Stay/Antibes
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
A celebrated address at Cap d’Antibes, best approached through room location and the hours you will spend at the hotel.
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STAY / FIELD / POINTS
Hotels, tables and good reasons to go.
Travel notes, hotels and restaurants. Guides to choosing, booking and making good use of points.
STAY
Three Riviera hotels
Stay/Monaco
Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo’s central stage as a starting point, considered through location, atmosphere and room choice.
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Stay/Cannes
Hôtel Martinez, Cannes
An Art Deco address that sets high expectations, considered through our breakfast, room and service experience.
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What will you actually pay?
Three nights, the same room: compare the total, cancellation terms and extras you will use. Work through the numbers, line by line.
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1. Match the room, dates and terms
Open two quotes for the same hotel, three nights, two adults and the same room category.
022. Add up the entire bill
This is an illustrative calculation, not a bookable offer.
033. Break-even is €120 of spending avoided
Suppose the included breakfasts replace €90 you would otherwise spend over three days.
FIELD / TABLE
Inside Santorini
Where to wake up. How to reach your table. When to pause.
Field/Santorini
Where to stay on Santorini: choosing your own setting
Caldera, sea and resort life: the right location begins with the days you want to have.
Field/Santorini
Santorini: the pleasure of a well-planned arrival
Steps, parking and boats can be part of a restaurant evening. Settle the approach before taking your seat.
Table/Santorini
Throubi, Santorini: dinner in the light of the caldera
Amberjack, a terrace above the Aegean and the value of a setting: our dinner at Andronis Concept in Imerovigli.
POINTS
Before you spend your points
Points/Flying Blue · New York
Flying Blue in November: New York Business from 45,000 Miles
The announced New York promotional minimum, travel until 30 April 2027 and Light fare conditions: what to check before moving points.
Points/IHG · Points & Cash
IHG Points & Cash: cancel the night, keep the money in points
Before topping up your IHG balance, check what you are buying: the cash portion purchases points with no cash refund. A worked example and three checks to guide the decision.
Points/SAS · Families
SAS EuroBonus: half the points for children, not half the price
Children aged 2–11 pay 50% of the points on SAS award flights. How to calculate a family-of-four total and separate the discount from taxes, seats and booking rules.
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