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WFH: Working from hotels with the perks of air con, wifi and electricity included is the new heatwave trend

WFH: Working from hotels with the perks of air con, wifi and electricity included is the new heatwave trend

Published by Sam Flores

Booking a hotel for the day isn’t a novel idea, but platforms like Dayuse, which allows users to book rooms by the hour, are enjoying renewed relevance. Most of the London properties on there are cookie-cutter chains and/or vaguely sleazy, but there are some winners, including Treehouse London, the soaring hotel at the end of Regent Street. There are also the London outposts of the ever-reliable Hoxton hotels (in Holborn, Southwark, Shoreditch and Shepherd’s Bush). Source link

The kindness of strangers: When Mum was hospitalised on a family holiday, our hotel’s owners were heaven-sent | Family

The kindness of strangers: When Mum was hospitalised on a family holiday, our hotel’s owners were heaven-sent | Family

Published by Sam Flores

We were doing the groceries when a blood vessel burst in my mother’s brain. I was 10 years old and on a family holiday to France that very suddenly changed its tenor. In the following weeks Mum went through brain surgery, suffered a stroke and was placed in intensive care. We had been staying in a gîte but moved to a small hotel closer to the hospital. It was a terrifying and stressful time, even as a young kid who knew things were serious – but didn’t understand quite how serious. So it was an unexpected blessing that the owners of our new hotel, Jean-Claude and Therese, were heaven-sent. Jean-Claude, a fabulous chef, would cook us kids whatever we wanted for dinner (most often spaghetti bolognese, much to our father’s embarrassment). When Therese caught me hand washing our clothes in the sink, she intervened and began doing our laundry for us. Both dished out hugs as required. And they introduced our father to English-speaking locals who were able to help him navigate the French medical …

Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”

Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”

Published by skeptic

Uber has spent the last year quietly pushing beyond the two businesses most people associate it with. There’s ride-hailing, of course, and delivery, but spend time in the app and you’ll now find hotel bookings powered by Expedia, “shop for me” concierge features, and boat rentals in Europe. Under the hood, so to speak, there’s also a lot happening. Think debit cards for drivers, a data-labeling side hustle for these same earners looking to make more moolah, and a six-month-old, business unit called AV Labs, which is developing a fleet of sensor-equipped vehicles that’s separate from Uber’s regular driver network and designed to gather ever-larger amounts of driving data. Uber frames the initiative as a way to strengthen its relationships with autonomous vehicle partners, several of which it also holds equity in, but it sure looks like a hedge, as well. Uber competes directly with some of those same partners, with Waymo chief among them, and owning the data layer gives Uber both some leverage and optionality. Whether Uber becomes a full-blown “everything app” similar …

This storied London hotel is reopening soon – and it reimagines the energy of the 1960s in the chicest way possible

This storied London hotel is reopening soon – and it reimagines the energy of the 1960s in the chicest way possible

Published by Daniella Wilson

There is something so special about staying overnight in London. The Big Smoke can feel otherworldly at times, especially when you choose a hotel that blends comforting nostalgia with fresh excitement. And that is the exact vibe The Imperial will foster when it reopens in August. Located on the east edge of Bloomsbury’s Russell Square, its refurb has made it London’s best example of mid-century modernity.  The Imperial first opened in 1905, designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll with ornate turrets, tiles and gargoyles, and grand ballrooms, with a winter garden and Turkish baths added shortly after. In 1966, it was replaced with the striking, angular Modernist structure that stands today. Fast forward to 2026, and The Imperial is charting a new stylistic course, one that draws on moments from its own story to create a space where history and modernity thoughtfully coexist. The Vibe The reimagined hotel has beautifully bold interiors. Shape, pattern and geometry dictate the walls, floors and ceilings. And where colour is concerned, original design elements of the hotel (such as tiles …