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Valentine's Day at Brown's Hotel
Romance and Love in the Lap of Luxury from London's Oldest Hotel

By Laura Porter, About.com

Brown's Hotel London

Brown's Hotel London

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Set in the heart of Mayfair on Albemarle Street, Brown's was the first ever hotel to open in London. James Brown and his wife Sarah - a couple who had formerly been valet and maid to Lord and Lady Byron - established their hotel for 'genteel folk' in 1837.

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To celebrate Valentine's Day, Brown's Hotel is offering a series of special events:

Romantic Retreats accommodation package:

  • Overnight accommodation in a luxurious room or suite
  • Upgrade on arrival
  • Bottle of Champagne, fresh fruit and home-made chocolates
  • Full English breakfast
  • Romantic turn-down with candles, rose petals and bath salts
  • And as a gift to remember their stay, each couple will receive 2 monogrammed honeycomb bathrobes*
Rooms start from £340+VAT per night, subject to availability.

Tasty Romantic Treats at The Spa at Brown's Hotel:
The Chocolate & Rose Pedicure - Whilst reclining on a heated treatment bed, guests can sip either a rose & lychee martini or a hot chocolate. This pedicure starts with a soothing massage using a warm chocolate sauce. A delicious blend of brown sugar and chocolate will be the ingredients used for an invigorating exfoliation. Their feet are then soaked in warm milk infused with rose oil, before enjoying a pressure point massage and a vanilla paraffin foot wrap, making the feet feel super soft. The nails are shaped and painted with a colour of their choice. (90 mins - £85.00)

The Chocolate & Rose Package - This relaxing treatment starts with a back massage, using a delicious chocolate cream, to ease away tension. The skin is then cleansed and is followed by a rose oil face, neck and shoulder massage. A chocolate face mask consisting of a blend of cocoa, honey and oatmeal is then applied and whilst the mask works its magic, guests can enjoy a relaxing scalp massage. The face mask is then buffed away, allowing the oatmeal to gently exfoliate the skin, before a nourishing face cream is applied. After the treatment, guests can relax on the heated treatment bed with a glass of chilled Champagne. (75 mins - £90.00)

The above packages are available from 1 February to 31 May 2009. For Spa reservations please call 020 7518 4009. Both these treatments can also be bought as a gift voucher, providing the ideal Valentine's present for a loved one.

Valentine's Culinary Day – 31 January 2009
Following the success of Lee Streeton's cooking courses, he will be hosting a Culinary Day specifically focusing on Valentine's ingredients.

The Culinary Day includes:

  • Morning coffee with Executive Chef, Lee Streeton
  • Private transfer to Borough Market with Lee to meet the hotel's suppliers and select the seasonal ingredients
  • A demonstration on how to prepare and cook all the ingredients
  • Lunch in the restaurant, tasting the prepared dishes and including ½ bottle of house wine

Price: £150 per person. The master-classes will start at 9am, for a maximum of 6 people. To make a reservation please contact the hotel on 020 7493 6020. Gift vouchers are available.

Other Valentine's Day experiences include:

  • Champagne Traditional Afternoon Tea in The English Tea Room with Taittinger Rosé Champagne, scones, delicate finger sandwiches and a delicious selection of romantically-inspired pastries. A roaring log fire, candle-light and the resident pianist tinkling away on the Grand piano complete the ingredients for a perfect Valentine's afternoon. This special tea is priced at £48 per person.
    Read Brown's Afternoon Tea Review
  • The Donovan Bar will also create a magical Valentine's Cocktail. Should someone wish to propose to their loved one the ring, or stone, could be placed within the cocktail, making it a truly magical cocktail!
  • A romantic candle-light dinner will be served in The Albemarle, using only the finest seasonal ingredients.

* Five days advance notice is required to have the bathrobes monogrammed, due to this the cancellation policy for this booking is five working days, if a guest cancels after this, they will incur a full one night stay charge.

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