The Grand Combin ahead, the slopes behind. The day ends with a Biologique Recherche treatment, then a fireside cocktail and dinner at St Bernard. A gift to unwrap, and something to look forward to.

South Pigalle, where Montmartre begins. Dorothée Meilichzon’s rooms sit above Frenchie Pigalle, and a late brunch leads naturally to a walk up towards Sacré-Cœur. For those who like to discover a city one street at a time.

A sixteenth-century palazzo on the Zattere, facing the Giudecca Canal. Dinner at Adriatica, then a drink at Experimental Cocktail Club, a lounge hidden from the crowds. For those who prefer Venice at walking pace.

A ski room that opens straight onto the snow, a subterranean spa for the end of the day, and fondue at L’Aiglon once the slopes are quiet. A gift with a little mountain escape attached.

At the foot of Dalt Vila, in Ibiza’s original hotel, opened in 1933. Dishes to share at Café Montesol, then the rooftop for a cocktail, with the Old Town below. For those who take the art of living seriously, and Ibiza lightly.

Fifty-five acres of Cotswolds, a lake with swans and a spa with two pools. Dinner is seasonal, in a wood-panelled room with a fireplace. A change of pace, wrapped up for someone who has earned it.

Once a garage for classic cars, now a hotel with a pool a few steps from the ocean. Lunch is poolside, and Sunday brunch comes with a live band. For those who appreciate ocean air, good food and taking their time.

Two buildings facing each other across Henrietta Street, in the middle of Covent Garden. Dinner at Henri, a French bistro of herringbone floors and candlelight, with the theatres a few steps away. For those who know how to slow down.

A white-washed nineteenth-century finca, set among pine groves with its original vegetable garden. Long lunches come from the garden, and cocktails from what grows outside. For those who dream of sun-drenched days and a gentler rhythm.

A hotel designed by Tristan Auer around an imaginary traveller, curious and a collector. A Susanne Kaufmann treatment in the spa, then a chilled martini at the American Bar, hidden away for evening drinks. For those who appreciate the unexpected.

A Belle Époque hotel on the cliff above the bay, restored by Dorothée Meilichzon. Lunch on the sky-blue terrace of Frenchie Biarritz, then a cocktail beneath the glass roof, with a piano playing. For those who appreciate ocean air, considered pleasures and taking their time.

A building that predates the Revolution, with a courtyard under a glass roof. Dinner in the courtyard restaurant, then up to The Shed, the rooftop bar open all year. For those who love good company, and a city that never quite stands still.

Temple & Chapon, inside Experimental Marais, is a 1950s New York chophouse seen through a Parisian lens, and brunch is served beneath its glass ceiling. A New York weekend, in the middle of Paris.

A table for two at Frenchie Pigalle, inside Grand Pigalle Experimental, where the bacon scones come first and the streets of Pigalle run up to Montmartre beyond the windows. Good food, good company, the simple pleasure of sharing a meal.

L’Aigle d’Or, the grand brasserie of Experimental Chalet Val d’Isère, with a fireplace against wood-panelled walls. Three courses, with a cocktail or a glass of wine, after a day on the slopes. A table for two, and nowhere else to be.

Regina Experimental, a Belle Époque hotel above the Bay of Biarritz, restored by Dorothée Meilichzon, with the Atlantic on one side and a golf course on the other. Your stay includes a relaxing 20-minute spa treatment: a little time to breathe, and the ocean to set the pace.