Essays, guides & dispatches on hotels and the views that define them
Essay · Santorini
What the caldera teaches you about choosing a room
Some views punish the indecisive. A guide to reading Santorini’s hillside before you book.
Essay · Japan
The ryokans where the garden is the whole point
Kyoto’s best garden-facing rooms, ranked by morning light.
Dispatch · Portugal
The best rooms in Lisbon nobody talks about
Three hotels that put the Tagus at the centre of the stay.
Guide · Italy
Why Capri rewards the guest who arrives by sea
The island looks different from the water.
Essay · Views
The view is not a room feature. It is the room.
On why we built The Most Perfect View, and why a room with a great view earns a different kind of loyalty.
Essay · Greece
Imerovigli, or the argument for altitude
The highest point on the caldera rim is not the most famous. It is the best.
Guide · Japan
What a tatami room teaches you about patience
The Japanese hotel room was designed to be looked at, not lived in.
Dispatch · Morocco
The riad with a view nobody warned you about
Marrakech’s medina has rooftops. Most guests never find them.
Guide · Mediterranean
The Amalfi Coast hotels worth the drive
The road is not the obstacle. It is the introduction. These are the hotels that make it worth every hairpin bend.
Dispatch · Views
The window is open. The horizon is unobstructed. The review writes itself.