Category Archives: Hotels – Budget
The Victoria Public House, Dining Room & Hotel, Richmond
The Victoria public house, dining room and hotel is a real hidden gem, tucked away in West Temple Sheen, a leafy residential area of Richmond. Owned and managed by restauranteur Greg Bellamy and chef Paul Merrett, The Victoria has the … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Hotels - Budget, London, Restaurants
Tagged bed and breakfast, best burger London, big English breakfast, chocolate fondant, confit duck salad, gastropub Richmond, Greg Bellamy, Paul Merrett, peanut butter ice cream, Pecksniff's, pub hotel, seared Cornish scallops, The Victoria Richmond, West Temple Sheen
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Guest Post: CitizenM, Amsterdam
Citizen Coralie Aude Grassin visits Amsterdam’s innovative budget design hotel that is soon to arrive in London… Going on a city-break always brings a dilemma. Should you splash out on the hotel or the activities? You then end up spending … Continue reading
Posted in Amsterdam, Hotels, Hotels - Budget, Hotels - Design
Tagged Amsterdam boutique hotel, CitizenM Amsterdam City, CitizenM hotel, design hotel Amsterdam, Dutch design hotel, free wifi hotel, hotel bathroom bubble, luxury budget hotel, pod hotel, Prinses Irenestraat 30 Amsterdam, Tate Modern, Tower Hill hotel, violet martini, Vitra design
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Hotel Review: The Hoxton Hotel
How many times I’ve strolled past the Hoxton Hotel while out and about in Shoreditch and have always wondered what it would be like to stay at this ‘luxury budget urban lodge’. The Hoxton Hotel has enlisted three designers to … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Hotels - Budget, Hotels - Design, London, Restaurants
Tagged Aveda bath products, bearnaise sauce, designer hotel rooms, dog statues, east London design, exposed brick, free hotel wifi, Frette linen, granola yogurt pot, hotel atrium, Hoxton, Hoxton Grill, orange juice, Pret bag, Pret-a-Manger breakfast, Project Orange, rainfall shower, Shoreditch, shoreditch house, soho house, steak and chips, urban lodge
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Boutique Budget Hotel at the Bastille
Christmas time in London is always magical, with ice skating at Somerset House, German markets in Hyde Park and Covent Garden’s piazza all lit up, but after what feels like a lifetime since the last summer beach holiday, I’m just … Continue reading
Posted in France, Hotels, Hotels - Budget, Hotels - Design, Paris
Tagged 12e arondissement, affordable hotel, bakery, bastille, Boulevard de Reuilly, boutique hotel, budget hotel, café crème, chic, covent garden, Design Hotel, double room, east Paris, Eastern Paris, Granny Smith apples, hotel costes, hotel deals, hyde park, Le Quartier Bastille Le Faubourg, Le Quartier Bercy-Square, lounge, madame figaro, opera bastille, Paris, pastries, République, Rue de Reuilly, Rue du Faubourg St-Antoine, somerset house, the marais
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From Prado to Palm Beach, Marseille
Ever since studying French hip hop and the lyrics of rap group IAM at uni, I’ve been intrigued by Marseille. So, to get some end of summer sunshine, Steven and I booked a cheap Ryanair flight and headed to the south of … Continue reading
Posted in Bars, Beach, France, Hotels, Hotels - Budget, Hotels - Design, Hotels - Luxury
Tagged Avenue de Mazargues, avenue du prado, Beach, Corniche J.F Kennedy, Côte d'Azur, French Riviera, Gare de Marseille Saint-Charles, gym, harbour, hip hop, hotel library, IAM, infinity pool, jacuzzi, le panier quarter, Marseille, Marseille Provence Airport, mediterranean, mercure marseille prado, Monaco, Morocco, Nice, North African influences, Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, pancakes and maple syrup, Pullman Palm Beach Marseille, rap, Roger & Gallet, sauna, south of France, spa, St Tropez, sunbeds, vieux port
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