Britain’s most expensive garage

Knightsbridge neighborhood

The Britain’s most expensive garage space (pictured below), a six meter double garage located in the prestigious Knightsbridge neighborhood of London, is priced at £525,000 ($850,000).

Hidden in a tiny back street close to Harrods, the double garage does not look special from the outside.
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For sale: 60 of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes

red telephone box big ben london

They are as emblematic of Britain as Big Ben or the black cab, and now a red telephone box can be yours for as little as £1,950 ($3,200).

British Telecom is selling off 60 of the famous telephone cabins as demand for public payphones dwindles because of rising mobile phone use.
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Mini Hyde Park and Mini Green Park special edition

Mini Hyde Park Green Park

Two of London’s most well-known parks serve as inspiration for Mini’s latest set of special editions, the Green Park and Hyde Park editions.

The Hyde Park and Green Park editions start with the same Pepper White exterior paint color, but differentiate themselves with contrasting accent paintwork – Hot Chocolate on the Hyde Park and British Racing Green on the Green Park.

Each car also receives racing stripes and side pinstripes painted in its respective unique color, and sports clear turn signal lenses.
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London – six royally great Diamond Jubilee packages

Ritz Hotel London

The first weekend of June sees the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, with events planned across the UK and in London in particular.

If you’re heading to the British capital to catch the celebrations, here are six hotel packages fit for a queen:
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Hotel prices could triple during Olympic Games

Olympic Rings London

Hotel prices in London could triple this summer during the Olympic Games, as thousands of competitors, officials and spectators flood the city during the event.

The average cost of a London hotel room during the games will be £213 (€256) a night, 102 percent up on the same period the year before, Hotels.com found.
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Kempinski Stafford London offers £100,000 package

Stafford hotel London

The Stafford hotel London by Kempinski has launched a decadent £100,000 Anniversary Package to celebrate 100 years of luxury service.

A person, who buys this package, will enjoy three nights at the Stafford’s Penthouse of The Stafford Mews or Guv’nor’s Suite.

This guest can choose in-room dining during the stay, or enjoy meals in the hotel’s dining facilities – The Lyttelton and American Bar. For this purpose a £10,000 dining credit is issued to the buyer of the package.
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