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Sunday Girl props up The May Fair’s Bar this LFW.

February 14, 2012
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The trendy May Fair Hotel - the official hotel of London Fashion Week – has a special treat in store this month having teamed up with model and singer of the moment Sunday Girl.  Sunday Girl (aka Jade Williams) has been described as “The One To Watch” by The Observer.  During London Fashion Week she’ll be [...]

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The Stafford celebrates a century – with a £100k hotel deal!

February 13, 2012
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The Stafford London has just embarked on a year-long celebration of its 100th Birthday.  The luxury hotel has decided to use the whole of 2012 – already a year of momentous celebration thanks to the Olympiad and Diamond Jubilee – to commemorate 100 years, since the exact opening date of the hotel is debatable. A listing in [...]

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Top 5 London restaurants for best of British food.

February 11, 2012
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Laura Mannering is a journalist and founder of online travel magazine World Out There. She has spent most of her life in London, much of it eating and drinking… In this very special guest post, she reveals five of her favourite places to enjoy the best of British food in the capital – particularly timely since we [...]

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Valentine’s Cupid Concierge for all guests at The May Fair.

February 9, 2012
The May Fair

Valentine’s Day is the time of year where the romantic setting and sense of occasion could prompt you to propose to your loved one.  For couples thinking of taking the big step, The May Fair Hotel has employed a Cupid Concierge who will cater to your exact needs, set things in motion and make sure they [...]

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Great service at The Milestone – on video.

February 8, 2012
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The award-winning Milestone Hotel, which regularly tops polls of London’s best hotels, has recently shared a video showcasing the hotel’s superior service.  The short film invites guests and potential guests to step inside for a glimpse inside this much-loved 5 star boutique hotel. Guests and staff offer their opinion on what makes The Milestone one of London’s favourite  [...]

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London hotels become British.

February 7, 2012
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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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Sleep amongst the art at Hyatt Regency Churchill.

February 6, 2012
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Art lovers looking for a place to stay in London should look no further than the Hyatt Regency Churchill, which has recently teamed up with the Saatchi Gallery to for a series of exhibitions in the hotel’s lobby.  It has also  created a Limited Edition Saatchi Gallery Suite – the first time the famous Saatchi Gallery has chosen [...]

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3 London hotels in TripAdvisor’s UK Travellers’ Choice.

February 6, 2012
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The results of the TripAdvisor 2012 Travellers’ Choice Awards recently came in.  Surprisingly, no London hotel made the top ten hotels in the UK – with number 1 position snatched by the Charterhouse Hotel in Torquay. Three London establishments did however make the top 25: The Milestone coming in at 13, Hotel 41 at 15 and Haymarket Hotel at 22. [...]

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Valentine’s Day dinner in bed – in a restaurant!

February 3, 2012
Sheraton Park Lane

We’ve already blogged about the most extravagant Valentine’s Day package in London and perhaps the most romantic Valentine’s offer at a London hotel…now we’ve found one that could quite possibly be the strangest.  This Valentine’s Day, the award-winning One O One fish restaurant at the Sheraton Park Tower Hotel is offering couples the chance to enjoy a special Valentine’s Day [...]

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From Scottish night to chocolate delight…

February 2, 2012
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We were recently inspecting the conferencing facilities of the Rubens at the Palace luxury boutique hotel when we caught the hotel staff busy making preparations for a Scottish celebration to honour their corporate partners. The idea came from General Manager Malcolm Hendry – a proud Scot himself – who likes to make this an annual celebration in true Rubens style, to introduce others [...]

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Apex Temple Court Hotel will open early!

February 1, 2012
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You may remember last July when we blogged about the countdown clock which had been displayed on the Apex Temple Court’s hotel website, counting down the days until the hotel was due to open.  Well, that day is nearly upon us and for once not only will the hotel opening be on time,  it’s actually [...]

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Win a free 5 star romantic night of your dreams.

February 1, 2012
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The Red Carnation Hotel Collection which owns some of this blog’s favourite luxury London boutique hotels including Rubens at the Palace and Montague on the Gardens have gone all soppy on us! Valentine’s Day is around the corner and we’ve already seen other hotels creating all kinds of extravagant packages to mark the occasion.  Red Carnation [...]

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London boutique hotels round-up – Jan. 2012.

January 31, 2012
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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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Top 5 biggest hotels in London.

January 31, 2012
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As one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, and of course the host of the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, demand for hotel rooms in London is high. The city has over 100,000 hotel rooms encompassing everything from minimalist boutique chic to grandiose five star luxury. But have you ever wondered which London hotels boast the biggest number of rooms?  [...]

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Hotel jobs for dissatisfied graduates?

January 30, 2012
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Recent research suggests that a high number of graduates in the UK are unhappy with the amount of responsibility given to them in their first job. A poll by UKSP, a careers website specialising in hotel recruitment, revealed that 36% of those who have graduated in the last five years were “disappointed” with the low [...]

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WOW’d at The Montcalm…

January 30, 2012
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Just before Christmas I spent a night at the five-star Montcalm Hotel in Marble Arch, a timeless classic boutique hotel that combines traditional touches with up-to-date technology. The Montcalm sits in an alcove just moments away from Marble Arch tube station, perfect for strolls in Hyde Park or a shopping dash along Oxford Street.  After [...]

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