Category: Reviews
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Review: Hôtel Belles Rives | F. Scott Fitzgerald’s French Riviera Hotel (2025)
An independent review of Hôtel Belles Rives, Juan-les-Pins by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. The former villa where Fitzgerald wrote Tender is the Night — Michelin Key, La Passagère restaurant, and Virtuoso perks including breakfast and private beach sun beds.
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Hotel Royal Hoi An Review: The Best Luxury Hotel Near the Old Town (2024)
An independent review of Hotel Royal Hoi An by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. Two buildings, two pools, the highest rooftop bar in Hội An, and an honest guide to booking a hotel that has since left the MGallery collection.
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Review: The Standard Ibiza | Castle Views, Castle Suite and Ibiza Town (2025)
An independent review of The Standard Ibiza by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. The Castle Suite with five balconies and direct castle views, Jara restaurant, rooftop pool, and how to book with Hyatt Privé perks including $100 credit and breakfast.
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Review: La Fantaisie Paris | Martin Brudnizki’s Most Enchanting Hotel (2025)
An independent review of La Fantaisie Paris by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. A Michelin Key boutique hotel in the 9th arrondissement — Martin Brudnizki design, extraordinary spa, rooftop garden, and how to book with champagne, €100 credit and a room upgrade.
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Review: Andaz Prague Hotel | The Sugar Palace Hotel in the Heart of the City (2024)
An independent review of Andaz Prague by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. Housed in the historic Sugar Palace, with Czech mythology design details, complimentary minibar, Andaz Hour cocktails, and Hyatt Privé perks including $100 credit, breakfast and a room upgrade.
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Review: The Ritz-Carlton, Santiago | The Finest Luxury Hotel in Chile (2025)
An independent review of The Ritz-Carlton Santiago by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis — birthday trip to Chile, Atacama to El Golf. Marriott STARS and Virtuoso perks including $100 F&B credit, breakfast and a room upgrade included.
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Review: The Met Hotel, Thessaloniki | The City’s Finest Luxury Hotel? (2025)
An independent review of The Met Hotel Thessaloniki by Greek-heritage luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. The city’s only luxury hotel with a 22-metre rooftop pool, Apivita spa, Chandris art collection, and Design Hotels perks including breakfast, wine and a room upgrade.
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Resonance Taipei Review: The Most Stylish Hotel in the City (2023)
An independent review of Hotel Resonance Taipei, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, by luxury travel advisor Steve Michailidis. Art deco cinematic design, Japanese toilet, Starbucks breakfast credit, and why this was the standout hotel of a Hong Kong and Taiwan trip.
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