'Perfect for emotionally exhausted souls.' Immediately on reading Bhuti's list of spa treatments, I thought 'this is the massage for me'. After a year of moving around, with a mix of highs and lows, a bit of soulful restoration was in order. Heading across town to the leafy calms of Richmond, I went to check out Bhuti and booked in for the emotionally-restorative kundalini back treatment (60 mins for £75). The new spa spot is an oasis of zen, with an airy atmosphere and calming interiors. On walking into the deceivingly big building, a smokey incense smell immediately lulled me int...
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Skip down to Sketch in the heart of London as it plays host to Mayfair's first-ever flower show. The regal venue, previously the headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has been transformed into an oasis of colour and scent thanks to some of the city's most playful green-fingered creatives. Walking into reception a spread of greenery greets you, while a cascading waterfall of flowers lures you in further. Stepping into the Glade bar, a suspended ceiling of pastel coloured posies await. The pièce de résistance can be found if you head to Sketch's quirky ba...
Read more →You’re all familiar with the wallet-gouging, tourist-fleecing disgrace that is afternoon tea in a number of London’s more storied hotels and department stores. Fifty quid a head for indigestion and seventy for heartburn, if you decide to throw in a sad, room temperature flute of own-brand Champagne. It’s not traditional, it’s a shameless clip joint routine, all white-gloves, golf club etiquette (blazers, anyone?) and meanness. Here at the Punch Room, we really feel that it should be allowed to fade into the twilight, along with the last episode of Downton Abbey. There’s no point complaining a...
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