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Hotels You Just Have To Be Seen At

Posted Friday 30th April 2010by Editor

Want to know where’s best to be seen? Well here’s the One Nation Magazine’s TOP 10.

Lizard Island

Voyages Hotels & Resorts’ Lizard Island is truly one of the most private places in the world. If you’re looking for seclusion then this should be at the top of your list. Situated right on the Great Barrier Reef, it offers 24 powdery-white beaches and 40 mouth dropping luxury suites.

If you are interested in the world’s best diving opportunities, they are here. There is the famous Cod Hole or in only a 50-minute boat ride you can be on the legendary Outer Great Barrier Reef. The Ribbon Reefs near Lizard Island are renowned for some of the best big game fishing in the world. If you don’t want to leave the Island, brightly coloured tropical fish and giant clams are just moments from the shore. Are you looking for something romantic? How does a journey by motorised dinghy to one of the pristine secluded beaches with a gourmet picnic just for two sound? Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef (Voyages Hotels & Resorts). Visit www.lizardisland.com.au. Email: premium@voyages.com.au

Paradisus Playa Conchal

The all-suite, all-Inclusive Paradisus Playa Conchal Golf Resort is the largest all-inclusive resort in Costa Rica. Positioned in magnificent tropical dry forests of Costa Rica’s North Pacific Riviera, it extends over 2,400 lush acres. Each richly decorated suite opens onto its own private terrace. If you fancy pushing the boat out the Royal level suites come with private butler service and VIP attention.

All rooms at the Paradisus Play Conchal are suites and offer a comfortable spacious lounge area and on a raised level is the bedroom with either a king-size or twin double beds. The bathrooms are modern and considerable in size and as you would expect beautifully tiled from top to bottom with marble. Each space offers a balcony or a garden patio. Paradisus Playa Conchal Golf Resort (Sol Meliá Hotels and Resorts). Visit www.solmelia.com. Email: paradisus.playa.conchal@solmelia.com

Grand Hotel et De Milan

In the centre of Milan stands the magnificent Grand Hotel et De Milan, overlooking the Via Montenapoleone, just a short walk from La Scala Theatre and the mesmerizing Cathederal. Visit some of Milan’s most beautiful and important museums or wine and dine alfresco in the bustling Artist’s Quarter, which attracts millions of visitors.

The hotels rooms are individually presented with its own style: Eighteenth Century, Liberty or Deco. Our choice, The Giuseppe Verdi Suite, the furniture, the ambience it creates, its something that can only be experienced in person. The great maestro Verdi chose to be a guest at the hotel from 1872. The hotel has offered residence to some of the greatest people in the world including renowned artists, kings, presidents, emperors and a sultan. A large number of the rooms at the hotel are dedicated to prominent guests. We cannot conclude without mentioning The Grand Hotel et De Milan’s remarkable Chauffeur Cars on hand to collect and return you to the airport or railway station upon request, making your experience with them truly memorable before you even step through the doors. Grand Hotel et De Milan.Visit www.grandhoteletdemilan.it. Email: reservations@grandhoteletdemilan.it

The Oxford Hotel

If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in the historic city of Oxford, we can name the perfect hotel. Once a renowned prison this stunning architectural building has be transformed by the Malmaison Group into a stunning boutique hotel, offering all the luxury we have come to expect. But then… Malmaison always seem to offer that little bit more, whether rooms, comfort or style.

The stylish rooms and suites offer complimentary broadband and toiletries, which they positively encourage you to take home, the toiletries that is, not the broadband! (so for once, you don’t have to feeling guilty as you check out!). The delightful brasserie offers passionately prepared food with local ingredients and a wine list like no other, so wine lovers please beware!

Whether you’re looking for a perfect city break or taking your partner on a business trip, you will have a wonderful time and may not want to leave!

Oh and at Mal hotels they are one of the most pet friendly hotels in the UK – For an extra £10 (per stay) your faithful companion gets his very own dinner bowl and a basket to relax in. This ‘is’ a dog’s life! The Oxford Hotel – Malmaison. Visit www.malmaison.com. Email: oxford@malmaison.com

The Goring

The award-winning, family-owned Goring Hotel is London’s most characteristically Edwardian hotel and it opened its doors back in March 1910. Situated in luxurious Belgravia, adjacent to Buckingham Palace it offers ideal accessibility to all the stylish boutiques of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street. Renowned for its very ‘English’ style The Goring offers luxurious comfort, fantastic food and the most attentive service you could wish for. Each of the stunning bedrooms have been designed so it’s like coming home, everything is where you need it to be and everything is ‘just so’.

