The Gallivanter's Guide

The Gallivanter’s Guide offers candid reviews of high-end hotels, cutting the online travel clutter to deliver reliable advice for upscale travellers. #LuxuryTravel #LuxuryHotels #Travel #thegallivantersguide

A reminder of how we work: we stay in the hotels we review, try the restaurants, and test different rooms — not a walkthrough, not a staged visit, but the real experience, as a guest would live it. #gallivantersguide #hotelreviews #LuxuryTravel

Bavaria, in three very different moods, Schloss Elmau with its grand ambitions and cultural leanings, Chiemgauhof, the new design-led arrival, and Rosewood Munich, the polished city newcomer. The Bavaria issue is out now. #thegallivantersguide #luxuryhotels #hotelreview

Glorious mountain setting, a bold cultural programme, spa galore, two distinct wings, G7 credentials, and a member of @LeadingHotels, @SchlossElmau1 is also one of Germany’s most expensive stays, but does it all add up? Full review out now. #gallivantersguide #luxurytravel

Just behind the square, 1, Place Vendôme offers only ten suites and five rooms, decorated by Pierre-Yves Rochon. A discreet Parisian address that many pass without noticing. Review coming in our Paris issue. #Paris #LuxuryHotels #Boutiquehotels #gallivantersguide

@Thesuitesojourn Didn’t want to do drama 😉

@gallivanters @TajHotels Still can't believe you went to South India without me

Gloriously beautiful southern India. #India #Coorg #Taj #LuxuryTravel @TajHotels

Luxury Hospitality 2026. Booked a Club room at a LHW property. Airport meet & greet listed as a benefit. We paid accordingly. Asked about the transfer. Were asked for a screenshot. Sent them their own website. Apologies followed. #gallivantersguide #LuxuryTravel

Ecuador is not just the Galápagos. Yes, I went. No, that was not the most interesting part. Casa Gangotena. Mashpi Lodge, Finch Bay, Hotel del Parque. Hacienda La Danesa. The rest is in the issue. #gallivantersguide #Ecuador #LuxuryTravel

I stayed in the newly created Eiffel Parisian Suite at the newly renovated Four Seasons George V Paris. Full review in an upcoming issue of The Gallivanter’s Guide. #gallivantersguide #fourseasons #Paris #LuxuryTravel

Always interesting when a review circulates within the hospitality industry. Feedback from a hospitality professional on the latest China issue of The Gallivanter’s Guide. #gallivantersguide #LuxuryTravel

@GM_HotelJunkies 😍

My first visit to China was in 1988. I stayed at the presidential suite of The Peace Hotel, now Fairmont Peace Hotel, thanks to the strong YEN those days!

First visit to China was in 2000. Tiananmen Square in winter, nose freezing off, curious looks all round. This issue looks at Peninsula Shanghai, Capella Shanghai, Upper House Chengdu, Amandayan, and Six Senses Qing Cheng. #LuxuryTravel #gallivantersguide

Last week @raffleshotels in #Warsaw. Full review of this #luxuryhotel soon in The Guide. #gallivantersguide #LuxuryTravel

Nothing says ‘welcome’ quite like a pre-arrival email that reads more like a list of penalties than an invitation. #LuxuryTravel #gallivantersguide

More than 50 luxury hotels personally reviewed, 2025. Observation. Context. Time on the ground. The Gallivanter’s Guide, since 1991. 2026 already underway. #gallivantersguide #LuxuryTravel

Hotels open doors. Praise arrives immediately. Proof takes longer. We arrive later. Often once the noise has gone. Notes survive applause. Next year proceeds. Confidence will be abundant. Evidence less so. #gallivantersguide

Three new hotel openings in historic buildings. Corinthia Brussels, Rosewood Amsterdam, Corinthia Bucharest. Judged on performance, not reputation. #gallivantersguide #IndependentEditorial

The most memorable hotel I stayed in this year wasn’t a flagship or an “ultra-luxury” newcomer. It was a small estate in Assam. The Postcard Durrung Estate is our Hotel of the Year 2025. The full shortlist is on our website for subscribers. @PostcardHotel #LuxuryTravel

Every year brings a wave of “Best of” lists. Next week, I’ll share ours. The Gallivanter’s Guide Hotel of the Year 2025 — chosen from ten properties I stayed in this year. No lobbying, no partnerships, just merit. #LuxuryTravel #LuxuryHotels #gallivantersguide

The Cape Town issue is out. I reviewed @CapeGraceCPT , @EllermanHouse , Cellars-Hohenort,@babylonstoren , Leeu Estates & Le Quartier Français. A revealing cross-section of what the region gets wonderfully right — and what it still can’t quite figure out. #LuxuryTravel

Feeling very lucky to be spending a few days on this insanely beautiful beach. #beach #LuxuryTravel #LuxuryHotels