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,...
Finding the perfect self-catering property with Coastal Retreats
Living room in Salt Air, Seahouses A last-minute short break in the UK, preferably on the coast? This should be easy to find on the internet but there is so much information out there,...
Mum’s gone to review The Thief Hotel, Oslo
What better way to escape the ominous arrival of my 50th birthday than to jet off to Oslo and lock myself away in the seriously chic Design Hotel, The Thief. We have stayed in...
Go Native Hyde Park – live like a local in a serviced apartment
Two-bedroomed apartment in Go Native Hyde Park There’s been a lot of discussion on this blog recently about the ideal hotel breakfast. Is it better to have it delivered to your room, where you...
15 Glasgow: An address to remember
My photos above will give you some idea of Glasgow’s latest award-winning boutique accommodation but, trust me, they don’t do it justice at all. They don’t show the vastness of the bedrooms, the detail...
Review of Caffè Cagliari iLove Espresso capsules
I didn’t think I would ever become a coffee snob but some time over the last ten years I realised that a heaped spoonful of instant granules drowning in boiling water just wouldn’t cut...
The Beaufort, Knightsbridge: a true boutique hotel.
It’s funny how fate can take a hand when making decisions. Having accepted the invitation to attend the P&O event in London, I dithered for some time about overnight accommodation . Should we book...
Christmas with John Lewis
John Lewis has become synonymous with Christmas over recent years thanks to their memorable TV adverts which, if you’re an emotional fool like I am, can’t fail to produce a lump in the throat....