Tag: hotel
Pleasure September 2022
The Rake Visits Venice
The Rake has just returned from Venice, having spent a week during the splendour of the city’s film festival.
Pleasure August 2022
The Rake Dispatch: Venice Film Festival
You’ve probably already heard that there’s a film festival happening in La Serenissima. For all the fawning over Cannes and The Oscars, Venice happens to be the oldest and most sweeping, with stars gathering around one of the world’s most beautiful cities for a week to celebrate cinema. There will also be eating (and drinking) very well, too.
Pleasure December 2019
The Beaumont's Old World Resplendence
A bolthole of timeless luxury, The Beaumont offers a stylish escape for those seeking respite from the demands of modern life.
Pleasure November 2019
Badrutt’s Palace: the centrepiece of St. Moritz
One of the most famous hotels in the world readies itself for another winter season of charm, elegant and unabashed old-school hedonism…
Pleasure October 2019
Sanctum of Style: Das Stue Berlin
Das Stue is a luxurious boutique hotel that celebrates Berlin’s dynamic spirit through a fusion of classic and contemporary style.
Pleasure July 2019
Mandarin Oriental Bodrum: A Turkish Delight
Tucked away on the sparkling Turkish Riviera, the utterly luxurious Mandarin Oriental Bodrum is a delightful coastal cocoon that you’ll never want to leave…
Pleasure February 2019
Oh So Suite: 9 Of World's Best Hotel Apartments
Curious as to where nine of the best hotel suites are located in the world, or what makes them so special? We’ve compiled a list for you…
Pleasure February 2017
Rose Tinted Glasses: Scarfes Bar at The Rosewood
The Rake’s resident drinks writer offers a very personal ode to Scarfes Bar in the Rosewood, a satisfying drinking den composed of mahogany, marble and a myriad of good memories.
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 January 2017
To Heaven and Back: Shangri-La's Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, Mauritius
Le Touessrok hotel, on the paradisiacal Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, has twice been voted the world’s best. In fact, it is so special, so extraordinary, it might even be out…
Pleasure December 2016
Come Fry With Me: The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo
When you think of Japan, generally, either geisha-samurai-tatami-kimono-calligraphy-tea-ceremony tradition, or Astroboy-manga-hightech-neonlit
