Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Bed and Breakfast Hotels in London

If you have plans to visit London for a short trip like an Office party, a shopping for Christmas or a West End Show and you wish to reside in the heart of the city and center for all the activities happening in and around it, for a low capital, all you need for your stay is a bread and a breakfast hotel.

Bread and Breakfast Hotels are also called as B&B, and the name has been derived in Britain and now it’s famous in the rest of the world as well. A typical bed and breakfast hotel is a small hotel that provides a lounge, room and a breakfast meal. At many places in London, privately owned houses have large number of rooms and are used commercially as a Bed and Breakfast Hotel.

There are tourists who come for a trip to London and they keep a check on their expenses, they are not extravagant at all and do not prefer to spend too much amount on their lodging. Bed and Breakfast are the tailor made hotels for them as these hotels provide a decent room to stay, which is tidy enough to feel relaxed, serve an appreciable meal as demanded by the guests and its environment is full of old-world hospitality. In short, it’s a complete package at a reasonable cost. So it’s a great deal for all those tourists who don’t like the bills of a seven star hotels and believe in simple living.

Chiswick Hotel

It is located close to the Metro System, in West London .Its a beautiful hotel and is bounded by various bars and restaurants. There is one luxury apartment and 64 rooms to avail for a stay. The luxury apartments are created with shades of standout quality and creativity with a combination of modern amenities, amazing landscaped gardens and Victorian grandeur. It is situated on the very easily accessible line, bounded by trees, popular broad Chiswick High Road. It is only a thirty minutes drive from Heathrow Airport and central London.

Brindle House Hotel

The Brindle House hotel is within walking distance of famous landmarks such as London Eye, The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Theatre Land and a lot more. To reach this hotel from Pimlico Tube Station (Victoria Line), only seven minutes are required. There are in total, 14 guest rooms available and a minimum of one night stay is required to book a room at this hotel.

Wigmore Court Hotel

Located in the West End of London, the Wigmore Court Hotel is only a few kilometers away from the shopping centers and the main business and is easily accessible to the Underground for travelling further. It provides elegant bed and breakfast facilities with rooms individually created for a comfortable stay. And just to add icing on the cake, there are facilities like wireless broadband services ideal for those who are on a business trip.

Victoria Inn

By offering an elegant stay that’s beyond comparison, Victoria Inn stands out for its relaxed sophistication and traditional hospitality making this place a perfect one to stay for a memorable trip. This hotel offers a clean, suitable and a pocket friendly breakfast and bed in the beautiful city. So if you have a family with you or you are on a business tour, Victoria Inn proves to be the best place for your comfort.

At Home London B & B

Located in Central London, At Home Bed and Breakfast is a jewel, super comfortable, neat, tidy and economical. A parking free of cost and a broadband internet connection is also available to suit the needs of the business tourists. This house is set in a peaceful and beautiful garden and is an art gallery at the same time. In total, there are 12 guest rooms full of beautiful work of art.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Celebrity Chefs in London

In London, the restaurants that employ celebrity chefs and personal chefs are a budding trend. Thus the number of chef jobs is increasing day by day and chef career has become one of the promising careers in the city. With the supervision of a celebrity chef, a nice restaurant can become the best in all measures. The best part is, having a dinner at the most luxurious celebrity chef restaurants in London can cost from a contented but a mouth watering experience .One can choose from the various available preferences that match his class and style.

As a matter of fact, all the surveys performed with those who visited restaurants frequently, over the last 15 years tend to show that the restaurants operating under the names of celebrity chefs are by and large better than the other restaurants in general and are charging nearly the same prices as well. Celebrity Chef is a man who has cooked for world leaders and crowned heads.

There are chefs, who fabricated and prepared banquets for Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac George Bush and even the queen during the great Summit in 2005. The global slump is going to leave a great impact to the jobs of the celebrity chefs. During these days of recession, the bad restaurateurs will vanish out of business and this will leave a room for those who want to establish themselves in the trade. Those who don’t work efficiently will give up.
Let’s take look at the most desirable celebrity chefs in London.

Gordon Ramsay

Born on 8 November 1966, Gordon Ramsay is a world class celebrity chef. He was rewarded with as many as16 Michelin Stars. There are a number of hotels that he operates throughout the world. Some of them are-Restaurant Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road, Maze by Gordon Ramsay at The London, New York City, Gordon Ramsay at Conrad Tokyo, Gordon Ramsay at The Atlantis Sentosa Resort, Singapore. And some of the restaurants that he operates throughout the London City are- Maze Grill, Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, the Boxwood Café at the Berkeley Hotel, Stuart Gillis, and Foxtrot Oscar. Along with being a celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay has been involved in a series of charitable events and organizations.

