The editorial team at Travel Intelligence loves a truly decadent luxury hotel. With that in mind, we've picked out some of our favourite global boltholes, with the sole purpose of inspiring hotel lust in all you lucky readers...



One& Only Reethi Rah, Maldives…

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Shopaholics flock to London like fashionistas to a sample sale, and with good reason. A patchwork metropolis, London has everything from trendy flea-markets in the East to achingly cool designer outlets in Kensington and beyond.



And as every shopaholic knows, finding the perfect hotel can make or break the spree. This is TI’s pick of the best hotels for shopping in London: perfectly located near the capital’s retail meccas, with a… Continue

London has a reputation as being one of the most expensive cities on the planet, but with a little insider know-how tracking down a great value, stylish hotel needn't be a chore. Here's my pick of the best luxury hotels in London, all of which have rooms that regularly dip below £120 per night.



Radisson Edwardian Berkshire: rooms from £90 per night



The Radisson chain may not be the most… Continue

There are plenty of places in London to get a traditional afternoon tea, and lord knows I've sampled enough of them. From the elegant surrounds of Brown's in Mayfair to the grandest dame of the all, The Ritz, if you're after scones and strawberry jam, Victoria sponge cake and Earl Grey, there's no shortage of places to try.



If however, you fancy something a little different, you could do a lot worse than give one of the capital's modern… Continue

There's something stirring in East London, and I'm not talking about mop-haired trendies mid-afternoon on a Sunday. This part of the capital has been - up until now - significantly lacking in luxury hotels, but that's all changing with the arrival of upmarket designer boltholes to make any fashionista swoon.



First up is Sir Terrace Conran's Shoreditch venture,… Continue