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London has a great deal to offer in surprising and delighting diehard fans of the silver screen. For one thing, it is a fabulous film set as our recent review of the best movies which use London as a backdrop highlighted. But as well as numerous film-related events in the capital, several London hotels even [...]
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Since launching at the end of July 2010, the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme (more commonly referred to as “Boris Bikes” after the charismatic London Mayor) has proved extremely popular amongst Londoners, with over 500,000 trips made in the first six weeks alone. Visitors to the capital can now also make use of the scheme’s 5,000+ [...]
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London Hotels Insight has already featured a good selection of the most eco-friendly London hotels and it’s now time to do a recap of the very best. We’ve only listed hotels that have won rigorous external awards for their environmentally-friendly approach (such as from the Visit Britain Green Tourism Business Scheme) or have supplied us [...]
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Breakfast has long been seen as the key meal of the day and in recognition of this fact, hotels tend not to stray too far from the tried and tested. Morning menu choices have commonly been restricted to full-English or continental breakfast options. But recent developments show that many top London hotels are becoming a [...]
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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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We’ve recently been strongly championing London’s eco-friendly hotels. Features have been published on the green Zetter, the eco-obsessed Cavendish, the unwasteful Base2stay and the eco-luxe Rafayel, all of whom have won independent accolades for their green credentials. In the case of the Cavendish and Base2stay we’ve also personally visited the hotels and quizzed management on their environmental [...]
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The Lancaster London (formerly the Royal Lancaster) is the first London hotel to keep its own beehives. The commitment behind the project is impressive. The hotel is tending around half a million bees on its roof and has formed a dedicated “bee team” to look after them (pictured above). All honey from the hives is [...]
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