Perfect fix for a safer staycation: The hotel rooms with mini-kitchens – so guests can cut down on restaurant visits ‘Apart-hotels’ offer the perfect compromise between a traditional hotel and a self-catering apartment Citadines Islington is a new ‘rooms with kitchens’ hotel in the trendy North London district – from £119 a night Adagio’s 146 mini-apartments … Read more
London’s most extreme place to stay: You’ll need a head for heights to book into the ‘Renegade Motel’ – a tent fixed to The O2 that hangs 250ft above the ground The Motel, a hanging tent system known as a portaledge, offers money-can’t-buy views of London’s skyline The accommodation is being offered by Jeep to … Read more
How to spot and avoid becoming a victim of a staycation holiday scam this summer The first step is to ensure you are dealing with a reputable firm before booking There is a scam used on booking sites such as Airbnb that can cut refunds in half Another scam involves taking payments for non-existent properties … Read more
A gentle paddle to see the castle built by Henry VIII was what we had expected. Instead, my husband, our three teens and I, who have signed up for a two-hour excursion from the Hampshire village of Keyhaven, are battling through high winds on the Solent. We are on paddleboards and it’s a struggle to … Read more
Learn about birds, bees… and pottery: Britain’s best residential staycation training courses, with many taught amid stunning scenery Songwriters can perfect their art on a five-night course in the Scottish Highlands The Field Studies Council offers three-day courses in natural history from £180 Painters can brush up their skills at the Norfolk Painting School near … Read more
UK staycation bookings soar AGAIN over the past 24 hours after travellers returning from France are told they must quarantine One travel company saw their web traffic increase by 25 per cent on Friday This comes after the UK imposed quarantine restrictions on countries, including France, to anyone arriving in the UK, dashing the holiday plans … Read more
UK staycation bookings soar AGAIN over the past 24 hours after travellers returning from France are told they must quarantine One travel company saw their web traffic increase by 25 per cent on Friday This comes after the UK imposed quarantine restrictions on countries, including France, to anyone arriving in the UK, dashing the holiday plans … Read more
For many people 2020 is likely going to be the year of the staycation. You might think that hotel companies would shudder at this prospect. But not Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), which expects its low-budget Holiday Inn brand to do well from the spike in domestic travel both in the coming months and further down … Read more
Summer getaways abroad have been all but cancelled. Ministers’ decision to pull Spain off the quarantine-free list with just a few hours’ notice prompted many Britons to set their sights on escapes closer to home. Boris Johnson last week told the nation 2020 ‘is a great, great year for people to have a staycation’. Life’s … Read more
Here’s a useful little secret for you: Britain’s youth hostels are open for business. They’re cheap, located in beautiful areas and have taken Covid precautions. And best of all, they have vacancies. I stumbled across this information two weeks back. After foreign holidays hit the wall and every B&B in Britain sold out a few … Read more