Probably best known as the birthplace of Mozart, the city Salzburg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. It’s a wonderful place to go for a weekend or week long break. Salzburg city centre is one of the best-preserved in Austria and for that matter anywhere north of the Alps. The Altstadt, or “old…
Cafe in the Crypt, St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square. By Rachel Yan Hui It is a beautiful cafe underneath the church, St Martin-in the Fields, right next to National Gallery. There is a chic, stylish, round lift taking you downstairs to the hall. Then you pass the gift shop and a lounge and enter the cafe.…
As we’ve mentioned ad infinitum we were at The Pitch 2013 last week in Bristol, to get investment for BBS, fingers crossed. As a result we awarded some places BBS Ticks of recommendation. Theses are based on accessibility, facilities & of course style (see here for a full explanation of the Rating System). They all…
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…
This week I went to 3 different places and accessibility has never before felt more like a mission from the pages of a James Bond novel (or maybe I was too caught up in the Sky TV depiction of Ian Fleming) First was a visit to the private members club House of St. Barnabas –…
At Cafe Fish the “emphasis is on 100% fresh produce, keeping it simple with efficient, but relaxed service.” We haven’t audited Cafe Fish yet but we’ve found out that there are no steps into or around the restaurant and that they have a disabled toilet with grab bars. They said they follow all the legal requirements…
Summer’s finally arrived and of course holidays are paramount in everyone’s mind. Mine started with a trip to Berlin & Prague. First was – Berlin – we did a previous review of Berlin, EU Access City 2013 (including where to stay) and now I can give you a first hand report. (BTW we’re doing a series…
We recently reviewed some of the stylish and accessible spa’s in the UK and we thought we’d do some more research on your behalf: Four Season Hotel, Hampshire This Spa offers Sodshi Therapies which “successfully harnessed the benefits of plant essences and other natural ingredients to formulate luxurious, effective, 100% natural skincare products.” Although most of the…
It’s time for another reader review in our BBS Reader’s Week. This time it’s the Edinburgh Festival/Fringe experience courtesy of Stella Benson: As I previously mentioned I have just been to the Edinburgh Festival. I went to both Festival and Fringe events. I am a bilateral below the knee amputee. I found everyone in Edinburgh…