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The Berkeley
The 5 star Berkeley is giving guests another reason to flock there (apart from its unique hotel spa) having created a selection of birdhouses. Teaming up with Sparrow and Finch (that’s a firm of outdoor accessories rather than a pair of avian entrepreneurs!), the hotel has created stylish wooden birdhouses in keeping with its beautiful luxury interiors, [...]
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Christmas is almost upon us once again and there are few places more festive to spend a winter break than London. Aside from the Christmas fairs at Hyde Park, South Bank and elsewhere, there are the extravagant Christmas lights and pantomimes to enjoy, with many of the capital’s top boutique hotels also arranging something extra [...]
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As winter draws its chilly veil over the city, we’re getting a little bit obsessed about cosy nights in the cinema here at London Hotels Insight… Last month we blogged about hotel cinematic experiences (including the W Film Club and Martini Movies at One Aldwych) and just yesterday about the best cinemas in London generally, not just [...]
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You’re staying at a hotel for a romantic weekend. It’s raining outside but you don’t want to sit in your room and watch TV, so what do you do? Go downstairs to the hotel’s intimate private cinema room and watch a movie? Well you do if you are staying at One Aldwych or the W [...]
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We’ve never seen so many sporting packages in London hotels! Thanks to the Olympics and Paralympics both taking place this summer, the latest hotel to jump on the bandwagon is 45 Park Lane, recently named as the most expensive hotel in London. The hotel has teamed up with fitness expert and personal trainer to the [...]
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Budget backpackers, business travellers and luxury seekers are all catered for in the UK capital, with something to suit all tastes, particularly with new London hotels springing up all the time. But average prices are perceived as high due to the consistent year-long demand and visitors often complain about the expense of a typical London hotel [...]
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Whilst most Olympic themed hotel packages are focused on the hotel’s food and drink offerings, the Berkeley is going one better and creating an actual sporting package. The luxury hotel located in the swish Knightsbridge area in addition to featuring one of the best hotel gyms, is also offering its guests synchronized swimming lessons in the roof [...]
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A little while ago, London Hotels Insight went to check out the Winter Wonderland at the Montague on the Gardens with its vodka bar, BBQ, pine trees and snowmen. Now it seems that The Berkeley is getting in on the festive theme too with the hotel opening its own movie-themed Winter Wonderland last month, complete with a cosy rooftop cinema. The area - usually [...]
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The credit crunch is bad news for some but good news for others. The Barclay brothers are among those who have turned others’ distress to their advantage, buying up luxury hotels and becoming the owners of some prime assets in the London market. Their roots in the trade go back to the 1970s when they [...]
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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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Back at the start of 2010, we wrote reviews of the best of London’s spas, unearthing six which we rated as better than the rest: The Dorchester Spa, So SPA at Sofitel St James, Renaissance Chancery Court Spa, Mandarin Oriental London Spa, The Berkeley Spa, Spa Studio at the Lanesborough. Now, nearly two years on, it’s [...]
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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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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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I’ve had some truly horrible meals in hotels. After all, hoteliers know they’ve got a captive market – people who are too tired, lazy or jet-lagged to want to head out to a restaurant; so the quality of the food may often be compromised even in otherwise decent hotels. Bland ‘international’ cuisine that’s low on [...]
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There are many different hotels in London and no individual one is perfect for everyone. But we all love “something for nothing” and the feeling that we’ve got ourselves some valuable extras without paying for them. Here then is our guide to some of the best “freebies” in London hotels. All the hotels mentioned below [...]
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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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