You can't get down and dirty at the opera.
Even I like to go to certain restaurants and places where you have to wear a jacket, a suit and a tie, and I like that sort of old world style. I am sure it will come back in many ways, if it hasn't already. It's kind of nice and it breaks it up.
Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.
I want people to be transported by the hotel. I'm thinking, What is it that would make people be delighted and amazed?
My favorite whisky bar in the world is in my adopted Bangkok. A refined and secretive Japanese speakeasy among the girly bars of Soi 33, it's called Hailiang.
Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.
The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm.
I have stayed in lots of great hotels around the world, and the Plaza Athenee is definitely one of my favourites.
I discovered the Four Seasons brand many years ago. There is a certain magic.
If you're on the pull, a hen party gaggle, a gang of rowdy chavs or a group of braying snotty bottys, then Baros is not for you - which means it's just grand for the rest of us.
I was a halfway-decent-looking English boy who looked nice in a drawing-room standing by a piano.
I like on the table, when we're speaking, the light of a bottle of intelligent wine.
