No. 11 Cadogan Gardens
Reassuringly ‘Knightsbridge’ in redolent red brick, No. 11 Cadogan Gardens looks the part – but…
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Saving Face at The Dorchester Spa
Scrooge has got nothing on our Cigar Editor, Nick Hammond. He meets his match with…
Cuban Chester: La Casa del Habano
Never be afraid to spread your wings and travel in search of something new, advises…
The Convivial Cotswolds
Nick Hammond realises the standards of English hospitality have reached new heights on a visit…
The Screaming of the Swifts
Nick Hammond dons his linen suit, loafers and Panama hat to amble through the piazzas of…
Baglioni Hotel London
I think I might become a WAG. For if this is how they spend their free…
Everybody Loves Tree Surfin’
More at home in a gentlemen’s club with a tumbler of whisky soda at his…
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
‘How good to see you. You know only a gentleman indulges in kippers for breakfast?’…
The Athenaeum
A long-established, family-owned hotel of repute comes under the scrutiny of Nick Hammond, where, unsurprisingly…
Vale House Kitchen
A passion for country living has led one city man to Somerset and the house…
Online Cigar Auctions
Dig behind your sofa cushions – there’s a new cigar auction in town. Cigar Editor…
Welsh National Opera’s La Traviata
New theatre, old production. Nick Hammond finds Verdi’s La Traviata anything but tired… I’d love…