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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May 14, 2009 at 8:30 pm (London, Luxury Hotels, Michelin Star Restaurants, Spa Hotel, Urban Hotels)
Designed by the award-winning consultancy Fox Linton in 1930s style the Dorchester Spa consists of nine treatment rooms.
With single-sex changing rooms, a manicure and pedicure suite and a relaxation room you could be anywhere but London.
Next to the Spa there’s a gym, hair salon and barbers and for a bite to eat despues try The Spatisserie for afternoon teas, light lunches or for Spa users Champagne and Spa cocktails.
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February 20, 2009 at 12:10 pm (Accommodation, London, Luxury travel, Urban Hotels)
Tags: Historical Building
The new Sanctum Soho Hotelby Design Hotels is scheduled to open its doors in March. This transformation of two Victorian townhouses into a 30-room property in West London’s Soho is sure to please.
Sanctum Soho Hotel London
With a 45-seater underground cinema and a private rooftop garden this could become the in-place for private parties and sports fans will revel in the health and fitness center – The Third Space.
Xavier Pick artwork will festoon the lobby and along with the two fireplaces everyone is sure to find something to their taste.
From mod-trendy rooms to the Garden Loft Suite which can be reserved with the rooftop bar and part of the terrace.
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December 9, 2008 at 9:04 pm (5* Hotels, Lists, London, Luxury Hotels, Spa Hotel, Urban Hotels)
Tags: Top hotels
London came out tops or should I say The Dorchester came out top in the Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence, the awards were announced to a group to Luxury travel professionals at the Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas.
Nominees for the awards were selected by the Luxury Travel Advisor Nomination board and the and winners were voted for by the Luxury Travel Advisor readers.
Best City Center Hotel Spa Worldwide
The Spa at The Dorchester, London
Top Luxury Suite in a Hotel/Resort Worldwide
The Dorchester, Royal Penthouse Suite, London
Best City Center Luxury Hotel in Europe
Claridge’s, London
The Dorchester, London
The Lanesborough, London
These weren’t the only hotels in their category but I’ve chosen to record only the English ones.
For the full list of results see Travel Advisor.
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November 21, 2008 at 8:52 am (Luxury Hotels, Scotland, Urban Hotels)
Hotel Missoni, due to open in May 2009, is one of the first city-center and resort hotels from the Hotel Missoni portfolio a joint colloboration between the Italian fashion and interior label Missoni and the Rezidor Hotel Group – a spot of luxury in the heart of the city.
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh is a 136-room hotel on the city’s Royal Mile. Awaiting the latest updates and photos to post.
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November 8, 2008 at 2:36 pm (Bath, Luxury Hotels, Urban Hotels, Wedding Destination)
Tags: City hotel
For a spot of relaxation in Bath’s Royal Crescent experience a night or two of English elegance in this Georgian hotel, a mid-terrace honey-coloured quartet of houses full of style and character.
This 45 room hotel, has 14 suites and full use of The Bath House Spa with pool, gym and exercise studio, right in the heart of the historic quarter. Shop, relax and dine in splendour.
Mess about on the water with the hotel’s 1920s river launch, take a hot-air balloon ride or just spend an afternoon playing croquet in the acre of private grounds.
Complete with chauffeur and butler service it’s an ideal location for a wedding party.
Bath House, Royal Crescent
The Royal Crescent Hotels award-winning Dower House Restaurant serves Modern British cuisine.
This is one of the many fabulous hotels in the Mr & Mrs Smith collection.
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August 6, 2008 at 4:18 pm (London, Luxury Hotels, Urban Hotels)
The Haymarket Hotel another London Hotel on the It List 2008 from Travel & Leisure.
The former American Express headquarters in the heart of London’s theater district on the corner of Haymarket and Suffolk Place is surrounded by some of the best bars and restaurants in London.
Described as “A whole new definition of glamour” by Vanity Fair, this Firmdale Hotel made this years It list from Travel & Leisure – The top 30 New Hotels in the World.
Designer Kit Kemp has used bold colours and supergraphic effects from bar to the area around the 18metre swimming pool - Bold, stylish and very classy Haymarket.
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July 30, 2008 at 1:36 pm (5* Hotels, London, Luxury Hotels, Urban Hotels)
Tags: 5* Hotels, Luxury London Hotels
One of the world’s Top 30 hotels on the Travel+Leisure It List 2008. This
classic hotel with its great location in Mayfair has undergone a $140 million renovation reclaiming the class of its heyday.
The Classicist designer Guy Oliver supervised the preservation works of the mahogany paneling, gilded scrollwork, and Adams fireplaces. The Parisian star chef Hélène Darroze will be reinvented the restaurant menu and with features like the room-service afternoon tea trolley guests can be reassured that the old-style form of service isn’t dead at The Connaught yet.
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July 10, 2008 at 1:14 pm (5* Hotels, London, Luxury Hotels, Urban Hotels)
Tags: Historical Building
One of the Rocco Forte Collection of luxury hotels, Brown’s has been called one of the most intimate and charming hotels in London, offering a contemporary yet quintessentially English feel.
Brown’s was London’s first hotel opening in 1837, it’s located in the heart of Mayfair on Albemarle Street, just minutes from the exclusive Bond Street – where else would you shop. The West End theatres and St James’s are also close by.
Brown’s opened to provide ‘genteel’ accommodation for discerning people. Genteel? These days? Maybe not but the ambiance of exclusivity and refinement still remain.
This unique hotel is composed of 11 Georgian town houses and has 117 bedrooms including 29 luxurious suites.
The word on the street says that The Albemarle, Brown’s restaurant, is high on the list of fine dining venues in the city, and for and English traditional afternoon tea then the English Tea Room at Brown’s is THE place to be.
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