2020-02-09 14:25
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2020-02-09 14:25
Who doesn’t want to stay in a romantic hotel for Valentines Day? Just picture the scene: a luxury bedroom with a four-poster bed, thick carpet and possibly a fireplace, a bottle of som… Read More
2020-02-09 14:25
While everyone’s idea of a romantic getaway weekend is different, I think it’s fair to assume there are some things which you have to expect: gorgeous bedrooms, a top resta… Read More
2020-01-21 10:25
There are many reasons to spend Christmas at a luxury hotel rather than at home, but you still want it to be special, personal and memorable. Thankfully for us (my mother and me), our festiv… Read More
2020-01-21 10:25
There are many reasons to spend Christmas at a luxury country house hotel rather than at home, but you still want it to be special, personal and memorable. Thankfully for us (my mother and m… Read More
2019-11-21 09:29
If you’re looking for luxury hotels in the Cotswolds The Lygon Arms will be high on your wish-list, and in fact it was on mine for ages. This historic hotel has been a main fixture in… Read More
2019-11-21 09:29
If you’re looking for luxury hotels in the Cotswolds The Lygon Arms Broadway will be high on your wish-list. This historic hotel has been a main fixture in the beautiful Cotswolds vill… Read More
2019-11-19 10:48
Read on for my utterly epic round-up of 60 of the best British luxury hotels to stay in for New Year…
Knowing what to do for New Year’s Eve is always a tough decision. There&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-11-07 09:13
Exploring Herceg Novi and indeed moving to Montenegro for five weeks was done on a whim. I wanted to live somewhere in mainland Europe for November as a) I hadn’t got much planned eith… Read More
2019-11-07 09:13
Exploring Herceg Novi and indeed moving to Montenegro for five weeks was done on a whim. I wanted to live somewhere in mainland Europe for November as a) I hadn’t got much planned eith… Read More
2019-11-03 14:11
It was only when I heard the receptionist answer the phone at Stapleford Park hotel in Leicestershire that I realised I’d been saying its name all wrong and it was actually pronounced… Read More
2019-11-03 14:11
Stapleford Park hotel in central England was a real treat; a combination of traditional stately home and modern spa, with all the trimmings of a luxury hotel: staff happy to drive you to the… Read More
2019-11-03 14:11
A stay at Stapleford Park hotel Stapleford Park in central England is a real treat; a traditional stately home with all the facilities of… Read More
2019-10-31 13:18
A stay at Mullion Cove hotel Not having had the luxury of a clifftop spa hotel on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall before, I… Read More
2019-10-31 13:18
Not having had the luxury of a clifftop spa hotel on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall before, I didn’t have much to compare Mullion Cove hotel with, but judging on my first visit I thi… Read More
2019-10-15 08:26
Getting to Thurlestone hotel Devon is like going down Alice in Wonderland’s rabbit hole. You follow one of those high-hedged, single-track south Devon lanes, praying not to meet any on… Read More
2019-10-15 08:26
A stay at Thurlestone hotel Getting to Thurlestone hotel, Devon is like going down Alice in Wonderland’s rabbit hole. You follow one of those… Read More
2019-10-15 08:26
Reaching Thurlestone hotel in south Devon is like going down Alice in Wonderland’s rabbit hole. You plunge off the main road along one of those high-hedged, single-track lanes which De… Read More
2019-09-26 14:52
My recent trip to Sherborne to review The Eastbury hotel was an unexpected delight. I had been looking forward to a stay at this luxury hotel as I’d heard great things about it but I k… Read More
2019-09-25 10:38
Exploring Le Mans The historic city of Le Mans is famous for its Le Mans 24 race and so it seemed appropriate that I… Read More
2019-09-25 10:38
Exploring Le Mans in 24 hours: a whistlestop tour of the city
The historic city of Le Mans is famous for its Le Mans 24 race and so it seemed appropriate that I was also doing a 24 hour race… Read More
2019-09-18 11:03
In terms of location, The Resident Covent Garden in London is hard to beat. A hotel right on The Strand and possibly the closest hotel to Covent Garden, you’ll find several hundred res… Read More
2019-09-18 11:03
In terms of location, The Nadler Covent Garden in London is hard to beat. A hotel right on The Strand and possibly the closest hotel to Covent Garden, you’ll find several hundred resta… Read More
2019-09-05 11:27
Luxury country house hotels are already being booked up for for Christmas 2019 (even though it’s only September!) and with good reason: luxury hotels could be made for Christmas… Read More
2019-08-13 11:23
Driving full-pelt towards a solid-looking wall is both terrifying and exhilarating but that’s exactly what you get from a day at the Mercedes driving experience at Brooklands hotel in… Read More
2019-08-13 11:23
Driving full-pelt towards a solid-looking wall is both terrifying and exhilarating but that’s exactly what you get from a day at the Mercedes driving experience at Brooklands in Surrey… Read More
2019-08-12 09:16
I’ve always wanted to stay in a chateau in France and to my good fortune I had the chance to while visiting Pays de la Loire this summer. Hotels in France are as varied as anywhere in… Read More
2019-08-12 09:16
A stay in a Chateau in France I’ve always wanted to stay in a chateau in France and to my good fortune I had… Read More
2019-08-08 15:40
