Want to bed down in beautifully restored former palaces or the latest designer rooms? Want to sample chic cutting-edge Catalan cuisine, or traditional tapas in hole-in-the-wall joints? Want to arrive in style in a classic Rolls or astride a hip Harley? Want terrace cocktails while drinking in marvels by Gaudi and Gehry? Want to learn more about the regions speciality cheeses, meats, wines and food from experts? Want to explore Barcelona's famed Modernist architecture away from the rambling masses? Want to know the most charming laneways for the city's best fashion, design and antiques? Want a birds eye view of Barcelona from the hills, or a private helicopter? Well, now you can. Along with all the finest and funkiest places to dine, drink and dance, Luxe incorporates invaluable, bespoke shopping and activity itineraries for you to mix and match, secret shops and services you'd simply never find as a visitor as well as the latest beautiful spas, salons and aestheticians. And what's more, Luxe comes with online city updates - simply visit our website and log-in. How darn smart is that?
Nine years ago the founder of LUXE City Guides, Grant Thatcher, was at a party in Singapore. He was told that if he were ever to go to Bangkok, then he must be sure to take the several A4 pages that he was now being handed, as they contained the best insider knowledge on the city. Everybody, it seemed, loved this saucy list.
Grant looked at the list. It seemed familiar. It looked exactly like the list he had written for friends before he left Bangkok. Shut up, and get out of here! Dong! It's true. The rest, as they say, is history.
