It’s getting late in the evening at the old castle, and I’m sitting watching the closing of the Edinburgh Tattoo.
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Weekend in Edinburgh. What can you pack in?
27/08/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged best attractions in Edinburgh, Edinburgh highlights, Edinburgh in 48 hours, weekend in Edinburgh on .
Grosvenor House Apartments
27/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged GROSVENOR HOUSE APARTMENTS, London hotels, Luxury hotels in London on .
For oil tycoons and other wealthy businessmen who travel with entourages, the Grosvenor House Apartments in London offer the ultimate in self-contained privacy.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Best London Spas, Greyshott Spa Review, London Spa on .
Wellness tourism put the Surrey hamlet of Grayshott on the map decades ago, and its eponymous mansion remains the venue of choice for well-heeled ladies who lunch lightly and enjoy a bit of pampering.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Spa Hotels in London, Spa reviews, Spas in London on .
Chinese medicine has long been a feature of the London scene, with its many well-established acupuncturists and herbal practitioners, so the city has long been ripe for a spa specialising in serious Oriental therapies.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in Devon and Cornwall, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Tirol, United Kingdom and tagged Best Devon Hotels, Cary Arms Hotel Devon, Devon Hotels on .
That clever Peter de Savary brought us Bovey Castle in Devon, and now his wife Lana has scored a coup in the county of cream, cider and sailing villages – The Cary Arms Hotel in Babbacombe Beach. She identified a rundown pub with the most beautiful location in Britain and decided to endow it with five-star rooms and a spa, while keeping the pub pubby and the food service nice and casual.
Read the full story hereCotswolds88 Hotel. Cotswolds goes hip.
22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom and tagged Best Cotswolds Hotel, Cotswolds hotel review on .
Step into Cotswolds88 hotel, set in the beautiful village of Painswick and you’d be excused for thinking you’d just stepped off the London Overground into East London’s hippest new joint. From outside the hotel, the design is very much in keeping with the local area, complete with traditional cream Cotswold stone.
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21/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged hilton courtyard hotel Gatwick Airport, Hilton London Gatwick Airport on .
Andy Mossack reviews the Hilton London Gatwick Airport for an overnight stay before an early morning flight.
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21/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Blakes Hotel on .
Anthea Gerrie reviews the trendy Blakes Hotel in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Read the full story hereThe Headland Hotel and Cottages, Fistral Beach, Newquay.
21/07/2013This entry was posted in Devon and Cornwall, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, United Kingdom and tagged Cornwall, Headland Hotel, Newquay on .
The Headland Hotel, overlooking Newquay’s Fistral Beach, is a surprise on many levels. The heart sinks slightly driving up to the impressive but distinctly Victorian pile, much like those which sit atop cliffs all round the British coast. But inside, while resolutely Gothic in character, recalling the great age of the railway, the hotel is anything but faded.
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10/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Best hotel in London, Luxury hotels in London on .
So here you are, riding in a horse and carriage, following the exact route of Kate and William’s royal wedding with your own princess by your side. The only things missing are the crowds and the mounted guards of honour, but you can’t have everything can you.
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