Travel and restaurants
Page 71
Hallowed ground
Designed by Vincent Van Duysen, the August hotel is a sanctuary worth seeking out.
Happy landings
All the latest news, hotel openings and hospitality happenings you need to hear about from around the world.
Right track
Train station fare is often rushed and unreliable. Not so at this golden-age stop-off at Gare de Lyon.
Eero Aarnio
Over a beer and steak in an 18th-century coffee house, the celebrated Finnish chairdesigner takes a seat to talk sunsets, saunas and smoking his own salmon.
Food & drink
New openings from Lima to London, plus a few saucy table-toppers and something for your bookshelf.
Get in gear
Once viewed with disdain in Tokyo, food trucks are now transforming disused parts of the city thanks to a canny new firm.
Perfect pick me up
You stumble off a long-haul flight and there in the arrivals hall is a suited driver waiting for you. It’s a sign that all will be well today.
Slice of the action
Great atmosphere, enchanting environment and – most importantly – delightful dishes. These openings from around the world have all three.
Be our guest
We unpack the secrets of the perfect stay, including a Cape Town gem, a surf-tossed Portuguese retreat and a hotel from a famous Japanese brand. First we get a warm welcome in LA.
Athens Greece
Vouliagmeni is Athen’s wealthiest neighbourhood, where old-school rules. And now it has a revived hotel that’s set to pull in a jet-ski set.
