Conveniently placed in Covent Garden, Moti Mahal Restaurant, as well as being a possible choice for lunchtime meet-ups, is also an ideal option for a theatre supper.   This smart, modern restaurant is five years old and the London outpost of its big older brother established in Delhi in 1959.   I like restaurants with

Overlooking the rear gardens of the Taj West End Hotel in Bangalore and based in the main building, the contemporary Masala Klub could not be more different from your average Indian restaurant.    Forget chicken tikka masala and heavy, greasy food; here one can enjoy intense flavours without the calories that normally accompany them. 1930’s-style

As your car swings off the busy Old Airport Road and up to The Leela Palace, Bangalore – towering like a pink fairy tale castle above the chaos that sits below – you feel as if you are entering a different world.  An ant in a house of giants, the tall marble pillars dwarf you.  Huge

I’ve been to so many places that pretend to be spas.  Grayshott Spa in Surrey is the real deal.   There is a chill out area where you help yourself to limitless tea and coffee.  As well as the spa proper’s treatment rooms, there is a steam room, two steam pods and plunge pool.  Changing

Recently refurbished, the spa at the Dorchester may lack a swimming pool, but in all other respects, it’s a lovely place to unwind. I had had a wonderful facial here before and was keen to see whether the new set-up would be as good.   Situated in the basement of the hotel, if you are

What I like best about the Taj West End is that it doesn’t feel like a hotel.  Bedrooms are situated in low rise blocks and scattered villas, set in 25 acres of lush gardens.  A few rooms are also situated in the main building that dates from the colonial 19th century.   I’ve stayed at this