There are some hotels with spas and there are some hotels which ARE spas. Ragdale Hall spa in Leicestershire most definitely falls into the latter camp, making a spa break at Ragdale Hall a… Read More
2019-08-08 15:40
There are some hotels with spas and there are some hotels which ARE spas. Ragdale Hall health spa in Leicestershire most definitely falls into the latter camp, making a spa break at Ragdale… Read More
2019-07-09 10:09
Fans of Germaine de Capuccini who are wondering where to get Germaine de Capuccini spa treatments in the UK, will be delighted to hear that award-winning hotel Park House hotel and spa in We… Read More
2019-07-09 10:09
Fans of Germaine de Capuccini treatments in the UK will be delighted to hear that award-winning hotel Park House hotel and spa in West Sussex is the latest hotel to introduce the treatments… Read More
2019-06-29 09:59
Throughout my own stay at Cliveden House hotel, there was one question which I found almost impossible to answer. Would Cliveden still be as fabulous if it wasn’t, well, Cliveden? Cliv… Read More
2019-06-29 09:59
Throughout my own stay at Cliveden House luxury hotel, there was one question which I found almost impossible to answer. Would Cliveden still be as fabulous if it wasn’t, well, Cl… Read More
2019-06-25 11:31
When asked to review APH Parking Gatwick I didn’t think twice. Arranging a hotel and parking at Gatwick airport – or indeed any London airport – is always a major headache… Read More
2019-06-25 11:31
Arranging a hotel and parking at Gatwick airport – or indeed Heathrow, Luton or Stansted as well, I travel frequently from all of them – is always a major headache. This co… Read More
2019-06-21 12:32
A stay at Stoke Park hotel and country club comes with high expectations. It’s where James Bond played golf with Goldfinger, where Bridget Jones spent the night with Daniel Cleaver and… Read More
2019-06-21 12:32
It’s where James Bond beat Goldfinger in possibly the most famous golf match in cinema history, where Bridget Jones ditched singleton life for a weekend away with boss Daniel Cleaver a… Read More
2019-06-21 07:00
Guest post from the best-selling Good Hotel Guide – their top 10 luxury hotels with pools for the summer Summer’s here and with any luck we’ve all got summer holidays booke… Read More
2019-06-21 07:00
Guest post from the best-selling Good Hotel Guide – their top 10 beautiful hotels with pools for the summer Summer’s here and with any luck we’ve all got summer holidays bo… Read More
2019-06-19 12:43
You don’t often hear the cast of a West End musical warming up when going for a walk in the grounds of a country house, but that’s what you’re likely to get during a stay a… Read More
2019-06-19 12:43
A stay at Kilworth House You don’t often hear the cast of a West End musical warming up when going for a walk in… Read More
2019-06-04 09:15
The first thing that struck me about the five-star Corinthia Hotel in London when I stayed there was how utterly huge everything is. From the vast central lobby lounge with its soaring dome… Read More
2019-06-04 09:15
The first thing that struck me about the five-star Corinthia Hotel London when I stayed there was how utterly huge everything is. From the vast central lobby lounge with its soaring dome and… Read More
2019-05-29 13:56
Returning to The Swan, Lavenham in Suffolk several years after my original stay, I was relieved to find that it was just as lovely as I remembered it. This time it also had the added attract… Read More
2019-05-29 13:56
Returning to The Swan hotel at Lavenham in Suffolk several years after my original stay, I was relieved to find that it was just as lovely as I remembered it. This time it also had the added… Read More
2019-05-17 13:53
It ‘s the first hotel room I’ve stayed in which had a ‘disco lighting’ option but it was typical of this Point A hotel Kings Cross, which was full of quirky, thoughtf… Read More
2019-05-17 13:53
It might possibly be the first hotel room I’ve stayed in which had a ‘disco lighting’ option but it was typical of this Point A hotel, which was full of quirky, thoughtful… Read More
2019-05-01 14:49
A stay at The Crown and Castle The Crown and Castle Orford is tucked away in the pretty Suffolk village of Orford, but the… Read More
2019-05-01 14:49
The Suffolk village of Orford might be tiny but it packs in pretty much everything you’d expect from a classic English location. It’s got a medieval church – the massive 14… Read More
2019-04-17 11:32
It does great food and excellent cocktails, it’s got beautiful bedrooms, friendly staff and even has a brewery and distillery on site (it’s owned by 147-year-old Suffolk brewer A… Read More
2019-04-17 11:32
It does great food and excellent cocktails, it’s got beautiful bedrooms, friendly staff and even has a brewery and distillery on site (it’s owned by 147-year-old Suffolk brewer A… Read More
2019-04-11 09:43
In just four hours I ate curry, fish and chips, stilton cheese, salt beef bagels, bread and butter pudding, salted caramel cheesecake and a bacon sandwich. With ketchup. Why? You might well… Read More
2019-04-11 09:43
In just four hours I ate curry, fish and chips, stilton cheese, salt beef bagels, bread and butter pudding, salted caramel cheesecake and a bacon sandwich. With ketchup. Why? You might well… Read More
2019-03-13 17:40
A stay at Brandshatch Place It shares its name with a famous motor racing circuit but guests at the Brandshatch Place hotel and spa… Read More
2019-03-13 17:40
It shares its name with a famous motor racing circuit but guests at the Brandshatch Place hotel and spa will enjoy a relaxing stay away from the fast lane.
