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May Hotel of the Month

Now is the perfect time to visit Tuscany. It is not too crowded yet and you could expect a nice weather and get decent prices at fantastic hotels if you stay more than one night. Last year, I have discovered la Villa Il Tesoro near Maremma on the west side of Tuscany. That hotel is magnificent set in a vineyard surrounded by beautiful hills. You have a choice of 19 villas and suites. The restaurant is worth to try and you can also organize a wine tasting with the hotel. Finally, the staff is very nice and always willing to help you from day 1 until the end of your stay. For those reasons, this is the May hotel the month.

Villa Il Tesoro, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy



 


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April Hotel of the Month

 

Great John Street Hotel, Manchester, UK

I had the chance last week to stay in a beautiful new boutique hotel in Manchester. The Great John Street hotel is a former school converted into 30 rooms/suites with a beautiful bathroom on a mezzanine. The public areas are very well decorated with some elements reminding you what this building was about before being a hotel. In corridors, you have for example the sign “girls/boys staircase” or a frame with children wooden shoes. The intimate bar is quite nice with a lot of space. The room we had was great with long velvet curtains covering the tall windows of our room (remember the room is split level with the mezzanine). The bathroom/shower is a must and is definitely on my favourite bathrooms in my hotel visits all these past years. In the morning, we ordered breakfast in our room but my eggs Benedict failed to arrive, instead I re-order scrambled eggs with salmon. Because of the delay, the hotel didn’t charge for that breakfast. Manchester is full of different hotels to choose from but Great John Street is not just a hotel, it is almost home with great service. The only negative point, which was out of control of the hotel management, was some stupid couple who woke us up around 2 am arguing badly about their relationship (door slamming, swearing…it lasts for at least 30 min.). If you having problems with your partner, wife/husband, why bringing it up in a hotel room for God’s sake?

In your next visit in Manchester, if you are looking for privacy and a classy bedroom, check in at the Great John Street but please don’t bring your relationship problems at the hotel!

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March Hotel of the Month

Villa Sassolini, Tuscany, Italy

This month, I would like to share with you one of my favourite hotels in Tuscany the Villa Sassolini not too far away from Florence.

The first time I went to Tuscany was in April 2005. I wanted to experience the country side as well as staying in unique hotels and preferably boutique hotels (some people call them "chic hotels" as well...). The Villa Sassolini is about 30 mins drive from Florence near a town called Montevarchi. The hotel is situated high in the valley in a village called Moncioni. From Montevarchi, you need to drive up the valley and the first feeling you have is how high this hotel is going to be and you say to yourself that hotel must seat in a quite extraordinary landscape...and it truly does. Once you upthere, you park you car in the only public parking space near a bar and a small shop. As soon as you get out the car, you are asking yourself where I have ended up to…until you open the gates of the Villa.

You sneak one eye on the garden and you go inside the Villa to check in at the reception and get your room. Inside, it is decorated with beautiful taste with different levels: the restaurant on the ground floor, the reception on the first floor to your left (tiny reception), rooms above the 1st floor. Rooms are absolutely incredible by the space, design and decoration. Bathrooms are huge with shower separated from the bath. Everything from the room, restaurant, swimming pool are excellent and really worth the price.

Another video from the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh

Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt

Another video from the Hotel of the Month, Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh this time with a visit of a suite.

February Hotel of the Month

Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt

If you are looking for a sunny spot to escape a week from the cold winter in Europe, don't look further, this is the hotel to look at...the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh located near Hurghada in Egypt. This hotel has been voted the #1 resort hotel on the Red Sea for many years. This place is heaven on earth with peace, luxury, good food with three restaurants and exceptional good service. It deserves the right to be the Hotel of the Month. What about for you? Give me your comments...