It’s as if ‘Alice in Wonderland married Willy Wonka and set up residence in Oz’.
That’s how the owners of The Roxbury, a boutique hotel based in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, describe their wacky, themed hotel.
The Roxbury is divided into two properties: The Roxbury Motel, the original 28-room property, and the Roxbury at Stratton Falls, which comprises seven rooms in a historic mansion as well as five standalone properties.
The owners are keen to emphasise what
Princess Martha Louise of Norway has furiously hit back at her future mother-in-law’s claims that Durek Verrett ‘was not from a wealthy family’.
In a defiant Instagram post, the royal, 52, included comments from one of Durek’s former classmates who insisted he was ‘one of the richest kids’ in their school.
Martha Louise’s social media rant comes after her future mother-in-law Veruschka Urquhart gave another interview to celebrity magazine Se og Hør – having previously labelled her son ‘dangerous’ and
The Royal Suite’s lake view may have won the Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa in Switzerland a listing in the top 100 hotel suites of the world, but the view from just about every other window, patio, balcony and pool, in this amazing spa resort, is almost as breathtaking.
The property sits spectacularly 500 metres (1,640ft) above Lake Lucerne and Elite Traveler, that bible for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, declared that no words could express its ‘glorious wonders’.
I decide to rise
Film producer Hal Roach once mischievously quipped that ‘you know it’s summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer’.
The capricious weather was a constant subject when I was making ‘Quintessentially Irish’ with Navan-born Pierce Brosnan, a film that is a lush valentine to everything great and Irish.
Here are some of the most spectacular locations encountered while filming it.
THE K CLUB
It is a pleasant 30-minute journey from Dublin Airport to the luxurious hotel The K Club in
The big move in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget yesterday was a 2p cut in National Insurance but the Chancellor announced a number of other measures that could affect your finances.
Here six of our experts give you advice on what you should do now to protect your wealth and prosperity:
Jeremy Hunt has done little for pensioners in his latest Budget, writes Jeff Prestridge
Jeff Prestridge, Group Wealth and Personal Finance Editor
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The celeb-chasing cop charged with the double murder of Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies allegedly bought an angle grinder, padlock and weights with the help of a ‘female acquaintance’ before travelling to a rural property now being scoured by police divers.
NSW Police Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was charged with two counts of murder after allegedly using his police pistol to shoot dead Mr Baird, 26, and his partner Mr Davies, 29, in a Paddington home in Sydney’s
Crime fiction writer Sharon Birch, 58, and her partner Stephen are desperate to downsize from their five-bedroom townhouse in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool.
They are among the almost 90 pc of people aged over 65 who are rattling around homes that are now too big for them, according to figures from research institute the International Longevity Centre.
But like millions of homeowners who would like to downsize, Sharon and Stephen’s plans are being thwarted by stamp duty, which they say is
Drew Scott Und Linda Phan bereiten sich darauf vor, Baby Nr. 2 in ihre wachsende Familie aufzunehmen. Der Eigentumsbrüder Star und seine Frau gaben am Sonntag, dem 21. Januar, bekannt, dass sie schwanger ist.
„Runde 2“, schrieb das Paar in einem gemeinsamen Instagram-Post. „Ich hoffe, Parker ist bereit für eine kleine Gesellschaft.“ Zusammen mit der Ankündigung teilten sie ein Foto ihres 20 Monate alten Sohnes Parker, wie er Lindas Babybauch berührte, der vollständig sichtbar war, während sie einen bequemen Overall
Property Brothers-Star Drew Scott und seine Frau, Linda PhanSie bereiten sich darauf vor, ihr zweites Baby willkommen zu heißen.
„Runde 2👶Ich hoffe, Parker ist bereit für eine kleine Gesellschaft❤️❤️“, beschriftete Scott, 45, am Sonntag, den 21. Januar, ein Instagram-Foto, auf dem der 20 Monate alte Sohn des Paares, Parker, vor Phan, 38, sitzt. mit einer Hand auf ihrem Babybauch.
Phan teilte über Instagram ihren eigenen Schwangerschaftsankündigungsbeitrag mit verschiedenen aktuellen Fotos von Parker. „💕 In letzter Zeit 💕.“
Der Reality-Star
A nine-bedroom castle in Connecticut – which comes complete with its own moat, elevator, and glass tower is back on the market – but for half the price of its original sale price it was listed at just two years ago.
Set on 400 acres of land, the castle is currently owned by Christopher Mark who came up with the idea, designed the plans for it, and had it built in the early 2000s.
Located in Woodstock, about 40 miles
