We have had our eye on this hotel for quite some time. A boutique luxury hotel with an amazing view of two of Stockholm’s harbours. Its only drawback is that given what we usually do in Stockholm, the location is not ideal. Things did not start out well: having checked…
It was a decent start to the day, the Farmhouse breakfast with fried eggs over medium. Going clockwise from 12 o’clock, the bacon was nearly the pick of the bunch with nice crispy edges but sadly lacking the crunch you expect from streaky bacon. The bread was nice and toasted…
The Royal Automobile Club is (of course) a private members club. However, in the first place, a breakfast is a breakfast; and in the second place, you may be a member or member a correspondent club. So you may still be able to try the breakfast. So: previously, the Brooklands…
This is of course one of Washington’s classical hotels, visited by every president since Franklin Pierce. The breakfast was menu only, i.e., no buffet, and the tea was (of course!) bags only. Somewhat disappointingly the menu did not offer ‘simple; options, like just toast. However, this is the United States,…
This seems to be the trip where I return to old reviews. I wrote about the Madera almost three years ago, giving it 7/10; but when we checked in this time, we were told that they have substantially changed the breakfast, necessitating a new review. So, here goes: The change…
No buffet, in fact not even a restaurant. Instead you order online and it gets delivered to your room. Drawbacks (apart from no buffet)? Well, the tea is of course bags only. But apart from that, not much, really. There is a set menu to choose from, but you can…
I have reviewed the Boston Harvard Club in the past. At that stage, I gave it 5.5/10. However, that was almost three years ago and today’s breakfast was quite a bit improved. Again, of course, no buffet; and the tea is bags only. But all the various options for our…
Growing up, breakfast was clearly the third meal in the Seltzer household. Most days it was cereal. Sometimes instant oatmeal. Occasionally on a weekend there was a cooked breakfast. At college there was cooked breakfast available every day, but it was college food – lots of grease and calories, rarely…
When I received an invitation to attend the Nobel prize ceremony in Stockholm, I believed this to be the honor of a lifetime. However, it turns out I was mistaken, as shortly thereafter Gabriel invited me to contribute a review to his breakfast blog. As part of my trip to…
Strangely, I have never noticed this hotel although it has been around in the very centre of Stockholm for at least eight years. Today, we decided to sample the breakfast. First, a general observation: spending time in Southeast Asia over the past few years has opened my eyes to one…