We reviewed the excellent Pure Package luxury food delivery service earlier this month. For anybody based in London, they are really worth a try.
Further to our review, Pure Package have announced that they will be running a promotion with TJF Personal Training. The first 100 people to sign up to the Pure Package as of 31st March, will receive a free lifestyle assessment and subsequent training session.
Go check the Pure Package out.
I think it’s fair to say that the listing of the Forbury Hotel in a directory of the world’s elite luxury boutique hotels kind of sets the tone for what your likely to experience at one of England’s finest. Or so you would think! The reality was that a brief stay at the Forbury rather exceeded my already lofty expectations and here’s why:
The traditionally grand frontage to the hotel belies a sympathetic, but ultra modern interior. Eclectic fabrics, wallpapers and furniture, work in way that could only have been concocted by an interior designer of some merit. Thankfully, very little of the ubiquitous (show home) beige and cream here… The decor is offset by an opulent mix of contemporary commissioned sculptures and artwork.
All guest cars are valet parked, which is particularly handy if your wife brings a bag as big as Bournemouth. Fortunately for the porter, our short stay merited only a small piece of luggage!
Our room for the night was as sumptuous as it was luxurious. Small touches such as combed cotton satin sheets, state of the art Bang and Olufsen audio visual system and a comprehensive mini bar set the tone.
However, the real centrepiece of the room was a stunning copper bateau bath, flanked by an open fire. Soaking in luxury bath oils, whilst channel hopping the Bang Olufsen was a particular highlight. If only I had requested the chilled Dom Perignon.
Each room contains a Forbury Welcome Bag which includes stationery, slippers, a noduled back massaging implement and a rubber duck amongst other things.
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OK, so the title may be a little missleading but we felt you’d love to hear about a fantastic new book just launched called ‘Your Very Own Pocket Concierge’ and is an absolute gem. It may not be paticually expensive at £12.99 a copy but it’s full of luxury services and ideas for spending all that excess cash on a luxury lifestyle.
Get your copy here
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The Pure Package is a premium, food delivery delivery service based in London. Their angle is to deliver a complete days eating programme of healthy and nutritionally balanced food. I have to admit that images of bland, tasteless meals were conjured up in my mind. However, and to my great surprise, I couldn’t have been more wrong. The whole experience was a complete delight.
It began with a pleasant phone call from Zoe at Pure Package who asked me a series of questions about my diet, weight, height, intolerances etc. As a thirty year old with a worryingly expanding girth, I probably underestimated a little on the weight - ok a lot and my diet probably sounded almost utopian. However, Zoe patiently stayed with me and probably new that this wasn’t the honed athlete I had led her to believe! Nonetheless, I was assured that a cooler bag full of highly nutritious goodies would arrive on my doorstep at 6am the following Wednesday. I waited with great anticipation. Could a service used by such luminaries as Hugh Jackman AKA Wolverine no less and Patsy Kensit, be as good as the billing.
As good as their word, my Pure Package Cooler bag arrived on Wednesday morning. The poor soul who delivers these exquisite packages across London must have a wholly nocturnal existence!
My menu for that day comprised the following:
(My comments on each component are in italics)
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Welcome to the Kensington FX500 ‘Speaker To Go’ – a very cool portable MP3 player that can easily be stored away in your suitcase and blare music at you whether on the beach, at a festival… or just lounging in the garden this summer.
You’ll be pleased to know that it’s compatible with ALL MP3 players and has a thin, shock-absorbent case, which closes around the music device, making it ideal for both travelling and for keeping expensive music players protected at the beach or by the pool.
It offers up to 10 hours at high volume until the batteries die which is fantastic life.
Pick one up for £34.99 from most good retailers.
More information here.
