Hints and tips:
...This is the Pinzelada lounge — anything from a cup of tea to cocktails, music and very good light bites — with a mood that’s relaxed and just bustling enough at most times of the day....
...In winter, you can head to the Kaminzimmer (lounge with open fire) — the best room in the city that nobody knows about....
...The entrance to its lounges and the 32 rooms and suites is unassuming; but once inside it’s a series of Venetian and Tuscan aesthetic delights....
...The idea, according to its website, is to promote a healthy lifestyle while demonstrating that a café does not have to be just a “place to enjoy tea and meals”....
...The 10 cabins – six standard and two deluxe – all have their own bathrooms, while the two executive suites enjoy extra space in the private terraces and their own lounge and bar....
...Before my session, I was greeted with a hot cloth and herbal tea, before popping on a robe and heading to the warm pool....
...“She wants to know if you’d like some tea?” asks Singay....
...I often finished a long day’s strolling: in the lounge at the lovely Hotel des Indes, sipping tea or snacking on the best bitterballen in western Holland....
...In the lounge, Briony’s head droops to one side. The Commonwealth Games is on. You start making cups of tea. The sugar is a solid mass at the bottom of the bowl. You chip off a lumpy spoonful....
...The omakase menus, at table and counter, can be paired with fine wines or sakes – or you can choose from a selection of teas (there’s also a separate lounge dedicated to tea ceremonies)....
...At Appleby Blue, connection with the world outside is integral to its design and ethos: the central lounge will be open to community groups....
...The area is a hub of indie businesses, from tea shop Basao to Broshop bike shop, which offers rentals and tours along the Huangpu River....
...The retailer, which is ultimately owned by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, already has a tea room in Cha House and a bar, which are both open to the public....
...As is it tempting to sneak into the restaurant’s fully functional cigar lounge — just for a peek. On this occasion, the rhubarb was more than enough....
...Through the 1930s there were more Japanese than Palauans on these islands, their colony complete with tea houses and geishas....
...Some of my favourite drinks were the B&B Gibson and Tea Ceremony, and the fried-chicken, sando and uni rice were all delicious....
...Cups of Turkish tea were being passed among staff dressed in crisp uniforms....
...On my visit, the revolving doors of this luxury hotel were in a near-constant spin with the afternoon-tea set arriving to celebrate landmark occasions in the Orchid Lounge, and suited after-work types heading...
...Having travelled the world for years in search of a tranquil, good-energy corner of it to call home, Boekhoorn alighted in South Africa’s Cape Winelands, where she met Huijskens the day after she came upon...
...“When in the garden office, my mood is more reflective and tranquil, and I am able to get a lot of ‘thinking’ done, about client issues or employee issues....
...The food and drink is exceptional, almost 70 per cent plant-based and sourced from the resort’s garden, right at the entrance (you’re welcome to go pick your own ginger flower for morning tea)....
...In Flight, his best-known opera, premiered in 1998, he profiled the purgatory of a dull-grey airport departure lounge; in Mansfield Park (2011) he found unexpected ways of illuminating one of Jane Austen...
...Some have hybrid work and dining spaces; larger rooms, lofts and suites also have lounge areas, Juliet balconies or terraces with views of east London....
...This branch serves coffee as well as Japanese teas, matcha and hojicha (roasted tea) imported from Shizuoka prefecture, the most famous tea region in Japan....
...We ventured back into the souks around Mouassine, whose wider alleys are more tranquil....
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