Category Archives: Hotels

Bohemia Restaurant + The Club Hotel + Spa St Helier + Lavender Farm Jersey

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

Eternally Rhapsodising | Love in a Warm Climate “So here we are…having our lovely cake and eating it too, one’s great aim in life.” Nancy Mitford We’re up Green Street. Chasing stars, potentially flickering, preferably established, Michelin stars. Steve Smith, … Continue reading →

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Hôtel Meurice Calais + Charles-Augustin Meurice

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

The Last Word Say again? More than a mere port, it’s a tale of two towns: Calais-Nord is a manmade island surrounded by canals and basins. St Pierre hugs the island to the south and southeast. Between Notre Dame Church … Continue reading →

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Harrington Hall + Harcourt Street Dublin

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

No.70 Named after Lord Simon Harcourt, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1772 to 1776, Harcourt Street is precisely what one expects of Georgian Dublin. A sheer cliff face of dark red brick penetrated by a grid of rectangular apertures. Doorcases … Continue reading →

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Titanic Hotel Belfast + Harland + Wolff

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

Ships in the Night Harland + Wolff’s former headquarters was at the heart of Belfast’s shipyard. That’s where 1,000 ships including many of the world’s most famous ocean liners were designed and built. A Who’s Who of the seas: Canberra, … Continue reading →

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Clarance Hotel Lille + Lavender’s Blue

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

Unique Boutique Ok, it’s a feeble excuse. But since Lavender’s Blue have once again been asked to sit on the Nominations Committee of the World Boutique Hotel Awards, we simply had to hop on Eurostar Business Premier to five star … Continue reading →

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The Franklin Hotel Knightsbridge + Anouska Hempel

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

Franklin Minted To be frank, it wasn’t the hardest decision in the world to while away a wintry Saturday afternoon, yes, the perfected world of a Saturday afternoon, wistfully tucked up in a swanky five star Knightsbridge hotel. Add Anouska … Continue reading →

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Villa Kennedy Hotel + JFK Restaurant Frankfurt

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

Er | The Autobiography of Things So: 30 up, 20 to go. Cloudbotherers. In 2017 the price of new apartments in Frankfurt rose 25 percent. Hence the haste. It’s upwards and upwards. The Goldman Sachs rush. High cost high rise … Continue reading →

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Lavender’s Blue + Goldsborough Hall Yorkshire

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

Princess Diaries One can never have enough chairs.

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UCO Restaurant Buenos Aires + UCO Hotel Buenos Aires

Posted on November 30, 2017 by

In a State of Flux Since when did the midday meal consume the day? It’s impossibly hot so why not. A long languid lazy lunch lounging in the garden of one of South America’s leading restaurants. UCO is named after … Continue reading →

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Algodon Mansion Hotel Buenos Aires + Gerhard Heusch

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

High Flyers, Adored  Thankfully the money’s kept rolling in (and out) so it’s another suitcase in another bedroom. Stretching a rainbow tour of beauty. The art of the possible. Rest assured, not any old bedroom. Suite dreams in Buenos Aires’ … Continue reading →

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