Following our visit at the end of last summer I declared the Taj 51 Buckingham Gate to be my favourite hotel in London. It still is…but the St James’ Court Hotel comes a very...
Review of The Exhibitionist Hotel – South Kensington
The Exhibitionist Hotel certainly lives up to its name. Behind the demure exterior of an 18th century townhouse in South Kensington, there is a brazen, bold interior just waiting to expose itself to...
Review: Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam
If you want to meet a cosmopolitan, fun bunch of people, may I suggest the elevators in the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. I don’t think I have ever conversed so much with other people...
Sampling Scarborough’s Fare at the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel
What better way to start living life as an empty nester than to be whisked away for a romantic midweek night away. Thanks to the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel in Scarborough, who offered Dougie...
Guest is God at the Taj 51 Buckingham Gate
Guest is God. For those of you who have been watching the recent BBC series, Hotel India, about the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, you will appreciate the lengths the staff go to,...
Book Reviews: ‘Labor Day’ and ‘The Proposal’
Labor Day is a beautifully written story, narrated by Henry, a 13 year old boy struggling with normal adolescent feelings compounded by the impact of his parents’ divorce. His mother, Adele, rarely leaves their house...