The award-winning The Dining Room has a reputation for delivering the very best of traditional dishes, served with technique and elegance. Add to this a ‘just so’ approach a sparkling backdrop by David Linley and you have ‘perfection’. The Goring. Visit www.goringhotel.co.uk. Email: reception@goringhotel.co.uk

10 George Street

If you want a luxury few days away with friends in your own private residence in the heart of York we would suggest 10 George Street. Their pure decadence and attention to detail sets the mood for any special break, impress friends with your find and soak up the atmosphere. Set in one of the most stunning and historical cities this hotel offers the very highest levels of self-catering accommodation. 10 George Street is an intimate town house in the Walmgate area of the city, which accommodates up to six guests and is located just minutes from York Minster, an incredible selection of bars, charming boutiques and the bustling city itself.

From peacock feathers and decorative eggs to engraved brass fittings and big fluffy towels this hotel should definitely be in our Top 10.

Walmgate dates back to medieval times and is one of the few residential areas within the famous city walls. On an intriguing note, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin who was tried and hanged in York in 1739 is buried just around the corner from George Street. 10 George Street. Visit www.10georgestreet.com. Email: info@10georgestreet.co.uk

The Merchant Hotel

“Owner Bill Wolsey spent £10 million transforming this 1860s bank into the jewel of the Belfast hotel scene, and it shows.” Conde Nast ‘07

The majestic Grade 1 building, which was purpose built as the Head Quarters of The Ulster Bank, was completed in 1860. Now, following a £10 million refurbishment it has been transformed into The Merchant Hotel a totally sumptuous, five-star hotel situated in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.

Stunning, classically styled interiors reflect the remarkable heritage of the building. Sculptures around the huge dome inside symbolise Science, Poetry, Sculpture and Music. It is below this dome that diners enjoy the exceptional Great Room Restaurant for daytime and evening á la carte dining, and traditional afternoon teas. Accommodation at the luxury Merchant Hotel Belfast comprises of 26 rooms, including 5 suites. The Merchant Hotel. Visit www.merchanthotel.com. Email: reservations@themerchanthotel.com

The Lodge

Are you looking for something to impress friends? Then your choice has to be The Lodge, a stunning chalet near the fashionable town of Verbier. So what’s so special? Well I guess the fact that this is Sir Richard Branson’s mountain retreat and offers its exclusive guests a 9 meter indoor pool and jacuzzi, outdoor jacuzzi, steam room, spa, party room with a huge plasma screen and games console, and a mini-ice rink in winter.

Open throughout the year The Lodge is just minutes from the town centre of Verbier, home to a grand selection of shops, bars and restaurants. This luxury retreat can be taken over exclusively throughout the winter months and on a per-room basis during summer. Virgin Limited Edition. Visit www.thelodge.virgin.com. Email: enquiries@virginlimitededition.com

Hotel 41

An elegant hideaway not to be missed… Hotel 41 has a distinguished, traditional club feel with a very warm and engaging atmosphere. The chic, classy, however simple black and white boutique theme is used to great effect add to this the rich wood panelling, open fires, the best sumptuous leather chairs, marbles and lavish fabrics. All the rooms and suites are individually designed and offer state-of-the-art facilities and the high quality linens.

The hotel’s philosophy is “no request too large, no detail too small”, and this applies to every aspect of what they do. They want to make every guest’s stay as enjoyable and trouble free as they can. Hotel 41. Visit www.41hotel.com. Email: info41@rchmail.com

Sanctum Soho Hotel

Paying homage to Soho’s history as a centre of artistic activity and bohemia, London’s Sanctum Soho Hotel is a celebration of edgy glamour that fluidly integrates art and individuality into its design. The lobby is decorated with paintings and vintage light fittings; two elegant fireplaces provide a touch of welcoming warmth.

Once the sun sets, the hotel transforms into a local hotspot – the members’ bar bustles and the exclusive in-house cinema hosts screenings for up to 40 people. Those exhausted after a night of partying in the hotel, an evening of exploring Soho’s bars or a day checking out its boutiques will be grateful for the rooftop bar, secret garden and hot tub or the variety of personalised rejuvenation and beauty treatments on offer in the rooms. Individual attention doesn’t stop there: each of the hotel’s 30 rooms was designed based on four mood schemes – Silver Bullet, Espresso Deco, Naked Baroque and Purple Haze. No two rooms look the same, and each is opened by a proper, tasselled key as opposed to the standard electronic card. Whether relaxing in their rooms or clinking glasses in the hotel bar, Sanctum Soho guests can be sure that they’re doing it in style. Sanctum Soho Hotel (Part of DesignHotels.com). Visit www.designhotels.com. Email: res@designhotels.com