Guest Post: Guide to Renting a Self Catering Cottage in Britain and in England
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Jane – who owns the fabulous Updown Cottage which we had the pleasure to stay in last November. Since she’s an expert on everything self-catering – I...
View ArticleNew Hi-tech Hotel in London Opens in April
The newly renovated Eccleston Square Hotel plans to become London’s most high-tech hotel when it opens in April.Architects Woods Bagot have designed bedroom interiors with 46-in (117-cm) 3D LED TVs, HD...
View ArticleDays Out: Family Fun in Portsmouth England – HMS Victory And More!
If you’re planning on visiting Portsmouth with children, you needn’t worry about being stuck for family-friendly activities. There are lots of things to do in Portsmouth with kids, and plenty of family...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding: Stay at the London Hyatt Regency in Style with Special Packages
The Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill is offering two packages for Royalists wanting to celebrate the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton on 29 April.The Royal Opulence package offers...
View ArticleEngland’s Top 10 Quirkiest Hotels
England is a wonderful place to go for a visit. It has some of the most beautiful countryside in all of Europe, as well as some great historical sites to explore. One of the best things about visiting...
View ArticleDevon and Dorset – Cliffs, Cream Teas and Cheetahs
Devon, located in southwest England, is the ideal holiday destination for anyone who wants to escape from hectic city life and experience English country living for a couple of weeks. That doesn’t mean...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding: Take a Peek at Kate Middleton’s Pre-wedding Hotel
The hotel I’ll be staying in while in town for the Royal Wedding it not quite as nice as this place…Kate Middleton is spending the night before her wedding at the 5* Goring Hotel. £150k has reportedly...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding Trip Diaries: Hotel Review – The Cavendish London Hotel
After I booked my tickets with British Airways for my Royal Wedding trip, the next task to deal with was finding the right place to stay in London.Usually, I’m after the cheapest place to stay, but in...
View ArticleLiverpool Gets New Luxury Hotel
A new 5-star ‘boutique’ hotel opens in Liverpool later this year, in three restored 1920s buildings in the centre of the city.The Layla hotel will have 84 bedrooms including Junior Suites and a Grand...
View ArticleVideo: Check out this crazy awesome Hobbit House in Montana
This. Is. Awesome.Hobbit House – In a remote valley in Northwest Montana visitors will find the Hobbit House of Montana. More than a bed to sleep in and a stove to cook on, the Hobbit House of Montana...
View ArticleA Georgian pub rises from the ashes in Wiltshire
A traditional country pub and hotel has reopened after suffering a serious fire last summer. The Beckford Arms, a Georgian coaching inn on the edge of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire, has undergone a...
View ArticleA Look at Bristol’s new boutique hotel
A Georgian merchant’s house in the Clifton area of Bristol has opened as a boutique hotel with 10 bedrooms and a rooftop terrace.Number Thirty Eight Clifton has nine double bedrooms and one twin room....
View ArticleLondon 2012: Swap a home for the Olympics Instead of Staying in a Hotel
Home Base Holidays is advising visitors planning to come to Britain for the London 2012 Games, and who don’t want to pay for accommodation, to start holiday planning soon. The company has been helping...
View ArticleNew Garden Bedrooms at Stoke Place in Buckinghamshire
The English country house hotel Stoke Place has opened 10 new garden bedrooms. Each of them has one wall of glass with views of the walled garden. The William and Mary style house was built as a family...
View ArticleA new look for Manchester’s Portland Hotel
The £3-million restoration of the Portland hotel by Thistle in Manchester is scheduled to be finished this November. The refurbishment gives the 3-star hotel 204 new-look bedrooms with air conditioning...
View ArticleNew Budget Hotel for Newcastle
Sleeperz Hotels is planning to open a hotel in Newcastle in December. This will be the company’s second UK hotel.The 98-bedroom, six-storey hotel will be on the site of a former parcel works and is...
View ArticleStay at your very own Downton Abbey with Oliver’s Travels
Planning a trip to the UK? Have you got your hotel sorted or are you looking for a different type of experience? With the British Isles brimming full of history it would be a shame not to consider a...
View ArticleSoon You’ll Be Able to Spend the Night at Legoland Windsor
The popular family theme park of Legoland Windsor is to open its own hotel in March. The child-friendly Legoland Windsor Resort Hotel in Berkshire will have three types of themed bedrooms: pirate,...
View ArticleThis is Awesome: Rooms to rent in an ancient castle in Durham
The 11th-century Durham Castle is benefitting from a £5-million refurbishment – and now offers holiday accommodation within its ancient walls.The UNESCO World Heritage Site in north-east England is...
View ArticleStately Escapes: Great Places to Stay in 2012 for All Britain Has to Offer
Great Britain is likely to be a tourism hotspot this year and there is plenty to shout about, what with the upcoming 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and also the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. You may have...
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