Cabu by the Sea, Dymchurch: A Diamond in the Rough on the Kent Coast
Cabu by the Sea, Dymchurch reviewed out of ten: designer beach cabins, a superb communal kitchen, sauna and honest bar prices — with heat and ants to fix.
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La Signora Hotel, Kefalonia: Boutique Charm on the Lourdas Hill, Undone by a Greek Night Chicken
La Signora Hotel, Kefalonia reviewed out of ten: a charming, fairly-priced boutique on the Lourdas hill with a gorgeous garden and a huge room — undone once by a Sunday Greek Night chicken.
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa: Paradise Above Water, a Sauna at Dinner
Emerald Maldives reviewed out of ten: a world-class house reef, superb diving and a private-feeling beach villa, undone by dining rooms with no air conditioning.
Intercontinental Ras Al Khaimah: Close, But No Waldorf
A five-star with real potential on Ras Al Khaimah's coast, undone by beach and toilet basics.
Cocoon Ocean Villa, Peyia: The Self-Catering Week That Works
A private Paphos-side villa near Coral Bay that nails self-catering — immaculate, spacious, no hesitation to return.
One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai: The Reputation Outruns the Reality
Grounds and welcome are genuinely five-star, but a strict dress code and sunbed chaos mean we wouldn't return.
Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah: Dubai Luxury, Half the Price
A UAE winter-sun break that undercut a Canary Islands price and came in half the cost of Dubai.
Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah: A Week in Dubai During Ramadan
A five-star week at Al Qasr during Ramadan, undone almost entirely by pool sunbed politics.
Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah: First Impressions
A five-star Dubai resort with real glamour, golf-buggy queues, and the same lounger hoarding as any package hotel.
Le Courcheneige, Courchevel 1850: Four-Star Feel, Three-Star Bill
A three-star Courchevel hotel that runs like a four-star, at roughly half the going rate for the resort.