A new Basque restaurant headed by a team that includes renowned chef Elena Arzak, voted Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef in 2012, has opened in London at The Halkin, an Andrew Harper-recommended hotel in a stylish Belgravia location. The restaurant, which bears the unwieldy name Ametsa with Arzak Instruction, is a collaboration between Arzak [...]
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Dorset Square Hotel: A Sparkling London Debut
Over the past three decades, Tim and Kit Kemp have revolutionized the London hotel scene. Their company, Firmdale Hotels, now owns seven boutique properties in the British capital. These cater to a wide variety of tastes, and range in style from contemporary (The Soho Hotel and Haymarket Hotel) to the more traditional (Knightsbridge Hotel and [...]
The Royal Ascot
The 2011 Royal Ascot begins today. It is one of the most prestigious races at Ascot Racecourse, located in in Ascot, Berkshire, six miles from Windsor Castle. The racetrack is referred to as Royal Ascot in June, when the Queen attends. Daily races will conclude with the Queen Alexandra Stakes this Saturday, the 18th of [...]
The Goring Hotel and the Royal Wedding
The Royal Wedding is upon us, and a hullaballoo of global publicity has descended on Beeston Place, just three minutes’ walk from Buckingham Palace. This quiet and anonymous Belgravia side street is the location of The Goring hotel, where Kate Middleton has opted to spend the night prior to her big day at nearby [...]
Koffmann’s, The Berkeley Hotel, London
London restaurants now compare favorably with those in any major European capital, including Paris. The quality and variety of the city’s cuisine are particularly astonishing when you consider that this transformation has occurred within the last 30 years. True, Albert and Michel Roux opened Le Gavroche in 1967 — it went on to be the [...]
Travel Photo of the Week: London
A London bus passes a telephone booth on Haymarket. This week’s featured Harper Auction is a two-night stay in the sleek One Aldwych (a retail value of $1,892) for a starting bid of $1,080. From the Harper Collection: “Gracious 105-room contemporary hotel at the edge of London’s Theatreland and convenient to the city financial district. [...]
News from the Stafford, London
The Stafford has recently joined the Kempinski portfolio. Both the hotel and its new management company are well known to Harper members, and we wish them well. Kempinski Hotels was founded in 1897 and remains Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group. While its roots are in Germany, its portfolio is now spread throughout Europe, the Middle [...]
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