Lounging on a pristine white beach, listening to the gentle breeze blowing through the palm trees, snorkelling in a turquoise sea; the sort of holiday I have said (a painful) goodbye to now that I am a parent. Or so I thought, until I discovered Bandos. The salvation of hard-working, exhausted Mums and Dads everywhere, [...]

Peace on arrival, health on departure – so goes the translation of the Grayshott Spa’s Latin motto. An ideal destination, located just an hour’s train journey from London in leafy Surrey, it is also very easy to get to from Heathrow airport, making the journey from Doha an achievable one for a short break. Winner [...]

Kerala, on India’s south west coast, is loved by many for its calm backwaters and lakes, lush greenery, and relaxing retreats. The Malabar Escapes, a collection of five elegant boutique hotels and one luxurious house boat, have a well-earned reputation for delivering the best the area has to offer. Boutique is something of an overused [...]

If the rat race is getting you down, and yoga classes and the odd lie-in just aren’t cutting it, it might be time to try something a little more radical. Look no further than the Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort in Sri Lanka. Set right on the beach, it’s a traditional exotic getaway with a medicinal [...]

This Thai gem has a picture-postcard view that’s so stunning it doesn’t feel quite real. Perched above an unspoilt white beach, the Amari Vogue in Krabi looks out on the Andaman Sea and its myriad limestone karsts and islands. Although the resort is on Thailand’s mainland, and only 40 minutes from Krabi airport (with its [...]