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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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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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With winter rapidly becoming a distant memory and spring well and truly in the air for London’s big Olympic year, now is a great time to enjoy a stay at one of the UK capital’s world-class boutique hotels. March saw a number of interesting developments in the boutique hotel scene and April is looking set fair to [...]
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One of the wonders of London is the plethora of hotel mascots. From Kaspar the Cat at The Savoy (who sits at the table whenever there would otherwise be thirteen guests) to the rubber ducks at Apex Hotels (waiting for guests’ in their bath tubs) and at The Stafford (in normal and super sizes, depending on [...]
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Last week we wrote about how the two Jumeriah Hotels in London have a couple of Faberge Big Eggs on display as part of the big charity Egg Hunt taking place across London in the run-up to Easter. Well now we’ve discovered a host of other central London hotels hiding some of the 200 eggs hidden [...]
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Once upon a time, travellers wanted to feel at home wherever they went. English tourists wanted fish and chips whether they were in Barcelona or Bodrum, Tenerife or Thailand and chain hotels offered total consistency whichever continent you were on, with the same colour carpet, the same ‘international’ menu and pretty much the same room, [...]
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2011 was an exciting year for London’s boutique hotels and 2012 is shaping up to be no different. With the Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee taking place over the summer, hotels will be falling over themselves to pull in visitors with innovative special offers in the quest for a bumper year. And if January is [...]
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It’s been a packed year of developments, openings and promotions for London boutique hotels in 2011 and December was no exception. With the New Year almost upon us, we take a look at some of the most newsworthy items to emerge in the past month, as well as some exciting prospects for 2012 and beyond. [...]
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London has world-class boutique hotels, offering the perfect antidote to high-rise sterility and big-brand anonymity. To help you keep up with the ever-changing scene, we proudly present our monthly round-up of all the latest news from the very best London boutique hotels. The family-owned Goring Hotel is certainly no stranger to famous guests, so staff were no doubt [...]
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One of London’s most intriguing secrets is the number of animals you’ll find in top hotels. Some are real – like Whisky the cat who for a long time reigned over the American Bar in the Stafford – and others like Kaspar at The Savoy are not, but they all bring a bit of fun [...]
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Welcome to the latest London Hotels Insight round-up from the thriving London boutique hotels scene. The city is home to some of the world’s best boutique hotels and this summary reviews the most recent news. London is set to gain a new boutique hotel as planning permission has now been given for a property in [...]
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London’s luxury family-owned Milestone Hotel in the exclusive Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has topped a list of Europe’s best small hotels, with two other London hotels also featuring in the top 10. Travel + Leisure‘s World’s Best Awards, voted by their readers, provide an essential list to help you navigate the globe like [...]
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Summer is finally here which means lots of London hotels are taking advantage of the glorious weather and going alfresco. First The Goring recently announced it was to build a Caribbean beach bar. Next the Montague on the Gardens – which arguably has the best-value London hotel afternoon tea – decided to celebrate its idyllic [...]
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The Goring Hotel has had its fair share of attention over the past couple of months; it was of course the hotel where Kate Middleton spent the night before the Royal Wedding with her family taking the entire place over, as widely reported in the British TV news and other media. Kate stayed in the [...]
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Note: the article below was published in 2011. We’ve since posted an up-to-date rundown of top 10 London hotel afternoon teas in 2012 with lovely photos. This blog recently looked at London hotel afternoon teas to explore whether they are an overpriced indulgence or a value-for-money treat. We also listed the top 17 hotel afternoon [...]
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Afternoon tea is a quintessentially English tradition and it’s no surprise that London hotels do a roaring trade in it. As of late however, its popularity has soared and according to the London Evening Standard, some hotels are now putting on six sittings of afternoon tea every day to keep up! But what is the [...]
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