‘Twas the month before Christmas – recommendation how to celebrate the season

• Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel on London is pleased to announce that this year, legendary British fashion accessories designer, Lulu Guinness, will be designing the hotel’s Christmas tree. Taking inspiration from her recent collections, Lulu will be decorating the Brown’s Christmas tree and adding her glamorous festive touches to various areas of the hotel. The Lulu Guinness designed tree, decorated with the distinctive signature Dali-esque lips, will light up the heart of the hotel, and will be unveiled on 2nd December 2013. 
• Over the festive period, The Spa at Brown’s Hotel will also be offering a MERRY BERRY manicure and pedicure using Ciaté products and experiences by Lulu Guinness herself.

• Munich is one of the most popular winter destinations among international tourists.  Approximately 8000 tourists came from the United Arab Emirates to Munichduring the Christmas month.  The Christkindlmärkte (Christmas markets) will ring in the Advent season, starting on 29 November. Until then, the Bavarian offspring of the Rocco Forte Hotels family, The Charles Hotel, prepares for the most anticipated season of the year by offering enticing packages, a relaxed atmosphere, festive menus and Christmas city activities for its guests.

• Hotel de Russie delighted to announce the exclusive partnership with the Roman maison FENDI for the Christmas holidays, where FENDI will create enchanting Christmas decorations in the Hotel’s “Secret Garden”. Inspired by FENDI’s latest Bag Bugs concept, the distinguished Italian luxury brand will decorate an impressive five metre high Christmas tree on the Hotel de Russie's Piazzetta Valadier and will also design some charming interior decorations to create an all encompassing Christmas experience within the Hotel. The FENDI Christmas tree will be adorned with colourful and whimsical “meteorite-like” plexiglass “ Bag Bugs” lighted from within, and these decorations will continue in the indoor spaces adding a touch of fun and a mischievous twist to the Christmas decor. FENDI’s values of savoir faire, femininity and creativity make this fashion brand the perfect partner to complement the Hotel de Russie’s uniquely Italian art of simple luxury.