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Our selection of small, owner run properties offer the luxuries of 5 star hotels at a lower price, with a more personal service.


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We work directly with all our properties and benefit from rates that are cheaper than going direct or via an agent. Meaning you are getting the best places at the best price possible.
 
 
 

Ocean’s Heaven
Maia, Seychelles

Each of the exclusive villas at the super swish Maia Resort in the Seychelles has an iPod docking station so you can listen to “your song” while sitting at your in-villa bar, lying in your infinity pool or slathering yourself in La Prairie products after a soak in your sunken bath tub.
Cosmopolitan Bride, August / September 2010
 
 

Safari for the self
Shompole Lodge, Kenya

Take a safari to your inner self with the African Body Works package at Kenya’s luxurious Shompole Lodge.
Spirit and Destiny Magazine, August 2010
 
 

The Unlikely Bookish Destination
Pousada do Ouro, Brazil

A sleepy, seaside town on Brazil’s Costa Verde seems an unlikely venue for a literary festival – until you find out that the sun, sand and itsy-bitsy bikinis of Paraty have attracted highbrow talent such as Salman Rushdie and William Boyd.
Sunday Times Travel Magazine, August 2010
 
 

20 Best Safari Camps
Luangwa Bush Camp

Before he retired, Robin Pope was one of the most admired guides in Africa. Deb Tittle is a worthy successor: she quietly but authoritatively brings the bush in the South Luangwa National Park to life.
The Times, July 2010
 
 

Star Break: South Africa
Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge, Kruger

Travelling in the lap of luxury is all in a day’s work for American socialite Paris Hilton. The heiress spent a few days at Earth Lodge on one of Africa’s most luxurious safari retreats, the Sabi Sabi private game reserve near the Kruger National Park, where lions, elephants and buffalo roam.
Sunday Express, July 2010
 
 

The 20 best hotels for art lovers
El Casco, Argentina

This striking hotel contains 475 works created by some of Argentina’s finest artists.
The Times, June 2010