Inspiring Travel Writing from Jamie Dunford Wood: Page 9 of 24
Articles by Jamie Dunford Wood: Page 9 of 24
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Hotel des Grandes Ecoles
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
Just a few paces up from the Paradis Latin cabaret and close to the Sorbonne, staying in the des Grandes Ecoles is rather like staying in a private house. The charm of the hotel rests almost entirely on its pretty courtyard garden, onto which a...
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Melia Colbert
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
Great position on the left bank by the river for this Spanish-run chain ‘boutique’ hotel (their description, not ours), it is nevertheless somewhat overpriced at rack-rates, catering mostly for discounted corporate guests. The theme is the same as...
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Scalatinella
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Italy
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Capri and Ischia
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Capri
This highly exclusive Capri hotel is in the midst of quite a few others, so is not quite so well located as, say, the Luna. They also make a point of not producing a brochure – ‘we’re not that sort of hotel’. The sort of hotel it is then, is one...
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Hotel Mozart
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Italy
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Lazio
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Rome
Pretty three star hotel in a good position just a few steps from the Spanish ones in the heart of Old Rome. Quiet and pedestrianised, the hotel Mozart is cool and prettily furnished, with painted wooden headboards and bare yellow sponged walls. Some...
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Hotel Bleu Marine Victoria
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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France
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Riviera Cote d'Azur
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Nice
The Hotel Bleu Marine Victoria is a simple hotel with character and a lovely garden in a town of variable standards. It’s a lovely old townhouse a couple of blocks from the sea, with rather tasteless but inoffensive furnishings (recently renovated,...
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Hotel Victoria
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Verona
This modern approach to an historic conversion works well in this hotel of 66 well proportioned rooms - the Victoria has a more businesslike, as well as minimalist feel than the nearby Gabbia d’Oro. Public spaces are elegant and airy, with some...
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Hotel Gabbia D’Oro
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Verona
The impression on entry to this former ‘private noble’s house’, the Gabbia D’Oro, is a pleasing one – ancient beams, exposed stone, and an array of well chosen and carefully collected objets and antiques liberally scattered about the public areas; a...
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Agli Alboretti
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Venice
Friendly and inexpensive Venetian pensione hotel opposite its smarter neighbour the Ca’ Pisani, the Agli Alboretti is close to the Accademmia and in an interesting part of Venice. Rooms are bright and prettily done but mostly fairly small, and the...
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Ca’ del Borgo
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Venice
Wonderfully atmospheric Venetian noble residence in an extremely tranquil part of the Lido, the Ca’ del Borgo has large bright rooms of classic proportions and fine period furnishings. The rooms all lead off wide, spacious, furnished landings, and...
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Miranda
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Jamie Dunford Wood
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Greece
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Saronic Gulf
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Hydra
The Miranda is an old sea captain’s mansion set just 200 metres up one of the narrow winding alleys leading up the hill from Hydra’s small horseshoe-shaped port. Like most of Hydra’s hotels, it is small, with just 13 rooms, and has no pool – one of...
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