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RedHot's round-up of travel tips
The Montcalm ****Deluxe
Discreetly situated in tree-lined crescent,two minutes from Marble
Arch and Oxford Street shopping,this four-st r deluxe hotel with
120 rooms has all the facilities the discerning traveller would
expect –air conditioning,voicemail, personal fax with modem
access,colour printer, photocopier and an award-winning restaurant.Theatre-
style conference rooms are available for up to 80 people.
Only 5 minutes from Paddington and the Heathrow Express. Please
mention RedHot deals when booking. Reader offer: € 246 (£150)per
night,for an executive double room exclusive of tax.Offer valid
until the end of August 2002.
34-40 Great Cumberland Place,Marble Arch, London W1H 7TW www.montcalm.co.uk
Marble Arch Tube Tel:+44 (0)20 7402 288 Fax +44 (0)20 7724 9180
Although renowned for life in the f st lane,Nigel Mansell has spent
the past eight years building Woodbury Park into a f bulous hotel,combining
his love of c rs and racing with luxury accommodation,gourmet food
and superb leisure facilities.There ’s a World of Racing exhibition
at the hotel, eighteen-hole and nine-hole golf course,indoor gym
and pool.Woodbury Park,Woodbury,near Exeter.Visit www.woodburypark.co.uk.
If you have time,get out of London and visit Brighton on England
’s south coast.It ’s only 50 mins by train from Victoria
or about 90 minutes by c r.Culture vultures c n visit Britain ’s
answer to the Taj Mahal -the spectacular Brighton Pavillion -followed
by afternoon tea at The Grand Hotel.Alternatively,enjoy shopping
in The Lanes and watch street entertainers from a beachfront c fe,or
t ke the kids to see the sharks at the Sea Life centre.Eat at one
of 400 restaurants or enjoy some of the UK ’s top comedians
at Komedia comedy c baret. The Brighton Festival, England ’s
largest,runs from 4th to 26th May. Between 9th and 12th May the
“Streets of Brighton ”festival focuses on international
street theatre.
There is no need to panic at the prospect of the ski season drawing
to its close.The alpine resorts around Zurich and Genev still offer
so much to see and do.On the idyllic shores of Lake Constance,leisure
is the main activity on the agenda with its gentle landscape ideal
for cycling and walking.Sightseeing by boat,a trip in a hot-air
balloon or inline skating around the lake are just some of what
’s on offer.When you ’ve exhausted the lakeside sports,the
region of Thurgovia welcomes you to experience its myriad of gourmet
restaurants, cultural events and entertainment for all the family.Thurgau
Tourismus, Gemeindehaus,CH-85800 Amriswil.Tel:+41 (0)71 411 81 81,Fax
+41 (0)71 411 81 82. www.thurgau-tourismus.ch
An exciting new rail service has opened from Kalmar in south-east
Sweden to Copenhagen via Copenhagen Airport. Trains run eight times
a day from both Kalmar and Copenhagen.The train continues on to
Elsinore,forming part of the Oresund rail system.The new direct
rail service provides quicker and easier access to Copenhagen Airport
for people in southern Sweden.The journey time for the new link
from Kalmar to Copenhagen Airport is four hours. The train from
Kalmar to Stockholm for passengers travelling out of Arlanda Airport
is approximately 90 minutes longer.Additional information is available
from the airport ’s Communication Department on +45 32 31 28
00.
In Lake Malaren,a few hundred metres from the shoreline of Amundsgrund,
floats Sweden ’s first aquariam hotel,the Otter Inn. The kitchen,bathroom
and priv te sundeck are all above water,whilst three feet below
the surface the bedroom windows are filled with lake life peering
into this strange “people ’s fishbowl ”.
Electricity is from solar cells and room service can be arranged
—via delivery in an inflatable boat. The bright colours decorating
the Otter Inn, gentle waves lapping at the window and curious fish
that congregate at this intriguing hotel will ensure a night of
blissful slumbers. www.konst.org/genberg
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