Celebrities are well-known for their bizarre hotel demands. From suite makeovers to wild animals, hoteliers the world over have gone to extreme lengths to accommodate the great, the good – and the downright bonkers.
Here are our favourite celebrity stories, as compiled by bookings specialist Venere.com.
Mariah Carey, the diva of the Baglioni Hotel (London)
Mariah Carey figures [...]
By Josh Pitts
With over 450 different species and 12 acres of beautiful gardens, the world’s oldest provincial Zoo in Clifton, Bristol, is comparatively small in area – but what it lacks in space it makes up for in its rich diversity of conservation and educational-based outlook.
There’s still time to visit for the day before the [...]
By Josh Pitts
Greatly anticipated, The Girl Who Played With Fire makes its opening along with one of Roald Dahls famous stories, a festival dedicated to the forces of wind and Jonsi tours his debut solo album.
Here’s our pick of the best entertainment in Bristol in the coming week (August 27 onwards) …
Festivals
Bristol International Festival of Kites [...]
Pizza fanatics in Bristol are being given the chance to star on the PizzaExpress menu for the first time – and win £5,000 for sharing their pizza recipe secrets.
PizzaExpress has launched a nationwide challenge to cook up the ultimate pizza idea and is inviting the public to come up with imaginative suggestions that will stimulate [...]
Deal of the week: three-night Mallorca beach break, departing from Bristol airport – just £79!
Travel Junky is offering three-night breaks in Mallorca for £79. This is £70 off the regular price and is available on a range of dates from a choice of UK airports, including Bristol (October 12-15).
Flights are also available from East [...]
By Kayla Maratty
… in Europe
Shocked, disgusted and a little bit drunk. Just a few of the things we were feeling on our second night in Berlin. It all started after a night out on Berlin’s infamous clubbing scene, at a place called Matrix. We went out with two Americans we met from our [...]
Susie Weldon rounds up the best of Bristol, with festivals, comedy, music and more adding to an already vintage summer in the city.
Performance
Spoken word at the Cube – tonight
Birmingham-born wordsmith Polarbear presents a new forward-thinking live literature piece, Return, which tells the story of Noah, a man trying to figure [...]
Deal of the week: All-inclusive Kos break, departing from Bristol airport – just £349!
With so many families option for a staycation or British break, there are some fantastic deals for those willing to jet off on a last-minute break.
Bristol families and couples will love this £349 all-inclusive deal to the Waterpark Hotel in Kos. [...]
Keep your eyes on the skies of Bristol tomorrow, as the world-renowned Bristol International Balloon Fiesta gets underway.
Locals will be keeping an eye out for old favourites the Churchill Dog, Bertie Bassett, the Scottish Piper, Monster and Jaguar car, along with dozens of exciting new shapes, in the first mass launch on Thursday.
Up to 900 [...]
These Americans clearly didn’t understand our rights to an opinion and demanded Sophie to “justify” why she didn’t like The Sound of Music. Do you need a reason???
