MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013For the third in our series of Hotel Facts, we are once again immersed in the archive of The Savoy London. I first saw it on some advertising that The Savoy undertook a decade with a clever byline – “Nowadays, … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’ 22/05/2013To celebrate the recent release of the 2013 film ‘The Great Gatsby’, Erik Lorincz, The American Bar’s award winning barman, has created an elegant masterpiece in the form of ’The Great Gatsby” cocktail for The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel. He tells us that his inspiration was drawn from the film itself … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: In the footsteps of Napoleon! 20/05/2013For anyone wanting to know more about Emperor Napoleon, surely there can be no more symbolic a place to visit than Aix Island, in Poitou-Charentes, France. Napoleon finally left French soil forever from Aix Island en route to his banishment … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013
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HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope
For the third in our series of Hotel Facts, we are once again immersed in the archive of The Savoy London. I first saw it on some advertising that The Savoy undertook a decade with a clever byline – “Nowadays, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Facts, Hotels & Resorts, London, UK
Tagged Britain, Envelope, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Mail, Post, Royal Mail, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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Suite Dreams Series – #11 – The Savoy’s Monet Suite
I guess the picture above lets the cat out of the bag so to speak but we recently took a sneaky peak around perhaps one of London’s most famous suites – the Monet Suite of The Savoy where Monsieur Claude … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, London, Suite Dreams Series, UK
Tagged Britain, Claude Monet, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Monet, Monet Suite, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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HotelFacts: #1: The Savoy’s Red Lift
For the first in our new series of hotel facts, we turn to that unbeatable fountain of knowledge – The Savoy London’s unique archive. For many guests of The Savoy London, the first clue as to where your room is … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, London, UK
Tagged Britain, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Savoy, Savoy London, The Red Lift, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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The Flapper Age is upon us!
With the opening of The Great Gatsby this May, where else should we turn for a bit of roaring twenties action than to The Plaza, New York? On 10th May 2013, just days before the much-anticipated film opens in the UK … Continue reading
Suite Dreams Series – #10 – The Little Tramp & The Savoy
When we were offered the key to a personality suite at our spiritual home - The Savoy, London- we jumped at the opportunity so this is how we managed to find ourselves in the spacious Charlie Chaplin Suite, camera in hand. Perfect. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, London, Suite Dreams Series, UK
Tagged Art Deco, Britain, Charlie Chaplin, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Oona, Savoy, Savoy London, The Red Lift, The Savoy London, The Tramp, Travel, UK
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In The Frame – The Savoy
Taking inspiration from #FriFotos again this week with its topic of “home”, we at Magellan are paying homage to our spiritual abode – The Savoy, London. When entering Savoy Place from The Strand – be it by foot, by carriage or by limo – … Continue reading
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Tagged #FriFotos, Art De, Britain, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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In the Frame – The London Eye
London is a city of juxtapositions – the old and new, nature and industry, innovation and tradition. This conundrum of contradictions is beautiful and visually portrayed in this photograph of The London Eye from St James’s Park. Contributor: Alexandra Pinhorn – Photography: Sue Lowry Magellan PR is on twitter: … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Eco & Nature, In The Frame, London, UK
Tagged Days out, Destinations, London, London Eye, St James's Park, The London Eye, Travel
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The View From The Shard at Night
With only hours to go until the opening of The View From The Shard, we thought we’d share these great night-time images with you. Taken by Nick Cowell, General Manager of the nearby London Bridge Hotel, he has followed … Continue reading
Posted in London, London Bridge Hotel, UK
Tagged London, London Bridge, london bridge hotel, The Shard
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Sharing Platters in the Shadow of The Shard!
With only 4 days to go until the opening of The View from The Shard, tickets are selling hot and fast! At a grand height of 310 metre, The Shard is now the tallest building in Western Europe and has … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Shard London Bridge, View from The Shard
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