Author: Luiz Faye
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Access Manchester: A Rooftop Lunch, a City-Centre Stay and the Luxury of Things Working
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Two Girls, One Manchester Plan Two girls from different cities, meeting in Manchester for a leisurely lunch with a hint of luxe and an overnight stay for one. On paper, it sounds simple enough. A good table. A rooftop if possible. Somewhere beautiful to stay. Enough time to eat, talk,…
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The Lowry Hotel | Manchester The Kind of Place You Return To
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There are hotels you enjoy. And then there are hotels you return to. Not because they are the most extravagant.Not because they are the newest. Because something about how they feel stays with you. I first stayed at The Lowry Hotel a couple of years ago. A last-minute decision. One…
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Spa Garden at Iveridge Hall Review | A Slower Kind of Wellness Experience
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What began as a grey, rainy Friday became something quieter. Something steadier. Steam lifting into cold air. Warm water settling into skin. That shift you feel when a space allows you to exhale before you even realise you were holding anything in the first place. Tucked within the wider setting…
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Where Luxury Hotels Are Quietly Losing Bookings and Why It’s Happening Before Arrival
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I tried to book a one night spa-stay recently. Seventeen miles from home.No long-haul flight. No complex itinerary. Just a simple, last minute decision. All I needed to know was whether I could move around the room in my wheelchair. How large is the space? Is it actually usable? I…
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Travelling as a Wheelchair User | What Luxury Hotels Never Tell You Before You Arrive
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There is a moment, just after booking, where everything feels certain. The photos are right. The reviews are strong. The language says all the right things. Accessible. Thoughtful. Luxury. And then you arrive. The hotel has disabled parking. It just happens to sit at the end of fifty metres of…
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Rixos Premium Dubrovnik | Accessible Luxury Review
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What started as a search for a UK spa break became three nights in Dubrovnik at one of Croatia’s finest five star resorts. Luiz Faye reviews Rixos Premium Dubrovnik as an ambulant wheelchair user travelling with her husband, and finds a property that gets the important things right.
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Luxury in Santorini | Accessible Wedding Honeymoon & everything we didn’t know was possible
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Whenever I told people we were getting married on the volcanic island of Santorini, the reactions were mostly the same: “Are you mad?”“Isn’t it all steps and steep hills – how will that work with your chair?” And they weren’t wrong to ask. Santorini is known for its beauty, but…
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Wheelchair Accessible Luxury Travel in Croatia | What to Know Before You Go
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Croatia is worth the planning. Let me start there, because what follows requires some honesty about complexity, and I do not want the complexity to obscure the conclusion. Croatia is worth it. The Adriatic is extraordinary. The food is extraordinary. The light in late summer on the Croatian coast is…
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The Langham Melbourne | Accessible Luxury Review
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The hotel that started everything. This is where the standard for The Inclusive Edit was set, on a solo trip to Australia in 2018, in a room that did not feel adapted. It felt considered. Here is what that looks like in practice.
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Hot Air Ballooning as a Wheelchair User | How It Works and Where to Do It
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Hot Air Ballooning as a Wheelchair User | How It Works and Where to Do It Yes, you can. That is where this guide starts because it is the question under every search that leads here. Can I do this. Actually do it, in a way that is real and…
