The delightful St. John Hotel, an intimate 15-room boutique hotel located off Leicester Square, opened only this month in London. It is the latest project of famous chef Fergus Henderson and his business partner, Trevor Gulliver. The hotel has a 70-seat restaurant at the street level and a bar one flight up. The rooms are [...]
If you want to stay in a cozy, intimate boutique hotel in London, check out the Grazing Goat, a public house and hotel, located within Portman Village on New Quebec Street, just off Portman Square, minutes away from Oxford Street and Marble Arch. The Grazing Goat has eight charming country house styled hotel rooms with [...]
After the most ambitious hotel restoration in British history, The Savoy is now taking reservations. An icon of British hospitality since 1889, the hotel is once again establishing itself as the leader in luxury hotels after a £100 million restoration. With 268 guestrooms and suites, the hotel allows its guests to experience the splendour of [...]
If you are going to London via the Eurostar and want to stay in a hotel at the doorstep of the St Pancras Station, why not stay at the palatial St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, a spectacular newly renovated “high Victorian Gothic” building that used to house the Midland Grand Hotel back in the glory days [...]
If you are going to London, consider staying at this cool boutique hotel called The Zetter, located in the district of Clerkenwell. The hotel has only 59 rooms, making it a more intimate place to stay than some of the massive chain hotels in the city. All rooms have been individually designed in a quirky vintage-modern [...]
Here’s another interesting place to stay in London: the Boundary, which is located in a converted Victorian warehouse in Shoreditch (close to Brick Lane and Spitalfields), a seven-minute walk from the Liverpool Street Station. Boundary is a project of Terence Conran (founder of Habitat). It includes 12 guest bedrooms and 5 suites, a rooftop bar [...]
If you are going to London, try to get a room in 40 Winks, a restored Queen Anne townhouse built in 1717 in East London. It is the home of interior designer David Carter. Popular among artists, photographers and fashion people, it is often used in photo shoots so you need to book in advance. [...]
It’s time to put London on the list of destinations again. The city is no longer as expensive as it used to be as a result of recent declines in value of the British pound against other currencies. Hotels and restaurants are even lowering prices, at least for now. London has a lot of fabulous [...]
It’s time to go to London again. The value of British pound has declined in the past month, reaching near parity with the euro. It has gone down against the dollar to as low as $1.49. Since I’ve already posted my favorite boutique hotels in London, here’s a list of my favorite restaurants. Most of [...]
It’s that time of the year when people are making travel plans for the summer. London is one of my favorite cities, but it’s not easy finding a good place to stay that’s good value at the same time. I’ve listed my favorite hotels in different areas of the city for different budgets. Personally I [...]