Author: Felicity Long 

Two recently renovated, historic villas, Villa Beauchamp and Villa Clair-Soleil, opened at Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, a Four Seasons Hotel, in June. An elegant pool overlooks the Mediterranean at the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat,…

Jan Luyken Amsterdam, a new boutique townhouse hotel, opened in June after a multimillion-dollar refurbishment.  The 62-bedroom property is in the heart of Amsterdam at the junction of the city’s Museum Quarter…

The hotel Matca, set to open late October in Simon, Romania, will feature 16 rooms and 10 villas as well as a spa and on-site restaurant. Guestrooms will be housed in two…

Avant Mar, 38-room boutique hotel, opened in July on the Greek island of Paros. Avant Mar is located on Piperi beach on the Aegean and is about a four-minute walk from the…

Felicity Long Little guests mean big business in the hotel industry, and increasingly luxury hotels in Europe are ditching the frosty attitude toward families that used to be commonplace — long after…

The Almae Collection debuted La Nauve Hotel et Jardin in Cognac, France, in July. A former distillery on the banks of the Charente River, the 12-suite boutique hotel marks the brand’s third…

Felicity Long Do travelers care enough about a great cocktail to influence their choice of destination or hotel? Common sense says probably not, but for some, an inventive drink can add a…

When it comes to Mother’s Day, I appreciate breakfast in bed as much as the next mom. But when the opportunity arose to travel to Nice and Rome ahead of the holiday…

The 5-star Toscana Resort Castelfalfi reopened in April following a multimillion-dollar renovation. The 146-room and villa resort in the Tuscany region of Italy has revamped all of its accommodations using two design…

Felicity Long Back in the day, when I was a young adult traipsing around Europe with a camera and a map (remember those?), there were certain rules we budget-strapped travelers all knew:…