Set in the heart of London’s exclusive Mayfair district is the rather delightful Dorchester Hotel. This hotel is 5 stars all the way and is adorned with beautiful furnishings and incredibly polite staff. After a delightful cocktail at the bar we were taken to our table in the highly renowned Alain Ducasse restaurant which had been designed by Patrick Jouin.
Let’s spend a second on the design… it’s beautiful! Taking inspiration from Hyde Park opposite, Jouin has created an atmosphere that can only be described as tranquil. Using a mixture of greens, browns and creams combined with some extraordinary shapes, the entire restaurant oozes sophistication and class from the moment you enter its domain. The restaurant itself offers three areas of private dining, one of which is a truly ingenious centre stage within a fibre optic curtain that changes colour… it has to be seen to be truly appreciated.
Now to the service… as you’d expect with French dining the staff are incredibly professional and courteous. Not for one moment will your glass be left empty or your taste buds craving, the entire experience is just one of those things that has to be experienced to be enjoyed.
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Posted by Peter Brady on Fri 26th September 2008 at 01:36 AM, Filed in Unusual Luxury
Luxury experiences such as the Formula One Driving Experience take a fair amount of beating.
This experience is entirely unique to the UK, costs around £1500 for the day, takes place at Mallory Park Circuit and includes the following:
Formula One Driving Day 1
• Overnight stay in a country house hotel for driver and one guest, the night prior to the Formula One driving experience
• Stay includes champagne reception and 4-course Formula One dinner for driver and guest
• Welcome from members of the Formula One team at the hotel
• Formula One driving experience familiarisation from the Formula One team, giving details of the following days activities
• Opportunity to explore the surrounding countryside and locations around the historic town of Market Bosworth
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Yard-O-Led claim to offer luxury and style with their uber silver writing instruments.
Yard-O-Led pedigree stretches back to the 1930’s, with their earliest recorded products traceable to the 1800’s. Their range is influenced by original designs of the 19th and 20th centuries and include solid silver fountain pens, ballpens and rollerball pens.
The solid silver designs are delicately hand crafted in Yard-O-Led’s workshop based in the UK, where they are made from hallmarked sterling silver using traditional techniques. Each pen is individually numbered and also comes complete with a lifetime guarantee.
With Christmas coming up, Yard-O-Led might be worth considering.
The WaterRower is a unique rowing machine because its simulation is so close to the real thing!
Thanks to its unique WaterflyWheel technology the WaterRower provides a much smoother rowing experience, compared to traditional rowing machines that can often be mechanical and jerky. WaterRower also offers an interactive online rowing site that allows you to train alone or race against others from the comfort of your own home.
The brand has also recently launched a new bespoke service, so you can colour match your machine to your décor… how cool is that!
Prices start from £699.
A Scabal suit is often referred to as the most wanted suit on Savile Row…
And understandably when you learn that the Diamond Chip Suit Collection are in fact tailored with cloth which incorporates diamond fragments.
There are 23 different patterns and colours to choose from in the range, which are all woven at Scabal’s own weaving-mill and consists of a Super 150’s wool (80 %) - into which diamond fragments have been processed - and pure silk (20 %).
This is truly the suit of a billionaire looking to add a little sparkle to their presence and with clients such as Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise queuing up to get measured there’s no shortage of customers!
