Hotel Urban is a five star hotel in the centre of Madrid with all the trappings of a perfect hotel, except for, it seems, perfect disabled access. We were looking for a top Madrilenian hotel to stay at for when the BBS team shortly hit the Spanish capital for the final of the European Investment Bank’s…
Conservatorium is a gorgeous five star hotel ideally located in central Amsterdam. Situated on Museumplein the hotel is perfect for visiting the city’s main museums, including the Van Gogh Museum and the recently reopened Rijksmuseum as well as glamorous shopping streets like P.C Hooftstraat and Van Baerlestraat. The hotel is a member of Leading Hotels which…
The Langdale is an award winning, luxury four star hotel and spa in the Lake District. In an isolated setting, on a 35 acre estate, The Langdale offers a choice between exploring the countryside and local town of Ambleside, or staying in and relaxing at the hotel’s spa. The hotel is open and spacious, letting…
Just back from Spain, Cala de Mijas – located on the coast between Marbella and Malaga. We stayed in a Miami style villa which had nearly everything you’d need for an accessible and stylish holiday. Read on and I’ll tell you a tale of Alice in Wonderland, Cross Dressing & Andalusian experiments with liquid nitrogen……….…
Opposite South Kensington tube station, The Ampersand Hotel is an ideal place to stay for anyone looking for somewhere cool to rest after a day at London’s most famous museums. The hotel is ideal for less able travellers even though South Ken tube station doesn’t have step free access. Once you get there the access…
Update June 2014: we contacted the Hotel Continental in Whitstable as another place to stay. Their reply is as follows – I’m afraid we do not (have rooms with wetrooms), the Premier Inn does, and I believe the Marine has rooms with wheelchair access. Sadly all our rooms are first or second floor and we…
The Cavendish is a four star hotel situated in the heart of Mayfair, a really accessible location for west end theatres, Fortnum & Mason, the Royal Academy and many others of London’s best tourist attractions. The hotel was originally run by Rosa Lewis, aka “the Queen of Cooks”, who worked her way up from a servant…
Leading up to the Bank Holiday meant a slow down in activities at BBS HQ, hence the late ‘Wrap’ as nothing much happened until I was taken by the American Lieutenant to Aqua kyoto a restaurant above the old Dickens & Jones in Regent St. A number of people have told me to go (see…
The Belfast edition of the Malmaison collection of boutique chain hotels is a welcome addition to our reviews of these trendy venues. Even now, having heard it for some time, the idea of a ’boutique chain’ can still be a little grating. It seems something of an oxymoron, but they may just be a very good thing.…