Strand Palace Hotel

In the heart of the West End, a great location for a theatre break, shopping trip or London sightseeing one of our favourite hotels in London is The Strand Palace Hotel

The Strand Palace is celebrating a special birthday this year – it opened in 1909 and has recently been refurbished. Guest rooms come equipped with free wi-fi, ensuite bathrooms and satelite TV. The hotel also includes breakfast when you book direct online. Click the banner for more information.



Ramada Jarvis Hyde Park

The Ramada Hyde Park in central London is ideally situated for access to all parts of London. All the main attractions of the city are easy to reach with Queensway and Baywater Underground stations within walking distance. The cultural Capital of England attracts visitors from across the globe and the hotel accommodation in the heart of the city at this Hyde Park hotel is perfect for holidays, short breaks or business trips. After a long hard day exploring the capital, enjoy a drink in the Arts bar accompanied by a delicious meal in the Arts Brassiere.

The hotel has 213 rooms equipped with all comforts and facilities for the modern traveller . Our light and spacious rooms come furnished with Hypnos beds and LCD flat screen TVs ensuring a restful nights sleep.  Up on the 7th floor, you will find the exclusive executive suites which benefit from the glorious Hyde Park and Notting Hill views. Book at RamadaJarvis.co.uk or try a search directly from the form below.

Do business in one of our 5 conference and meeting rooms for up 100 delegates in our fully equipped meeting rooms with BT OpenZone wireless internet.

Barcelo Hotels UK stay free offer

Barcelo UK are running a special promotion giving customers free 4 star accommodation when they
buy breakfast and dinner for two. This applies to all bookings at their Basingstoke, Daventry, and Hinckley hotels for stays during the month of August. Read more about booking online with Barcelo Hotels

Barcelo hotels are ideally located for sight-seeing or relaxation, not to mention the following perks FREE:

• Newspaper
• Lleisure facilities
• Children’s games room
• Children’s activity pack
• Car parking

Customers are required to enter promotional code STAYFREE at the checkout in order to receive this special offer.

Edinburgh Holidays

Edinburgh is one of the most cultured cities you could visit, with its museums, theatres and the famous Fringe Festival every year. The city is surrounded by hills, lochs and forests, but the history of the cobbled streets and Edinburgh’s castle offer yet another contrast. Edinburgh is the second most popular destination in the UK, after London, and it isn’t difficult to see why, considering there is so much to see and do. Famous for it’s heritage, architecture royal connections and Scottish flavour, Edinbugh offers a lot to see and do year round. For a new year to remember go to the Edinburgh Hogmanay, the largest such celebration in Scotland, when roads are given over to pedestrians for revelry

For hotels have a look at our guide to booking hotels online. Specific to Edinbugh, book your hotel well in advance for Christmas and New Year, The Six Nations championships, and the Edinburgh festival.

thetrainline.com is also worth a look they have an easy to use farefinder which can help you find the cheapest train tickets to Edinburgh Waverley station, and they also have a rail + hotel offer with hotels booked through laterooms.com

If you want to fly to Edinburgh, use our route database to compare flights from all airlines including bmi, BA, Ryanair, easyJet and bmibaby who all fly to EDI. There is no train station at the airport but there are frequent buses making the 10 mile journey to Edinburgh city centre.

Red Letter Days

Gift Ideas for fathers day….

How about a gift experience for the man who has everything ? Red Letter Days have all sorts of great experience vouchers that would make a great present. Here’s a few ideas : An Aston Martin Driving experience, Dumper Truck Racing, Snooker with John Virgo, all sorts of flying experiences including planes, helicopters, skydiving, and hot air ballooning, or if your father is more of a stay at home type they also offer a lovely range of gift hampers. Have a look at the short video below for more inspiration . .

 

Hot Air Ballooning gift experience

Something a lot of people have always wanted to do, but haven’t so far is take a ride in a hot air balloon.
The most amazing thing about it must be the peace and tranquillity as you glide over the countryside. Because the balloon moves with the wind you feel no wind at all

Hot air balloon rides are available all over the UK so if you are one of the many people taking a holiday in Britain this year, why not splash out on an experience of a lifetime. Have a look at the video below to get a quick idea to what it’s like to take a ride in a hot air balloon.

 

 

 

 

 

Hoseasons Review

One of the most trusted names in the UK holiday industry, with a history dating back 60 years, Hoseasons have actually got a great website, fast to load and easy to book, it’s well worth a look if you are looking for a UK holiday. They offer holidays at country cottages, holiday lodges with log cabins, family holiday parks as well as boating holidays in the UK and Europe.

  • Quick and easy to book – great for last minute holidays in the UK, we often get enquiries for UK cottages and similar close to arrival, sometimes on the Friday morning for people looking for a weekend escape.
  • For all their searches from UK country holiday cottages to city breaks it’s possible to specify if you want to bring pets or if you specifically want a pet free property (e.g. allergy sufferers)
  • One slight annoyance on the cottages search is you have to specify a region when you do the initial search, saying that it is fast to try again on a different region.
  • Very good filters to help you refine your search results, private hot – tub, close to pub, non smoking, four poster bed are all types of filters you can apply to get your ideal holiday home.
  • City break apartments are booking well in our experience. Offering better value, more space and more freedom and facilities than hotels, Hoseasons does these well because all their apartments have been hand picked and you have complete flexibility on booking duration (sometimes there is  a minimum 2 nights stay).

Have a look for yourself at http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/