West London Boutique Hotel Staycation When I was a teenager in the 1970s the Shepherds Bush Road meant one thing – the Hammersmith Palais. It was a fantastic old dance hall that doubled up as a venue both for the old-school Mecca dance bands, and as a rock’n roll venue immortalised in the title of The […]
Summer Staycation, Twickenham at The Alexander Pope Hotel and Pub
The Alexander Pope Hotel, Twickenham A staycation seemed a wonderful idea on the hottest day of the year in London, especially to leafy Twickenham in the South West of London on the banks of the Thames. The journey was under an hour but since the aircon in my car wasn’t working, we arrived very hot […]
Best British Boutique Hotels – Charming Hotels in the UK
Seven Charming British Boutique Hotels: We’ve had something of an exceptional year and stayed in some amazing boutique hotels in the British Isles. As the Editor, I don’t always get to go – but I do always have to read the reviews – and I love a good boutique hotel so I tend to get […]
Congham Hall Hotel Norfolk – back to my roots
Country House Hotel in Norfolk – Congham Hall: An invite to Congham Hall Hotel, near King’s Lynn in Norfolk was one I would never have passed up. Norfolk, and in particular this part of North Norfolk, has special memories for me and I always love going back to what I still see as home. While […]
Stoke Place Country House Hotel
Stoke Place – A Country House Hotel getaway just a stone’s throw from London. The trouble with many country house staycations is the distance you have to travel from London. By the time you arrive, you are exhausted. After battling with rush hour traffic followed by a long drive, you don’t have any energy left […]
Luxury Boutique Hotel in Grenada – The Calabash
Calabash Boutique Hotel Grenada: Arrive at the Calabash Boutique Hotel Grenada and you are greeted by a bevvy of immaculately dressed ladies who know your name and introduce themselves, hand you cool towels and whisk away your luggage so seamlessly that you still feel as if you’ve turned up at your rather posh, distant cousin’s […]
The Wolfscastle Country Hotel, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Wandering to the Wolfscastle in Wales: It’s been many years since I have been to Wales, my family used to take holidays there during my childhood and I remember countless car journeys driving through the valleys on a rainy day, squabbling with my siblings whilst squashed in the back of my father’s Wolsey. This trip […]
Top Things to do in Lincoln
Lincoln – Top Sights for a Short Visit One of England’s hidden treasures, Lincoln is a stunning city in the East Midlands. There have been people living here since the Iron Age and the city has the remains of a Roman settlement, Lindum Colonia, which was originally a Garrison and then the highest kind of Roman […]
Spa Break at Sopwell House
A Birthday in the Country – Sopwell House and Spa: We were delighted to be invited to review Sopwell House and Spa for a short break especially as it coincided with my birthday! Sopwell House was built in the 17th century and is now used as an elegant hotel and has a spa facility for […]
The Pier Boutique Hotel- Harwich
Port Pleasantries at the Pier Boutique Hotel, Harwich: ‘Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, German Bight’. I checked my watch; it was 12.30 pm. Surely not the time for the shipping forecast? I was in the hotel loo at The Pier, Harwich – having just arrived from a long drive. I wondered whether I was hallucinating. […]