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On the second day of our free WiFi touchdown campaign, we have today been visiting The Milestone - a gorgeous luxury London boutique hotel with a welcoming atmosphere right opposite Kensington Gardens. We launched free WiFi touchdown to promote hotels that offer this basic amenity to guests in contrast to others (often in the luxury sector) which charge lofty fees that are often not even disclosed [...]
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Will it affect our campaign for free WiFi that the Maybourne Hotel Group will soon be taken over by the Barclay Brothers – owners of The Ritz which currently shamefully charges the highest prices in London for WiFi? Our fingers are crossed that Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley will continue to offer free WiFi – even under the Barclays’ ownership. We’ve [...]
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One of the great resources of any high class hotel is the concierge desk. Yet it’s consistently under-used by guests, perhaps because many people don’t know how to get the best out of the service. Concierges in London and elsewhere devote time and effort to knowing the city and particularly the area around any given [...]
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For anyone seeking to excel in a career in the hotel industry, London has always been the place to be; the golden ticket so to speak. And in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games and beyond, those with a passion to succeed and the ambition to take on some of the capital’s best hotel [...]
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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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This year marks the 80th anniversary of The Dorchester Hotel on swanky Park Lane. And its Grill restaurant, which has played host to countless celebrities and dignitaries over its eighty years, will celebrate the momentous date in the best way I know – with lashings of booze! As a special treat to mark its 80th [...]
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Andrea’s already debated whether hotel gyms are a waste of space, and cited research which implied that three quarters of travellers are swayed on where to stay by a hotel’s gym facilities. If, like me, you count yourself among them, it’s handy to know not only that your hotel has a gym but also what that gym [...]
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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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There’s nothing worse than been kept awake by your partner’s snoring, especially when you’re staying away from home. Which is why the Crowne Plaza London City are putting the world’s first “snore absorption” room on trial. It includes soundproofing and a specially-designed pillow to help guests sleep. No more piling pillows on top of your [...]
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I’ve never been clear about exactly what a sommelier does. It seems a rather mixed job – front-of-house glad-handing mixed with lots of behind-the-scenes work. So I naturally jumped at the chance to have lunch with Lia Poveda, Head Sommelier at the 5 star Milestone Hotel in Kensington. The most visible part of her job [...]
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The English love a good picnic and with so many parks in London, it’s the perfect city to enjoy this simple pleasure (despite the London weather!). Independent luxury hotel Dukes – recently described on this blog as “classic meets classy” – is one of several offering a “Picnics in the Park” package and all the [...]
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It’s possible to drop several hundred quid having a decent meal in London these days. Yes, after decades cast into outer darkness, London has become the epicentre of the gastronomic world – but its new prominence has come at a price. However, impecunious foodies need not fear. There are ways of getting a very reasonably [...]
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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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The word “luxury” is bandied about so freely these days that it has lost much of its value. Nowhere is this more true than with hotels. Tired of the hype? This post takes a guest-centric view on luxury using TripAdvisor. In a previous article we criticised the use of misleading star ratings. Today we take [...]
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