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Benjamin Parker

Travel Editor

Benjamin Parker is a travel writer. He was previously a commissioning travel editor at The Telegraph and has also written for The Economist, The i, Conde Nast Traveller, The New York Post and Tatler. Ben began writing about travel after working for several years with acclaimed travel writer and author Sophy Roberts. He has also edited two cookery books, and has a soft spot for his hometown in west Dorset.

<p>Stockholm’s Grand Hotel looks out over the water in the Strömkajen harbour</p>

I think I’ve found Stockholm’s best hotel bar with luxury rooms

<p>Playful lighting and contrasting furniture in the lobby of nhow London</p>

Could this be the most colourful hotel in London?

<p>Bright and bold interiors can be found inside the Ampersand, London, with rooms inspired by the disciplines of the city’s museums</p>

This hotel has rooms inspired by London’s top museums

<p>Some rooms are complete with telescopes to get engrossed in the city skyline</p>

I stayed in a London hotel with Western Europe’s highest swimming pool