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Celebrity hair-colourist Josh Wood lends his name to the new Claridge’s Spa Josh Woods is, apparently, THE name in celebrity hair. I’ll take their word for it – all my head needs these days is a spray of polish and a buff with a soft cloth. But moving on… For those of you with hair…
Seeing one client at a time, Belgravia’s House of Kalmar is probably London’s most exclusive treatment space. And, as Neil Davey finds out, it’s a truly unique experience. In this line of work – or, as my air quotation-wielding friends refer to it, “work” – I’m no stranger to a spa. Destination trips frequently take…
Travel is, understandably, limited right now. On the plus side, that means we’re looking at alternative destinations for breaks. Such as… Iceland? According to the old advert, mum’s gone to Iceland. Mum, frankly, may have been ahead of her time… Unlike many destinations, Iceland is on the green list for travel and, while not the…
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…
Robert Clayman climbs mountains and strides Roman ruins to find a little jewel straight out of a childhood spent watching The Italian Job and eating a lot of continental chocolate. Hip. On me, it was the first thing that went. A twinge turned into a chronic, intermittent stab. Suddenly, I was putting my pants…
Luxury developments offer their residents all manner of lovely things to keep them within their secure exclusive walls. But most don’t offer an instant daily visit to the blissful bits of Marrakech. At the time of its construction in 1935, Dolphin Square’s 1,250 upmarket properties were billed as the ‘largest self-contained block of flats…
Sometimes, you need a massage. Just a good, muscle-untwisting massage. So what do you do. Book yourself into a spa? One of those dimly-lit, incense-infused ones with the unisex slippers, cucumber facials and Enya music? But what if you don’t want to bump into your mates with your professionally smooth, shiny forehead? Most guys would rather avoid all…
Anna Bastiaenen is a sleek, pure-bred exemplar of her species evolved to do one thing – party. And now she’s found her perfect habitat.
Thankfully, The Feversham Arms is no Slaughtered Lamb. Stay on the path, etc… Don’t tell AA Gill but there are actually many fine hospitality establishments in the North of England. The Feversham Arms, situated in the village of Helmsley, North Yorkshire is one such gem. Once a village inn, now a small hotel, spa and…
You know you’re having a good massage when it becomes difficult to think about anything at all – except how good your massage is. My mind attempted to latch on to any deep, involved thought, from profundity to crisis, alighting on nothing, always drifting back to the ministrations of the masseuse. Within an hour of…