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With London’s much anticipated Olympic year now in full swing, the capital’s boutique hotels continue to compete for their share of the city’s many visitors from overseas and elsewhere in the UK. In their bid to stay ahead of the competition, many are seeking to innovate perhaps to distract from all the negative publicity about high room rates. According [...]
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I’m not a particularly good trend-spotter. I tend to remain faithful to a number of favourite restaurants or else I like to explore the far out territories of Gujarati, African, or Lebanese food or any other cuisine I haven’t tried yet. But I do occasionally notice what’s going on around me, so I was interested [...]
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It’s been a packed year of developments, openings and promotions for London boutique hotels in 2011 and December was no exception. With the New Year almost upon us, we take a look at some of the most newsworthy items to emerge in the past month, as well as some exciting prospects for 2012 and beyond. [...]
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As we move closer to Christmas and the start of London’s big Olympics year, there are many new developments in the UK capital’s boutique sector – things to look forward to and offers to check out. We summarise what’s hot in the London boutique hotel scene below in our monthly round-up. The five-star Egerton House [...]
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As the nights draw in and Christmas looms ever closer, right now is a great time to explore London whether for a spot of Christmas shopping in the newly lit-up shopping precincts, to check out the festive markets or simply to kick back and take it easy. And if you want to stay somewhere with [...]
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Boutique hotels offer a unique way to experience London and fortunately the UK’s capital has many top-notch ones to choose from, with new ones emerging all the time. For the very latest on the city’s dynamic boutique hotel scene, read on for our September news round-up… According to a report published this month by hotel consultants [...]
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The Sanderson Hotel belongs to the Morgans Hotel Group and is certainly one of the most stylish hotels in London. As well as hotels all over America, the group also own St Martins Lane in Covent Garden. The Sanderson opened in 2000 and has gained a few celebrity fans over the years including the late Amy Winehouse, Cheryl Cole and [...]
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Hurrah! Despite what you read in the papers about reading being a dying art and Kindles taking over the world, bookworms like myself are still very much alive and kicking – and being recognised by London’s hoteliers. Here are my favourite five hotels for literature-loving guests… Swissotel The Howard Hotel The Howard Hotel in the heart of [...]
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Welcome to the latest London Hotels Insight round-up from the thriving London boutique hotels scene. The city is home to some of the world’s best boutique hotels and this summary reviews the most recent news. London is set to gain a new boutique hotel as planning permission has now been given for a property in [...]
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One of the funkiest new London hotels, the W London, has gone a little sensible on us and created a (W)riters’ Library. The hotel is usually in the press because of the celebrities who drink in its bar. This time however it has used its connections for serious purposes and asked 10 writers to choose [...]
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While some London boutique hotels like the Hempel are totally Zen – cool minimalism, white space, almost austere in design – others are at the opposite end: crammed full of antiques, upholstery and vibrant colour. And what’s in fashion seems to swing from one pole to the other from year to year. Then each of [...]
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Note: the article below was published in 2011. We’ve since posted an up-to-date rundown of new London hotels in 2012 with lovely photos. There is no doubt that new luxury hotels have a fascinating allure…and as the countdown to the London 2012 Olympics continues, it seems the UK capital may be heading into a golden [...]
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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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Do you have what it takes to join the W London cast? That’s the challenging question posed by the W London’s official website, where job applicants are invited to ‘audition’ for roles. It’s certainly an eye-catching way to describe highly sought-after London hotel jobs. Due to open in Leicester Square in early 2011 after a [...]
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The Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square is a London institution. It may on first glance look slightly grubby and doesn’t immediately catch the eye. But you’ll soon find that its slightly unkempt air is part of its charm. The cinema is also slightly hidden off the main Square and frequently missed by tourists. But [...]
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We were shocked to hear via our friends at Hotel Chatter that the much-anticipated W London has delayed its opening to next year. It has been put back to February 2011 – quite a postponement when you consider that as recently as a few weeks ago they were still insisting the hotel would meet its [...]
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