As the first purpose-built hotel in Europe, it seems fitting that the Mercure Cheltenham Queens Hotel still dominates the loveliest neighbourhood of what must be the most beautiful Regency town in England, Cheltenham Spa.
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Mercure Cheltenham Queens Hotel. Cheltenham
30/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom and tagged Best Cotswolds hotels, Luxury hotels in the Cotswolds on .
Best golf courses with spas
29/08/2013This entry was posted in California, Dubai, England, Europe and Middle East, Fife, Hotel Reviews, Lisbon, London, Phuket, Portugal, Scotland, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and tagged best Spa Golf Courses on .
The world’s best golf courses offer an unrivaled playing experience; lush rolling fairways, glass quick sculpted greens and total respect.
Does it get any better? It does if you can enjoy a relaxing luxury spa after your round.
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27/08/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged best attractions in Edinburgh, Edinburgh highlights, Edinburgh in 48 hours, weekend in Edinburgh on .
It’s getting late in the evening at the old castle, and I’m sitting watching the closing of the Edinburgh Tattoo.
Read the full story hereGrosvenor House Apartments
27/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged GROSVENOR HOUSE APARTMENTS, London hotels, Luxury hotels in London on .
For oil tycoons and other wealthy businessmen who travel with entourages, the Grosvenor House Apartments in London offer the ultimate in self-contained privacy.
Read the full story hereSublime Clinique La Prairie, Lake Geneva
27/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Switzerland and tagged Spas in Switzerland, Swiss Spas, Switzerland Spa on .
Anthea Gerrie visits Clinique La Prairie spa and is relieved she no longer needs to donate blood.
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26/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged Best hotels in Rome, Grand Hotel Via Veneto, Luxury hotels in Rome on .
Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah nicely bridges the gap between other five-star hotels on this ritzy Rome street which are so grand and stuffy as to seem unapproachable and the downmarket four-stars packed with loud Americans in shorts who threaten to strip the boulevard of its class.
Read the full story hereLiguria Following in the footsteps of Shelley. A wonderful walk in dramatic Italian countryside.
24/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Italy, Liguria and tagged Guide to Liguria, Liguria on .
Lucy Daltroff Discovers Liguria Following in the footsteps of Shelley
Read the full story hereGrayshott Spa Hotel, Surrey
22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Best London Spas, Greyshott Spa Review, London Spa on .
Wellness tourism put the Surrey hamlet of Grayshott on the map decades ago, and its eponymous mansion remains the venue of choice for well-heeled ladies who lunch lightly and enjoy a bit of pampering.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Haifa, Hotel Reviews, Israel and tagged Best Israel Spas, Carmel Forest Spa Review, Carmel Hotels, Israel Spa Reviews on .
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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22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Spa Hotels in London, Spa reviews, Spas in London on .
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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