Bali resort bans smartphones from poolside to enforce relaxation
‘Digital detox ruling’ extends to all devices and is an an attempt to untether people from obsessively checking their phones
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30 of the best spas in the UK
With lovely locations, top-notch treatments and pampering at affordable prices, our selection scrubs up nicely
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Great literary getaways: 10 writers’ retreats for an inspirational break
Follow in the footsteps of George Orwell and nine other celebrated writers to the places that inspired their work
Welsh slate region to be nominated as Unesco world heritage site
Heritage minister says Gwynedd quarries shaped buildings across the world
Qatari firm buys London’s Grosvenor House hotel
Katara Holdings which owns the Savoy and Connaught pays undisclosed sum for hotel on Park Lane
Secular Retreat review – a simply miraculous piece of architecture
The Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has built ‘a gliding swan’ of a house in Devon that strikes a perfect balance between inside and out, whichever way you look