Billionaire fashion mogul sells suite at New York’s Plaza Hotel for $20m years after asking for $55m

Billionaire fashion mogul finally sells massive suite at New York’s iconic Plaza Hotel for $20million – 13 years after pouring millions into renovations and putting it on the market for $55million Jürgen Friedrich, founder of Esprit, and his wife, Anke Beck-Friedrich are in contract to sell their 4,299-square-foot suite at the Plaza Hotel to a … Read more

World-first hotel opens in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles

For the first time ever, a hotel has opened in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles – and it’s surely set to be one of the most sought-after stays in the world. A night in this ultra-exclusive location, as you might expect, doesn’t come cheap. Rates start at £1,470 a night (1,700 euros) – … Read more

Good Hotel Guide editor slams five-star Carbis Bay Hotel chosen for G7 summit

The editor of the Good Hotel Guide has slammed the hotel chosen to host the world’s leaders at the upcoming G7 summit as ‘cruel and unusual punishment’. The UK is set to welcome Prime Ministers and Presidents from the world’s leading democracies, in June for the latest summit with the main venue being the Carbis … Read more

Luxury Cornish hotel hosting G7 summit in two weeks ‘looks like a building site’

The Cornish hotel hosting the G7 summit still ‘looks like a building site’ with just days to go before it welcomes world leaders, MailOnline can reveal. With under two weeks until the prestigious event is due to start, overflowing skips, bags of cement, stacks of timber and giant containers of rumble are all still clearly … Read more

Billionaire publican Justin Hemmes buys the Lorne Hotel for $38million

Billionaire publican Justin Hemmes buys the Lorne Hotel for $38million after splashing out on venues in Byron Bay and Leichhardt By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:25 BST, 20 May 2021 | Updated: 01:25 BST, 20 May 2021 Justin Hemmes has added another property to his growing portfolio.  According to Commercial Real Estate, … Read more

Hotel Chocolat to repay furlough money as online sales boom

Hotel Chocolat to repay £3.1m in furlough money after seeing an online sales boom during Easter and Mother’s Day Sales for the eight weeks to April 25 jumped by 60% compared to last year  Sales boost was ‘largely’ driven by online sales and subscriptions Hotel Chocolat shares were up 9% to 380p towards market close on … Read more

How caravans are enjoying a revival in the UK and offer all the comfort of a luxury hotel suite

Forget cardboard-thin mattresses, icy draughts, damp and getting a nose bleed if you turn around too quickly in the cramped kitchen. The caravan is enjoying a revival, with sales in March alone up by some 125 per cent up on the same month last year. And a new generation of luxury caravans for the British … Read more

Price at Carbis Bay hotel where G7 summit leaders will meet is hiked to £4,000 per NIGHT

Cornish locals have erupted in fury after the price at the ‘eco-hotel’ where G7 leaders will meet was hiked to £4,000 per night ahead of the summit. The Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel in St Ives, Cornwall, is charging a whopping £4,000 to visitors wishing to reserve one night on June 4, and a minimum … Read more

Price at Carbis Bay hotel where G7 summit leaders will meet is hiked to £4,000 per NIGHT

Cornish locals have erupted in fury after the price at the ‘eco-hotel’ where G7 leaders will meet was hiked to £4,000 per night ahead of the summit. The Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel in St Ives, Cornwall, is charging a whopping £4,000 to visitors wishing to reserve one night on June 4, and a minimum … Read more

Two of London’s biggest and smallest hotel rooms go head to head

Sixty or so pounds doesn’t buy you much hotel-room square footage in central London – barely enough room to open a suitcase, it turns out. However, spend an extra £19,940 and you can spend the night in your very own wing, with seven bedrooms, a library – and your own postcode. This is what travel … Read more