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Upon arriving at the Aparthotel, You and the Sea, the allure is evident. Located near Praia del Sul in the beach town Ericeira, roughly 40-minute drive from Lisbon, the environment feels alive with the rhythmic sound of waves and the cool embrace of the sea breeze. Read more…
We have the pleasure of visiting Hamburg, Germany, for a two-day vacation. As we planned our trip, we decided to stay at the heart: the Sir Nikolai Hotel. Read more…
As the autumn breeze whispers through the charming boulevards of Paris, our family's stay at the Sofitel Arc de Triomphe encapsulates the essence of French sophistication and familial warmth. This exquisite journey, with our teenage daughters in tow, transforms into an enchanting tale of cultural exploration, culinary delights, and beautiful memories. Read more…
Are you searching for the outstanding and affordable family vacation destination? Look no further than El Pueblo Lodge in Taos, New Mexico. Read more…
Miles before entering the picturesque Swiss town of Gstaad, we already spot our place of destination rising high above the rest. We earlier informed our daughters that our next stop would be a ‘princess castle’. Read more...
We toast with rosé Champagne for us and a Shirly Temple mocktail for our daughters. It is not often that we start a report of a visit to a top hotel with a culinary experience, but our visit to restaurant Izumi at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, Switzerland deserves to be mentioned first. Read more…
From afar we can see the A'dam Tower on the skyline. Look through your eyelashes and it looks more like Manhattan than Amsterdam. However, as soon as we focus our eyes again, we see that we are really in the second largest city in the Netherlands. This weekend our oldest daughter took her friend for a real teenage outing. We arrive by car at the SIR Adam hotel, one of the residents of the building. Read more…
Amsterdam is the perfect city for an active city trip with the family. Especially older children will enjoy this vibrant metropolis with its unique, largely seventeenth-century city centre. And the hotel Andaz Amsterdam where we stay, is ideally located to serve as a base. Read more…
“If we had paddled upstream long enough, we would have come here." Our daughters look amazed as they gaze from us at the fast-flowing river Rhine and back again. However, we certainly do not want to leave as we planned for two nights in one of the best hotels in Switzerland and one of the oldest city hotels in Europe. Founded in 1681 as a gentlemen's inn and rebuilt in 1844, The Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois covers half a block and majestically overlooks the Rhine. Read more…
Wow, this is a cool room! That is how it sounds from the room next to us. We have the pleasure to be guests at the breathtaking Grand Resort Bad Ragaz for a second time, now in winter. Although it more looks like spring on the day of arrival with 14 degrees Celsius. However, as often in the Alps, the weather changes in a heartbeat and the snowflakes drift down within hours of our arrival. Read more…
Staying with small children in a big city can be quite a challenge. It is often much nicer to seek refuge near the beach or forest. However, with teenagers it becomes a different story. It opens the door to new possibilities. To discover these, we will stay at the W Amsterdam Hotel in the Netherlands. Read more…
The beach is an explosion of brightly colored sun umbrellas against the fine sand. We just arrived in the pretty town of Deauville in the province of Normandy in the most Northwestern corner of France where we stay at the Hotel Barrière Le Normandy in France. Read more…
In the height of summer, we travel from a scorching hot France to the sixth-smallest nation in Europe. Indeed it is small, but it easily wins the prize for the grandest name ever bestowed on a country. Our travel destination for the coming four days is known as the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra. We are guests at its one and only five star Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa. Read more…
In the heart of the vibrant city of Brussels, we find a new friend In the beautifully styled and intimate 5-star hotel called, the Amigo Hotel. Read more…
The Hotel Schweizerhof with its great history fits its location perfectly since there is hardly any other city that has preserved its historical traits as Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Read more…
It is really quite easy to understand why anyone would pick the Cordis Hotel in Auckland for their wedding. This reinvented luxury hotel offers premium services and is very well known for this. Read more…
If you are not a Harry Potter fan, there is still plenty to do in Edinburgh for a family holiday. Because we do not necessarily want to go eat out every time, we opt for a fully furnished apartment. The Chester Residence offers several different options, all set behind beautiful façades or our gracious, listed Georgian townhouses in Edinburgh's New Town. Read more…
Classic and elegant. This best describes the beautiful hotel Fuerstenhof in Leipzig where we are staying for three nights. Read more…
We love Berlin! It's a great, hip city with a fascinating history. Although we have been here a few times, it’s the first time that we are accompanied by our children. And while we love city trips, you do want to offer the kids a marvelous time as well. So, we found Louisa's Place and we can’t be more pleased. Read more…
A true highlight of our trip to Switzerland and especially for our youngest girl is a revisit to what they call ‘the fairy-tale castle on the mountain’. Well even better than a castle, it is a palace: the Gstaad Palace to be precise. Read more…
