Luke Abrahams, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Ein herzliches Willkommen von Event-Designerin Maria Elena Fabbrini

1 week ago | cntraveller.de | Luke Abrahams

Wie kam Ihnen die Idee für Nest Italy – und welche Geschichte steckt hinter der Gründung? Maria Elena Fabbrini: Nest vereint alles, was mir am Herzen liegt: Kunst, gutes Essen und gelebte Gastfreundschaft. Die Idee kam nicht geplant, sondern, wie ich es gern nenne, durch eine Art astrale Fügung. Ich war zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Punkt in meinem Leben, um etwas eigenes zu gründen.
Chateau Voltaire Is a Chic Parisian Stay That's All Style, No ClichÃ©

2 weeks ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

"Ah, bonjour Paris!" You will say this over and over again while staying here simply because it is right in the middle of the first arrondissement. Oui, oui, Emily in Paris feels for sure. Chateau Voltaire is more Sylvie in vibes: smart, sophisticated, and much less stupid. The neighbourhood? Oh, so Parisian. Palais Garnier is yards away, as is Palais Royal, The Louvre, Tuileries, and the hotel monument, The Ritz Paris.
Sky Valley Is the Military-Precision Mountain Retreat You Didn't Know You Needed

2 weeks ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

I am just going to say it: I love China. And for those that have not been, authoritarian rule works, especially if its capitalism masked as communism. The point is, the land of the dragon likes to do things differently, and in the grand scheme of things, they do it far better than us. But then again, as a man who is besotted with the idea of order and organisation, I am a tad biased. This sense of officialdom is very much at the core of Sky Valley Heritage boutique hotel's ethos.
A Luxe Bohemian Hideaway on Turkey's Turquoise Coast

3 weeks ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

Ah, the Turkish Riviera. Turquoise seas, lush sunsets, and white sandy beaches full of lobsters; AKA burnt British tourists in search of cheap package holidays in Dalaman. But thankfully, not at the Yazz Collective. Set in a remote part of this thankfully undeveloped pine-clad peninsula, this lovely little spot is only accessible by speedboat. Yes, it's another private hideaway, but the difference is this is not marketing puff-it is actually private.
This Quirky Cotswolds Escape Blends Tuscan Vibes and British Charm

3 weeks ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

When you first drive down to The Fish via the pretty village of Moreton-in-Marsh, it looks as though you have been dropped into some remote Tuscan village. The light was golden; rolling hills and cutesy villages filled the panorama, and there were even cypress trees swaying in the wind. Van Gogh, who? Reality however, sets in the moment you hit check in, and you are swiftly reminded you are indeed on the 500-acre Farncombe Estate in The Cotswolds.
Thyme-A Family-Run Cotswolds Retreat Where Nature Leads the Way

1 month ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

I must confess I am growing rather tired of country house hotels. They all look the same; smell the same; often preach the same; and at times, have a whiff of my grandmother's overly floral perfume. Though there are some exceptions, and one most recently found at Thyme. It's roughly 7.45 p.m. and I am seated for dinner with Caryn Hibbert, Thyme's founder, and her daughter, Milly, Thyme's general manager.
A French Fancy in the English Countryside? Oui, at Le Manoir

1 month ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

Rewind a few decades back, and the story goes that acclaimed Frenchie Raymond Blanc drove up to the front door of an old 15th-century Manor House in Great Milton (Oxfordshire) and made the then-owner an offer they obviously couldn't refuse. It opened its doors to the buzzing hotel glitterati in 1984 and has retained its two Michelin stars since then. And yes, the French chef and his team are very proud of it.
'This wild stretch of Chilean wasteland gives you what other National Parks cannot - a confounding sense of loneliness': One writer's odyssey to the end of the world | Country Life

1 month ago | countrylife.co.uk | Luke Abrahams

It’s some ungodly early hour on a Monday morning and I am in the foulest mood imaginable. Cooped up at the back of an overcrowded and chaotic Latam flight bound for Balmaceda airport, I am surrounded by screaming children, their twitching parents and hench South American studs who don’t fit in their seats. I have no window to look out, nothing with which to find my bearings and I am — like the screaming children’s parents — ready to check myself into the nearest nuthouse.
Why London's Elite Flock to This Chic Cotswolds Retreat

2 months ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

Another quintessentially fabulous, and very English, country house hotel. The major difference between this boutique bolthole is that she serves style, and effortlessly so. Hidden away off a busy road on a smidge of the vast Farncombe Estate, it is perhaps, one of the most remote inns the Cotswolds conjures up. There are a few chocolate-box villages around, and the closest big town Moreton-in-Marsh is a mere 12-minute drive south, but beyond that you are truly out in the sticks.
The Double Red Duke Is the Cotswolds' Most Dashing Hideaway

2 months ago | hotelsabovepar.com | Luke Abrahams

"Oh look, she's got umbrellas and is ready for her Instagram moment." That was my first thought the moment I laid my eyes on the Double Red Duke's cutesy photogenic facade. Plonked in the hinterland of Cotswolds chic, this handsome 17th-century manor house is all shades flamboyant and more. Aside from its Insta credentials and Gen Z cred, the hotel is well placed on the Cotswold fringes for easy access from Oxford and Lechlade-on-Thames via the dashing chocolate box village of Clanfield.