October 21, 2009 at 8:21 am (5* Hotels, Castle stay, Good Gastronomy, Luxury travel, Michelin Star Restaurants, Rural Hotel, Scotland, Sport Events, Urban Hotels, Wedding Destination)
Rocco Forte’s, The Balmoral in Edinburgh and Gleneagles resort are promoting a Taste of Scotland package this autumn. For “a true Scottish gourmet experience.” stay for two-nights in each hotel.
At The Balmoral a complimentary upgrade to an Executive Room plus a bottle of Bollinger on ice, is combined with dinner in number one the Michelin-starred restaurant.
At Gleneagles you’ll get an Estate Room and the stay includes a whisky tasting for two and dinner at the two Michelin-starred Andrew Fairlie restaurant.
This Scottish gourmet package costs $1,967 for two people for four nights, two nights at each hotel, valid from from October 1 - December 22, 2009.
It includes the number one tasting menu, dinner at Andrew Fairlie, full Scottish breakfast daily, a bottle of Bollinger upon arrival at The Balmoral, whisky tasting for two at Gleneagles and room upgrades.
The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
The 5* Balmoral Hotel is in the heart of Edinburgh in the main shopping area and next to Waverley Station.
Edinburgh International Airport is just 25 minutes by car from the hotel.
Gleneagles
Gleneagles sits in 850 acres of Perthshire countryside and is home to three of the top Scottish Championship Golf Courses and a wide range of outdoor leisure activities.
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July 20, 2009 at 5:23 pm (Accommodation, Gifts for Men, Kent, Luxury Hotels, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Spa Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa is a rural delight, set in the Garden of England, the beautiful Kent countryside.
This delightful Georgian mansion was built in 1806 and although it’s in a rural location it’s easily accessible to London and its airports.
A fine four star countryhotel with thirty eight individually and beautifully furnished luxurious bedrooms with the latest modern technology.
The Health Club & Spa include tennis, a gym, a swimming pool, a squash court as well as treatment rooms, relaxation room and amber lounge.
Driving tuition at Brands Hatch race track or a session of golf can be arranged nearby.
The restaurant presents English cuisine and has been awarded two AA rosettes for exceptional cuisine.
Weddings are catered for and it’s an ideal location for guest access.
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January 8, 2009 at 10:32 am (5* Apartments, Beach side Hotel, Beaches, Cornwall, Rural Hotel)
Tags: 5* Apartments, luxury seaside holiday rental
Sail Lofts Apartments in St Ives, Cornwall have just undergone a £1.5 million re-building and furnishing project. They now have 12 luxury apartments for rent only 20 metres from Porthmeor Beach.
What a View!
Sail Lofts are located in St. Ives, the Cornish fishing village known as ‘Downlong’ which is a designated Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Cornwall was in a recent survey voted as the top British Holiday Destination, it came second for Best Accommodation and Food and third for the Friendliest Locals.
Offering 3 – 1 bedroom apartments, 5 – 2 bedroom and 3 – 3/4 bedroom apartments – who could resist that view and of course the Tate gallery on your doorstep.
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October 3, 2008 at 9:31 am (Devon, Good Gastronomy, Michelin Star Restaurants, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Last month I stayed at Combe House, winner of – The Small Hotel of the Year 2008 – South West Tourism Award, AA Inspectors Choice Hotel, Michelin Rising Star – 2007 & 2008 and there’s more….
What can I add to all those accolades except that they are definately deserved.
Combe House is in a gorgeous location just 2 miles from Honiton on the edge of the Saxon village of Gittisham – an unspoilt time-warped hamlet of thatch and cob cottages, Norman church and a gurgling stream approached by a dark tunnel of ancient gnarled beech trees.
Take the long and winding drive from the village, across the estate lawns, you’ll have your first glimpse of the charming Elizabethan Manor that anticipates your arrival. Step into the Great Hall with a crackling log fire and dark wooden panelling and you’ll feel as if you’re visiting friends. A welcome exists that is more than people. The house itself welcomes you into the past with ancestral portraits, into the present with home comforts and into the future because you will want to return.
Visit Combe House for a night, a week or for afternoon tea, lunch or dinner and you won’t be disappointed. The two master chefs of Great Britain source everything locally and produce their own preserves, bread and use the produce of Combe House vegetable garden in their contemporary British cuisine.
Combe House is licensed for civil marriage ceremonies and may be reserved exclusively for weddings and house parties. There is also a private thatched-cottage for two that could be a wedding night, honeymoon destination or just a peaceful, relaxing and romantic getaway.
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September 4, 2008 at 11:11 am (Luxury Hotels, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Scotland, Wedding Destination)
Inverlochy Castle sits amongst the glens and lochs of the West Highlands, it nestles under Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain in some of the most stunning scenery in Scotland.
Queen Victoria wrote in her diary ‘I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot’, that was in 1873 when Inverlochy was a private residence.
