Category Archives: Hotels

Lady Verona Residence Verona + Lavender’s Blue

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

Expounding Riddles With The Harp Everything tastes better in a palazzo with a campanile. Advertisements

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Hôtel + Café Métropole Brussels

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

Eclectic Dreams It’s the café with a hotel attached. In 1890 the Weilemans-Ceuppens brewing brothers opened Café Métropole chiefly to sell their own branded beer. Such was their success they bought the bank next door and transformed it into a … Continue reading →

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George V Hotel + L’Orangerie Restaurant Paris

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Perfumed Notes | As Myrrh from the Tree “The physical transformations of Paris can be read as a ceaseless struggle between the spirit of place and the spirit of time.” Eric Hazan Lunch in Paris is always a good idea. … Continue reading →

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The Gore Hotel Kensington London + Christian Dior

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

A Half Century | It is Cricket What’s the story? A Royal Equerry. Raine Spencer’s best friend. An Al Fayad family friend. Two Lulu Guinness handbag hugging hoteliers. A pair of Cavani clad models. The couple who brought Shigeru Ban … Continue reading →

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Sofitel Vieux Port Hotel Marseille + Paul Cézanne

Posted on March 16, 2019 by

Unstill Life “Well, life is full of surprises,” proclaims essayist and novelist Marilynne Robinson. Couldn’t agree more. We’ve just woken up in Marseille. South of France. A night in Provence. There’s more. Breakfast in bed in the Mediterranean city’s best … Continue reading →

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Lasarte Restaurant + Monument Hotel Barcelona

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Nonsense and Sensibility | Homage to Fromage | Striptease Déu n’hi do! Lavender’s Blue is a release of pure joy. Visiting a metropolis to explore just one neighbourhood concentrates our minds. A new tourism. We’re on it like a Jane … Continue reading →

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Hotel Continental Palacete La Ramba de Catalunya Barcelona + Lavender’s Blue

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

Demis, Dates and Dignitaries Marvelling at the marbling, living our best lives, we only live twice.

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Casanova Hotel + Sky Bar Barcelona

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

Get a Room Our theme is love. Bildungsroman juice. Seasons come and seasons go. Late winter sunset over Barcelona. “We are at liberty,” as Cristina says in Woody Allen’s slick flick Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Sipping vermut mocktails coffee in Casanova … Continue reading →

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Portonovi + Boka Bay Montenegro

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Portonovi + Boka Bay Montenegro “Just as if I have returned to town from the most beautiful fairytale of my childhood.” Sophia Loren The great Italian actress is a fan. Roughly the size of Northern Ireland but with less than … Continue reading →

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Hilton Crna Gora Hotel + Podgorica Old Town Montenegro

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

The Whole Enchilada On a rainy Friday morning the five star Hilton Crna Gora Hotel in Podgorica is all abuzz. Six foot plus male and female bodyguards are lingering in the lobby, cameramen are mingling with journalists in the corridor, … Continue reading →

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