As befits a hotel named after a… Read More
2019-03-13 13:14
A stay at The Brudenell There is something gloriously untamed about the British seaside on a blustery day and when I arrived at The… Read More
2019-03-13 13:14
There is something gloriously untamed about the British seaside on a blustery day and when I arrived at The Brudenell Hotel in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the hotel building was receiving a severe b… Read More
2019-02-27 13:34
A stay at Brockencote Hall Brockencote Hall, set in 70 acres of lush green Worcestershire countryside, turned out to be an almost perfect stay,… Read More
2019-02-27 13:34
Brockencote Hall, set in several acres of lush green Worcestershire countryside, turned out to be an almost perfect stay, with the comforts and treats of a luxury country house hotel, from i… Read More
2019-02-27 13:09
It isn’t often I embrace a hotel gym so wholeheartedly but there was something about the spa at Mallory Court hotel in Warwickshire which made it irresistible. The spa at at Mallory Co… Read More
2019-02-27 13:09
It isn’t often I embrace a hotel gym so wholeheartedly but there was something about the brand spanking new spa Mallory Court luxury hotel Warwickshire which made it irresistible.
As w… Read More
2019-02-08 12:37
There was far more to Milsoms Kesgrave Hall than I’d expected. Having just come from its sister hotel, Talbooth House, a luxurious, refined, relaxed country house with outdoor pool and… Read More
2019-02-08 12:37
There was far more to Kesgrave Hall than I’d expected. Having just come from its sister hotel, Maison Talbooth, a luxurious, refined, relaxed country house with outdoor pool and 12 bea… Read More
2019-02-08 12:08
The key to a memorable hotel stay is a great welcome and such was my arrival at the excellent Talbooth House and spa on the Essex/Suffolk border was that within ten minutes I felt utterly at… Read More
2019-02-08 12:08
The key to a memorable hotel stay is a great welcome and such was my arrival at the excellent Maison Talbooth hotel on the Essex/Suffolk border was that within ten minutes I felt utterly at… Read More
2019-01-14 13:32
If it’s ghouls, ghosts and goblins you’re after, then you have to spend Halloween in Derry Northern Ireland and experience its epic Halloween festival for yourself. Derry was vot… Read More
2019-01-14 13:32
If it’s ghouls, ghosts and goblins you’re after, then you have to spend Halloween in Derry Northern Ireland and experience its epic Halloween festival for yourself. Derry was vot… Read More
2018-11-13 13:00
Luxury hotels could be made for Christmas. Think of the best luxury country house hotels for Christmas and instantly you can picture the festive scene: comfy sofas, roaring fires… Read More
2018-10-09 12:12
My Machu Picchu holiday It had been a lifetime dream for me: to trek to Machu Picchu along the Inca Trail in Peru. Now,… Read More
2018-10-09 12:12
It had been a lifetime dream for me: to find out how to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. Now, for the last four days, I had been hiking through stunning Peruvian mountains to rea… Read More
2018-08-20 12:59
Mark Warner’s hotel in Latikira, Kos, Greece
Take dozens of single people, put them in a Club Mark Warner holiday beach resort for a week, add sun and alcohol, and it’s simply a… Read More
2018-08-20 12:59
Take dozens of single people, put them in Mark Warner holidays beach resort for a week, add sun and alcohol, and it’s simply a… Read More
2018-08-17 11:32
‘What did you do for your birthday?’ I was asked the other day.
