Hospitality
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At the club
Mexican hospitality firm Grupo Habita has brought a down-at-heel villa in the seaside town La Paz back to life. Welcome to Baja Club.
Good authority
Nomad’s debut London opening in a former magistrates’ court and jail is a place where many would be happy to find themselves detained.
Beside the seaside
When taking a roadtrip along Portugal’s Atlantic coast, you can be sure of one thing: delicious seafood. We take a tour of the area’s best beach bars.
Peak times
The lives of many in picturesque Abruzzo are tied to the land. We take a tour of the top tables, producers and places to stay.
Eat and greet
A protected Zürich building has a new lease of life as a Japanese restaurant. Ooki Pavilion’s owners are helping to transform a quieter corner of the city with good food and great design.
Premium pit stops: How three service stations turned roadside refuels into roadtrip destinations
Most service stations are a means to an end: a quick stop-off beside a motorway to refuel and stretch your legs. But can they be more? We park at cultured conveniences revving things up.
Full steam ahead
The Scandic Grand Central hotel is breathing new life into one of Finland's most beloved buildings: Helsinki's main railway station. With stunning design and keen sense of history.
Fixed abode
A respectful restoration of a rundown modernist masterwork, the six-room Casa Pani has become a home away from home for creative thinkers.
Inner beauty
In sleepy Maebashi, businessman Hitoshi Tanaka transforms a defunct ryokan into an architectural destination, with Sou Fujimoto leading a six-year renovation of the historic Shiroiya Hotel.
High tides
There’s a swell time to be had in the Swiss Alps. Visitors are ditching crampons and taking to the waves at a pool hundreds of metres above sea level. Surf’s up!
