The Gallivanter’s Guide offers candid reviews of high-end hotels, cutting the online travel clutter to deliver reliable advice for upscale travellers. #LuxuryTravel #LuxuryHotels #Travel #thegallivantersguide

A 17th-century seaside villa once owned by J. Paul Getty. Part of Pellicano Hotels, La Posta Vecchia has refreshed its rooms, added a heated outdoor pool and introduced Da Aurelio.The setting is magnificent. But what of the hotel itself? Our review will follow. #luxuryhotels

A 100-metre swimming pool, just over 40 suites and acres of gardens. Family-owned Il San Corrado di Noto, tucked away in the Sicilian countryside. But does the experience live up to the promise? Find out in The Gallivanter’s Guide. #sicily #lhw instagram.com/reel/DeyqpoYo7…

Five traditional Japanese houses, restored and reinvented in the hills above Niseko. Shiguchi is no ordinary ryokan. But does being different make it exceptional? Our verdict in the December issue of The Gallivanter’s Guide. #Shiguchi #Niseko #Hokkaido #gallivantersguide

I don’t ski. Fortunately, #Hokkaido has rather more to offer. From @ParkHyatt Nisekoto the quieter corners of northern #Japan, including Zaborin, Shiguchi and Adrian Zecha’s latest creation in rural Tohoku. Coming in the December issue of The Gallivanter’s Guide.

Readers’ Feedback is out now. Real reports from exceptionally well-travelled readers on Aman, Four Seasons, Belmond, Rosewood and smaller independents around the world. Some impressed. Others didn’t. #LuxuryTravel #LuxuryHotels #HotelReviews #ReadersFeedback #gallivantersguide

Puglia: five hotels, five Michelin Keys, three LHW members. You might expect an embarrassment of riches. Some delivered. Others left us questioning the accolades. One of our more difficult issues to put together. This month in The Gallivanter’s Guide. #Puglia #LuxuryHotels

The pre-stay questionnaire never arrived before my stay, but keeps arriving after checkout. A hotel eager to anticipate my wishes, yet unable to establish that I’ve already left. At least the incompetence is automated. #gallivantersguide #LuxuryTravel #hotelindustry

Mykonos has 4 R&C, 5 LHW, 10 SLH and 4 Preferred hotels. Katikies also has LHW properties on both Mykonos and Santorini. For two small islands, that is quite a concentration of “selective” affiliations. A badge isn’t the same thing as being exceptional. #lhw #hotelindustry

Desa Potato Head does a great job promoting sustainability, and local culture. But that does not automatically make it a great hotel. It has ranked No.40, 21, 18 and 21—a crowded beach club with rooms, still #Bali’s highest-ranked hotel. #Worlds50BestHotels

Atlantis The Royal has almost 800 rooms on Dubai’s man-made Palm, yet ranks No.4 and won Best Beach Hotel. Votes can reflect stays over 3 years, while several headline venues are now closed. Is this today’s hotel—or its opening show? #Worlds50BestHotels #AtlantisTheRoyal

Casa Maria Luigia rose from 82 to 18 in 1 year and won the Lavazza Highest New Entry Award. Its co-owner, Massimo Bottura, is a Lavazza ambassador. No suggestion of influence, but surely relevant. An in-room Nespresso might have disqualified it. #Worlds50BestHotels

Three Amans from three very different eras: Amanpulo, Amanoi and Aman Bangkok. Aman is no longer one thing — it is a legend, a business, a lifestyle brand, and sometimes still magic. Also in the issue: The Siam Bangkok and Capella Taipe #Aman #CapellaTaipei #gallivantersguide

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Lovely message from a reader to wake up to. I personally review around 60 high-end hotels every year, but I also write regularly about the industry itself — the good, the bad and the increasingly absurd. Luxury is everywhere. Standards, less so. #gallivantersguide #Luxuryhotels

Champagne is the easy Paris add-on: vineyards, lunch, spa, done. Royal Champagne is one of the obvious hotels to test that promise. Review out now in The Gallivanter’s Guide. #gallivantersguide #RoyalChampagne #LuxuryTravel

Possibly one of Paris’s most discreet addresses: just a handful of rooms, each one different, on one of the city’s most famous squares. On paper, it has exactly the sort of promise I tend to like Full review in our Paris & Champagne issue. #gallivantersguide #LuxuryTravel

.@fsgeorgevparis has long been one of my favourite hotels in the world. Returning after its renovation, one question mattered above all: has it improved, or lost some of what made it so special? Full review now live. #LuxuryTravel #LuxuryHotels #gallivantersguide #Paris

Paris palace hotels have always been expensive. What has changed is how little even a very large sum can now buy. Our new issue reviews the renovated @fsgeorgevparis, JK Place, Nolinski, 1, Place Vendôme and Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa. #HotelReviews #gallivantersguide

From boutique Paris to palace luxury and the vineyards of Champagne. Next week’s reviews are almost here. 🇫🇷 #gallivantersguide #LuxuryHotel #LuxuryTravel #Paris

By 8am, most of the sunbeds at an ultra-luxury resort had already been “reserved” with towels. It’s a fascinating contradiction. People pay thousands for peace and exclusivity, then behave as though they’re boarding a low-cost flight. Luxury begins with manners. #LuxuryTravel