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The ultimate Insider Guides to the coolest destinations. Curated by our team.
Summer In Paris: Where To Stay, Eat And Play In 2023

Summer In Paris: Where To Stay, Eat And Play In 2023

Paris is always a good idea, so they say. And never more so than in summer, in our opinion. From late May, the City of Lights radiates with warmth and energy and bursts with music, art festivals and street markets. Annual events such as Roland Garros make Paris feel like Paris again.

/ Sebastian
Where To Stay, Eat And Play In Capri

Where To Stay, Eat And Play In Capri

It has been a favoured holiday spot since Roman times, Capri is the living embodiment of la dolce vita. Here, we’ve handpicked all the places which will make you feel like you’ve stepped into a Fellini movie…

/ Sebastian
Alpine News From February 16th

Alpine News From February 16th

A weekly new edition to the 84 Rooms newsletter during the winter season. Our top 5 of the week from hotel openings, product collaborations, recipes, pop-ups, snow reports, and more. Everything you need to know in The Alps is all curated in the 84 Rooms lens.

/ Sebastian
Alpine News From February 8th

Alpine News From February 8th

Alpine News is a weekly new edition to the 84 Rooms newsletter during winter season. Our top 6 of the week from hotel openings, product collaborations, recipes, pop-ups, snow reports, and more. Everything you need to know in The Alps, all curated in the 84 Rooms lens.

/ Sebastian
How To Spend A Weekend In The Cotswolds

How To Spend A Weekend In The Cotswolds

With its quintessential villages and idyllic honey stone cottages, the Cotswolds make for the ideal weekend getaway, especially in winter with its long walks and cozy pubs. Kate Lough curates the perfect itinerary, including the loveliest places to eat, drink, sleep — and get a seriously good massage.

/ Kate
Introducing Alpine News

Introducing Alpine News

Alpine News is a weekly new edition to the 84 Rooms newsletter during the winter season. Our top 6 of the week from hotel openings, product collaborations, recipes, pop-ups, snow reports, and more. Everything you need to know in The Alps is all curated in the 84 Rooms lens.

/ Sebastian
An Insider’s Guide To Gstaad

An Insider’s Guide To Gstaad

In the Bernese Mountains lies glitzy Gstaad, beloved of the European jet set and packed with swanky boutiques and grand old hotels. Originally a winter resort, Gstaad attracts about half of its visitors in the summer. At 1,000 meters or 3,280 feet, above sea level, the idyllic mountain town is worth visiting every season. 84 Rooms founder Sebastian Schoellgen has been living in the area for many years. Here he shares his latest discoveries and why you should visit this winter season.

/ Sebastian
Eftihia Stefanidi’s Insider Guide To Athens

Eftihia Stefanidi’s Insider Guide To Athens

The co-creator and creative director of Mona and Shila, Athens’ most exciting hotel openings in recent years, Eftihia is a voice to know in the city’s energetic new creative class. Having lived and travelled all over the world, she has now returned to the city she was born and raised in — and here, she shares her little black book of favourite places to eat, drink, escape and dream.

/ Kate
Where to Eat, Drink and Stay in Milan

Where to Eat, Drink and Stay in Milan

Italy’s fashion capital is perfectly situated between the Alps, the Italian Lakes, and the Ligurian Coast. Worth a trip in every season, here is our edit of the places to bookmark for your trip to Milan.

/ Sebastian
How To Spend 48 Hours In Rome

How To Spend 48 Hours In Rome

A weekend in the Eternal City is always a dream, whether it’s a romantic getaway or a solo city break. Our editor Kate Lough shares her ideal 48 hours in Rome with you, from the best place to stay, to the galleries and palazzos not to miss, via her must-book trattorias.

/ Kate
Why You Should Head To Italy’s Piedmont This Autumn

Why You Should Head To Italy’s Piedmont This Autumn

A new gastro-hotel is opening up Piedmont, the unsung hero of Italy to a new breed of visitors. With rolling countryside that is UNESCO-protected and snow-capped mountains on the horizon, it’s a region strewn with fantastic wineries, dotted with Michelin starred restaurants and rich in truffles. The Piedmontese are a people passionately connected to their land, and this is what makes a visit to the understated area quite so unique — especially in autumn, its landscape transforms into a riot of ambers and reds.

/ Kate
10 Under The Radar Hotels Perfect For A Minimoon

10 Under The Radar Hotels Perfect For A Minimoon

Sebastian Schoellgen, the founder of 84 Rooms, has his ear to the ground when it comes to the world's most unique and exclusive boutique hotels and houses. This is just the kind of intel you need if you're planning your minimoon. Here are his top 10 romantic hideaways for loved-up couples looking for some intimate R&R.

/ Sebastian
An Insider’s Guide To Montmartre

An Insider’s Guide To Montmartre

Traditionally a hangout for artists, writers, and other creatives like Renoir, Picasso, and Dali, “home” for many famous residents including Vincent Van Gogh over the years, but over the past century life in Montmartre has grown increasingly popular. There are now cafés, boutiques, and vintage stores around every corner and it’s the one place in Paris you definitely shouldn’t miss...

/ Yana
An Insider Guide to Cap Ferret

An Insider Guide to Cap Ferret

Not to be confused with Cap Ferrat… Kate Lough sings the praises of Cap Ferret, a low-key chic beach town on the west coast and France’s best-kept secret.

/ Kate
Why Menorca Is The New Star Of The Balearic Islands

Why Menorca Is The New Star Of The Balearic Islands

Ibiza and Mallorca have long drawn a stylish summer crowd, but the smallest of the Balearic Islands, Menorca, is finally having its moment in the sun. An understated Mediterranean gem, there are chic new hotels, a new Hauser & Wirth cultural space and endless, secluded coves. Here’s our insider guide to summer on Menorca.

/ Sebastian
An Insider’s Guide To Zurich

An Insider’s Guide To Zurich

Consistently ranked as the number one city in the world for the best quality of life, the Swiss metropole at Lake Zurich is unsurprisingly one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

/ Sebastian
How To Navigate Sicily Like A Pro

How To Navigate Sicily Like A Pro

Sicily is one of the most sun-drenched islands in the Mediterranean and a wonderful place to visit in the shoulder months. In spring, the crowds have yet to descend but skies are brilliant and blue, creating perfect conditions for a road trip that explores its beautiful Baroque towns, hearty food culture and breathtaking scenery. From Palermo to Pantelleria, Kate Lough and Sebastian Schoellgen take you on an odyssey around this bewitching Mediterranean island.

/ Kate
Our Guide To The Isles of Scilly

Our Guide To The Isles of Scilly

Sparkling turquoise waters & laid-back island vibe. No, this isn't the Caribbean nor the Mediterranean. Introducing the subtropical Isles of Scilly, this summer’s coolest beach destination.

/ Sebastian

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