Splendid Magazine · Est. 2023
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and the art of living beautifully.
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GUIDES · 4 Apr 2026
A SPLENDID GUIDE TO MARRAKECH
Dusty rose walls, flickering lanterns, the distant call to prayer. A city that pulls you in and never quite lets go. From the hidden riads of the medina to the rose-pink arches of Amanjena — this is Marrakech through the Splendid lens.
STYLE · 1 Apr 2026
THE SPLENDID MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GUIDE 2026
An invitation to give beautifully — something she wouldn't quite buy for herself, something that says you've been paying attention. From hand-poured candles and heirloom-quality silk to the kind of jewellery that becomes part of her story.
HOTELS · 25 Mar 2026
EIGHT CINEMATIC STAYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Eight stays where the light, the architecture and the atmosphere are so perfectly composed you'll forget you're not inside a scene. From a clifftop suite on the Amalfi Coast to a lantern-lit ryokan in Kyoto — these are the hotels that feel less like a booking and more like stepping into a film you never want to end.
STYLE · 12 Mar 2026
THE SPLENDID GUIDE TO FORMAL ATTIRE
A curated collection of evening dresses from independent ateliers and emerging designers – because true luxury lies in the details. The posture shifts, the room notices, and something in the way the fabric catches light transforms not just the silhouette but the entire evening.
Venice, Italy · Jan 2026
La Serenissima,
Reimagined.
An invitation to inhabit Venice's past, present and future all at once. A bold reimagining of one of the Grand Canal's oldest palaces.
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FASHION · 12 Mar 2026
THE SPLENDID GUIDE TO FORMAL ATTIRE
A curated collection of evening dresses from independent ateliers and emerging designers – because true luxury lies in the details. The posture shifts, the room notices, and something in the way the fabric catches light transforms not just the silhouette but the entire evening.
TRAVEL · 27 Feb 2026
LUXURY UBUD GUIDE
Ubud seduces on first encounter. The jungle always louder than the noise around it. From Capella's tented camp perched above the Ayung River to Hoshinoya's river pavilions reached only by boat — this is Bali at its most unhurried and deeply beautiful.
TRAVEL · 18 Feb 2026
FLORENCE GUIDE
Renaissance façades, marble piazzas, and light that turns quiet streets into works of art. From the Arno at golden hour to the hush of a hidden cortile — two hotels that offer their own lens on this timeless city and remind you why Florence never stops rewarding the unhurried traveller.
HOTELS · 8 Feb 2026
TOKYO'S MOST ICONIC STAYS
From Sofia Coppola's neon-lit poetry to the city's most cinematic lobbies. Three hotels that understand Tokyo's singular electricity.
TRAVEL · 7 Feb 2026
AMALFI COAST GUIDE
Whitewashed arches, lemon groves, and cliffs that fall into endless blue. Three hotels along one of the world's most captivating coastlines.
HOTELS · 2 Feb 2026
MAISON MYSTIQUE
Thailand's most enchanting new boutique stay. Twenty-two suites, lantern-lit passageways, and the feeling that you've wandered into someone's beautiful dream.
HOTELS · 17 Jan 2026
THE VENICE VENICE HOTEL
An invitation to inhabit Venice's past, present and future all at once. A bold reimagining of one of the Grand Canal's oldest palaces.
TRAVEL · 14 Jan 2026
HONG KONG GUIDE
Shaped by its British past and Chinese present. Design-led hotels, considered tables, and storied members' clubs in a city built on contrast.
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