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The Lanesborough
We recently sampled the 5 course tasting menu at Apsleys by Heinz Beck at The Lanesborough, the fastest London restaurant to have gained a Michelin star soon after its opening back in September 2009. The evening was so smoothly orchestrated the best analogy I can offer is to describe it as a symphony, with Beck [...]
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I recently met Mohamed Jajbhay, Revenue Director at the tiny Beaufort Hotel – a family-run business founded by his mother and father who apparently still exert a close influence just like proud homeowners. I was keen to learn whether this type of property has a future in a market like London: luxurious and well-run but [...]
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Forget cigars and whisky; at the ultra-deluxe Lanesborough it’s all about pairing cigars with cocktails! The hotel’s luxurious cigar bar the Garden Room is offering a brand new menu of six cocktails which come with a recommended cigar to accompany each. The menu was created by Bar Manager Davide Guidi who joined the hotel in August having [...]
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Christmas is a time for indulging in life’s little (and not so little) luxuries, and London is a fabulous city in which to enjoy them. From the twinkling Christmas lights of Oxford Street and Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, to the carolling choirs around Trafalgar Square’s Norwegian Christmas tree, the city is already getting into its [...]
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We all know that a good concierge is a mine of information on the local area – what’s on, what’s hot and what’s not. But concierges aren’t naturally scalable; they’re human, and one concierge doesn’t go far when guests are being demanding, however good he may be. In view of this and the opportunities presented by [...]
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If you were Lady Gaga, which hotel would you choose for your stay in London? Apparently it’s no longer The Lanesborough. Once known for being Lady Gaga’s favourite London hotel, it appears it is now The Dorchester - already well known for being a celebrity hotel! Lady Gaga was seen this time last year leaving The Lanesborough, swamped [...]
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Here at London Hotels Insight, we have an ever growing collection of photographs of hotels that we’re adding all the time to our Flickr account, all of which we’ve personally visited. From beautiful afternoon teas to sleek interior design, our London hotel Flickr account covers a wide range of wonderful features across 16 hotels – and it’s [...]
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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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Note: the article below was published in 2012. We’ve since posted an up-to-date rundown of the top 10 best-value London hotel afternoon teas in 2013 with lovely photos. 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 [...]
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London Hotels Insight’s free WiFi touchdown visits are now complete, but we’ll continue to pressurise London hotels that charge extra for WiFi without stating this information clearly upfront before travellers book. During our campaign, we personally visited 14 different free WiFi London hotels and promoted them aggressively on social media. We took hundreds of photos which are being uploaded onto the [...]
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Over a period of a month, London Hotels Insight bloggers personally visited a massive 14 free WiFi London hotels (chronologically listed below) for the Free WiFi touchdown - an initiative designed to promote London’s best free WiFi hotels through the most popular social media channels; while naming and shaming some of the naughty luxury hotels that charge their guests extra for internet use without making [...]
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For many of us a room in a luxury hotel is already an indulgence. But for some, even that’s not enough - they want a suite. Sometimes the reason is tangible – an entourage or a large family. A suite is required for entertaining; it’s difficult to hold a dinner in a bedroom, after all. A suite [...]
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With another year having flown by, I thought I’d have a go at trying to work out which new trends will stick and which will sink without trace… There are some indisputably major trends – I suppose the boutique hotel has been one of the bigger trends, as well as the expansion into hotels by luxury brands such as Bulgari. [...]
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On our recent visit to The Lanesborough for a free WiFi touchdown, we were informed that the hotel has published a book to commemorate its 20 years since opening, in which the ultra-deluxe property has “made itself worthy of its proud name and history.” As London hotel reporters, we were excited to get our own copies of the book which elaborates engagingly on [...]
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London’s hotels have upped their game this year when it comes to their Christmas tree offerings. Whether you like traditional, gaudy, chic or simple, there’s something for every taste. Here I run down my six favourites, in no particular order… 1. Claridge’s Lanvin tree Fashion powerhouse Lanvin’s Creative Director, Alber Elbaz, personally designed the Claridge’s [...]
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Today our free WiFi touchdown project moves into the uber luxury sector – where a surprising number of ultra-expensive London hotels impose sky-high extra internet charges on their guests. The clientele at very high-end hotels can probably afford to pay the lofty surcharge. However, the scandal here is that their expectations will often be that it’s included in the [...]
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