Bars & Nightlife
When we reviewed the Hotel La Maison, Paris, we were struck by its understated, simple style, so we're not surprised to find the venue's newly-opened bar, The Blind Bar, showing much of the same characteristics – albeit presented in a much...
Hotels
It's not always as romantic in Paris as the rom-com directors of the world would have you believe, especially in the dampness of March. People turning corners don't always bump into the missing piece of their hearts' jigsaw. The last seat on the...
Eating Out
Miss Kō greets you at the entrance of her Paris restaurant with a bright flash of her tattooed tongue, and from that moment you feel everything is going to be different. And you are not wrong. Take the red pill and enter the underground Asian...
Eating Out
It comes to something when a French restaurant enlists a Spaniard to mastermind its interior, but that's the kind of reputation Jaime Hayon enjoys. A long-time doyen of the European arts scene, and more importantly a We Heart favourite, Hayon was...
Hotels
More than a few hotel owners have used a grand name to disguise a crap establishment, but there's no such duplicity in evidence from the Hôtel Paradis in Paris. For the design-conscious modern traveller it lives up to the billing in style, and even...
Hotels
If our hedonistic readership is feeling a trifle guilty after overdoing the merry-making during the festive period (and we certainly hope you did), the Hotel Gabriel, Paris, might be the answer to your prayers. A place where all sins will be...
Eating Out
There's certainly no denying the heritage of Parisian restaurant Kinugawa; the Japanese cuisine has been drawing the great and the good for 30 years and that looks a dead cert to continue with chef Ozuru, formerly of Meiji and Nobu Paris, helming...
Hotels
On the outskirts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés sits the small but perfectly formed, La Belle Juliette. Set in the 6th arrondissement, famed for its compulsive people watching - afternoons spent in boutiques and cafes - this petit trésor is every bit...
Lifestyle
It's difficult to say exactly what will greet guests when they arrive at La Monnaie Art and Spa Hotel in La Rochelle, France, as the art part changes regularly thanks to a collaboration with a local gallery. What we can say for certain is that the...
Lifestyle
What catches your attention as soon as you step inside this hotel is the fragrance from the fresh flowers, and scented candles, adorning the large reception area. There's a warmth - like a home from home - and immediately you feel relaxed. The...
Hotels
This isn't a hotel in a trenchcoat that leans nonchalantly against a lamppost smoking a Gauloises, indifferently attractive through understated magnetism, but rather one that kicks its legs up in the air to bawdy music, brazenly baring its frilly...
Hotels
There's no escaping art in Paris, it's all around you, and nowhere more so than Jules & Jim Hotel, where guests walk through a 15-metre photo gallery before they've even got to reception. Works are selected from Parisian galleries, some offbeat,...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
With every step, stretch, and movement we make, our bodies are performing an act of self-care. While physical activity has long been touted as essential for maintaining fitness, a new wellness paradigm is emerging that emphasizes movement as an...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Two: Hormone Balancing. In today’s wellness landscape, hormone health is increasingly coming to the forefront...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number One: Sleep Tourism. In a world that’s never quite switched off, sleep has become both a luxury and a necessity...
Dispatches
Founded in 2008 by Brazilian native Fabio Giolito, We Heart It was a social media platform that became a global hub for image-based inspiration. It also ‘almost’ shared a name with another website closer to home. Frustrated by the exclusivity...