Stay by area: our top hotel picks in Östermalm, Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden Stay by area: our top hotel picks in Östermalm, Sweden The curated list of best hotels in Östermalm, Sweden Polished, proud and posh, Östermalm is where Stockholm and, in fact, Sweden dresses up. Grand boulevards lined with historic townhouses meet sleek design stores, discreet embassies and high-end restaurants serving buttered seafood to the […]
Review: Villa Dagmar in Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden Review: Villa Dagmar What’s the hotel in a nutshell? Modelled after grand continental retreats like Villa d’Este and Capri’s Villa San Michele, Villa Dagmar brings the idea of a city villa to lower Östermalm, Stockholm. Housed in a late 19th-century Art Nouveau building fused with a former caramel factory, it opened in 2021 […]
Where to stay in Helsinki: the neighbourhoods you’ll love
Helsinki, Finland Where to stay in Helsinki: the neighbourhoods you’ll love Best areas to stay in Helsinki (and how to choose the right one) Choosing where to stay in Helsinki means tuning into the city’s shifts. Some streets echo with tram bells and old jazz through open windows. Others stretch silent to the harbour, where […]
Where to stay in Reykjavík: the neighbourhoods you’ll love
Reykjavík, Iceland Where to stay in Reykjavík: the neighbourhoods you’ll love Best areas to stay in Reykjavík (and how to choose the right one) Choosing where to stay in Reykjavík means choosing which rhythm you want to wake up to. Some streets crackle with music and midnight light. Others carry the scent of steam and […]
Where to stay in Oslo: the neighbourhoods you’ll love
Oslo, Norway Where to stay in Oslo: the neighbourhoods you’ll love Best areas to stay in Oslo (and how to choose the right one) Oslo doesn’t announce itself – it unfolds. A city of quiet gestures and clean lines, where fjord meets forest and the tempo stays soft even when the streets are full. Where […]
Where to stay in Copenhagen: neighbourhoods, pace and character
Copenhagen, Denmark Where to stay in Copenhagen: the neighbourhoods you’ll love Best areas to stay in Copenhagen (and how to choose the right one) Choosing where to stay in Copenhagen means choosing your version of the city. Some areas drift by on bikes and sunlight, others pulse with late bars and cold natural wine. Copenhagen […]
Where to stay in the Nordics if you want an island all to yourself
The Nordics Where to stay in the Nordics if you want an island all to yourself What happens when the Nordics do private islands? This. Some islands are for postcards. Others, for people who need to disappear for a while. Across the Nordics, far from the ferry queues and fridge magnets, a new kind of […]
Where to stay in Stockholm: the neighbourhoods you’ll love
Stockholm, Sweden Where to stay in Stockholm: the neighbourhoods you’ll love Best areas to stay in Stockholm (and how to choose the right one) Choosing where to stay in Stockholm means choosing which version of the city you want to live inside. Some streets hum with cafés, bakeries and late-night bars. Others dissolve into stone, […]
Cabincore: the top 8 remote cottages and cabins in Sweden
Sweden Cabincore: the top 8 remote cottages and cabins in Sweden Cabins and cottages in Sweden: unveil a world of remote adventure Across Sweden’s scattered landskap, a new wave of retreats is pushing the cabin ideal somewhere sharper. In the regions of Hälsingland, Västergötland, Bohuslän, Gotland and beyond, these aren’t your quaint red cottages. They’re […]
Review: Hotel Skansen in Båstad, Sweden
Båstad, Sweden Review: Hotel Skansen What’s the hotel in a nutshell? Hotel Skansen is located in the heart of Båstad, a small but affluent and quietly luxurious town in the north-west of Skåne. One of its more surprising claims to fame is that, back in 1995, Richard Gere was spotted skinny-dipping here with a local […]