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Positano has a hierarchy. Le Sirenuse sits rather comfortably at the top.✨Once the private home of the Sersale family, L...
14/08/2026

Positano has a hierarchy.
Le Sirenuse sits rather comfortably at the top.✨

Once the private home of the Sersale family, Le Sirenuse has been quietly perfecting the art of the Italian summer since 1951 without ever looking as though it is trying.

Come for the famous red façade. Stay for the details: museum worthy antiques, white linen, tiled floors, bougainvillea and balconies suspended above the Mediterranean.

Breakfast should be unnecessarily long.
Afternoons belong to the pool.
At Franco’s Bar, order something cold at sunset and resist the temptation to photograph it immediately.

Later, La Sponda glows beneath hundreds of candles. Dress accordingly. Positano may be casual; Le Sirenuse is not entirely convinced.

And one small piece of advice: don’t fill your days with excursions. The real privilege here is having one of the world’s most photographed coastlines outside your window and absolutely no reason to leave.

The Amalfi Coast has many beautiful hotels.
Le Sirenuse has never needed to compete with them.🥂🍾

Le Sirenuse
📍 Positano, Italy

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The way we treat animals says everything about who we are.Today, celebrate cats. Every day, choose kindness, respect, an...
08/08/2026

The way we treat animals says everything about who we are.
Today, celebrate cats. Every day, choose kindness, respect, and compassion for every living soul. 🐾🥂🐈‍⬛

Where Saint-Tropez lowers its voice.🥂🍾Some places don’t ask for your attention. They simply keep it.Villa Marie belongs ...
07/08/2026

Where Saint-Tropez lowers its voice.🥂🍾

Some places don’t ask for your attention. They simply keep it.

Villa Marie belongs to that rare collection of addresses where luxury is expressed in silence rather than spectacle. Hidden above Saint-Tropez, embraced by fragrant umbrella pines, cypress trees and Mediterranean gardens, it feels wonderfully detached from the rhythm of the Côte d’Azur while remaining only moments from its legendary energy.

Inspired by the charm of an elegant Italian villa, every detail is beautifully imperfect: weathered terracotta, antique furniture collected over time, vibrant textiles, curated artwork and terraces that seem made for lingering conversations over chilled rosé as the Provençal sun begins to fade.

The emerald pool disappears into the surrounding greenery, breakfast stretches into midday beneath the shade of ancient trees, and dinner becomes a celebration of Mediterranean flavours, served with the kind of effortless hospitality that never needs to announce itself.

Villa Marie doesn’t compete with Saint-Tropez.

It reminds you why you came in the first place.

Hôtel Villa Marie Saint-Tropez

August asks for nothing.Just enjoy it!!🥂🍾
01/08/2026

August asks for nothing.
Just enjoy it!!🥂🍾

If you want to understand the evolution of luxury hotels, don’t start with the suites. Start with breakfast.🥂🍓The Belle ...
26/07/2026

If you want to understand the evolution of luxury hotels, don’t start with the suites. Start with breakfast.🥂🍓

The Belle Époque celebrated ritual. Silver service, porcelain and white gloves.

The golden age of travel brought effortless cosmopolitan elegance.

Then came the buffet era, when luxury briefly mistook abundance for excellence.

Today, the finest hotels have returned to something quieter: exceptional ingredients, thoughtful craftsmanship and mornings worth remembering.

Luxury hasn’t become simpler. It has become more discerning.

Good taste rarely arrives in abundance.🥂🍾

☕️

Keep wandering. The world is waiting🥂🍾
14/07/2026

Keep wandering.
The world is waiting🥂🍾

The kind of morning where the only soundtrack is birdsong drifting through ancient olive trees. 🌳 A reminder that true l...
14/07/2026

The kind of morning where the only soundtrack is birdsong drifting through ancient olive trees. 🌳

A reminder that true luxury is often found in the absence of noise.

Tucked away in the artists’ village of Deià, La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel is set across two beautifully restored 16th-century manor houses in the heart of the Tramuntana mountains. With just 66 rooms and suites, centuries-old olive groves, an award-winning spa, and one of Mallorca’s most celebrated restaurants, every detail feels quietly considered.

Luxury that doesn’t need to prove it’s luxury.

Cheers to good taste. 🍸

La Residencia

There are holidays… and then there’s Crete.🥂Start your morning with coffee in the charming alleys of Chania Old Town. Wa...
05/07/2026

There are holidays… and then there’s Crete.🥂

Start your morning with coffee in the charming alleys of Chania Old Town. Wander without a plan, the best corners are never marked on a map.

Spend the afternoon between the turquoise waters of Balos, Seitan Limania, or Elafonissi, where the sea looks almost too perfect to be real.

Drive to Elounda, the island’s most refined escape, where luxury feels effortless, yachts drift by, and long waterfront lunches become an all-day affair.

Take the scenic road to a mountain village, order a glass of tsikoudia, and let the locals show you what authentic Cretan hospitality really means.

As the sun sets, stroll through Rethymno, book a table by the sea, order fresh seafood, and forget what time it is.

Because the real luxury in Crete isn’t just where you stay it’s knowing how to experience it. ✨🇬🇷

We arrived thinking we were escaping for a few days and left feeling like we’d discovered a new way to travel.Slow morni...
05/07/2026

We arrived thinking we were escaping for a few days and left feeling like we’d discovered a new way to travel.

Slow mornings by our private heated pool, breakfasts that turned into long conversations, afternoons at the spa, the ice bath and hammam, and sunsets with a cocktail in hand.

Every corner of PNOĒ Breath of Life felt beautifully intentional minimal, calming, and effortlessly elegant.

Some places simply know how to make you feel at home while raising the standard of what hospitality can be.

Crete gave us the view. PNOĒ gave us the experience.

Until next time. 🤍

Pnoé Breathing Life

A new chapter is unfolding on the French Riviera.🌳Set above the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Nolinski Golf de Saint-Tropez will...
26/06/2026

A new chapter is unfolding on the French Riviera.🌳

Set above the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Nolinski Golf de Saint-Tropez will bring the signature elegance of Evok Collection to Gassin in Spring 2027. Surrounded by Mediterranean landscapes, the property promises 55 rooms and suites, serene pools, a spa, refined dining experiences, and a lifestyle designed around the art of slowing down.

Some destinations are visited. Others are anticipated.🥂🍾

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