Hotels Reviewed

Instilling confidence in guests.

For hotels today, it’s all about instilling confidence in people if they want them to become guests. So when I saw this one facility offered by The Grand in Folkestone (which allows you to read their menu on your own phone by scanning a QR code – which most phones can now do), I was…

4* Malmaison Oxford

Reviewed by: On The Luce Spend a luxury night behind bars in a converted prison in Oxford – without having to rob a bank first: http://www.ontheluce.com/reviewed-a-night-behind-bars-at-the-malmaison-oxford/

4* Hotel du Vin Bristol Avon Gorge

Located in Clifton village in Bristol, and enjoying magnificent views of the Avon Gorge, and of Brunel’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. Be enthralled by the fire, smoke & theatre of the open kitchen in the on-site Goram and Vincent restaurant (which keeps, as you would expect of a Hotel du Vin property, a rather extensive…

4* Fun for ALL the family

4* Crieff Hydro Hotel – set in 90 acres of Perthshire countryside in Scotland. Take advantage of TWO free childcare sessions every day when you book direct. And with 60 indoor/outdoor activities to choose from, including a 20m swimming pool, you’re unlikely to hear “But I’m bored” from the kids. And after you’ve eaten in…

The Lampery’s signature Buttermilk Pancake Recipe

Even during lockdown [or especially during lockdown?], we need to give ourselves a wee treat now and again. And here, Michelin-trained Marcello de Stasio, Head Chef at The Lampery at the Apex City of London Hotel, shares his secret recipe for one of The Lampery’s most popular brunch dishes – his fluffy buttermilk pancakes: http://www.apexhotels.co.uk/inspiration/blog/the-lampery-s-signature-buttermilk-pancake-recipe/