Summer travel tips: a summer filled with surprises and style
UK: British summer, elegance in details
The garden terrace of the Dorchester Hotel in London has opened grandly this season. Cake & Flowers presents an exquisite dessert menu - such as the iconic "Dorchester Rose" mousse, vegan chocolate cake, strawberry mille-feuille and other masterpieces, which are mouth-watering.
In addition, the exclusive handmade ice cream truck also debuted at the same time, featuring peanut butter and jam, cookies and cream and other flavors of sandwiches, bringing children's summer coolness to guests. Cocktail lovers can also taste The Garden Frozé made with rose wine, or the summer special Summer Spritz made with Wild Idol non-alcoholic sparkling drinks. The exquisite "Summer Taste" afternoon tea set is priced at £58, including a selection of desserts, a glass of champagne and hot drinks.
The Promenade in the hotel also presents three themed afternoon teas to celebrate the cultural events of the summer: the Royal Ascot (June 16-22) will feature a Battenberg cake cart, the Wimbledon tennis tournament (June 30-July 13) will feature strawberry cream desserts, and the "English Midsummer" afternoon tea will feature freshly made Eton Mess desserts, adding a delicious touch to the British event.
The Vesper Bar will return to the "Vesper Invites" series on June 29, presenting an Italian cocktail culture feast. Four hall-level bars from the "World's 50 Best Bars" - Drink Kong (Rome), Locale Firenze, Moebius Milano and 1930 (Milan) will perform on stage in two sessions. Guests can immerse themselves in the passionate night with live Italian swing music and specially crafted fine wines.
CUT restaurant at 45 Perth Hotel in London will open its summer terrace "CUT Out" from now until August 31. Executive Chef Elliott Grover has selected summer seafood delicacies, including King Caviar Winter Shake, Dover Sole Fillet and Black Cod Mexican Corn Crispie, paired with specially blended Spritz cocktails and selected summer drinks, creating a rich taste feast.
BAR 45 Bar is inspired by "Simplicity" and launches six styles of cocktails - refreshing, mellow, delicious, classic, rare and non-alcoholic series, each of which uses innovative techniques such as Greek cheese purification and "pressure freezing" technology.
Signature dishes include sesame coconut Negroni and "Bacchus Kiss" mixed with Mount Gay XO rum and banana flavor. Each glass is priced at £24 and can be enjoyed with BAR 45's upgraded comfort food menu.
Located in the beautiful countryside of Berkshire, England, the newly upgraded spa of Astor Coward Manor Hotel in the UK has now opened.
The renovated spa space has introduced a number of new facilities, including a landscape sauna with a view of wildflowers in full bloom; a steam room with lemon crystals embedded in it; and a vibrant snow mist spray.
The fitness center has also been expanded and upgraded, and is the first in the UK to introduce Technogym's Artis luxury series equipment. At the same time, the newly introduced Natura Bissé cooperation project will launch the "Oxygen Bubble" for a limited time in the summer, where guests can enjoy a breathing environment surrounded by up to 99.99% pure oxygen, refreshing their body and mind.
In addition, the menu of the renovated spa restaurant is carefully designed by executive chef Adam Smith, taking into account both nutrition and taste, from fresh juices and healthy salads to comfortable and pleasant light meals, creating an ideal choice for healthy and delicious food.
Parisian style: the romance of art and flavor
The summer garden restaurant La Cour Jardin at the Athene Hotel Paris has reopened. The menu is inspired by the delicacies of Brittany, with selections such as artichoke carpaccio, balsamic crayfish and charcoal-grilled lobster; desserts continue the regional characteristics, with kouign-amann mille-feuille and French crepe cakes. Lunch and dinner are open every day.
From June 29 to July 6, La Cour Jardin will also be transformed into an open-air theater to welcome the Plaza Cinema Club Open-Air Film Festival. It will continue to cooperate with MK2 producers to customize menus for each screening, so that you can enjoy a feast between light and shadow.
The hotel's street-view terrace La Terrasse Montaigne also returns at the same time, facing the Eiffel Tower, offering guests fresh seafood flavors such as tuna tartare, lobster pasta and spice-flavored trout salad. Extended business hours from Thursday to Saturday, enjoy the romantic summer nights in Paris.
