As mentioned in a previous blog my lovely hubby booked us into a suite at the Malmaison for our tenth wedding anniversary this week, It's somewhere I've always wanted to stay and it even features in Love Overboard (I thought at least my characters could enjoy it if I couln't!). It turns out it was even better than I imagined. When we arrived we were told to go to the "Plum bar" for a free drink (of the alcoholic variety!), The bar was gorgeous, purple crushed velvet sofas, in fact purple everywhere! It very much reminded me of the sports bar of my beloved Oceania (I say "my" Oceania, it will be mine one day, as part of my plan to take over the world I will own every cruise ship on the planet...or err on the ocean - but that's another blog!!) I couldn't stop the huge smile on my face, the whole decor was very decadent and indulgent, especially at 2pm on a Wednesday afternoon when I'm usually putting washing on and getting ready for the school run.
So by the time we got to the suite (after going in the lift with the purple lighting) I was a bubble of excitement. I practically hopped, skipped and jumped down the corridor and I opened the door to the suite like one of those people on the home make over shows, then squealed with excitement...yep even more purple - but classy and sexy.
What could be more indulgent that drinking champagne, wearing fluffy white bath robes, eating chocolate dipped strawberries on yet another velvet purple (although this one was probably more mauve) chair at 4 o'clock in the afternoon??? I couldn't help but feel emotional.
We had yet more champagne at the restaurant -which at 34 storeys high gave us fabulous views of Liverpool (never been in a lift for so long!!) The table was even "heated" to stop the food from going cold.
More champagne for breakfast, which was delivered in individual hampers and full of delicious goodies. I honestly felt like I'd won the lottery, or was some famous rockstar. Oh how the other half live! It already feels like one delish dream, but it was the best dream ever and my hubby is a total star (although he said it was definately pizza hut for our next anniversary, think his credit cards taken a bit of a dent!!)
So by the time we got to the suite (after going in the lift with the purple lighting) I was a bubble of excitement. I practically hopped, skipped and jumped down the corridor and I opened the door to the suite like one of those people on the home make over shows, then squealed with excitement...yep even more purple - but classy and sexy.
What could be more indulgent that drinking champagne, wearing fluffy white bath robes, eating chocolate dipped strawberries on yet another velvet purple (although this one was probably more mauve) chair at 4 o'clock in the afternoon??? I couldn't help but feel emotional.
We had yet more champagne at the restaurant -which at 34 storeys high gave us fabulous views of Liverpool (never been in a lift for so long!!) The table was even "heated" to stop the food from going cold.
More champagne for breakfast, which was delivered in individual hampers and full of delicious goodies. I honestly felt like I'd won the lottery, or was some famous rockstar. Oh how the other half live! It already feels like one delish dream, but it was the best dream ever and my hubby is a total star (although he said it was definately pizza hut for our next anniversary, think his credit cards taken a bit of a dent!!)