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We sang the praises of Islington earlier when we looked at some of the area’s superb gastro pubs, as well as its hosting of the annual Wine Show. But you don’t need to be a drinker to enjoy this area’s many charms. While it doesn’t have the showpiece attractions of the South Bank or the [...]
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It’s becoming more and more trendy to look for “green hotels” and it’s clear that our expectations are getting higher. But what if the question is flipped round: how green are you as a hotel guest? Since I love to feature “green hotels” on this blog, I’m sometimes approached by hotels wanting to publicise their [...]
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Regular readers will know we’re a little green-obsessed on this blog. Especially given the typical wastefulness of hotel processes, dictated as they are by the massive daily turnover of guests checking in and out. With this in mind, the mould-breaking new Rafayel Hotel was recently featured as an example very much in the “eco-luxe” camp. [...]
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In the first part of this tour of London’s historic pubs, we took you to underrated Holborn. Here are more hidden gems further east in the City. Start in Clerkenwell at the Jerusalem Tavern: an 18th-century house made into a delightful pub with ales from St Peter’s brewery in Suffolk. Wooden floors and panelling give [...]
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As winter is now upon us, the thought of snuggling up in a cosy pub with a glass of red wine and the Sunday papers is increasingly appealing. There are few better places to do just that than Islington. Nestled between the hustle and bustle of Camden and the formality of the City, leafy Islington [...]
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London Hotels Insight loves “green” hotels. That’s why we’ve already featured the award-winning eco-friendly credentials of the Cavendish Hotel and met the management at London’s greenest hotel. And it seems that an increasing number of London hotels are starting to adopt impressive green management practices. Base2stay in Kensington is another that’s been mentioned in this [...]
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This blog’s free WiFi drive has certainly been ruffling a few feathers. Several hoteliers (as well as their IT suppliers who seem to have a vested interest) are saying that hotel WiFi is too expensive to give away for free – as some comments under the recent “Open Letter to Hoteliers” testify. While I appreciate [...]
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The relative merits of Paris and London came up when I recently contributed a guest post to the Velvet Escape travel blog highlighting some of London’s more subtle pleasures. My post elicited a throw-away comment from leading travel blogger Nomadic Matt claiming that “Paris is more exciting” than London. The sharp gust of this comment [...]
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The Islington area of London is famous for being where former Prime Minister Tony Blair once resided. Current residents are an eclectic bunch and it’s a neighbourhood with its own special character. You feel as though you’re experiencing a very “real” London, far from where the tourist masses tend to congregate. The annual Wine Show [...]
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