On the occasion of the 185th anniversary of the birth of the sculptor Auguste Rodin, the Hôtel Le Meurice Paris launches the "Rodin: Love and Suffering" themed exploration tour, leading guests through time and space to get close to the ups and downs of the life and immortal artistic legend of the "Father of Modern Sculpture".
The tour begins at the Tuileries Garden in front of the hotel, where guests will admire the life-size cast of Rodin's famous sculpture "The Kiss", and then stroll to the Rodin Museum and its quiet garden to learn more about the inspirational story of the artist who was rejected three times by the art academy but eventually became a master, and how his secret and tragic love affair with his female student Camille affected his creative career.
In addition to cultural experiences, the Valmont Spa at the Hôtel Le Meurice Paris also offers its signature seasonal treatment this summer - the California Relaxing Massage.
Italian Inspiration: Resonance of Art, Nature and Life
This summer, the Eden Hotel in Rome, located in the heart of the Eternal City, grandly launches the new art tableware series "Eden Home". This joint collaboration is specially in collaboration with the internationally renowned artist Coralla Maiuri, who is good at colorful colors, unique textures and free forms, to tailor a set of functional and artistic porcelain series for the Eden Hotel in Rome.
In terms of cultural exploration, following the well-received "Collector's Home" project last fall, hotel curator Corinna Turati and Eden Hotel in Rome have once again launched four new private cultural journeys, which are only open to hotel guests.
This series of experiences will lead guests to explore Rome's little-known historical treasures and contemporary art secrets - including entering a private chapel in the style of a pocket Sistine Chapel, exploring the underground ruins of the Roman Senate, strolling on Janiculum Hill, and enjoying the beauty of Villa Farnesina in candlelight at dusk. Each journey is accompanied by a dedicated art historian to explain the whole journey, and special car pick-up and tea breaks are arranged attentively, allowing guests to immerse themselves in the cultural context and artistic soul of the thousand-year-old capital in a quiet time.
In terms of dining, Executive Chef Salvatore Bianco carefully presents a new summer menu throughout the hotel's major restaurants, based on local selected ingredients and traditional techniques, combined with modern techniques. From La Terrazza, which focuses on exquisite and creative cuisine, to the more relaxed and pleasant Il Giardino Ristorante, each dish contains the rich gifts of the Italian land and the ingenuity of the chef, and advocates sustainable concepts and shows respect for nature.
Rhythm of the American West: Hollywood Midsummer under the Starlight Palm
The Beverly Hills Hotel will once again present the English afternoon tea courtesy until June 28, co-created with the Dorchester Hotel in London. A selection of English sandwiches, warm scones, jam cream and seasonal desserts, served with British bone china, interpreting British traditions with California flavors, available from 14:30 to 15:30 every Thursday to Saturday. Seats are limited and reservations are required in advance.
During the summer, the hotel will also host an open-air movie series, showing classic movies under the palm trees with a themed snack menu; Cabana Café will also extend its weekend business hours to present sunset cocktails and light dinners by the pool, and live music performances on some nights.
Summer highlights of Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles include a specially blended garden Spritz cocktail cart, a mobile dessert cart and a Sunday family dinner. In addition, the hotel will hold open-air movie nights in July and August, with classic movies, special snacks and specially blended drinks, creating an unforgettable star-studded movie-watching experience.
Dubai Style: A Cool Gathering in a Desert Oasis
From May 2 to August 31, 2025, the Rana Hotel Dubai invites guests to The Gallery for a limited-edition afternoon tea experience. This afternoon tea is crafted by world-renowned pastry chef Angelo Musa. The menu features savory finger sandwiches, warm scones with traditional ingredients, and elegant and rich desserts, showing ingenuity. There is also an ice tea station on site, which rotates to present a variety of refreshing teas to inject a touch of coolness into the hot summer.
From 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm every day, guests can immerse themselves in the elegant and quiet atmosphere with melodious live piano music. The afternoon tea experience starts at AED 400 per person, and can be upgraded to a glass of exquisite pink sparkling wine or champagne to make the good time more perfect.