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I recently visited Hotel 41 where I met the General Manager of this luxury boutique hotel in Victoria – Malcolm Hendry – as well as the MD of Red Carnation Hotels (and Hotelier of the Year 2009) Jonathan Raggett. I wanted to learn how Hotel 41 had achieved the position of being rated the best [...]
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Purely in the name of research of course, London Hotels Insight has been secretly checking out some of the UK capital’s very best hotel bars. We reviewed all bars anonymously and paid our own way. Visits were recent so opinions are up-to-date though you may not always agree with them. Any list of this kind [...]
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As someone who blogs obsessively about London hotels, I’m sometimes asked by hoteliers if starting a blog makes business sense for them too. My answer is “yes, but only if you are fully committed”. The web is littered with abandoned blogs and the world certainly doesn’t need more of them. What then defines a good [...]
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I’m always amused by the way we use binary questions to try to define people. Britney or Madonna? HP sauce or tomato ketchup? Paris or London? Travelodge or Premier Inn? Chelsea or Arsenal? So I naturally also have to ask: Fortnum and Mason or Harrods? We’ve already mentioned both in our shortlist of London’s best [...]
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Red Carnation Hotels – the company famous for its 12 service standards – continues to exert an iron grip over the leading London hotels according to the current TripAdvisor rankings. It now has all of the top 3 spots. Number 3 is the group’s intimate Egerton House Hotel, which we visited last year when it [...]
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London is home to some of the world’s finest townhouse hotels – each one rich in individuality, history and style. And so for a peaceful and luxuriously comfortable “home from home” in the midst of a vibrant city, the following welcoming hotels will offer you a truly unforgettable experience. We’ve identified four of our favourite [...]
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It was a while ago that London Hotels Insight visited the cosy Egerton House luxury hotel near Harrods when it was briefly number 1 on the TripAdvisor London hotel rankings (out of more than 1000 hotels). This was where we met the MD of Red Carnation Hotel Collection, who has since become Hotelier of the [...]
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London Hotels Insight is lucky to have London museums expert Andrea Kirkby writing for us. She previously shared her favourite hidden treasures of the National Gallery as well as the secrets of the British Museum. Andrea now turns her attention to the Victoria & Albert Museum… The Victoria & Albert was set up to provide [...]
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If you’re looking for a weekend away in the capital that is both sublimely relaxing and central but slightly away from the madding crowd, you’d do well to unearth the hidden jewel which is the Pelham Hotel. Tucked away in a corner of lively and upscale South Kensington, the hotel offers visitors the chance to [...]
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London Hotels Insight is all about inside information to help you enjoy a great stay in London by securing the best hotel for your budget. But it’s also fun (and cheaper!) to hang out in London’s top hotels even if you’re not actually staying there. So we’ve crafted our “top 10” list of super London [...]
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As we approach February 14th, it becomes increasingly important to home in on a suitable Valentine’s treat for you and your loved one. And having just revealed some top London romantic treats, today we signpost the best Valentine’s hotel offers to make the most of them. All hotels selected below are currently riding high on [...]
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We recently mentioned Base2stay Kensington as an excellent hotel for shopping to enjoy London’s amazing “January Sales”, thanks to its special winter rates and other little touches to boost your shopping budget. It’s also rated at a lofty number 13 on TripAdvisor (consistent in recent months), showing that the high Base2stay standards continue to hold. [...]
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The UK’s “Hotel Catey” Awards – the Oscars of the hospitality industry – took place recently in London to reward excellence in 2009. The deserved winner of the coveted “Hotelier of the Year” award was Mr Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director of Red Carnation Hotels. We’ve often featured his company on this blog due to the [...]
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In part 1 of this double feature, we mentioned how Red Carnation Hotel Collection goes to extraordinary lengths to elicit guest feedback by organising “focus group dinners” with previous complainants. Having attended one such event a few weeks ago as an observer, I witnessed this at first hand and wanted to share my findings with [...]
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We’ve featured Red Carnation Hotel Collection repeatedly for one reason: consistently good guest reviews across all its luxury London hotels. All 6 of the company’s London hotels are currently in the top 22 on TripAdvisor, with 5 of the top 11 London hotels (and all offer free WiFi). There have been various articles on this [...]
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Having recently covered hotels for Christmas shopping in London, we now reveal the best hotels to actually stay in over the festive period. Christmas in London creates a very special atmosphere. There’s a charmingly understated feel to the celebrations (except for New Year’s Eve when it tends to get a lot more exuberant!). Though it [...]
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