Spain

Hesperia Sant Just - Sant Just Desvern, Spain - June, 2008
In the Pink at the Hesperia (05.07.2008 18:23)
There was a time - not so long ago - when business travellers were almost all men and suppliers to the industry (airlines, hotels etc) built their offer around what men wanted. Cutting edge hotel décor was of the 'dark wood - black leather - lots of chrome' variety that's apparently supposed to appeal to the boys. Examples of not feeling completely at home in hotels include being frequently [more...]

Occidental Carlton - Bilbao, Spain - March, 2004
Making History in Bilbao (04.01.2007 14:00)
This piece is partly a hotel review and partly an account of our personal experience of visiting the city at a very poignant moment in Spanish history. Why did I want to stay at the Carlton? My first visit to the Carlton was entirely accidental and resulted from a flight landing so late that the hotel Id booked with a colleague had given our rooms away. This was about 10 years ago before [more...]

Casa Batlló - Barcelona, Spain
A Masterpiece of Catalan Modernism (27.10.2006 20:50)
My husband has a job, which more often than not requires him to work on Christmas day and through most of the Christmas period. Whilst this is the perfect reason to turn down all invitations to spend Christmas with family, it's not the greatest way to celebrate the big day with a 14 hour shift. So last Christmas I decided that we'd have our very own Christmas but just a few days before the rest [more...]