For writer Antonella Lazzeri, 58, who lives in Bournemouth, a recent experience at a five-star resort in Abu Dhabi made her think twice about booking a hotel in 2024 without doing any research. She recalls that the hotel’s shack-style beach club was “amazing”: “all chatty jacuzzis and barefoot beach-style restaurants”. But he complains that the… Read More »
There’s a new member of the family at one of London’s biggest hotels. Last week I was among the first to set foot in the capital’s newest super-luxury hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Located on the south-east corner of Hanover Square, it is one of London’s most coveted addresses and Mayfair’s first new-build hotel in… Read More »
Site of the former Heythrop College in London’s Kensington Square: its future development remains uncertain – Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg It was supposed to be a luxury “afterlife facility” where residents could have afternoon tea on the landscaped terrace and play croquet on the manicured lawn. Located in a Grade II-listed former Jesuit seminary in Kensington,… Read More »
London’s Old War Office reopens as new Raffles at OWO after £1.4bn refurbishment – Grain London Ltd London’s Old War Office has a rich history. It was formerly the office of Winston Churchill, home of the secret service, and has appeared in numerous Bond films. Its newest incarnation? A luxury hotel. Originally built in 1906… Read More »