HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND DESTINATIONS REVIEWED AT THE SPEED OF TRAVEL
Posted in London, Nuggets, Restaurant, United Kingdom on Jun 5th, 2011
Q: What is it? A: An Italian embassy in Soho with fantastic pasta and an outstanding waiter. The fat of the land: Linguine with spider crab, tomato and basil. Dessert Sicilian style; a chocolate marzipan ball with rum and raisins in it. Brick building on 12 Archer Street, Soho. That’s where it’s at. I don’t know [...]
Q: What is it? A: A smaller, more personal hotel, tucked away on side street of Stockholm, yet very centrally located. The lobby makes the hotel seem larger than it is. Don’t be fooled, though. Hotel Hellsten still has only 30 rooms. Which is a good thing if you ask me. In the booking system, [...]
Posted in Europe, Hotel, London, United Kingdom on Aug 11th, 2008
Why didn’t anybody think about this before? Give a Clerkenwell warehouse an overhaul and surprise your guests with giving them value-for-money along with functional design. Functional as in a clever shelf/storage solution built around the bed plus a working desk that works well for work. Give it to the interior designer: The space is really [...]
Amazing, the first two drinks are on the hotel! You might say that rooms are a bit sterile. Or you might say that they are clean. Improve your chances on a Saturday night with branded Townhouse Hotel condoms! Just so that you know where to go. ‘Bond St.’ is the Japanese restaurant located in the [...]
It’s hard not to make this a favourite. It’s a nice hotel in the art déco district, even though it’s not a very spectacular one. The Kent was designed by L.M. Dickinson and built in 1936. It didn’t generate much fuss until Chris Blackwell came about. Blackwell had made a fortune founding Island Records and [...]