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Top 10 London hotel afternoon teas.

May 17, 2012
Top 10 London afternoon teas

Last year we presented our top 5 best-value London hotel afternoon teas which still receives huge traffic every day and is our most read blog post. This year, to mark the recent release of The UK Tea Guild’s Top London Afternoon Tea Award and Awards of Excellence 2012, we’re upping the ante with our choice of the ultimate [...]

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London hotels bring in the boys in whites.

May 16, 2012
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With the Olympics and Jubilee getting closer the competition between London hotels is really hotting up!  Two hotels have even resorted to bringing in the big boys in whites, having recruited two famous chefs to get things steamy in the kitchen, following in the footsteps of Claridge’s. First up was the Sheraton Park Tower who [...]

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Graduation is a family celebration with Base2Stay.

May 14, 2012
Base2stay London

Base2Stay Kensington is helping to make graduation the proudest and most important day of any student’s life and a real family celebration. The hotel’s special graduation celebration offer encourages prospective graduates to book their friends and family a room for the night at a budget-friendly rate, so that they can celebrate the special day in style. Guests will be [...]

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Montague on the Gardens opens ‘secret garden’.

May 11, 2012
Montague on the Gardens

Last winter the Montague on the Gardens created a ‘winter wonderland’, turning its outside terrace into an alpine ski lodge with a BBQ and cocktails to create the perfect apres ski environment.  Well now it’s summer and the luxury boutique London hotel has teamed up with floral designer and fragrance creator Kenneth Turner to create a [...]

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The May Fair introduces the Ebony Suite.

May 9, 2012
May Fair Hotel Suite

The uber trendy May Fair hotel has just unveiled a new room, The Ebony Suite.  The suite is the latest addition to The Collection, a set of 45 suites already envied by fashion-forward central London hotels - one of which was apparently used to host Kate Moss’s famous 3 day birthday party. The Ebony Suite is a [...]

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Premier Inn continues the assault on London.

May 7, 2012
Premier Inn London

Budget hotel group Premier Inn, which recently announced 30 minutes of free WiFi in all its UK hotels, is planning to open a massive 20 new hotels at sites across London over the next 2 years.  The next will open next month and is the group’s most central hotel yet.  Located at number 1 Leicester Square, [...]

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London boutique hotels round-up – April 2012.

May 3, 2012
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With the summer drawing near, not to mention the Olympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, these are exciting times for London boutique hotels and April certainly saw plenty of new developments. With less than ninety days to go until all eyes turn to London for the Olympics, some hotels are still frantically putting the [...]

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Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with Base2stay.

May 3, 2012
Base2stay Kensington

Base2stay in Kensington are offering an affordable way to enjoy a weekend of Jubilee celebrations in London.  Their Diamond Jubilee Package if far more budget-friendly than many of the capital’s super-expensive packages for the event – in-line with the chain’s “budget luxury” ethos. From only £117 per room guests will receive: One night’s accommodation – [...]

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Enjoy the Royal Ginbilee at the Rib Room.

May 2, 2012
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The recently refurbished Rib Room Restaurant in 5 star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel have teamed up with Bombay Sapphire to create a programme of Ginbilee cocktail masterclasses.  The interactive classes are hosted by Bombay Sapphire’s Brand Ambassador and give gin lovers the chance to learn how to make the perfect Gin & Tonic. The classes [...]

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Luxury hotel takes you high above the clouds…

April 30, 2012
Montague Hotel London

As you already know, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Olympics both take place this summer right here in London and following on from the Milestone Hotel’s extraordinary ‘Hidden Gems’ deal, the Montague on the Gardens has created two special packages to celebrate these joyous occasions.  The ‘Best of British On a Plate Package’ and ‘Best of British Maiden Voyage [...]

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Review of the Jam Cupboard at Rydges.

April 27, 2012
Rydges Kensington

The Jam Cupboard is located in the newly-refurbished Rydges Hotel on Gloucester Road in the heart of Kensington.  The restaurant offers a modern European menu in a bright, airy space with quirky furniture and lighting.  I recently went to sample the dinner menu on a Sunday evening. Check best rate for Rydges Kensington Hotel from [...]

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Two London hotels shortlisted for Green Tourism Awards.

April 25, 2012
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Green businesses can benefit from a cleaner environment, lower running costs and good publicity to name just a few benefits.  Many London hotels have been seeking to boost their green credentials in recent years and two of them - Base2Stay Kensington and the Lancaster London - have now been nominated for the Green Tourism Awards 2012. The Green [...]

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Catch some seafood at Andaz Liverpool Street.

April 24, 2012
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We’ve previously reviewed the Andaz Liverpool Street’s quintessentially British 1901 Restaurant and featured its creative Diamond Jubilee afternoon tea.  But the hotel also has a surprise for seafood enthusiasts. Catch is the Andaz’s fine dining restaurant specialising in sustainable fish.  Head Chef Martin Scholz sources most of the seafood from within the UK and Catch was recently [...]

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Boutique hoteliers get ready to descend on London.

April 23, 2012
Boutique Hotel Summit London

A who’s who of the boutique hotel world will join together for this year’s Boutique Hotel Summit on May 21 & 22 in London. Europe’s only B2B conference of its kind, the summit will bring boutique and lifestyle hotel professionals from around the world together to debate, network and share their knowledge of the sector. [...]

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Weekday acoustic sessions liven up Met Bar.

April 20, 2012
Met Bar London

Last year we wrote about the Met Bar’s refurbishment, new menu and fact that they were no longer a members-only bar.  Now they’re giving us another reason to visit with the launch of midweek sessions at the Met. The new midweek ‘Acoustic Mix’ sessions will be a laid back affair with some of the capital’s [...]

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Sweet shop cocktails at The Grosvenor’s Réunion Bar!

April 18, 2012
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The newly refurbished Grosvenor Hotel which recently unveiled its Cora Pearl Suite (paying homage to the courtesan and an event which happened in 1870)  is now taking another trip down memory lane.  This time it’s the hotel’s Réunion Bar which has created a set of limited edition cocktails themed around old-fashioned sweets – a first among [...]

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