Tylney Hall Hotel and Gardens – Butler Service and More: There’s very little that’s more exciting in life than going to stay at a grand country house hotel – but if you’re a Londoner like me it always seems to mean travelling for hours out of town to get that essential combination of luxury, top-notch food […]
The Ampersand boutique hotel in South Kensington – Review
Boutique Hotel in South Kensington – The Ampersand When you visit a city like London you want to be close to the action – to the culture, the shopping, the restaurants – all the things that make a city’s heart beat… Invited to review The Ampersand, I was aware of the typographically influenced name but no […]
In Bruges – Pand Hotel Boutique Luxury:
Classic Belgian Charm at Pand Hotel, Bruges: The term ’boutique hotel’ is one which is quite wide-reaching and can be misleading. Sometimes a synonym for ‘small’, at other times something quite special and unique. Pand Hotel is definitely the latter – an elegant Belgian town-house hotel where you can’t help but feel at home and […]
Stapleford Park – The Perfect Getaway
A Luxurious Country Escape at Stapleford Park Hotel: You know that you have arrived somewhere pretty special when you approach a hotel via a long driveway, drive past its private church, through an arch, park on freshly raked gravel, and enter the hotel to the smell of a log fire, and be greeted by name. […]
Vault Karakoy – Istanbul
Overnight in a bank! Vault Karakoy, Istanbul: While I am a firm believer that you should never have regrets, there are occasions when I allow myself the odd wish. After my very short trip to Istanbul staying at Vault Karakoy hotel, I’ve been looking for the Genie to make sure he’s got the message that […]
From Jersey to London – Ormer in Mayfair
Ormer Mayfair at Flemings Hotel: The highlight of a recent visit to Jersey was dinner at Ormer. I have yet to write a full review and, as we indulged in the tasting menu, it will take some time for me to process all the images. A week or so later I was lucky to have […]