Hotel Revival, Baltimore
Will Ross, January 27, 2019
Located 40 miles north of Washington, D.C., Baltimore has been undergoing a slow renaissance as one of the legacy cities of the Eastern seaboard. The town’s coal heritage and port … Read more
Will Ross, January 27, 2019
Located 40 miles north of Washington, D.C., Baltimore has been undergoing a slow renaissance as one of the legacy cities of the Eastern seaboard. The town’s coal heritage and port … Read more
Will Ross, December 8, 2018
Despite the turbulence of U.S. politics, a hotel half a mile north of Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill remains defiant, serving up an unrivalled range of businesses at a central venue. … Read more
Will Ross, September 28, 2018
Drifting south from Munich by train is a meditation in itself. As the Deutsche Bahn slides through the suburbs of the Bavarian capital, a verdant carpet opens up. First the … Read more
Will Ross, August 23, 2018
Science nerds and outdoor enthusiasts can both appreciate Geneva, a city that on the one hand embraces the timelessness of its alpine location, while on the other embraces the major … Read more
Will Ross, August 4, 2018
The Mash Inn closed in January 2023. A new venue is planned by owner Nick Mash – due to open Summer 2023. The bucolic setting of The Mash Inn is … Read more
The lure of any retreat into nature is normally one of unhindered recreation, set aside from the fumes and traffic of the city. Yet to escape to the African bush … Read more
Will Ross, July 9, 2018
Venturing inland from coastal Philadelphia to Pittsburgh is its kind of Pennsylvanian pilgrimage, a routing through which the passages of the industrialisation of the United States became fully realised. At … Read more
Will Ross, June 19, 2018
Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz is hardly a place for the self-conscious, so wrapped in glass that you’ll need to be looking your best when walking its streets. In recent decades, the … Read more
Will Ross, May 22, 2018
The location of Windhoek’s international airport sets itself well away from the city, especially considering the stretch of undeveloped land between the Namibian capital and the runway. This forces most … Read more
Will Ross, May 14, 2018
For all its credentials as a trendy European city, Berlin can be an exhausting place to spend time. Keeping up with the locals requires an unrelenting appetite for late nights … Read more
Will Ross, April 3, 2018
In the world of design hotels, Ace Hotel are revered, known for spending nearly 20 years bringing new ideas to legacy properties, reviving them in quirky yet functional ways. Few … Read more
Will Ross, March 28, 2018
Over the past 20 years, the arid Damaraland landscape in the north of Namibia has proved fertile ground for an innovative approach to land management, with the implementation of policies … Read more
Will Ross, March 20, 2018
The countryside hadn’t quite emerged from East Anglia’s winter by the time I arrived at Five Acre Barn in mid-March. Yet set against the bleak winter landscape, and a couple … Read more
Will Ross, March 16, 2018
Despite the gradual slimming of the New Forest, a small patch on its perimeter is being restored without compromise. As the first property in a now renowned portfolio, The Pig … Read more
Will Ross, March 11, 2018
The accelerating pace of South Africa’s largest city is easily noticed within a few minutes of ambling around Melrose and Rosebank, two neighbourhoods that form a peanut-shaped enclave south of … Read more
Will Ross, March 10, 2018
Arriving in the Namibian desert in the midday summer heat is enough to force any hardened tourist into a desperate afternoon slumber. With temperatures regularly drifting north of 40°C during … Read more
Will Ross, March 5, 2018
The heart of South Africa’s wine country has no shortage of delightful Cape Dutch architecture, with restoration and tasteful conversions making for a quintessential wine and gastronomic break. Yet no … Read more
Will Ross, February 19, 2018
Anyone visiting Stellenbosch can’t help but notice the staggering Oak-lined roads, Cape Dutch architecture and modern touches to this capital of South African wine industry. Even if you find yourself … Read more
Will Ross, February 8, 2018
Arriving at Studland’s Manor House has none of the giveaways of a hotel, with a narrow pebble stone driveway leading to the front of a small gothic-style building, more dwelling … Read more
Will Ross, January 25, 2018
Exchanges between the English capital and the port to of Amsterdam have gone back for centuries, a pair of sea-faring people that built nations around the same shipping lanes. In … Read more