Update on Budapest: Jo Knight has sent this review of the Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel and as we thought, it’s worth the maximum 3 BBS Ticks: Stayed here for a long weekend.  The trip was a gift from my son, and he had phoned to checked suitability of facilities for me in advance – so…

If you read my site you know I couldn’t go to Val Do Lobo in Portugal last year as everything was booked. This year we booked a villa North of Lisbon in Foz do Arelho which is a small vilage near the stunning Obidos Lagoon. This area of Portugal is relatively unspoilt and unlike the Algarve.…

Lambert Arms is in Wallington, Oxford and was originally a coaching inn which has been “refurbished to an exceptional standard.” They seem to be big on food and they  “believe it is possible to provide outstanding food in stylish yet informal surroundings at sensible prices” – sounds appealing!! We haven’t been here but they seem to have really good…

La Villa Duflot is a four star hotel and gourmet restaurant outside of central Perpignan. The hotel has a very relaxed feel and is decorated comfortably and stylishly. It’s a very serene place to stay and enjoy some peace and quiet. The rooms have a pleasant art-deco look, the restaurant serves great local food and…

La Suite West is a 5 star boutique hotel in a fabulous London location, right next to Hyde Park. The hotel is “the minimalist and latest creation of famed British designer Anouska Hempel.” We haven’t been here yet but we found out about their disabled access and facilities and it sounds great! The hotel’s entrance is flat and the bar and…

From this week on we’ve got Blue Badge Style founder, Fiona Jarvis, to write a weekly diary called the Wednesday Wrap. Never someone lost for words, we think it should be fun to hear her rave about some of the places she’s been and rant about some of the poor disabled facilities she’s encountered. As…