Tea at The Savoy
There's no shortage of places to sit down for a prim and proper session of high tea in London, the city that's all but perfected the art of pinky-up drinking and snacking on miniature sized cakes. Travelers can consult any number of resources for suggestions on where to knock back a cuppa English Breakfast, whether guidebook or U.K.'s Tea Guild (a real organization, we assure you), or, you know, us. ]]>
We are always in search of a good cuppa, so we stopped at the Grand Del Mar for teatime to see whether you can get a decent cup in a warm-weather destination like San Diego.
Tea is typically served in the cozy library just off of the lobby, but our teatime companion wanted to sit at one of the several lobby tables overlooking the golf course. Although several parties came in for tea, we found out that the Grand Del Mar's high tea's high time is during holidays like Mother's Day and Christmas.]]>
HotelChatter contributing editor Tim Leffel is moving around British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, seeing the hotel scene from a family travel perspective. All prices are in Canadian dollars--which currently trade slightly higher than U.S. dollars. Enjoy.
Where would the original grand hotel in the most British town in British Columbia be without high tea in the afternoon?
The Empress Hotel opened in 1909 in the style of an Edwardian chateau and hosted a steady stream of British royalty and celebrities. It went through several rounds of additions and renovations and became part of the newly formed Fairmont chain in 1999, when the Canadian Pacific railway company spun off its hotels and rebranded them. ]]>