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...In a simple shape it conveys a C, a B, an & [ampersand symbol], and suggests everything is tied together....
...lakeside gastronomic inn, De Durgerdam....
...The more I saw of La Donaira, the more my admiration grew. And thanks to the finca’s generous programme of guest activities, I’d been seeing a fair amount of it during my two-day stay....
...A mining company and a double-murder in Missouri Five years ago, two middle-aged South African bikers rolled up in Springfield, Missouri, and checked in to La Quinta Inn....
...According to C&B, this is “a rare cuvée named after Oliver Minkley — a talented comedian who used to tell jokes to the sheeps [sic] while working at Breaky Bottom”....
...I noted “orange peel, interest and great purity” on this broad, creamy, dramatic wine. 14% Ch La Tour Blanche 2005 Sauternes £22 for 37.5cl Huntsworth Wine Co, £45 St John Restaurant Wines This property...
...Mine is engraved with “A to B” in microscopic letters, while Amanda’s says “B to A”. 292 Upper Street, London N1 (dinnyhall.com) The last item of clothing I added to my wardrobe was a pair of Adidas Stan...
...We booked into Chilvers’ favourite B&B, Lince Casa Rural, with antique, sun-bleached chairs, a beautiful library and bedroom windows flung open to the sound of hooves and stables below....
...Anglade, Le Soula • Jura — Stéphane Tissot • Alsace — Rolly-Gassmann • Loire — François Cotat, Huet, Eric Morgat, Eric Nicolas • Portugal — Quinta de la Passadouro • Spain — Amézola de la Mora, Rioja...
...Black Dog Wines) • Ch d’Or et de Gueules, Trassegum 2011 Costières de Nîmes (£12.99 The Real Wine Co this month) • Dani Landi, Las Uvas de la Ira 2013 Méntrida, Spain (£23 The Sampler or £19.86 mail order...
...A number of US hotel real estate investment trusts, including La Quinta and Pebblebrook, also cut guidance last month, sparking concerns that expansion by large hotel operators had not been matched by rising...
...do Crasto • Quinta da Manoella • Quinta do Monte Xisto • Quinta do Noval • Quinta do Passadouro • Quinta da Romaneira • Quinta de la Rosa • Quinta do Vale Dona Maria • Quinta do Vale Meão • Quinta...
...“We’d check in at B&Bs and the first thing we’d be given was a list of rules: don’t talk loudly after this time, don’t slam the door, you have to eat breakfast in this room . . . ” recalls O’Shea, with an...
...La Quinta, the Blackstone-backed budget hotels operator, has priced its New York IPO at a cheaper than expected $17 per share....
...US hotel operator La Quinta rose after the company eclipsed Wall Street’s expectations in its first quarter as a publicly traded company, following a disappointing initial public offering this April that...
...This has proved a seductive offer for Chinese, Russian and South African buyers who can find it difficult to obtain European visas, according to Alison Buechner-Hojbjerg, co-founder of Quinta Properties,...
...Quinta Inns & Suites, people close to the matter have said....
...Quinta Inns & Suites....
...Blackstone is also looking at a sale of La Quinta Inns & Suites, people close to the group added....
...Blackstone, a US private equity group, which specialises in real estate and already owns Hilton Hotels Corp, La Quinta Inns & Suites, and Wyndham hotels, said Motel 6 would be operated on a standalone basis...
...The five hotels, which include the Grand Wailea in Hawaii, the Arizona Biltmore, La Quinta and the Claremont Resort & Spa in California, and Doral Resort & Spa in Miami – have a combined $2.2bn in consolidated...
...Guests drive themselves, stopping for wine tastings, vineyard tours and a visit to a truffle market and stay and dine at two of Ducasse’s hotels, the Hostellerie de L’Abbaye in La Celle-en-Provence and the...
...Most Médoc properties are deserted for much of the year, but Château Pichon Longueville (www.pichonlongueville.com) in Pauillac is a welcoming exception....
...I’d wait a year or two but it’s pretty smart – provided you want a Médoc from the Languedoc. 13.5% £9.99 Majestic Dom de la Chapelle des Bois 2009 Chiroubles From Coudert Appert of Fleurie....
...For a quieter vibe the Quinta Duro (Camino de las Quintas 384, www.hotelquintaduro.com; €96) is just outside the centre....
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