London’s Courtyard 51 opens new summer veranda
Coloured Shakespearean terracotta, patterned mosaic pavement and a gurgling fountain; the setting was already magical at the urban oasis…
A great little find in Soho, London
Head chef Lisa Sutherland leads No. 20, a great little restaurant at the boutique hotel Sanctum Soho, where she…
London’s Bathhouse opens new gourmet restaurant
Visually startling – a small, ornate Turkish building in the shadows of City steel and glass – the Bathhouse…
What’s ‘The One Thing’ you need to see, do or taste in your favourite cities?
Charley Boorman (of Long Way Round fame) is bold enough to offer his own recommendations. The actor has teamed…
London’s supperclub
With outposts in Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Singapore, the supperclub franchise is famous for serving up sumptuous suppers in…
Dinner in the Sky – Big Brother style
Remember me blogging about Dinner in the Sky almost 4 years ago? No, I didn’t think so. But the…
Interview with Grant Thatcher, Publisher and Founder of LUXE City Guides
Formerly an actor with the RSC, Grant Thatcher began the series of LUXE City Guides back in 2002. There…
Champagne dinner at The Ritz
The Ritz is presenting a summer Champagne Dinner together with the House of Billecart-Salmon, a medium-sized Champagne house in…
Europe’s best hotel swimming pools
There is something decadent about a hotel swimming pool that lends itself well to luxury. Whilst the sea allows…
Now open: Bar Boulud, London at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Chef Daniel Boulud’s first UK restaurant, Bar Boulud, London opened its doors last week at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park…
Luxury travel links of the week
A weekly pick of luxury travel links for your perusal… Virgin Holidays and Hip Hotels: vhiphotels.co.uk Swedish gourmet traditions…
Luxury travel links of the week
A weekly pick of luxury travel links for your perusal… Enriching lives through distinctive journeys: Big Five Luxury in…
New boutique holiday cottage in Dartmoor, Devon
A new boutique holiday cottage has just opened in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. With Molton Brown cosmetics, beautiful decor…
Executive Chef Michael Hartnell of Le Caprice New York
Le Caprice opened its New York outpost in October 2009, under the guidance and direction of Executive Chef, Michael…
New opening: luxury apartment between Lake District and Yorkshire Dales
As regular readers will know, the last couple of months have been a particularly busy period for me as…
London’s only hotel suite with a retractable glass roof
The only London hotel suite to feature a private roof terrace with retractable glass roof – making it an…