In 1969 the castle was converted into one of Scotland’s finest country hotels, it has since won numerous awards:
- Scottish Tourism Board 5 Stars
- AA 5 Red Stars
- AA Top 200 Hotels -Great Britain and Ireland
- AA 3 Red Rosettes
It boasts:
- Tennis
- Fishing on the loch
- A walled garden
- Clay pigeon shooting
- Falconry display
- Full sized snooker table
Inverlochy was built in 1863 by the first Lord Abinger, near the site of the original 13th century fortress.
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August 22, 2008 at 10:30 am (Accommodation, Berkshire, Luxury Hotels, Rural Hotel, Spa Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Tags: Luxury Hotel
Luxury and pampering in one of the country’s most impressive hotels - Cliveden House is set in a National Trust stately home within 376 acres of landscaped gardens near Taplow in Berkshire.
Originally built in 1666, William Waldorf Astor, America’s richest citizen, gave it to his son and daughter-in-law as a wedding gift in 1906 and it became the hub of a hectic social whirl where guests included Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill.
Today the hotel, one of the von Essen collection of hotels, has visitors from all over the world. Celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt have enjoyed total privacy there, while in recent years Steven Gerrard and Ant McPartlin both held their weddings at Cliveden.
On a much smaller scale, the hotel serves up an award-winning afternoon tea and a three-course table d’hote menu in the splendid Terrace Dining Room overlooking the Parterre and the Thames winding beyond is an affordable treat any day of the week.
Meanwhile the hotel’s fine dining restaurant, Waldo’s, continues to make headlines in the foodie press.
Cliveden’s Pavilion Spa incorporates the outdoor swimming pool built by Lord Astor to deter his wife, Nancy, from swimming in the Thames and later made famous by the scandalous Profumo affair.
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August 18, 2008 at 2:41 pm (Luxury Hotels, Rural Hotel, Spa Hotel)
Tags: Spa Hotel
Whittlebury Hall, the 4* spa and hotel has a Summer Stay & Champagne Afternoon Tea Special.
Take a one night stay with Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Champagne afternoon tea for just £75 per person, to include
- Overnight Accommodation
- Full English Breakfast
- Three course Dinner in Astons Restaurant
- Afternoon Whittlebury Cream Tea with a Glass of Champagne on the day of arrival
The terms are
- Single supplement £40 per person per night.
- Full non-refundable, non-transferable payment required at the time of reservation.
- Rates are based on 2 people sharing a standard room until the 7th September only.
Call 0845 400 002 and quote Summer Stay & Champagne Afternoon Tea
Or visit Whittlebury Hall a 2008 Foodie winner to see some other summer break specials
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July 13, 2008 at 7:31 pm (Castle stay, Ireland, Luxury Hotels, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Tags: Romantic Hotel, Historical Building
Glin Castle in County Limerick, Ireland, has been voted as Tripadvisors top ten castle stay in the world. Sitting on the banks of the River Shannon, Castle Glin is open as a hotel between March and November and may be rented with its 500 acres and full compliment of staff for weddings and small functions.
Guests may use the reception rooms, the library with a rare flying staircase or in fabulous drawing room with a Rossi marble mantelpiece for morning coffee, afternoon tea or a pre-dinner licqueur.
Be welcomed by the Knight of Glin and his wife Madam FitzGerald to their not so humble abode!
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July 11, 2008 at 8:17 am (Devon, Luxury Hotels, Private Cottage, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Tags: Historical Building, Romantic Cottage, Romantic Hotel, Thatched Cottage
Looking for a romantic getaway or glorious wedding destination?
Combe House, a grade 1 Elizabethan Manor set in 3,500 acres of grounds in Gittisham, one of the prettiest villages in England and near the Devon coast is waiting for you.
Listed as one of the most Romantic Hotels in Britain and nominated “Best Restaurant in Devon 2006″ by Devon Life Readers, this year it has also claimed the Small Hotel of the Year Silver Award at the ‘Enjoy England Awards for Excellence’, the highest accolades in English tourism, this award is also known as the ‘Oscars’ for tourism.
Combe House has won a Michelin Rising Star for the second year in succession, one of only 5 establishments in the UK listed as being in line for their first Michelin Star, thanks to Master Chefs Hadleigh Barrett and Stuart Brown, and their team.
Hadleigh has worked at some of the top hotels in the country including two years at the five star Pennyhill Park, Surrey and a year at the two Michelin starred L’Ortolan restaurant in Berkshire. Stuart Brown came to Combe seven years ago as Chef de Partie from the Horn of Plenty, Tavistock, Devon.
Combe House boasts 15 elegant and uniquely decorated bedrooms and Lord of the Manor suites with views of the glorious Devon estate and countryside.
Combe House alo has a lovingly restored Thatched Cottage for two, you may dine in the hotel or for special occasions a Combe House chef will create for you a romantic dinner in the Thatched Cottage.
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