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Anthea Gerrie

Carmel Forest Spa. Haifa

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Haifa, Hotel Reviews, Israel and tagged , , , on by .
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Israel’s Carmel Forest Spa Resort, set in a national forest close to the country’s third city, Haifa, has taken on a challenge. It has set out to dispense relief to the stressed and demanding residents of one of the most dynamic nations on earth. But it has done so with relish since the late 1990’s to become the nation’s top wellness resort.

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Chuan Spa, Langham Hotel. London

22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged , , on by .
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Chinese medicine has long been a feature of the London scene, with its many well-established acupuncturists and herbal practitioners, so the city has long been ripe for a spa specialising in serious Oriental therapies.

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Cary Arms Hotel. Devon

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Devon and Cornwall, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Tirol, United Kingdom and tagged , , on by .
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That clever Peter de Savary brought us Bovey Castle in Devon, and now his wife Lana has scored a coup in the county of cream, cider and sailing villages – The Cary Arms Hotel in Babbacombe Beach. She identified a rundown pub with the most beautiful location in Britain and decided to endow it with five-star rooms and a spa, while keeping the pub pubby and the food service nice and casual.

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Fairmont Mayakoba Hotel, Riviera Maya

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Hotel Reviews, Mayakoba, Mexico, South America and tagged , , , on by .
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If anyone could bring a touch of class to an area whose rep has been damaged by overbuilding and too many package tourists, it’s Fairmont Mayakoba Hotel,. The company which now owns the Savoy, magnificently restored to its art deco glory days, has shown, in its Mayakoba resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, that it can also do eco-resorts.

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Ceviche. London

29/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, London, United Kingdom and tagged , , on by .
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Peruvian cuisine is the world’s hottest new trend, and outside Lima London is leading the way, with three Peruvian restaurants already in play.  Of these, Ceviche is the one which has been setting Soho on fire since 2012.

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Blakes Hotel, London

21/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged on by .
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Anthea Gerrie reviews the trendy Blakes Hotel in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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