United Kingdom

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the United Kingdom, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

The Hilton Metropole. The Edgware Road has never looked so good.

23/04/2016 by .

The Windmill Hotel. Clapham’s super stylish pub with rooms.

28/03/2016 by .

Northcote. Discover foodie heaven in Lancashire.

27/01/2016 by .

Hilton London Bankside. An urban neighbourhood reinvented.

21/12/2015 by .
Hilton London Bankside

Anthea Gerrie stays at Hilton London Bankside and discovers an urban neighbourhood reinvented.

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Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel Review

07/12/2015 by .
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“Cold towel sir?”  Is the perfect way to introduce a good feeling as far as I am concerned as I check in to the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel on a hot Knightsbridge day. My good feel factor is lifted all the more as a coffee materialises next to my couch to keep me company as i wait a couple of minutes for the room to be ready.

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Jumeirah Carlton Tower. Discover towring luxury in Knightsbridge

07/12/2015 by .
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Andy Mossack reviews the Jumeirah Carlton Tower. 18 floors of exceptional luxury in Knightsbridge.

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PORTOBELLO HOTEL. London

05/11/2015 by .
Portobello Drawing Room

It’s as close as you’ll get to sleeping in the same bed as Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.   Like other A-listers, including members of The Rolling Stones, they are former habitues of the Portobello Hotel.
Not that you’d ever guess, from the looks of this utterly genteel hostelry a stone’s throw from Portobello market.   It’s every bit the gracious Victorian house, the very antithesis of a rock’n’roll hangout.   Only a small brass plaque distinguishes it from its white stucco neighbours in this quiet enclave off Ladbroke Grove an eight-minute stroll from Notting Hill Gate.

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The Langham Club. Discover an executive lounge with style and luxury

16/09/2015 by .

The Gallivant Hotel. Sustainable has never looked so good.

01/09/2015 by .
Solange Berchemen reviews The Gallivant Hotel in East Sussex, a hotel that puts sustainability front and centre.

Solange Berchemen reviews The Gallivant Hotel in East Sussex, a hotel that puts sustainability front and centre.

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The Glasshouse Hotel. An amazing Edinburgh Tardis.

20/07/2015 by .
The Glasshouse hotel

The Glasshouse Hotel  is something of a Tardis: walking past the beautiful old church near Edinburgh’s iconic Calton Hill, you’d have no idea that the facade leads into a modern 77 room hotel, beautifully designed to both compliment the traditional exterior and to make the most of its scenic setting.

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