Oscar Bar & Restaurant is in The Charlotte St Hotel near Soho, London. I went here after a visit to Roka restaurant in the same street. The bar on that occasion was full so we sat in the lounge with a drink whilst waiting for a taxi. It was quiet and comfortable but not as lively as Oscar’s…
Mother’s Day is coming up soon. If you didn’t know what date it’s on yet, or if you had forgotten about it completely, it’s on the tenth of March this year. If you had forgotten about it then shame on you but you’ve been let off because we’re here to help you out. Mother’s Day…
Native Hotels is a site I was introduced to by a friend of mine who works for Sustainable Travel. Native Hotels have a great site and they will be doing a blog for me very soon. They cover accessible hotels in Italy, Morocco, Portugal & Spain. In the meantime here’s what they’re about: “We are…
The history of St. Valentine is unclear but one version of the truth is that he married Christian couples who were being persecuted in Rome. Helping Christians at this time was a crime and the Roman Emperor Claudius condemned him to death. He was beaten with clubs and stones; when that failed to kill him,…
Sanderson is a “5 Star luxury boutique hotel” in London. It has been “transformed by Philippe Starck into a surreal Cocteau-like dream world, epitomizing a “new luxury” that is smart, pared down, and tempered with a healthy dose of wit and irony.” We haven’t audited Sanderson yet but they said that there is a ramp…
Goldman 25 Frankfurt is a boutique hotel situated a stone’s throw away from the city centre. The hotel is a member of Design Hotels. Apparently, the hotel itself has no real disabled facilities. There are no disabled rooms and no disabled toilet anywhere in the hotel. This is unfortunate because it looks like a really…
We haven’t audited 42 The Calls in Leeds yet but they told us that there is no problem entering the hotel, other than a slight lip in the doorway. It is ’boutique’ with plenty of luxuries. However, none of the rooms are specifically made wheelchair accessible although they can be accessed easily. There will be…
Malmaison in Manchester hasn’t been audited by us but we gave them a call and found out that just like their Liverpool Hotel (also reviewed) they have great disabled access! The entrance to the hotel in on street level and once inside the hotel everything is accessible – bar and restaurant included! There is no…
Malmaison in Liverpool is a stylish hotel. We haven’t audited it yet but found out the following: There are steps and a ramp into the hotel and the nearest parking is the hotel next door, so you might want to look into that before going! Their brasserie is accessible and they have a disabled toilet…