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Home away from home – London Flats

26 April 2010

If you are coming to London for a longer stay or prefer the comfort of an apartment (or flat, get used to the term), have a look on Home From Home at www.homefromhome.co.uk.   There are flats for rent on a short term basis in our usual hang outs, Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Notting Hill. Then [...]

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Barcelona Whotells – Muji designed

26 October 2009

These new apartments in Barcelona can be rented just like a hotel room (no minimum or maximum stay needed) and are furnished by Muji, the Japanese brand best known for simplicity and function.  Whotells is billed as your home in Barcelona and are located in the Raval, Eixample and Barceloneta neighborhoods. The best part is [...]

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Fairmont President’s Club

8 September 2009

If you aren’t already a member, sign up for the Fairmont President’s Club (it’s free; our favorite four letter word).    The basic membership gets you free (see there it is again) internet, express check in and health club access.  The more you stay (5 stays or 10 room nights to get to the next [...]

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Marrakech Exclusive – Dar Ayniwen Upgrade and Meal

3 September 2009

Exclusive offer for Proluxariat readers The Dar Ayniwen Villa Hotel in Marrakech is offering an upgraded room (depending on availability) and a free welcome lunch or dinner depending on arrival time to our readers. Built as the owner’s family home, after 20 years, a house with eight bedrooms became too big and nine years ago [...]

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Leaders Club – Free Membership

25 July 2009

The Leaders Club is the free reward program for The Leading Hotels of the World.   They give you the usual benefits you would expect: Room upgrades Early check in and late check out Welcome gift (we have received the gamut from a bottle of wine, golf shirts and gear, to a signed lithograph) So sign [...]

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Mais Oui Paris! Apt for Short / Long Term Rental

24 July 2009

Not in the mood for another hotel stay? Need a place to hide your mistress or boy toy? Make yourself at home in Paris in either a studio or 1 bedroom apartment in the chicest arrondissements.  The 1 bedroom is on a familiar street; Hermes, Dior and Chanel are all there so it will be [...]

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Venice Restaurant – High Marx

21 July 2009

Venice is full of overpriced, poor quality tourist food.  On our last trip however, we were told by our Venetian friends to go to Taverna Campiello del Remer (also reviewed by Chowhound).   This place on Cannaregio is not easy to find but that is probably why there were no other tourists there.  However, there were [...]

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Starwood Preferred Guest – Free nights and more

20 July 2009

The Starwood Preferred Guest program is one of our favorites.  Like other programs, you can earn free nights and upgrades, but their miles + points deals make this one stand out.  You can stay at a 5 star hotel for $90 a night + a few thousand points. And if you don’t have a Starwood [...]

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Hunter Valley Wine Tour

8 July 2009

On a recent trip to Australia, we had the pleasure of doing a wine tour in Hunter Valley.   The concierge recommended Wendt on Tours.    It was AUS$ 225 ($180) per person and included lunch.  The lunch was amazing.  We expected to get a ham sandwich and a soda but instead ate at Roberts and had [...]

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