Stylish, relaxing with its own hot-spot restaurant and in a sizzling location. The Landmark hotel is an elegant and high-end hotel even if the surrounding area is a little sordid. The red light district at Nana Plaza heaves at night while the hotel’s expansive marbled lobby and granite reception with its high ceiling talks of…
Hotel Review: Oasia Hotel, Singapore Downtown
Oasia Hotel is a vertical garden, an architectural delight, in a district of high rises. The striking Oasia hotel is an architectural delight created by Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola. It is housed in a tall, slender oval-shaped building clad in a red aluminium latticework over which grow 21 species of climbing plants – in effect…
Restaurant Review: Treehouse@51, St James, London
Treehouse@51 is a beautiful designer restaurant, with a long sultry bar, fine food and al fresco dining around a fountain. The area of London’s St James is London evokes a sense of decorum. It’s especially pukka around Buckingham Gate, where at number 51, you will find the Taj Hotel and its separate restaurant, Treehouse@51 .Together…
Hotel Review: The Old Ferry Inn, Fowey, Cornwall
The Old Ferry Inn is one of Cornwall’s oldest Inns has been rejuvenated, its rooms reimagined and it now even makes its own gin. The Old Ferry Inn is technically in Bodinnick on the east bank of the Fowey river, a place that comprises the ferry, the Inn, Daphne Du Maurier’s old house ‘Ferryside,’ and…
Hotel Review: Biazi Boutique Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel
A tiny 6 bedroom boutique hotel with a historic story and a million dollar view over Jerusalem It was late, almost midnight, when we arrived at Kfar Baram Street located in a tiny alleyway in Nachalot, a general nickname for 32 densely populated neighbourhoods. We were tired the way it is after a flight and…
Cruise Ship Review: Enchanted Princess
Enchanted Princess entered the world during lockdown but it was the beginning of 2022 before the magic began in the Caribbean. In June she began her first full season, bewitching guests with sailings from Southampton. The latest ship from Princess Cruises and one that continues the feel of the fleet of cool, modern vessels. Enchanted…
Restaurant Review: St Martin’s House, Covent Garden
It’s casual dining at St Martin’s House offering a twist on British cuisine. St Martin’s House, in Upper St Martin’s Lane, opened in March 2022 by Aspirational Brands – it’s their flagship restaurant – offering all-day dining. Location wise it is ideal for theatre-goers or anyone just wishing to be in the heart of the…
Restaurant Review: Junsei, Marylebone, London
Junsei restaurant puts the spotlight on yakitori (‘grilled bird’) and has such extensive menu that we put our trust in the chef and went Omakase. When I heard that Indonesian-born Chef Patron Aman Lakhiani opened Junsei, a Japanese restaurant last year in London, I knew it was going to be something special. He trained at…
Restaurant Review: Franks Canteen, Highbury, London
Franks Canteen appears a humble space but what comes out of their kitchen is haut cuisine. It was a warm, balmy evening in Highbury, and though we had no plans to eat out, the hunger pangs got the better of us. That’s when we stumbled upon Franks Canteen on the high street, a tiny black-fronted…
Hotel Review: Burleigh Court, Cotswolds, England
Burleigh Court is a Grade II listed bolt hole in the Cotswolds looking down on the lush Golden Valley. Burleigh Court is a jewel of a boutique hotel in the Cotswolds, an idyllic country retreat for those wanting to step back from the rat race and relax in the beauty of the Cotswolds. A Grade…