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Hospitality

Out of the past

The Peninsula hospitality group’s new perch on the Bosphoros floats our boat. Monocle takes an early peek at how this vast new hotel is helping to transform Istanbul’s Karaköy neighbourhood.

  • Issue #162
  • 8 min read
Grand hotel lobby with geometric stained-glass ceiling, marble floors, pendant lights, and dining areas
Travel and restaurants

Crimson tide

Ferries have been chugging between Japan and South Korea for decades but a new scarlet vessel, the 'Queen Beetle', is offering passengers a less choppy voyage across the Genkai Sea.

  • Issue #162
  • 4 min read
Interior view of Queen Beetle ferry's standard class passenger seating area with blue and gray chairs
Travel and restaurants

Get your fill

Buenos Aires bakery traditions meet Barcelona's Gràcia neighbourhood, while a British chef brings Tuscan comfort food to Tokyo's financial district.

  • Issue #161
  • 8 min read
Exterior corner view of Coush Armó bakery in Barcelona's Gràcia neighbourhood with pink and white facade
Travel and restaurants

Hidden gems

The small Japanese town of Yame, and its surrounding countryside, is pulling in visitors with its new inn and craft heritage.

  • Issue #161
  • 10 min read
Traditional Japanese room with tatami floors, exposed wooden beams, paper lantern, low table and built-in shelving
Food & Drink

For starters

Paris's iconic Galeries Lafayette has transformed its top floor into an incubator for emerging culinary talent, housing seven promising restaurants under one elegant roof.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
Two smiling staff members in black uniforms posing together behind the counter at Starving Club restaurant
Travel and restaurants

Under cover

Our latest guidebook reveals Spain's finest boutique hotels, from a colonial palace in Lanzarote's former capital to an artist's retreat on Cataluña's dramatic coast.

  • Issue #161
  • 6 min read
Outdoor terrace at Hotel Palacio Ico with wicker furniture, palm trees, and white colonial architecture
Travel and restaurants

Shore thing

To round-off our whistle-stop rundown of our new book, we make for Spain’s sandy outskirts and visit a few of our favourite seaside haunts.

  • Issue #161
  • 5 min read
Multiple colorful kites flying above kitesurfers on Playa de los Lances beach in Tarifa with mountains in background
Hospitality

Southern comfort

For decades, Charleston has been known for its booming food scene and historic, mansion-lined downtown. But it’s only recently that the South Carolina city has received a fresh wave of spruced-up new hotel openings…

  • Issue #160
  • 9 min read
Southern comfort

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