Sofitel is linked to the north terminal at Gatwick airport by a covered walkway; two minutes on foot will get you to the terminal. There isn’t a more convenient place to stay. Arranged around a central atrium, many of the 500-odd rooms look over the runway. It’s an airport hotel, so a slightly corporate
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As well as visiting the wine lodge, walking along the levades and taking tea at Reid’s, why not spend half a day learning to scuba dive? The Divepoint PADI diving school is located at the Pescana Carlton Hotel. Go through the lobby to the lift, take it down and follow the steps to the lower
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Any visitor to Funchal should take a ride in the cable car up to Monte to appreciate the wonderful views of the port and harbour of this pretty sub-tropical island. It’s suitable for young and old alike; you just need to have a bit of a head for heights. The ride takes 15 minutes and
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How can that quintessentially British tradition – afternoon tea – be executed so well in a hotel on the Portuguese island of Madeira? The answer, of course, is that Reid’s Palace hotel has a long tradition with the British, starting with its founder, William Reid, a Scot. Even today, over 40 per cent of the
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“How do I love thee?” wrote Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Let me count the ways.” Hopefully, the answer is enough to take your loved one to Florence for a romantic getaway. The UK is a miserable place in winter and a trip to Paris doesn’t quite cut the mustard either, as the weather is so
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The Lake of Menteith hotel in Perthshire has welcomed new head chef Graham Campbell to the fold, whose simple, quality-driven menu is already wowing the locals. Olivia Greenway reports.
Think Apartments Tower Bridge are about a 15 minute walk from London Bridge tube. Finding somewhere to stay in London that’s clean, doesn’t bankrupt you and allows some room to swing that proverbial is hard. Am I asking too much to want free Wi-Fi too and a place where I can work? Well if I
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Nothing mars a long-haul journey more than having to get up in the middle of the night to catch an early flight. If you are flying from Terminal 4 at Heathrow, then the Hilton could be your answer. Practically next to the terminal, it’s an easy two-minute walk under cover to the check-in desks.
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A £12.5 million pound refurbishment has successfully married the old with the new: on paper it shouldn’t work at all – but it does and remarkably well as Olivia Greenway finds out.
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