Aug 6, 2019
Formerly the manor of a French governor during colonial times, La Residence retains a stately grandeur befitting its 1930 build. Its original Art Deco design and furnishings include a stunning crimson bar, there’s a serene saltwater pool on the banks of the Perfume River, and all the staff are simply lovely. They can arrange a tasting menu of imperial cuisine at their in-house restaurant, Le Parfum.
The clean, modern design of Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul, pays homage to Korea’s close relationship with nature: think leaf-shaped loungers, rugged granite pillars, marble-and-pebble interiors and a profusion of fountains and streams.
Take a tip from the pros with family-travel advice from the field.
With a mini amphitheater in the middle of the city, the team behind award-winning Rabbit Hole has turned the speakeasy trend on its head— or just taken it back a century, to the Jazz Age.
With bespoke artisan décor, new luxury room categories and a vintage author’s theme, the refurbished FCC Angkor enters a new era of style. Ron Gluckman gets nostalgic.
