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Gorgeous boutique hotels for chic family holidays. Find your perfect place to stay with an inspired selection and some easy search tools.

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My review of @stockholmstadshotell is now availabl My review of @stockholmstadshotell is now available in my newsletter. 
Make sure to check it out to find out what we loved and where it could have been better. 

#stockholm
Happy New Year! On this first Monday of January, w Happy New Year!
On this first Monday of January, which is usually a bit depressing, here is something to cheer you up. 
It’s my annual list of new boutique hotels with pools opening in 2026 across Europe. 

Make sure to save this reel so that you can easily return to it when you are ready to book. 
There’s a bit for everybody in France Italy, Greece, Finland et cetera. Here are a small selection of the 51 which you can discover in my Substack (link in bio).

Hope you find something you like and let me know which one is your preferred one.

1. @maisonalbarhotels
2. @lesbordesestate
3. @verneuilladoucehotel 
4. @aya.resort.cyprus 
5. @luura 
6. @ladarbia 
7.  Palazzio Sozzini by @emblemscollection 

#hotelswithpools #newhotels
Heckfield Place in Autumn is lovely… even with a s Heckfield Place in Autumn is lovely… even with a sick husband. 

Also a new newsletter issue is finally back in your inbox tomorrow with a recap of many of the hotels that opened the last few months. 

Do you like hearing about new hotels?#fromthepoolside #newhotelopening
I love this man, I love autumn and I love hotels s I love this man, I love autumn and I love hotels so 11 Years ago we got married in a boutique hotel of course! 
Mademoiselle handed us our rings, our families managed to understand each other despite half of them not speaking the other’s language and we had an extra hour to sleep as it was the clock change weekend !
Would do it all over again!

❤️

#endsleighwedding #francobritishwedding #autumnwedding
Walking through this house and its gardens was mag Walking through this house and its gardens was magic every day. 

Shall we go back 😀?
#fromthepoolsideingreece #paxosvillas #jenesaisquoi #eremiti
Let’s prolong summer a little bit with some look b Let’s prolong summer a little bit with some look back at places where we enjoyed relaxing in the sun. 
Today I wrote a review about our stunning villa in Paxos. The format is a bit different. Go to my substack to check it out and tell me if it’s useful. 
 And do subscribe I have some interesting posts coming about Paxos , Portugal, new hotels et …
Tudo ben!j Summer holiday started after many inte Tudo ben!j

Summer holiday started after many intense weeks of work. 

Will catch you up on Greece and Portugal and France in September. 
For now I am just enjoying the sun, the sea and the heat.
Paxos you’ve been stunning! We couldn’t believe ou Paxos you’ve been stunning! We couldn’t believe our luck to have a full Greek summer holiday in mid June. 
From jaw-dropping coast beauty to amazing blues, and with green olive trees and delicious food, it was the perfect setting for a well deserved first holiday in nearly a year. 

I will share tips and itinerary in my newsletter in the coming weeks. 

#paxos
#greeksummer 
#greeceinjune
Back from 36h in Paris to give a break to Mademois Back from 36h in Paris to give a break to Mademoiselle during her revisions. 
We stayed in le Grand Hotel Cayre in the 6th arrondissement and my review is up in my newsletter.
I also share 30 Paris hotels for any budget. 
Are you planning a trip to Paris soon?

#parisianescape #travelinstyle #caféparisien #lesdeuxmagots

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