Latest articles by Sofia de la Cruz
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Merit Beauty checks into The Ritz-Carlton for its first hospitality collaborationMerit’s beauty essentials arrive at The Ritz-Carlton through Club Lounge carts, in-room kits and turndown amenities
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Enter Saikindō, a Japanese hi-fi bar in Abu Dhabi, disguised as a fashion atelierJapanese whisky, vinyl records and robata cooking star at this new speaker-lined watering hole inside Four Seasons Abu Dhabi
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Vestige Binidufà gives Menorca’s bucolic side its momentVestige Binidufà brings a slower register to Menorca, with 11 rooms, wild calas, local craft and a sister hotel just up the hill
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Sail away on Four Seasons I, the new 207m luxury yacht where every suite faces the seaA one-to-one staff ratio, 95 suites and 11 dining venues define Four Seasons’ ambitious entry into luxury yachting
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Soho’s most theatrical hotel is getting a Beefbar restaurantMonte Carlo-born Beefbar will take over Dear Jackie at Broadwick Soho this September, giving the London hotel a carnivorous new chapter of rare cuts, velvet and late nights
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Chef Medeu serves dishes from 1881 beneath Almaty’s mountainsNear the city’s high-altitude ice rink, a new restaurant designed by Tsipkun Interiors is an ode to the local landscape and motifs
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Behind the design of The Weeknd’s stadium world tour with scenographer Alexander WesselyWallpaper* dives deep into The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ world, where ash, chrome and collapse shape the spectacle
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Hotel Riviera gives Menorca a fresh squeeze of colourIlmiodesign brings 1970s Italian Riviera spirit to Ciutadella with a 14-room hotel of curves, colour, and poolside fun
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Unplugged’s first coastal cabins make going offline even more desirableThe UK’s original digital detox cabin brand heads to the coast, with two Somerset stays designed around phones away and eyes up
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Discover New York through its movie locations with A24’s new bookRelive movie moments with ‘On Location in New York City’, which maps 179 restaurants, shops, parks, bars and landmarks across the five boroughs that have conquered the silver screen
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A local’s guide to Tallinn by artist Merike Estna and curator Natalia SielewiczThe artful duo, representing Estonia at the Venice Biennale 2026, share their picks for the perfect Tallinn city break
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The best new hotels to book nowExplore the best new openings in the world, from the restoration and rebrand of the legendary Hotel Danieli to a tranquil Aman resort on Baja California Sur’s East Cape
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From Venice to Sicily, these are Italy’s most exciting new hotelsItaly’s best new hotels for 2026 include revived palazzi, mountain hideaways, beachside takeovers and grand names entering a new chapter
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10 Greek escapes to check into for a sea changeFrom Folegandros to Mykonos, Santorini to Crete and more, explore the top Greek hotels and resorts, including cliff-side lodgings, and beach retreats
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Could Emirates’ new headrest finally make economy sleep bearable?A multi-way adjustable leather headrest is coming to Emirates Economy, designed to stop the mid-flight slump before it starts
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The best Mallorca hotels for watching the 2026 total solar eclipseMallorca is in the path of totality for the 2026 solar eclipse – and its hotels are ready with boats, rooftops and clifftop dinners
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Latine gives Mayfair a Franco-Latin restaurant with a versatile atmosphereLatine Mayfair opens in Lancashire Court with a Franco-Latin menu, interiors by Victoria Vogel and a four-floor journey from crudo bar to late-night lounge
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Snøhetta brings Arctic contrast to Huset, the world’s northernmost fine dining restaurantSnøhetta reimagines Huset in Svalbard with red linoleum, stained oak and textile screens designed for polar night and midnight sun
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Heads up, at Scorpios Mykonos, milliner Ruslan Baginskiy gives souvenirs a twistThe Ukrainian headwear designer opens a crafted summer pop-up at beach club Scorpios Mykonos, with wicker furniture and personalised hats in a workshop-style space
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Tour the Paris grande dame still writing its own mythologyMandarin Oriental Lutetia features literary history in its walls, Art Deco in its bones and Saint-Germain on its doorstep
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Felice Flatiron brings Tuscan warmth to a neo-Gothic corner of Fifth AvenueThe family-run Italian restaurant series arrives in Flatiron with a Bonetti/Kozerski-designed dining room, ambitious wine programme and tableside tiramisu cart
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These are the world’s best hotel pools worth planning a trip aroundFrom cliff-edge infinity pools to volcanic lagoons and desert swims, these design-led hotels make the outdoor pool the main event
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Marta de la Rica brings a 1970s nautical spirit to Club de Mar MallorcaAfter a five-and-a-half-year redevelopment, Palma’s historic marina reopens with whimsical interiors inspired by Riva runabouts and nautical flags
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At Miko Mei Fair, a Georgian townhouse gets a Thai alter egoThe new Thai restaurant from restaurateur Samyukta Nair pairs Koyn Thai’s robata grill with MiMi Mei Fair’s maximalist Mayfair mood
