Europe and Middle East
Waterhead Hotel, Cumbria
24/11/2019 .Lygon Arms, Broadway, Cotswolds
02/11/2019 .Combining cosiness and comfort with jaw-dropping grandeur is a hard act to pull off, but the Lygon Arms, queen of all Cotswolds hotels, achieves it with considerable panache.
Read the full story hereThe May Fair Hotel. Stay in a hotel immersed in wonderful cinematic history
21/10/2019 .With the BFI London Film Festival in full swing, the May Fair Hotel is once again at the centre of festivities thanks to its official status with the BFI and its traditional 200-seater May Fair theatre screenings.
Read the full story hereHard Rock Hotel, London
08/10/2019 .You’d think the old Cumberland, that genteel palace of carveries and family afternoon teas, would be the least likely London hostelry to get a new lease of life as Britain’s first Hard Rock Hotel
Read the full story hereTewkesbury Park Hotel.
03/10/2019 .As unsung as its historic hometown, an unfathomable omission from the “England’s most visited” lists, Tewkesbury Park Hotel is a plain-clothes jewel which must be experienced to fully appreciate its offerings.
Read the full story hereCahernane House Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry
22/09/2019 .Isabel Conway stays at Cahernane House Hotel, Ireland’s answer to Downton Abbey.
Read the full story hereThe Cary Arms and Spa, Babbacombe, Devon
22/09/2019 .What do you pack for a stay at The Cary Arms and Spa? “The Inn on the Beach”, as the strap-line advises, gives some clues.
Read the full story hereThe Wellington Arms, Hampshire
03/09/2019 .It’s fortunate the Duke of Wellington was a very busy man. With over 50 conflicts to his name, identifying each of the 31 rooms at the Wellington Arms after one of his battles was less of a challenge than it might have been had he been less successful.
Read the full story hereThe Red Lion, Odiham
02/09/2019 .King John rode out of Odiham Castle to sign the Magna Carta but I suspect had the Red Lion been around back then, he might have a dallied a few more days or just stayed there and called the whole thing off.
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