Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' roots go back to 1904 when the well-to-do Charles Rolls teamed up with engineer Henry Royce. The manufacturer has since fallen under BMW ownership, but has resisted the lure of chasing volume production.
The spa melds seamlessly with the caramel colours. Some serious brainpower went into its creation, having been developed in collaboration with Stockholm-based Raison d'Etre - aka the experts behind nine global spa brands, from Aman and Six Senses to Borgo Egnazia in Puglia and The Datai in Langkawi.
The pop-up is structured as a composed interior with garments, furniture, artworks, and editorial elements, allowing each to contribute to a unified reading of the brand.
"We traveled a lot, particularly throughout Europe, and loved staying in little boutique hotels and picking out the things that made a hotel special-the sight, the sound, the smell, all that," Berlin says. "It was always a dream of ours to own a little boutique inn or hotel where we pick and choose all the things that we really love, and bring them together in one place."
Paris didn't invent shopping (even if it sometimes feels that way), but it arguably invented the specialty shop as we understand it today. Long before concept stores, lifestyle retail, or anything resembling "curation" entered the vocabulary, Paris was already organized around doing one thing extremely well -and it still is. From cheesemongers to winemakers and beyond, specialization remains the point.
At first glance, you'll think it's a tourist trap. Le Petit Châtelet is right next to Shakespeare & Co. in the 5th arrondissement, but this restaurant is as authentic as they come. Located in a very old building, Le Petit Châtelet is small, cozy, and warm. And when we say warm, we mean it: there's a stone fireplace inside and they'll cook your meat right over the flames. The food is excellent, and the price point is reasonable for such good fare and location.
For the traveler who finds romance in a curved wall, chases good lighting, and believes a space should quietly seduce, a good design-led vacation rental is the destination as much as the location around it. These are homes chosen for how they look, feel, and linger in our memory-where architecture, interiors, and setting shape the experience of travel itself. Across the sun-washed corners of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and beyond, today's most compelling rentals are as
No doubt a response to the extreme digital connectivity of the world, but small and secret hotels have never felt more appealing than right now. The ultimate antidote to the 'see and be seen' scene. Extreme exclusivity is the name of the game here - where there's no waiting times for check-in, no scrounging around for a sun lounger, and staff greet you like family.
Sometimes it's fun to step out of our comfort zones and pick an accommodation that's a total contrast from our own homes. These colourful Airbnbs are all one-of-a-kind and operate on their own palette to create character and dimension. From the furniture to the light fixtures, colours can be found everywhere; electric oranges, deep reds, pastel yellows, and the boldest of blues. These unique spaces are made for themed trips, Instagrammable moments, and to help you find your creative spark.
Chef Masa Ikuta brings serious classical training honed under Bruno Verjus at Table and Stephane Jego at L'Ami Jean to his own tasting menu restaurant in the 11th arrondissement. The cooking is confidently French-Japanese, moving from sardine churros with Cantabrian anchovy cream to veal brain tempura styled after shirako to a perfectly grilled lamb rack with smoky harissa.
