Review: La Reserve, Paris

Confession time: I have no reason to stay here, other than to review it.  Andrew Harper auctions have made me act like a compulsive gambler at a roulette table, self-assured that my next fix is the last one I will

The Berkeley, London Room type: Deluxe King Duration: 7th > 8th October Booked with: Direct with hotel I know The Berkeley very, very well. Between 2012 and 2013, I was here 2-3 times a week. I’m so familiar with the place

The Beaumont, London Room type: Room by Antony Gormley Duration: 12th > 13th October Booked with: Directly with hotel Before reading this, it is worth taking a quick look at the Beaumont website to understand what is so unique about this room.

The Gainsborough, Bath Room type: Junior Suite Duration: 30th September > 1st October Booked with: AMEX FHR Pre-sales I have eyed up The Gainsborough for a while. Not in some weird, perverted way, I swear.  Having reached the top of my

Having stayed at Iniala, North Island, Fregate and now Laucala within the last 4 months, I’m sure we can all agree on one thing: I know how to recklessly waste money and avoid paying into a pension fund. Let’s ignore their

One&Only Wolgan Valley Room type: Heritage Villa Duration: 6th > 8th September, 2016 Booked with: Ourisman Travel Pre-sales A very simple, quick and professional conversation regarding transfer times and pricing, resulting in them confirming they will pick us up at 9am and

Ok, here it is. The moment my whole life has been building up to.  

Park Hyatt, Sydney Room type: Opera King Duration: 26th > 29th August, 2016 Booked with: Ourisman Travel Pre-sales 3 days in a city hotel did not pass my altruistic measurement of whether it was worth contacting the hotel in advance.   The only effort before

The Goring, London Room type: Deluxe King Duration: 24th > 25th August, 2016 Booked with: Ourisman Travel Pre-sales In the last 18 months The Connaught has experienced staff turnover on a colossal scale; they have seen a new GM, 2 (soon to be 3) Hotel

Hotel Cafe Royal, London Room type: Grand Deluxe King Duration: 18th > 19th August, 2016 Booked with: Directly with hotel Pre-sales I noticed on LinkedIn that one of the longest serving, friendliest and most professional members of the reception team at The Connaught

Review: One&Only, Wolgan Valley

One&Only Wolgan Valley Room type: Heritage Villa Duration: 6th > 8th September, 2016 Booked with: Ourisman Travel Pre-sales A very simple, quick and professional conversation regarding transfer

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Review: The Goring, London

The Goring, London Room type: Deluxe King Duration: 24th > 25th August, 2016 Booked with: Ourisman Travel Pre-sales In the last 18 months The Connaught has experienced staff

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  • A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
  • As upgrades go, this four-bedroom ocean villa @amanyara_resort we stayed in last week was certainly one of my better ones. I was ill and passed out for most of the stay, so will have to go back again to truly experience it. Five bedroom next time, please and thank you.
  • With our upcoming trip to Turks and Caicos, I’m reminded how bad I am at this Instagram malarkey.  I’ve not even posted of our last trip to the Caribbean, from March, so with all the enthusiasm of someone sat on the electric chair here’s @jumbybayresort
  • Little Dix might sound like a sub-genre on Pornhub but it’s actually a beautiful resort in the British Virgin Islands. You learn something new every day.
  • If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
  • With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
  • It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
  • Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
  • The number of animals in this picture is the same number of game drives I went on during my stay at Singita Serengeti House: zero. It was just too relaxing to want to leave.
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
A few months after opening (with Dorsia clients being their first ever guests) I decided to check out Bulgari Rome. Fortunately, they have moved away from the copy/paste formula of Milan to London to Paris and created something much more…Italian. Unfortunately that means I can’t copy/paste my Paris write-up. The review will be out next Friday. @bulgarihotels
1 week ago
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As upgrades go, this four-bedroom ocean villa @amanyara_resort we stayed in last week was certainly one of my better ones. I was ill and passed out for most of the stay, so will have to go back again to truly experience it. Five bedroom next time, please and thank you.
As upgrades go, this four-bedroom ocean villa @amanyara_resort we stayed in last week was certainly one of my better ones. I was ill and passed out for most of the stay, so will have to go back again to truly experience it. Five bedroom next time, please and thank you.
As upgrades go, this four-bedroom ocean villa @amanyara_resort we stayed in last week was certainly one of my better ones. I was ill and passed out for most of the stay, so will have to go back again to truly experience it. Five bedroom next time, please and thank you.
2 months ago
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2/9
With our upcoming trip to Turks and Caicos, I’m reminded how bad I am at this Instagram malarkey.  I’ve not even posted of our last trip to the Caribbean, from March, so with all the enthusiasm of someone sat on the electric chair here’s @jumbybayresort
With our upcoming trip to Turks and Caicos, I’m reminded how bad I am at this Instagram malarkey. I’ve not even posted of our last trip to the Caribbean, from March, so with all the enthusiasm of someone sat on the electric chair here’s @jumbybayresort
3 months ago
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3/9
Little Dix might sound like a sub-genre on Pornhub but it’s actually a beautiful resort in the British Virgin Islands. You learn something new every day.
Little Dix might sound like a sub-genre on Pornhub but it’s actually a beautiful resort in the British Virgin Islands. You learn something new every day.
Little Dix might sound like a sub-genre on Pornhub but it’s actually a beautiful resort in the British Virgin Islands. You learn something new every day.
Little Dix might sound like a sub-genre on Pornhub but it’s actually a beautiful resort in the British Virgin Islands. You learn something new every day.
5 months ago
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4/9
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
If you ignore the service, food and anything at all related to the humans, Necker Island is a majestic place worth visiting.
5 months ago
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5/9
With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
With three hot tubs on the Branson Estate on Moskito Island, it’s really helped turn my two year old into a well rounded individual who now expects it as a minimum.
5 months ago
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6/9
It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
It’s a lion eat lion world @lengishu.house
7 months ago
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7/9
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
Describing @oljogi is tough. It’s 50% incredible and 51% insane. You can’t argue with maths.
7 months ago
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8/9
The number of animals in this picture is the same number of game drives I went on during my stay at Singita Serengeti House: zero. It was just too relaxing to want to leave.
The number of animals in this picture is the same number of game drives I went on during my stay at Singita Serengeti House: zero. It was just too relaxing to want to leave.
8 months ago
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9/9

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