Pamela Goodman
Pamela Goodman has been House & Garden's travel editor for nearly 30 years, first joining as managing editor, after having worked as the honeymoons editor for Condé Nast's Brides magazine She attributes the start of her career in travel to being in the right place at the right time, and she has since trotted across islands, mountains and cobbled alleys in all corners of the world in search of 'an incredible experience that can etch a destination permanently onto your soul'. Follow her on Instagram at @pamelagoodman24.
A Basque country house with a tactile interior filled with antiques and eye-catching fabrics
Impressive in size and location, this house on the south-west coast of France is the holiday home of hotelier Cristina Lozano who, together with her long-time collaborator Lorenzo Castillo, has transformed the large, lofty rooms into tactile, characterful spaces
The most underrated city breaks in Europe for every type of traveller
Move over Paris, Rome and Madrid and make way for some lesser-known capitals and regional European cities which are ideal for short break anytime of year
Meet the hoteliers bringing affordable luxury to Comporta
A chance encounter in Comporta led Mariella Metcalfe and her English husband Charlie to invest in a down-at-heel hotel, from which they have fashioned a stylish bolt hole that reflects the bohemian origins of this Portuguese holiday hotspot
UK travel
The loveliest remote hotels, huts and castles in the UK for a road trip
We pick our favourite remote hideaways, perfect for a relaxing vacation away from the crowds
Traditional Houses
Life in an art-filled former palace in Italy, accessible only by foot
In an ancient Italian town perched on a rocky outcrop and accessible only by foot, Paolo Crepet and Cristiana Melis, the residents of an art-filled former palace, have created a guesthouse that is truly one of a kind
At home and work with an enterprising family in a picturesque Norwegian fjord town
From a base in the picturesque Norwegian fjord town of Alesund, Knut and Line Flakk, and their daughters Maria Lilly and Erika June, have developed an innovative, multi-strand business that encompasses all-weather clothing, renewable energy, hotels and adventure travel
Checking in: Holm in Somerset is an impressive restaurant with rooms
Occupying a former high street bank in the Somerset village of South Petherton, the beloved local haunt Holm has extended to add rooms above its dining room
Where to travel in spring
To get us through to the end of winter, the best idea is to have a holiday in spring to look forward to. This is where to head for warmer climes, adventure and culture
Destinations
A guide to travelling in Jordan
The perfect itinerary through Jordan, taking in Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea, with the best things to see and places to stay
A secluded Scottish hideaway on the banks of Cally Loch
Five smart new cabins, carefully designed to blend in with their wooded location on the Atholl Estates in Perthshire, make a stylish base from which to explore the meandering rivers, trails and towns of this historic Scottish region.
The magnificent new Lake Como hotel named the best in the world for 2023
Pamela Goodman marvels at the architectural splendours reflecting the rich history of Passalacqua, an 18th-century villa with extensive grounds on the shores of Lake Como, which is now a magnificent hotel
The best holiday destinations for autumn sun
Pamela Goodman highlights the best places to go on holiday in October and November, from Sicily to the Middle East
Portia Hart’s move from Suffolk to Colombia has proved as beneficial for the local community as it has for her personally
From her hip Blue Apple beach club to her forward-thinking Green Apple environmental and social enterprise, Portia Hart’s making waves in Colombia
Design Ideas
Bedroom design ideas from our favourite hotels
Take inspiration from chic rooms and smart destinations around the globe for decorating ideas to bring back home. Travel editor Pamela Goodman shares her style tips
Unpacked: The Suffolk is a perfect seaside hotel packed with style
The Suffolk Hotel, new to Aldeburgh’s colourful Victorian high street, feels perfectly just so, slipping pleasurably into the context of this pretty East Anglian seaside town as if it was always meant to be.
Unpacked: Chef Margot Henderson opens The Three Horseshoes in a bucolic Somerset village
Rochelle Canteen’s Margot Henderson opens Three Horseshoes in the rolling, bucolic, Somerset village of Batcombe. Pamela Goodman gets a first look.
Unpacked: Hipping Hall is a destination hotel for foodies in the glorious Lancashire countryside
Lancashire is fast gaining a reputation for gastronomic excellence, and Pamela Goodman finds that Hipping Hall deserves to be a foodie destination in its own right
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A nature-filled break at at The Tawny's glorious lakeside cabins
This, primarily, is the story of a garden – a garden granted a new lease of life by a hotel
Unpacked: the ideal British beach retreat at Seaside Boarding House
In her monthly column exploring the best of British hotels, Pamela Goodman finds no-frills beach heaven at the Seaside Boarding House on Chesil Beach in Dorset
Unpacked: NoMad is a blockbuster of a hotel in the heart of London's theatre land
In the latest of her series exploring new hotel openings, Pamela Goodman visits the new NoMad in London, a worthy heir to its New York predecessor and a destination in its own right