Nicholas Frost & Damon Reynolds The Shoregate, Crail, Scotland Part-time residents for years of the former fishing village in Scotland’s East Neuk of Fife, Nicholas Frost and...
James Jayasundera & Marc-Ludolf von Schmarsow 7 Koppies, Franschhoek, South Africa That South Africa’s spellbinding Western Cape might inspire budding hoteliers isn’t surprising – but the couple behind 7...
Stephen Lewis & Christian Scali Villa Ardore, Tuscany, Italy Beginning to explore their Italian roots a decade ago, LA couple Stephen Lewis and Christian Scali fell so...
Fleur Huijskens & Nicole Boekhoorn Sterrekopje, Franschhoek, South Africa That its creators call Sterrekopje a ‘healing farm’ might seem disingenuous, given its sumptuous appointment and breath-stealing setting....
Benjamin Schneider & Patrick Krummenacher Hotel Arlberg, Lech, Austria When Benjamin Schneider and his husband Patrick Krummenacher took the helm at Hotel Arlberg, the family hotel, their...
Gary Abela & Andreas Zaremba Hof Flieth, Uckermark, Germany Sometimes it’s the places and situations you least expect that surprise and delight you. In a rural idyll...
Kevin Wendle Hotel Esencia, Xpu-Ha, Mexico Kevin Wendle, the man behind the upmarket Mexican beach resort Hotel Esencia, describes himself as a frustrated designer,...
Paolo Kastelec & Philip Robinson Villa Fontelunga, Arezzo, Italy Far from the tourist-trodden streets of Florence and Siena, Villa Fontelunga is a honeypot for guests from around...
Bruce Badrock & David Woodbine Five Acre Barn, United Kingdom Escaping from the big city to the peace and quiet of a rural setting can come at a...
Julian Cole & Jean Abreu Cable Street Inn, London, United Kingdom Just a mile from the internationally recognised symbol for London that is Tower Bridge, in a quiet corner...
Johan Buskqvist & Marcel van der Eng Ladfabriken, Sweden What does it take to create the perfect guesthouse? That’s the million Krona question, and now, thanks to...