Retro Rimini

Rimini in Italy was very popular destination about 40 years ago, but it is still nice for a long-weekend trip. The beach is extremely long and well organized with sun beds, restaurants, kids play parks and sports.

Where to stay?

Stay at the five star Grand Hotel, four star hotel Ambasciatori (address vle Vespucci 22) or four star hotel Meridien. All nice hotels, close to the beach with good to great service. Both Grand Hotel and Ambasciatori have nice outdoor pools.

Top 7 restaurants in Rimini

1 Nettuno restaurant, it is located on the beach. It has a lovely view, fab food. Try their pasta with lobster. Excellent!

The address is Lungomare Murr 2/4

2 Da Ugo wine bar. Great food and service. Address: Via Beccadelli 7.

3 La Dolce Vita beach restaurant by Meridien hotel. For a light lunch, sallad or snack. (address Via Lungomare Murri 6)

4 Gelateria Pellicano on Lungomare Tintori 51, or Gelateria Bar for unbelievable great italian ice cream.

5 Osteria e Cucina for fresh made pasta

6 Grand hotel restaurant, very elegant surroundings, inspired by the Austrian empire?

7 FLB Fratelli La Bufala for genuine (and some very unusual) Italian pizza with great view of the sea. Ask for a table on the roof. (address Piazzale Kennedy 11)

What to do?

Well Rimini is a small town and the best thing to do is chill! Just sunbath, swim, relax and read a lot of magazines on the beach.

A visit to the old town is ok if you get bored. There are some interesting old monuments to see. But it is better to go and visit the small country San Marino 20 km from Rimini. Or to make a trip to the wine yards in the area.

A visit to the large water park between Rimini and Riccione is nice for the kids. 

Where to shop?

Well... not here I guess. But there are some nice shops in the centre like Armani, Guess etc. And for some surf beach wear like Quick Silver and Billabong visit the Beach Cultur Shop on Vle Vespucci 75.

Spa hotels in Sweden - Svenska SPA-hotell

I live in Sweden and I do like to go for a SPA-weekend, once or twice every year. Here are my favourites places for a SPA-weekend in Sweden.

SPA-hotels

Yasuragi Hasseludden, relax and unwind at these Japanese SPA hotel. Fab place! I have never been so relaxed before! But you need to reserve SPA-treatments very long in advance, otherwise you wont get one, and you also have to pay for the stay in advance, so that is a minus. http://www.yasuragi.se/

Tranås Badhotell, it is nicely decorated with a mix of old antique furniture and new. They dont serve any gourmet food at this place, but the prices and treatments are good. And the town is so small and sweet with at lot of design shops.

Varbergs Kurort is situated by the sea. Beautiful view, nice SPA and food.
http://www.varbergskurort.se/

Luxury Boutique Hotels with SPA

Karlaby Kro in Skåne. The food is heavenly, the staff is friendly and you will never want to leave. There are many handicraft shops and art galleries close by, so there are many things to do if you like art and culture.

Bomans in Trosa. The rooms are amazing, all decorated in different styles. The food is great and there are a lot of small design and interior shops in this little town.

Hotels with a SPA

The Dalecarlia hotel is worth a trip, just to see the amazing view. It is so beautiful and peaceful to visit this genuine hotel in Dalarna. The hotel room, SPA and food was also nice. http://www.dalecarlia.se/

Which is your favourite SPA-hotel in Sweden? Please leave a comment here.

Design weekend in London

Staying at the Sanctum Soho Hotel is a perfect if you are in London for a design weekend. http://www.sanctumsoho.com/ The location is great close to the restaurants and shopping on Regent Street and Soho.
The hotel was awarded the London Lifestyle Award in 2010. And it is easy to understand, when you see the fab interior which is crowned by a cool bar on the roof with a pool.
And their moijitos are great.

We spent one morning in the National Gallery museum. It is really nice to see the original beautiful paintings of Monet, Rembrand, Rubens and Van Gogh. A the view from the museum is lovely. Bring your camera!
A nice place to shop is the National Gallery Shop. Visit it in the museum on 30 Orange Street.

The Lumas photo gallery and shop exhibit stunning photos. I went there to get some nice inspiration before I took off for some shopping at Regent Street. http://www.lumas.com/

We had a lovely lunch a the exclusive Japanese resturant Matsuri on 15 Bury Street. The fire ball dessert is something special. http://www.matsuri-restaurant.com/

I just love shopping a Selfridges on 400, Oxford Street. Here you find design hand bags, watches, clothes and so much more. The shop Liberty is another favorite. It is located on Regent Street and houses loads of beautiful designer clothes, note books, hand bags, scarfs and so much more.

A romantic dinner at Angleas resturant with great food and drinks is a nice way to end the day. Or pop in to the Dehesa Charcturerie and Tapas Bar is also a nice place for some drinks and food. It is close to the hotel at 25 Ganton Street. http://www.dehesa.co.uk/