Mandarin Oriental Lucerne Review
Third up in our hotel review series: Mandarin Oriental Lucerne Switzerland Is Lucerne one of the most underrated towns in Europe? A gem of an ancient town, small enough to feel like a big village and with barely any evidence of industry, spread along the edge of a...
Grace Hotel St. Moritz review
In the second of our winter season series on luxury hotels in Switzerland, LUX visits luxury gems in Geneva, Zurich and Lucerne, and destinations new and old high in the Alps. Next up: The Grace, St Moritz reviewed No mountain resort in the world has the same...
Four Seasons Geneva Review
In the first of our winter season series on luxury hotels in Switzerland, LUX visits luxury gems in Geneva, Zurich and Lucerne, and destinations new and old high in the Alps. First up: the Four Seasons Geneva reviewed In the world’s great cities there is a...
La Réserve Eden au Lac, Zürich review
The venerable Eden au Lac, one of the landmark lakeside hotels in Zürich, was recently taken over by the flamboyant La Reserve group, and transformed into a luxe-chic destination for every destination. LUX checks in and samples the champagne on the rooftop The Wow...
The Green Season in the Alps
The Alps are at their most sublime when the sun is warm, the snow has given way to meadows, and the crowds are far away, says Darius Sanai. Here we focus on two legendary resorts which really come alive in the summer Zermatt: The high peak paradise Mention a luxury...
Look, no hands: the Mercedes F 015 driverless car
Driverless cars – this year’s big thing in automobiles – trade emotion for efficiency. Can the company that invented the motor car combine both? Caroline Davies speaks to Mercedes- Benz’s Dr Thomas Weber to find out The world of autonomous – or, in lay parlance,...
Trident power: sailing with Maserati
Monaco is the place where yachtsmanship and money combine in an intoxicating and irresistible blend. Millie Walton is charmed by the sailors and owner of Maserati’s record-breaking yacht The crew of the 70ft Maserati Yacht VOR70 are sitting around a table at...
Shoot to thrill: photography is booming
Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it – the market in photography is booming like never before, and even major museums, art institutions and auction houses want to get in on the action. Collectors take heed, says our columnist Jean-David Malat The art...
Wolfgang Puck on food, family and fashion
Presiding over a global restaurant empire, spanning Bahrain to Boston, Wolfgang Puck is one of the world’s most celebrated chefs. He speaks to Alice Clarke about food, family, canned pineapple and Coco Chanel Alice Clarke: Did you love cooking as a child?...