Hotel Reviews
Moorland Garden Hotel. Dartmoor
The white, sprawled out, Moorland Garden Hotel is situated 20 minutes out of Plymouth in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. As I drove up the long drive the surrounds were really impressive. After all it had been the byword in glamour when it first opened in the 1930’s, with visitors’ ranging from President Truman to David Niven.
Read the full story hereNew Executive Lounge At Grosvenor House Hotel
In a £1.4 million refurbishment the new Executive Lounge at Grosvenor House Hotel in London has been moved from the seventh floor to the ground floor of the hotel and is three times larger in size at over 340 square metres.
Read the full story hereAlma de Sedona Inn. A perfect Sedona retreat.
The Alma de Sedona Inn is tucked away in a very secluded neighbourhood of Sedona, and this exquisite privately owned bed and breakfast inn offers up quite a few unexpected surprises.
Read the full story hereHotel Bankov. Kosice.
Considering Hotel Bankov was 142 years old and the oldest hotel in Slovakia by a mile, the flat screen TV and free high speed wi-fi in my room were both something of a revelation. So too come to think of it, were the crisp cotton sheets, the contemporary room furnishings and delicious interior design.
Read the full story hereVilla Dubrovnik
Croatia’s stellar Dalmatian coast has long been seen as an alternative contender to Italy’s Amalfi and as my taxi makes a tight cliff top hairpin turn onto an even tighter road clearly never intended for motor car use, the difference is obvious to me. No traffic. Just peace, solitude and birdsong; the timeless backdrop of old town Dubrovnik lying far below, just across the bay.
Read the full story hereTHE VALLEY. A Cornish Country Retreat
Taking the dog to Cornwall in the summer hols can be a tricky proposition. Many hotels and cottages don’t accept canines, and several beaches ban man’s best friend from the sands from June to September.
The Valley is a good bet for both its location and the management’s superior intelligence.