Richard Corrigan

An Irish chef, Richard Corrigan is based in London at Lindsay House. In 1998, he was awarded a Michelin Star and besides achieving an Award for being an Outstanding Chef in London at the Restaurants in London Awards; he has been rewarded with many other cookery prizes. Corrigan is the Chef of Lindsay House in Soho. He also comes into sight weekly for the BBC channel, on the TV series called as "Full on Food". He was the only one amongst four other chefs who won a Great British Menu, a BBC competition, and got liable to become a cook for the 80th birthday of the Queen in 2006. In Paris, his meal of Poached Fish Salmon was chosen for the Dinner of Ambassador. Now he airs a show that he hosts, on the Irish channel at the name of, “Corrigan Knows Food" every Tuesday at 8.30 pm.

Antony Worrall Thompson

Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson was born on 1 May 1951, and is one of the London’s renowned celebrity chefs. At Westminster College,he pursued Hotel Management, after his school got over. As he graduated in Hotel Management, he took his first job in catering in Essex. He shifted to Britain in 1978, and worked as a soup-chef at Brinkley's Restaurant, and ended up being a chef head one year hence. He had taken a time off in France, working his way about the home cuisine, the year after becoming a head chef.
The first restaurant that Worrall Thompson launched was- Ménage à Trois - in 1981, in Knightsbridge. This restaurant was known only for serving puddings and starters. He had opened many lavish restaurants, including Metro in Jersey and in west London, it was Wiz and Woz— all of them reflected his outstandingly amazing affinity to food. In the late 2006, in Buckinghamshire he became the Director of Catering for Old Luxters Barn.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

London’s Top 5 Hotels

What is it that attracts guests to the hotel? What is it that makes a traveler desperate for a luxury hotel with a fine suite? Is it the price? The ambience? The services? The location? Or the minutest details? Whether you’re visiting the great city for evading the daily routine of everyday grind for a short break, or preparing to pamper yourself in a thoroughly awaited sizzling weekend, the capital has some of the globe’s best hotels to offer.

Hotel Claridg’s


Hotel Claridg’s is centrally located in the city around the Brook & Davies Streets and a few steps from Bond Street, Regent Street & Hyde Park. This is a seven story building comprising of 203 rooms. The hotel hosts a variety of deluxe suites. A Television along with a DVD/VCR and a mini bar adds to your comfort. With facilities like swimming pool, spa and tennis clubs, you can pamper yourself for as long as you wish for. Excellent room service and broadband internet connection inside every room is something that most people look for. There’s a restaurant, and a couple of lounge bars in the premises of the hotel. You will even be whisked away from London Heathrow Airport by Claridg’s in a Bentley Continental Flying Spur.

The Connaught

The Connaught is close to the boutiques and the galleries along Bond and Regent Streets and is located in designer Mayfair and Near Grosvenor Square. It’s a six storey building that comprises of a total of 92 rooms; all of them are well equipped with broadband internet connection and Television. It has a well equipped health club and an indoor and outdoor pool. The name of the Restaurant is The Grill Room and it offers a world class food. With the benefit of a multi lingual staff, a stay at the Connaught is incomplete without enjoying a meal or two at it’s sought after restaurant. The Connaught also has a bar in its premises and a golf course nearby.

The Dorchester

If you are the kind that loves to nourish your taste bud then The Dorchester is the right place for you to be in. Besides being a hotel with unmatched luxury, appealing suites and well-dressed rooms. The Dorchester Hotel has won the British Tea Council’s honored Top London Afternoon Tea Award thrice since the year 2000. An incredible range of teas and a lip smacking compilation of assorted scones and cakes promise an enjoyable treat in London. Centrally located in the city, in the Deanery Street, it has 9 floors and 250 rooms .It has 4 restaurants and a casino nearby.

Four Seasons Hotel London

Located at the Hyde Park corner; downtown, The Four Seasons Hotel is very close to the tourists area. It’s a 9 storey building and comprises of 220 rooms. There’s a free newspaper service, a refrigerator, a mini bar, a safe and a cable television with DVD/VCR in all the rooms. The incredibly beautiful lobby that’s wood-paneled sets a beautiful ambience for the warm décor that is famous throughout hotel. An ATM/bank and a gift shop are also present in the premises. There’s a restaurant and a bar for a chill out experience. A health club is also present on site. The hotel prides itself with the beautiful rooms, filled with elegant interiors and appropriate furnishing.

Grange City Hotel

Grange City hotel is a 5 star London hotel, situated in the heart of the city and is only at a stone throw away distance from the Tower of London and St. Pauls Cathedral. London city airport is only a 15 minutes drive from this hotel. Tower Hill, Monument and Aldgate are the tube stations that are nearby. Standing tall with 12 floors, it comprises of 307 suites. In every room there’s a digital LCD TV, a mini bar, and a refrigerator. All the rooms are air conditioned with a climate control. The rooms are well equipped with a safe, hypoallergenic pillows and duvets, iron & ironing board, Tea/Coffee Facilities, complimentary Newspaper facilities. It has 2 restaurants that offer intercontinental food and a cocktail bar. It has a health club, a spa, a golf course in and around the premises.