New Park Manor luxury spa hotel review
I really enjoyed visiting the New Forest last week. Although it’s only around 100 miles from where I live in southern England, I’d not really explored this area much at all, and I was intrigued to...
View ArticleBest hotels with pools where you can actually swim
Swimming is my favourite form of exercise. I find it really relaxing and when I’m at home I aim to swim two or three times a week at our local leisure centre. When I’m booking places to stay on my...
View ArticleVidamar Resort Hotel review
So, two very unexpected and exciting things happened in March. First, my husband discovered that he had a few days of holiday to use up before the end of the month. Then our 19 year-old kindly...
View ArticleHotel review: Amari Watergate, Bangkok, Thailand
We were hosted at the Amari Watergate for two nights.* We start our summer family trip to Thailand with two nights in Bangkok. We fly there from London overnight, and take a taxi from the airport to...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to stay at Elephant Hills, Thailand?
The second part of our family summer holiday was at Elephant Hills in Khao Sok National Park in Southern Thailand. Our flight from Bangkok (you can read about where we stayed in Bangkok here) to Surat...
View ArticleHotel review: The Tongsai Bay, Koh Samui, Thailand
We were hosted at The Tongsai Bay for five nights.* We spent the second week of our summer family trip by the beach on the island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand. We travelled there by road and...
View ArticleHotel review: Novotel Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
We were hosted at the Novotel Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport for one night.* We spent the last night of our Thailand summer family trip at the splendid Novotel at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. We flew to...
View ArticleCelebrity Edge: new ship for people who don’t like cruises
As I walk into my room I feel relaxed and at home straight away. The passenger accommodation on board Celebrity Edge is designed by Kelly Hoppen MBE. With her signature neutral palette and beautiful...
View ArticleRadisson Blu Hotel Birmingham review
Birmingham is Britain’s second largest city, and is currently going through a multi-million pound programme of renovation. The success of the BBC’s BAFTA-winning Peaky Blinders series (which is watched...
View ArticleReview: The Gonville Hotel, Cambridge
Following on from my post about a things to see and do in Cambridge (read it here – What to see and do in Cambridge: 2-day itinerary) I wanted to write a separate post about the excellent boutique...
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