Reviews

Our latest hotel, flight and lounge reviews, gathered from our travels and filled with useful information and photos. Find out what it’s like to fly in some of the best suites, stay in fascinating hotels and visit some jaw-dropping lounges.

Reviews
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Latest Reviews

Review: Royal Air Maroc, Business Class London to Casablanca

Review: Royal Air Maroc, Business Class London to Casablanca

Reviewing business class with Royal Air Maroc, from London Heathrow to Casablanca, and utilising the Qatar Airways lounge in T4.

Dear Diary: 18 hours in Emirates First Class

A thirty-six hour journey, with eighteen hours across two Emirates First flights. Is this experience going to be travel heaven, or travel hell?
Review: Korean Air Business Class (787-10)

Review: Korean Air Business Class (787-10)

A giant widebody and Korean Air's latest business class suite, all on a flight of less than two hours. Here's how Korean Air stacked up.
Review: Qatar Business Class, Manchester to Doha (787-9)

Review: Qatar Business Class, Manchester to Doha (787-9)

What's it like to fly in Qatar business class from Manchester airport in a non-Q-suite seat? Mostly highs, with some Manchester-related lows.
Review: Finnair Business Lounge in Helsinki (Non-Schengen)

Review: Finnair Business Lounge in Helsinki (Non-Schengen)

It's the primary non-Schengen lounge for long-haul business class passengers at Helsinki, but does it deliver and is it really worth a visit?
Review: Marriott Al Messila Resort & Spa, Doha

Review: Marriott Al Messila Resort & Spa, Doha

A peaceful luxury resort in Doha that delivers almost everything well. If it's good enough for the French football team, is it good enough for us?
Review: Qatar Airways Garden Lounge (Al Mourjan) at Doha

Review: Qatar Airways Garden Lounge (Al Mourjan) at Doha

What's it like spending three hours in an adult playground eating Sushi and relaxing in the Dior spa? As it turns out, it's not so bad.
Review: Radisson hotel at Manchester Airport

Review: Radisson hotel at Manchester Airport

The best located hotel at Manchester Airport, but is it the best experience? There are some highs, and some annoying lows at this Radisson.
Review: Qatar Airways Arrivals Lounges in Doha

Review: Qatar Airways Arrivals Lounges in Doha

Qatar has two arrival spaces for premium passengers. One even has it's own passport control. What's it like to visit each of them, and are they worth your time?
Review: Aspire Lounge at Manchester Terminal 2

Review: Aspire Lounge at Manchester Terminal 2

Visiting the "worst lounge at Manchester Airport". Is it really as bad as some reviews suggest? For me, it was even worse.
Review: 1903 Lounge at Manchester Airport (Terminal 2)

Review: 1903 Lounge at Manchester Airport (Terminal 2)

On paper it's the most premium lounge at Terminal 2, but what's it actually like to visit? Here's what we found when we visited for breakfast.
Review: Singapore Business Class – the good, bad and ugly

Review: Singapore Business Class – the good, bad and ugly

One of the best airlines in the sky, but not always the best seat. What's it like flying Singapore Airlines from Changi to Manchester in Business Class?
Review: Anantara Desaru Coast – must try harder

Review: Anantara Desaru Coast – must try harder

A stunning location, just a few hours from Singapore and a hotel suite delivered by a reliable mid-lux brand. What could go wrong?
Review: Surprisingly perfect Pan Pacific, Singapore

Review: Surprisingly perfect Pan Pacific, Singapore

Welcome to one of the best executive lounges that we've had the pleasure of grazing in. The Pan Pacific hit all the right notes for us.
The ultimate Emirates First Class A380 review

The ultimate Emirates First Class A380 review

Is it really the best First Class product in the sky? I spent seven hours in a first class suite on an A380 to test out the food, the seat and the service.
Review: Emirates lounge at Manchester T1

Review: Emirates lounge at Manchester T1

Emirates transports more premium passengers from MAN than any other airline, so what's the pre-flight experience like in their lounge?