July 29, 2009 at 7:50 am (Good Gastronomy, London, Luxury Gifts, Luxury travel)
A unique dining experience is on offer this Autumn, the elegant surroundings of the Orient Express will take you on a dining tour. Taking place on September 10, October 29, and November 14 2009, the British Pullman train will be leaving London’s Victoria Station at 7:30 p.m. and returns at 11 p.m.
The seasonal five-course menu accompanied by fine wines selected by the sommelier, will offering selections such as Organic Welsh Salt Marsh Lamb with a Pomegranate Jus and Smoked Devonshire Caramelized Apple with Truffled Welsh Rarebit.
Limited to 90 guests prices for this unusual dining out tour start at around £400. For more details go to www.orient-express.com.
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June 17, 2009 at 8:44 am (5* Hotels, Cocktails, London, Luxury Gifts)
The bar renowned for the best Martini in town, the Dukes Hotel in London is giving a Martini Masterclass. Hosted by the hotel’s barman you can learn the secret ingredients and techniques behind the perfect cocktail.
The classes will be held on the last Saturday of each month, the class, complete with anecdotes about each cocktail will enable you to mix and taste your own martinis and sample the canapés in Dukes Bar.
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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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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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