Sofitel Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia

One of the city’s upscale accommodation options, the Sofitel Adelaide is set in a towering new building, part...

The Layover:
Let’s not be friends

If every you've considered trying to befriend one of the world's last remaining uncontacted peoples, you might want to think twice.

Miavana by Time + Tide
Nosy Ankao, Madagascar

A stay in Madagascar proves that escapist time out can encompass adventure and learning – worth noting, given...

Homes, sweet homes:
Meet the homes turned hotels

In luxury travel, there's a type of accommodation to suit every taste – and yet, it's fair so say that no place feels like home. Hence, these three homes turned hotels come with a special allure.

Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC
NYC, USA

When we first visited many years ago, the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC hotel was (and this is exactly how...

Shangri-La Toronto
Toronto, Canada

With a fun mix of arts, culture and great food, married with admirable diversity and unrivalled friendliness, Toronto...

Benjamin Schneider & Patrick Krummenacher
Hotel Arlberg, Lech, Austria

When Benjamin Schneider and his husband Patrick Krummenacher took the helm at Hotel Arlberg, the family hotel, their...

Southern comfort
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

On a deep dive into the Deep South, Lynn Houghton visits the capital of country music, Nashville, where...

Milaidhoo
The Maldives

About as chic of a resort as they come not just in the Maldives but frankly anywhere, Milaidhoo...

Back on track:
Europe by luxury train

Between Rocco Forte Hotels' upcoming 'modern-day Grand Tour' to a journey from Paris to Portofino on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, train travel is taking Europe by (slow) storm in 2024.

Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal

Built in 1959, the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon was the city’s first true luxury hotel. It offers...

In the Lapp of luxury
Arctic Circle, Finland

Experiential hospitality and the Arctic Circle are now a match made in heaven, thanks to two entrepreneurs. Jenny...

Going the distance
Nosy Ankao, Madagascar

Sometimes, to access a true travel gem, you have to go big or go home. Or, if you’re...

Equine intervention
Sumba, Indonesia

On the exquisite Indonesian island of Sumba, the world-leading luxury resort Nihi is offering a new equine therapy...

New horizons
EXPLORA I, Explora Journeys, North Sea

What is an ‘ocean state of mind’? We find out aboard Explora Journeys’ all-new EXPLORA I … the...

Los Cabos:
Escape to luxury

Los Cabos, on Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, features a dazzling duo of coastal towns: Cabo San Lucas and...

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train

Very few travel experiences offer grandeur and elegance intertwined with romance and nostalgia, in the way that a...

Dutchess County:
Dream land

Ninety minutes north of Manhattan, Dutchess County in Upstate New York’s Hudson Valley offers majestic, rustic landscapes studded...

Belmond:
Travel with Pride on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Belmond ushers in a new era of inclusive glamour on the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The Experientialist® joins the fun.

Hidden depths
Dresden, Germany

Dresden’s star first rose as Saxony’s nexus of flamboyant artistic expression, before the city’s brutal bombing at the...

Avani+ Khao Lak Resort
Khao Lak, Thailand

Set against the Andaman Sea, an hour’s drive north of Phuket’s airport, the chic Avani+ Khao Lak provides...

Super natural
Tofino, Canada

Once a rough-edged logging and fishing community, far-flung Tofino, on Vancouver Island’s Pacific West, has evolved into a...

Palais LeBrun
Valletta, Malta

This acclaimed boutique property in Valletta is part of a trio of family-owned properties and is located in...

Wilde style
London, United Kingdom

London’s irrepressible bohemian spirit is once again asserting itself across a raft of raffishly flamboyant, recently opened hotels....

The Experientialist Awards Issue

In this issue, we showcase the winners and finalists from The Experientialist® Awards, our not-for-profit, philanthropy-driven awards programme. We...

EXPLORA I

We join Explora Journey’s EXPLORA I on her maiden ocean voyage and form a deep understanding of why...

The Experientialist® Awards 23/24:
The winners

The time has come to reveal the winners for this edition of our Experientialist® Awards… our not-for-profit, philanthropic...

Kingsford The Barossa
Barossa Valley, Australia

We checked into this stunning Barossa country pile to find that it is easily redefining luxury travel and...

Harbour Hotel
Bristol, United Kingdom

In the charming, cobbled St. Nicholas market district of Bristol, the Harbour Hotel Bristol – comprising a centrally...

The last resort:
New remote hideaways to escape to in 2024

From the lakes of Austria to the forests of Sri Lanka and the warm waters of the Maldives, these are 2024's most exciting new resorts.

Guana Island
British Virgin Islands

Few places to stay in the British Virgin Islands could promise a more truly virginal experience than Guana...

Diverse destinations:
Where positivity is paramount

The Experientialist® has been researching the places to go in the world that spark joy. It comes as no surprise that they're all ones that celebrate diversity.

The Layover:
Panic in aisle 13

Ever wondered what brings out your inner anxious flyer? So has Zack Cahill, who returns to The Layover,...

The Viv Hotel, Anaheim, a Tribute Portfolio™ Hotel
Anaheim, California, USA

A property that connects with the kid in all of us, The Viv Hotel is the vibrant Anaheim...

Rosewood Phuket
Phuket, Thailand

When it comes to the best of Thailand’s southern beach paradise resorts, Rosewood Phuket sets the tone. It’s...

Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
Monte Carlo, Monaco

Opened in 1864 in its prime location right across from the Casino de Monte-Carlo, the Hôtel de Paris...

The travel itch list 2024:
A new year, OutThere

As it is a whole new year for travel, it's only natural for us Experientialist®s to ponder and plan where the next 12 months will take us

The Louise
Barossa Valley, Australia

The most mesmeric swimming pool in all of Barossa must be the infinity pool at The Louise, a...

Crockfords Las Vegas, LXR Hotels & Resorts at Resorts World
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Knowing Sin City fairly well from previous missions there, this time around, we arrived as a family –...

Las Vegas with children:
A spectacle of lights

Gay parents Charlie Condou and Cameron Laux take their kids on a family holiday to legendary Las Vegas. What does Sin City have in store for them?

Six Senses Kanuhura
The Maldives

With an expectedly sublime spa and a revamped accommodation offering, Six Senses Kanuhura has breathed new life into...

Hof Flieth
Uckermark, Germany

Nature takes centre stage at Hof Flieth, a tranquil escape from the urban bustle just an hour’s train...

V Villas Phuket – MGallery Collection
Phuket, Thailand

Up in the hills overlooking Ao Yon Bay near the Southeastern-most tip of Phuket is V Villas Phuket,...

Urban oases:
What’s new in 2024?

Three of the most exciting upcoming urban hotels around the globe have been spearheaded by world-famous architects and creatives. We take a closer look at what's to come.

Kimpton Blythswood Square
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Kimpton Blythswood Square seems to stand just a little taller than similar places to stay around Scotland’s...

Hotel Zed Tofino
Tofino, Canada

When going off-the-beaten-path in rural Canada, nothing could be more comforting than having a warm and welcoming place...

Rawnsley Park Station
Flinders Ranges, Australia

When people think of Australia, they think of endless, arid landscapes reminiscent of what we picture Mars to...

Hotel Winters
Winters, California, USA

While roaming the streets of Winters, California, we found several treasures that put a smile on our face...

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France

Trying to pin down a specific property as the single-most magnificent in Four Seasons’ exemplary global portfolio of...

Capella Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

The long-anticipated opening of the Capella Bangkok certainly did not disappoint. To us, this bold, yet discrete, ultra-luxury...