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The Great Luxury Hotel Stink
The Great Luxury Hotel Stink

The unusually hot summer of 1858 gave rise to the Great Stink in London, the unpleasant smell of noxious waste emanating from the River Thames even causing discomfort for MPs, with Disraeli seen dashing from the House with a handkerchief over his nose.   In 2014, we may have another smell to contend with –

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Boxing Clever
Boxing Clever
Hampshire Life

For forty years Frank Jennings has made a living from ‘deceptive receptacles’, writer Olivia Greenway fell in love with his work at his Sheet studio

October 2013
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What hotel features leave you cold?
What hotel features leave you cold?

I was writing about a new boutique hotel opening this week where the company had decided to do away with doormen and room service but concentrated on features they think modern travellers want, like free Wi-Fi.   It got me thinking:  what do I want from a hotel?  I have divided my thoughts into three

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