Matthew Broderick on his top hotels around the world
Claridge's
London, UK
‘I stayed here with my wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, when she was working in London – it’s the fanciest hotel I’ve ever been in. We still have some stolen egg cups from there. I think it’s important to steal china and silverware wherever you stay. I found walking through the lobby a bit nerve-wracking – though not as much as at the Georges V in Paris, where they ask you to use a back exit if you’re going for a run, so you don’t walk through the front of the hotel in your sports clothes.’
Address: Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR
Telephone: 020 7629 8860
Website: claridges.co.uk
Price: Doubles from £570Like this? Now read:
Auberge de Noves
Provence, France
‘I visited before having children, so it was more of a romantic trip. The hotel has such delicious food and wine. We travelled a lot around France, and we were supposed to take a train for most of it, but we missed it because I couldn’t find the rental place to take the car back. The bags were already on the train, and we were not, so my wife was throwing bags off as the train was actually leaving the station. I was so hysterical afterwards I had to pass out in the car.’
Address: Auberge de Noves, Domaine du Devès, 13550 Noves, France
Telephone: + 33 490 242 828
Website: aubergedenoves.com
Price: Doubles from about £140Like this? Now read:
Oliver PilcherBratsera Hotel
Hydra, Greece
‘This used to be a sponge factory, and because it was previously an industrial space it feels quite raw, but I really loved it. The service is great and it’s right in town on the north of the island. There is a pool, but I’m a little sun shy; I’ll go to a pool, or a beach if there is one, but I couldn’t spend a whole day lying there. I don’t have that gene, and children on the beach require a lot of attention, so now it’s all “Stop! You’re getting sand on the towels!”’
Address: Bratsera Hotel, Hydra 180 40 Greece
Telephone: +30 22980 53971
Website: bratserahotel.com
Price: Doubles from about £150Like this? Now read:
Hydra: the laid-back Greek island
Hotel Skeppsholmen
Stokholm, Sweden
‘In a former barracks, this place is incredibly nice and very good for families. There’s a modern-art gallery, Moderna Museet, right near the hotel, which has a play area with carers so you can drop off your toddler. It’s so thoughtful. Swedish people also seem to be clever at using old things and making them new and cool. That’s what they have done here. We got to know the gentleman working on the front desk, and we’ve stayed friends. We see him when he comes to New York.’
Address: Hotel Skeppsholmen, Gröna gången 1, 111 49 Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone: +46 8 407 23 00
Website: hotelskeppsholmen.se
Price: Doubles from about £160Like this? Now read:
Hotel Spa Empuries
Costa Brava, Spain
‘Another great family hotel, right on the beach. It’s not ridiculously upscale, but I liked it – you can walk along that beach for miles, and the sea is beautiful to swim in, or you can borrow a bike and go exploring. It does amazing, enormous Spanish breakfasts – I could have stayed there all day actually. I didn’t do the spa, that isn’t really my thing, but I know a lot of people love it.’
Address: Hostal Empuries, Platja de Portitxol, s/n. 17130
Telephone: +46 8 407 23 00
Website: hostalempuries.com
Price: Doubles from about £80Like this? Now read:
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