Posted by Ruth Miller on Wed 2nd July 2008 at 06:36 PM, Filed in Hotels
A castle can offer a truly romantic back drop to a holiday. Here are our favourite hotels converted from castles:-
1. Schoenberg Castle - Oberwesel in Germany
2. Inverlochy Castle - Fort William in Scotland
3. Thornbury Castle - South Gloucestershire in England
4. Chateau de Dalettes - Cahuzac sur Ve’re in France
5. Ashford Castle - County Mayo in Ireland
All of these represent the very best in luxury castle accommodation.
Posted by Ruth Miller on Mon 30th June 2008 at 07:04 PM, Filed in Hotels
Yotel the perfect alternative to Heathrow or Gatwick Hilton Hotel London. This is a revolutionary concept from the bloke who brought us Yo! Sushi. Recently launching a second Yotel at Heathrow, these stylish little cubicles allow travellers to catch up with a few zzzzzzzs before or after a flight.
Heathrow Airport’s T4 boasts 32 cabins, perfect for business travellers - from those waiting in transit, to passengers wishing to stay over the day before an early morning flight or long scheduled transfers, as well as unexpected flight delays and cancellations.
These next-generation cabins come fully equipped for all the needs of the business traveller – with desks, free WiFi and wired internet access, workstations and ‘techno wall’ entertainment systems.
Cabins come as ‘Premium’ double, and ‘Standard, large single’ – en suite bath rooms, in cabin entertainment and 24 room service. The cabins are bookable for just a few hours enabling delayed and transfer passengers to relax in privacy in front of a movie or to enjoy a refreshing shower.
Prices for a Standard cabin will range from £25 for four hours and from around £56 overnight, while a Premium cabin will cost from £40 for four hours, and from around £82 overnight.
Cabins can be booked in advance online at www.yotel.com
For those of us hiking to soggier climbs this summer, you must get one of the OverBoard waterproof backpacks.
Designed for a variety of wet situations these nylon packs from OverBoard are a very good way to keep your clothes and valuables bone dry. Certainly they managed to keep my brand new iPhone safe during a recent trip to Canada.
They come in 20 - 25 litre sizes and in red, blue and yellow.
Retails for £25.
Fancy a quick trip to Monaco for a spot of high octane driving?
Take a one night trip to Monaco staying at The Fairmount Monte Carlo and driving the Ferrari 355 Modena or a Ferrari 360 Modena convertible under the instruction of a professional for a very reasonable £298, based on two driving.
A great getaway for those stressed out by Lewis Hamilton’s recent prang. Visit Monaco offer this price inclusive of a night’s B&B based on two sharing.
While perusing for summer break accommodation in England’s Devon countryside I found this quite incredible deal. We have subsequently decided to spend 3 weeks in Spain so won’t be taking this deal - but otherwise we would have snapped this up for ourselves!
Anyway, here’s the deal. Crooked Oak Cottage is being offered by Classic Cottages for one week from £152 pp (based on four sharing) - amazing value really.
The cottage is set within 15 acres of pasture, 20 acres of woodland and includes a swimming lake to explore. Sleeping four, this countryside cottage, with its own patio area overlooking the lovely gardens towards Dartmoor, is situated five miles from Holsworthy in North Devon.
Visit nearby RHS Garden Rosemoor and see the re-landscaped and re-planted Square Garden through a special walk on 16 July.
