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See the former. Pack the latter. There are many reasons to visit New York and, at last count, at least two of them are called Katz. For gargantuan sandwiches, recreations of famous scenes from When Harry Met Sally, or the sending of salami to your boy in the army, you want the deli. For a…
York’s finest hotel, The Grand, opens a new fine dining restaurant. Over the years, York has been synonymous with a number of things. The famous Minster. The number of ghosts believed to reside there. THAT smell at the Jorvik Viking Centre. Outside of a Betty’s Tea Room though, or its place in chocolate history as…
The Other House is a new concept in hospitality. And it’s coming to London in 2022. When is a hotel not a hotel? When it’s a “residents’ club”. No, us neither, but we’ll try and explain. According to the official line, The Other House “disrupts” the traditional sectors of hotels, serviced apartments and private rentals…
And, in the case of Novikov, it’s been around for ten years. Cast your mind back to December 2011. The X Factor had just created Little Mix. Bolton Wanderers were still a Premiership side. The Marvel Universe was five films in, rather than 26. And celebrated legendary Russian restaurateur Arkady Novikov had just launched his…
We still can’t get to America but this may be the next best thing… The American Bar at The Savoy is reopening its doors today (4th October 2021). London drinkers, you can breathe that sigh of relief. The oldest surviving cocktail bar in Britain, the American Bar is also arguably the most iconic, from the…
Cambridge’s leading boutique hotel reopens its roof terrace. For a city so popular with the international crowd – be they tourists or parents of students – Cambridge is oddly light on destination hotels. There’s the University Arms, of course, and then there’s the… Er… Nope. I’ve got nothing aside from the usual, functional, three star…
What do you do when you’re at a hotel renowned for its golf course when you’re not a golfer? In the case of St Andrews, the answer is really quite a lot… While the Fairmont St Andrews has some rather obvious appeal to a particular type of enthusiast, there is much more to the hotel…
To celebrate their 40th anniversary, legendary luxury boutique hotel, Blakes, has partnered with Portobello Road Gin to create a special edition bespoke gin that will be served exclusively at the hotel from now. Located in the heart of Kensington, the hotel’s secret courtyard, designed by Matthew Williamson, will be transforming into a gin garden to…
At times, the mere hint of it brings a rush of emotion that could be measured somewhere on a scale between minor annoyance and sheer terror. Sometimes, it is a beacon of hope, a sign that I shall soon be whisked home, away from the clamouring hoards on the street. Other times, it simply marks…