More from: Matt Hranek

Style June 2018

What to Do in Maremma, Italy

When Florence is overrun in the summer months, Maremma — a.k.a. the Costa d’Argento — provides the Tuscan escape you’ve been dreaming of…
Style May 2018

Exclusive! Armor Lux x The Rake x WM Brown Terry Cloth Blazer

When the hotel pool calls, how does one navigate the refined hotel interior in a manner that meets both functional and sartorial standards? At The Rake, we think we’ve discovered the…
Pleasure November 2017

10 of the Best Negronis & Where to Drink Them

Our travel correspondent and resident Negroni enthusiast Matt Hranek lists his top spots to enjoy the most perfect of Italian cocktails.
Pleasure March 2017

Le Bernadin by Eric Ripert, New York

Matt Hranek rediscovers an old favourite in New York’s famous Le Bernadin restaurant – and finds more to love there than ever.
Pleasure February 2017

La Posta Vecchia Hotel, Rome

Located just south of jet set favourite, Il Pellicano, sits sister hotel La Posta Vecchia. Can it live up to the family name?
Pleasure December 2016

A Bite of the Big Apple: Benoit New York

The Rake’s Travel Correspondent divulges why one visit to Benoit New York simply isn’t enough.
Pleasure November 2016

Art Decorum: The Beaumont Hotel

The Rake’s luxury travel correspondent proffers some thoughts on an establishment that is as refined and luxuriant as it is generously appointed and welcoming.
Pleasure September 2016

Gold Standard: La Colombe D'Or

The remarkable Provençal retreat of La Colombe d’Or is a place as inspiring today as it was to the generations of angst-riddled artists that have patronized it for the past…
Pleasure August 2016

Dizzying Heights: Sunset Tower Hotel, Los Angeles

In a city filled with faceless corporate hotels, The Sunset Tower in Los Angeles shines like a beacon of hope for those in search of a truly rakish travel destination.
Pleasure August 2016

Institutional Luxury: Le Bristol Hotel Paris

The Rake’s luxury travel correspondent waxes lyrical on a long-standing Parisian institution that could not be more eminence grise worthy if it tried.
Pleasure July 2016

Puttin' On The Biarritz: Hotel Du Palais

An almost impossibly romantic destination, The Hotel du Palais is located on the Côte Basque in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the romantic port town of Biarritz.
Pleasure June 2016

Indian Summers: Suján Rajmahal Palace Hotel

Relax like royalty in the former residence of choice for the Maharajas and the Queen Mother, at the Pink City of India’s most indulgent hotel.

Connolly: Restrained Elegance

Introducing The Reservoir x The Rake x Revolution Hydrosphere Bronze ‘the Maldives Edition’

Faites Vos Jeux: Alexander Kraft Monte Carlo

Gain a Foothold at Home: Slippers

Take off in a Flight Jacket

Roll up in a knit

More from: Matt Hranek

What to Do in Maremma, Italy

Exclusive! Armor Lux x The Rake x WM Brown Terry Cloth Blazer

10 of the Best Negronis & Where to Drink Them

Le Bernadin by Eric Ripert, New York

La Posta Vecchia Hotel, Rome

A Bite of the Big Apple: Benoit New York

Art Decorum: The Beaumont Hotel

Gold Standard: La Colombe D'Or

Dizzying Heights: Sunset Tower Hotel, Los Angeles

Institutional Luxury: Le Bristol Hotel Paris

Puttin' On The Biarritz: Hotel Du Palais

Indian Summers: Suján Rajmahal Palace Hotel