London restaurants cut prices for expensive wine
Wine lovers around the world are advised to quickly plan a trip to London and book as many romantic restaurant diners the have to enjoy a long list of fine wines at lower prices than usually found on wine menus. London restaurants have decided to cut prices for their fine wine collections in order to attract more wine drinkers and encourage them to buy fine quality wine and also increase their margins.
According to Reuters, restaurant chain D&D London started this trend by cutting the prices of 2,000 fine wines. The wines normally priced at 50 pounds or more are now featured in a “Top 100″ wine list with heavily discounted prices until March 14. D&D owns 20 different venues in London, including Coq D’Argent, Paternoster and Launceston Place. Read more…
Hotel Review – Omni Shoreham, Washington DC
I’ve spent three great days at Omni Shoreham in May, while attending an IT&C summit organized by a virtualization company. As the conference kept us for quite a while close to the hotel, I got well acquainted with what it had to offer. I thought I’d share my views with all of you traveling to Washington for business or pleasure and for those looking for a place to throw a party.
The hotel looks amazing and the rooms are placed in such a way that their overwhelming majority has a nice view to offer. The architect coming up with this hotel was really client oriented! The hotel might look like a little labyrinth at times, but there are enough signs to help you find your way.
The rooms are huge, the beds are extraordinary and their bathrooms are impeccable. Yet in the room I stayed there was no mini bar. There’s no vending machine on each floor either, so if you get really thirsty in the middle of the night, you have to get dressed and go downstairs. I think this is an aspect they should really work on, given their clear position of a luxury hotel. Read more…
