Vancouver Opus Hotel Is Located In Downtown Vancouver In The Stylish Yaletown District, Home To Some Of Vancouvers Finest Restaurant, Lounges, Spas And Fashion Boutiques. In Addition, Vancouvers False Creek Inlet, Marina, And 15 Mile Continuous Waterfront Seawall Are Within Two Short Blocks. The Comtemporary And Luxurious Design Of The 97 Rooms And Suites Features Pillow Top Mattresses, European Bedding, Luxury Bathrobes, Designer Toiletries, Spa Bathrooms, Large Screen Televisions, Two Line Speaker Phones And High Speed Internet Access. Guest Will Enjoy 24 Hour Room Service, 65 Seat Opus Bar And The 155 Seat Elixir Bar And Restaurant, A French Basserie. Other Facilities Include A Fitness Room, Two Boardrooms, In Town Sedan Service And Valet Parking. Personalized Service Will Ensure Each Guests Expectations Are Exceeded. Voted One Of The Hottest New Hotels In The World By Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, Opus Is Vancouvers Most Stylish And Contemporary Boutique Hotel. Set In Yaletown Vancouvers Fashionable Heritage District Opus Is Steps Away From The Inner Harbour Recreation Shopping Entertainment Spas And Some Of The Citys Best Restaurants. Opus Hotels Stunning Guestrooms And Suites Feature Vibrant Colours Oversized Windows And Luxe Furnishings. There Are Five Unique Decor Schemes To Choose From Ranging From Sleek Minimalist To Eclectic Modern With Comfort And Style As The Unifying Elements. Magnificent Spa Bathrooms Feature Oversized Walk-in Showers Or Deep Soaker Tubs Lit By Natural Light From Picture Windows. Select Guestrooms Offer A Fireplace Or Balcony And The Penthouse Floor Boasts A Wraparound Balcony And Floor-to-ceiling Windows.