You would, correctly, expect J.W. Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort and Spa to have a splendid spa.

Raj Mohan, above, is the very model of a modern hotelier, able to talk food through to golf, and cope effortlessly with hundreds of families checking in

At the 20th Global Conference of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, 12-14 May in Charleston SC, attendees learned that Preferred is publishing an Assouline book later this year, photographs by John Russo.

Of course there was a lot of industry information at the 20th Global Conference of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, 12-14 May in Charleston SC.

The 440-key Charleston Place Hotel is 40 years old this year, and its MD Becky Hubbard, above, is in her element.

For a complete change of scene, Girlahead is in Charleston. Oh, what a divine place with some lovely, quaint, and very hospitable hosteleries. The reason for this trip is the 2026 Global Conference of Preferred Hotel and Resort.

One of London’s largest sculptures, Slipstream, was unveiled for the reopening of Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2 was unveiled by her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in June 2014.

Girlahead is taking a break to look at unusual art. The piece above in the lobby of Claridge’s, London, is by Lynn Chadwick, 1915-2003, known for striking, bold, and sometimes angular sculptures.

Why don’t all hotels do this? Turn the inside of elevator cabins into quick exercise venues. But then there are so many features of Grand Hyatt Rio that are definitely worth mentioning.