Tucked away in the heart of Chelsea and with incredible harbour views is the rather swish Wyndham Grand Hotel London. As you’d expect, it’s a 5* interior designer’s dream, contemporary, stylish and with some of the best cocktails we’ve had the pleasure to taste, this place simply chic with a capital ‘C’.
The Wyndham Grand’s restaurant, Aquasia has recently won a prestigious Rosette award for it’s fine dining… and when you try it for yourself you know why! With a view over the harbour (whether you’re sitting inside or out), this has to offer one of the best seats in town for dining.
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I’d never been to The Sanderson before but I had experienced the witty and sophisticated St. Martin’s Lane Hotel in the central hub of Covent Garden so I knew what to expect in terms of influential Philippe Starck’s design elements. I have to say I wasn’t expecting the 50’s building architecture from the outside but as soon as we stepped foot inside the warm bar area, it’s sociable ambience felt instantly appealing. After being greeted by the inviting restaurant staff we were led into the private Courtyard Garden, which mirrored a laid back style of dining and the lush open-air oasis reminded me of somewhere oriental I had previously visited.
We started our gorgeous authentic Malaysian dining experience with a glass of champagne and we were made aware that 2 or 3 dishes would suffice whilst we were recommended beautiful dishes off the extensive menu list. I loved this informal dining arrangement and it reminded me of a much higher-end, luxury Wagamama experience in terms of the dishes being presented and ready to eat as and when ready.
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Luxury work out’s are something we rarely, if ever touch upon at Lussorian - nonetheless, if you’ve got money burning a hole and need the million dollar body to go with your million dollar bank balance you might want to pay attention.
Matt Roberts and his team lay claim to being one of the world’s leading trainers. Matt kick-started the personal training phenomenon by opening London’s first exclusive one-to-one personal training centre in 1995.
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Posted by Tom Wilkins on Mon 27th October 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Luxury Drinks
Jimmy Metta gave up a career in banking to sell fine wine, champagne and spirits through his company Vanquish Wine. Vanquish supply fine wine to private clients and champagne and spirits to top London nightclubs favoured by the super-rich.
Jimmy works with private clients and investors all across the world, many are considered to be amongst the wealthiest people in the world, mostly based in Asia, Russia, US and the UK. These clients are looking to invest in blue-chip wines and Jimmy sources the most sought after bottles for each individual’s investment. Vanquish Wine provide a bespoke service for all their private clients (they work globally and even deliver to a client’s yacht or private jet when requested!)
The company only trade with first growths from the Bordeaux region; in fact 90% of wine investment is from this area. These are the best and naturally the most expensive wines which will appreciate over time and on average you’re looking at a 10-15% appreciation every year.
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Posted by Patrick Woolmer on Fri 24th October 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Luxury Hotels
Grosvenor House, Dubai - is a luxurious five-star apart-hotel situated in the heart of the exclusive West Marina area of Dubai.
It includes 13 signature restaurants and bars including Rhodes Mezzanine where Michelin–starred chef Gary Rhodes creates the best of modern British cuisine.
Retreat Health and Spa at the Grosvenor is an entire floor where guests can go to be pampered and revitalised, it also incorporates an ultra modern nail bar; a grooming room dedicated to men and a quirky hair salon designed in the style of a vintage airliner.
On top of that guests can also use all facilities at nearby sister hotel Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa.
Might be worth considering for an uber luxury weekend away….
