Hotels
Enjoy the Edinburgh Tattoo in style with Gleneagles
Tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August always sell out in record time. However, for those looking to experience this unique event, The Gleneagles Hotel, the world-renowned AA Five Red Star resort in Perthshire, is offering an exclusive residential package, which includes ‘the hottest ticket in town’.
New spa facility for highlands and islands
Crerar Hotels is launching the biggest spa in the Highlands and Islands with the opening of a new, impressive facility at the Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa at Craignure Bay on the Isle of Mull.
An evening of opera in Belfast
2008 is the fourth year in which Hastings Hotels are teaming up with Co-Opera Ireland to present three evenings of the finest Opera and Cuisine at the Culloden Estate & Spa, Belfast.
Major recognition for 12 Apostles Hotel
The Twelve Apostles Hotel And Spa has been voted third in the Hotel Spas Africa/Middle East and Indian Ocean section in the recent Condé Nast Traveller UK Readers’ Awards. This prestigious survey polls the country’s best-travelled and most discerning spa users, which gives the award, added weight and significance.
Mövenpick Hotel opens in Izmir
An upscale Mövenpick Hotel has officially opened its doors in the vibrant Turkish city of Izmir. The Mövenpick Hotel Izmir is now the Swiss premium group’s third hotel in Turkey, after Istanbul and Bodrum.
Luxury Highland retreat get revamp for 2008
Proprietors of family-run rural retreat, The Loch Torridon Country House Hotel, have pooled their award-winning hospitality portfolio to create a contemporary new brand for 2008: The Torridon.
Satisfied customers at Corinthia Hotels
Corinthia Hotels’ dedicated Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Events (MICE) programme ‘Events@Corinthia’ last month featured among the three finalists in the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Programme in Luxury Hotels’ category of the Annual Hospitality Awards 2007, organised by the MKG Group in Paris.
Mount Cinnamon Grenada to open in March
On March 1st, Mount Cinnamon, Grenada’s first boutique villa resort will open with 21 beautifully appointed and fully furnished one, two and three bedroom suites and villas.
Graffiti art attack for Prague hotel
In attempt to upgrade the back of the house areas and meet the new generations taste and expectations, General Manager of five-star hotel Corinthia Prague, Christian Grage invited local Graffiti artists, Lukáš Fokt and Zsolt Farkas to take charge and ‘turn the place upside down’.
Name your room at Broad House Hotel
At last there is a choice on the Norfolk Broads. You can now name your room at Broad House Hotel - History retained at this Queen Anne country estate hotel in Norfolk. From Bernard's Room to the Lady Betty Suite, the choice is luxuriously good!
Maison MK, Marrakech launches this month
MaisonMK, MarraKech, is an exciting new addition to the cultural and creative scene of Marrakech, one of the world’s most vibrant cities. Opening from February 2008, the hotel is the creation of professional fashion and portrait photographers Paul and Aoibheann Hopkins.
Luxury refuge on the Highland route
Ambitious plans to create a new destination offering a luxury eating, sleeping and shopping experience – showcasing the ‘best of Scotland’ – are being unveiled for the first time.
New beach bar for Cyprus’ Columbia Beach Resort
To celebrate the new 2008 holiday season in Cyprus, the Columbia Beach Resort has added a new Beach Bar to its first class facilities in Pissouri Bay. The Resort has an unrivalled position on a 2km Blue Flag beach in this exclusive Bay on the south west coast of the island.
Give mum a spa break this Mothers’ Day
Celebrate Mothers’ Day in style this year with a visit to one the spa magnificent hotels from the Von Essen collection. Special packages are available at hotels across the country treating mum to a well deserved rest.
Dublin Hotel sells beds to guests
Dublin’s leading boutique hotel, The Dylan, has launched a new service to cater for the growing number of customers who want to buy the same bed as the one they’ve just slept in. The hotel has linked up with Kaymed, Ireland’s leading designer and manufacturer of luxury beds, to offer guests the chance to bring the luxury experience of the Dylan home with them.