Will this be the Hudson London? If you thought London would be taking a break when it comes to hotel openings after a rather frenetic Olympic year, think again: the next few years look to be filled with all sorts of exciting stuff to keep us happy. Were listing...
May 21, 2013
At the beginning of the year we were hoping that after seemingly endless anticipation, end of June would be the time to finally whiz up to the heights of Shangri-La at the Shard in London. Latest word however is that well all have to hold our breath until after...
May 06, 2013
It's hard to believe that in 2013, there are hotels that charge for WiFi. We're not talking the budget places, either: while several wallet-friendly chains actually do provide comp internet access, it's the luxury brands that typically nickel-and-dime you for connecting fees, sometimes as much as 20 Euros a...
January 31, 2013
With the excitement of last weeks news that long-awaited ME London is actually welcoming guests (albeit in soft-launch), our minds naturally went to two other London openings for 2013 weve been stalking since the dawn of time: Shangri-La at the Shard and Edition London. Last time we checked in...
January 30, 2013
As longtime hotel nerds, we're always excited when a new hotel opens. In fact, to ensure we don't miss an opening we compiled the Master Openings List of hotels expected to open in 2013. Not just in the U.S. or Europe, but around the world. Out of this beast of...
January 16, 2013
Walking around London last week, just as we were coming to grips with the fact that its truly October, we saw our first full-on Christmas display window. Bringing on the holiday cheer this prematurely was kinda depressing to us, but well take it as an excuse for an early...
October 08, 2012
Well, how about that. Construction hasn't even finished on London's 95-story iceberg-inspired tower, The Shard, which will house the Shangri-La Hoteland already we've gotten a sneak peek at the building's killer views from a daredevil who climbed a ladder to the top. Urban explorer Bradley Garrett, who literally has a...
April 09, 2012
Only last week we were lusting over the photos of the forthcoming Shangri-La London being built in the Shard set to be the highest building in the EU. Seems like we werent the only ones, either over the weekend, it emerged that a fox was discovered to...
February 28, 2011
With the news that the Shangri-La Vienna has been given the chop, we thought wed check-in on the Shangri-La Hotel London to make its still going ahead. After all, it will be housed in the tallest building in London, and with that PR hook surely they cant pull out...
February 23, 2011
We've been gabbing daily about the amount of new hotels that London will be getting in the next few months, well years, really. (Thank you 2012 Summer Olympics!) So we decided it was high time to create a handy reference list for you. Here are 15 Upcoming London Hotels You...
November 04, 2010
The London hotel scene continues to be hot and it's going to continue burning up through the 2012 Summer Olympics. Today we've got a sneak peek at the new skyscraper going up, The Shard London Bridge (keep your giggles in check), which will actually house the Shangri-La London, set...
August 10, 2010
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