hotel breaks

Sometimes you just need to leave the kids with granny and head for the airport.

6 years ago

When being preggers curtails your weekend jaunts to Zara, pushes the pause button on cocktail hour and cancels wine time, it’s time to look a little further afield for fun.  Just because you are elbow deep in the business of growing a baby, does not mean you shouldn’t seek out as many opportunities to enjoy […]

9 years ago

Cancel the spa weekend; a hotel entirely dedicated to gin is about to open in London and we’re already booking our flights.  As an early Christmas present to women everywhere, The Distillery will open its doors at 186 Portobello Road on December 18 offering four floors of delights for grown-ups. A photo posted by The […]

9 years ago

If you want to fully absorb and appreciate a change of season, you have to break free of the city. You must remove yourself from the grey streets and the florescent lights and find a place where towering trees are disowning their leaves in russet and golden heaps. To qualify as the perfect spot, the morning […]

9 years ago

Wannabe wizards from all over Europe will be flocking to County Mayo this October, where Ashford Castle is currently enrolling for its Halloween Wizard School. Running from October 29 to November 5, the two-day programme includes a Forbidden Forest Family Treasure Hunt, a visit to the hiding place of Dingle the Owl, an afternoon Chamber of Art and a Wizards […]

10 years ago