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Nice to meet you, I’m Stéphanie, here at Les Sources de Caudalie in France.

Nice to meet you, I’m Stéphanie, a 🇫🇷 French living in 🇬🇧 London and a big hotels fan!

I spend hours searching, recording and checking out (or checking in when we visit!) the most exquisite boltholes, hotels and villas with pools around Europe 🛫.

Then every week I send you the best 5 to 10 stylish hotels addresses to save you time ⏱️ planning your next holiday.

I often add random reflections about life, being in your fifties, searching for a meaningful career or parenting in the hope that we can bound over not only hotels but life and what is both wonderful and sometimes difficult about it 😉.

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This is my most favourite website ever. I trawl the web for hours trying to find bijou boutique hotels to stay, for the 2 of us. I generally find those properties who market well, but you have taken this to another level and found the most gorgeous places to stay that I never could find. Thank you .. my holidays and weekend getaways have just got better!

Clara - Bristol

Love love love your blog and your ability to find perfect boltholes that are personal and not commercialised. Thank you

Marc - Paris

Went to the KillieHuntly in May thanks to your review. It was one of the best holidays we ever had.

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I love boutique hotels, preferrably with pool. And I love helping others find that unique escape for their holidays. Follow me for honest independent hotel reviews and regular hand-picked hotels recommendations.