Inspiring Travel Writing from Fiona Duncan
Fiona Duncan is a widely published hotel reviewer, whose famous Hotel Guru column is published each week in the Sunday Telegraph.
Articles by Fiona Duncan
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The Brudenell: Aldeburgh
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Fiona Duncan
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United Kingdom
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East Anglia
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Aldeburgh
I like the quirky houses looking out to the gritty North Sea; the boats drawn up on the shingle; the music of Benjamin Britten, particularly Peter Grimes and Billy Budd, that plays in my head; the patient queues outside the fish and chip shops; even...
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Langar Hall
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Fiona Duncan
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United Kingdom
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Midlands
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Langar
There was a moment of Fawltyesque chaos on my arrival. With the reception desk unmanned and the phone trilling through the house, a suden influx of guests caused a pile-up in the lobby, with French waiters running helter-skelter, juggling suitcases...
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The Crazy Bear
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Fiona Duncan
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United Kingdom
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Cotswolds
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Stadhampton
It isn't often that a hotel room makes my jaw drop in amazement, especially one just off the M40, but this is what happens at the Crazy Bear. It's not just the room (''Jet Black''). It's the incongruity. Stadhampton is a featureless residential...
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Hidden Venice: Five Special Places to Stay
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Fiona Duncan
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Venice
Venice is full of romance and full of secrets. There are plain churches in dusty squares that shelter masterpieces of Venetian art; crumbling palazzi encasing wildly rich interiors; high walls that hide lush private gardens; rooftop terraces with...
Reviews by Fiona Duncan
Vineyard at Stockcross | Fiona DuncanIt's opera night at The Vineyard. Guests have paid £125 each to watch a group of fine singers, including principals from the ENO, perform Rigoletto, and to continue with dinner in the Michelin-starred restaurant. All proceeds go to the Pelican...-
The Howard
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Fiona Duncan
The Howard Hotel is situated in a dignified, sedate townhouse in Edinburgh. This seemingly traditional boutique hotel offers anything but ordinary service. The facilities For the price of a double room at the Howard Hotel you can benefit from an...
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The George at Rye
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Fiona Duncan
It's 30 years since I've been to Rye, but it's lodged in my consciousness, not as a Cinque Port or an 18th-century smuggling town, but as Tilling, the fictional gossip-ridden town of EF Benson's glorious creations, Mapp and Lucia. Arriving on a...
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The Rookery
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Fiona Duncan
Just a glance through the windows of The Rookery's three adjoining, faithfully restored 18th-century townhouses into the warmly lit drawing room beyond and it's clear: this is not to the usual bland box of a business hotel, but a quirky period home-...
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Soho Hotel
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Fiona Duncan
The guest list at the Soho Hotel reads like the line-up at a Hollywood awards ceremony. Every inch of this sleek London boutique hotel has been intricately designed; no inch of it has been overlooked; down to the smallest detail, including the...
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Claridge's
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Fiona Duncan
What's going on? When I recently heard that this dowager duchess of London luxury hotels, Claridge's, had streaked ahead of its rivals with a staggering 95 per cent occupancy at an average room rate of over GBP 500 per night, I was amazed. Okay, it'...