Hotel Reviews :: Olivia Greenway

Olivia Greenway

Freelance travel writer and journalist

Taj Mahal, Delhi hotel review

Daily Telegraph

August 2016

A review of one of Delhi’s oldest luxury hotels, a flagship of the Taj group.

The Great Luxury Hotel Stink

The unusually hot summer of 1858 gave rise to the Great Stink in London, the unpleasant smell of noxious waste emanating from the River Thames even causing discomfort for MPs,

Capri Palace hotel

Jetsetter

January 2014

Olivia Greenway pops on the Ray Bans to visit this famously stylish hotel off the Italian mainland

What hotel features leave you cold?

I was writing about a new boutique hotel opening this week where the company had decided to do away with doormen and room service but concentrated on features they think

‘How are you today?’ Does this question charm or rankle?

I recently spent five weeks travelling from one hotel to another down the west coast of the USA. This was preceded by a week in Las Vegas. I’ve been to

Luxury hotels offering a little bit more

Reid’s Palace Hotel, Madeira has an interesting selection of free soft drinks in the room fridge, replenished daily and free DVDs and novels to borrow The Dorchester, London places

My top ten luxury hotel gripes

I have visited many luxury hotels over the past few years and in the process have made a little ‘meh’ list. Of course, it is a question of personal preference

Excelsior Palace Hotel – Rapallo

Along the coast from the better-known French Riviera, is the arguably more scenic Italian Riviera, and here, at Rapallo, perched on a cliff, is the Excelsior Palace Hotel, one of

Watergate Bay, Cornwall

Dramatic floor to ceiling windows overlook the unspoilt Watergate Bay with miles and miles of golden sands. A few surfers, a handful of dog walkers and a noisy group of

January - Tenerife
March - Istanbul
April - Italy luxury hotels - mid and southern Italy including Sicily
June - Las Vegas
June - Massive west coast road trip - Vancouver, BC
June - Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Diego
September - Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
September - Carolinas, Georgia, northern Florida (Talahassee area)
September - New Orleans, Orlando, Miami; Vancouver
October - Puglia, Italy and Milan

Taj Mahal, Delhi hotel review

Daily Telegraph

August 2016

The Great Luxury Hotel Stink

Capri Palace hotel

Jetsetter

January 2014

What hotel features leave you cold?

‘How are you today?’ Does this question charm or rankle?

Luxury hotels offering a little bit more

My top ten luxury hotel gripes

Excelsior Palace Hotel – Rapallo

Watergate Bay, Cornwall

Planned Trips 2018

Trips 2017

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List of trips 2012

List of trips 2011

List of trips 2010