‘Well,’ I said, trying to sound casual, ‘after a champagne breakfast in my luxury Caribbean cond… Read More
2018-08-17 11:32
Visiting St Kitts and Nevis ‘What did you do for your birthday?’ I was asked the other day. ‘Well,’ I said, trying to sound… Read More
2018-08-07 08:03
The child in front of me hurled himself off the tree-top platform high off the forest floor and sped through the air. I couldn’t back out now. While zip-lining had long been on m… Read More
2018-08-07 08:03
My idea of a perfect Jamaica holiday was sunbathing on a beach drinking rum cocktails. Instead, I’d somehow agreed to a trying out zip-lining for the very first time. I took a dee… Read More
2018-07-02 14:55
The timing couldn’t have been better, at least not for the Hippodrome. The moment I walked past the gaming area in the central London casino, one of the slot machines paid out the enti… Read More
2018-07-02 14:55
The timing couldn’t have been better, at least not for the Hippodrome casino, London. The moment I walked past the gaming area in the central London casino, one of the slot machines pa… Read More
2018-06-22 07:37
It is rare that a holiday actually changes your life, but a week on Skyros, the original ‘alternative’ holiday destination, can do just that. From changing jobs or learning new s… Read More
2018-06-22 07:37
It is rare that a holiday actually changes your life, but a week with Skyros holidays, in Greece, the original ‘alternative’ holiday destination, can do just that. From changing… Read More
2018-05-21 13:08
It goes without saying that anyone doing battle with the traffic on either the M25, A2 or A20 routes is probably in need of some serious relaxation, but they might be surprised to learn that… Read More
2018-05-21 13:08
It goes without saying that anyone doing battle with the traffic on either the M25, A2 or A20 routes is probably in need of some serious relaxation, but they might be surprised to learn that… Read More
2018-04-10 14:54
If you were to try and describe a classically British pub, then you’d probably come up with something like The Bull Inn, Sonning, in Berkshire. It’s got roaring fi… Read More
2018-04-09 14:08
‘Clutter makes you reach for a biscuit,’ says Anna, as she looks around my bedroom. I can think of no better way to convince me to embrace the popular decluttering trend which ta… Read More
2018-03-24 12:01
‘We just fell in love with the Isle of Wight,’ said owner David Barrett as he showed me around Haven Hall, one of the newest B&Bs on the Isle of Wight. ‘It’s exac… Read More
2018-03-24 12:01
‘We just fell in love with the Isle of Wight,’ said owner David Barrett during my 48 hours on the Isle of Wight, as he showed me around Haven Hall, one of the newest B&Bs on… Read More
2018-03-23 12:39
It’s the car marque of dreams (and Hollywood folklore): Aston Martin cars have been super-cool ever since James Bond fired up an Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger. While Britain’s t… Read More
2018-03-20 15:49
Halfway through our meal at The Vineyard hotel and spa, Newbury, I was beginning to wonder if I knew as much about wine as I thought I did. Not only could I not guess what grape va… Read More
2018-03-20 15:49
The Vineyard hotel Newbury is a hotel serious about wine and its Judgement of Paris is the perfect meal for wine-lovers and food-lovers alike. With 14 wines and some first-class cooking, din… Read More
2018-03-04 13:51
Lewtrenchard Manor is one of those classic country house hotels which actually feels like someone’s home (a rather impressive stately home, that’s true) rather than a hotel. Tuck… Read More
2018-02-17 18:31
While I’ve explored all over the New Forest for ALadyofLeisure.com, visiting hotels such as Chewton Glen, Lime Wood, Montagu Arms, Burley Manor and The Bell Inn, I had yet to make it a… Read More
2018-02-15 13:24
I’ll be honest and confess I wasn’t entirely sure about reviewing a B&B for ALadyofLeisure.com – not out of reasons of snobbery but because I usually write about hotels… Read More
2018-02-15 13:24
I’ll be honest and confess I wasn’t entirely sure about reviewing a B&B for ALadyofLeisure.com – not out of reasons of snobbery but because I usually write about hotels… Read More
2018-02-12 09:30
The first time I visited Burley Manor Hotel in the New Forest I had absolutely no expectations – not because I thought it was going to be terrible, but because it had never even c… Read More
2018-02-09 12:33
If you’re going to spend the night in a castle, then it’s appropriate to look the part, which is why it felt very fitting arriving at the luxury hotel Bovey Castle in the he… Read More
2018-02-09 12:33
If a hotel is called a castle, then you want it to look seriously impressive, and Bovey Castle hotel did not disappoint. Once we’d handed the car to the friendly and efficient team of… Read More
2018-02-06 12:14
I’ve been lucky to stay in some of the best hotel rooms in the country but for sheer romance it’s hard to beat a Beach Suite at the delightful Cary Arms and Spa on Babbacombe Bay… Read More
2018-01-29 14:25
It is always nice to be greeted on arriving at a hotel by someone saying enthusiastically: ‘You’re just in time for lunch!’ and even better when you are promptly whisked of… Read More
2018-01-19 15:48
‘Kanpai!’ The cry echoed around the hotel dining room. It was the fifth ‘Kanpai!’ of the evening in our trip to Japan and it wouldn’t be the last. At this rally… Read More
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