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Now that customised pillows, cotton counts, and bathroom cabinet candy have become de rigeur, hotels are coming up with increasingly outre gimmicks in a bid to stand out from the boutique crowd. |
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White suits and glam rock at Scala: It's Bobby Conn. 7pm 275 Pentonville Rd, N1. £10. 0870 264 3333 or online. |
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The launch party for new DJ and electronica conference London Calling is tonight at White House, 65 Clapham Pk Rd, SW4. 9pm-3am. £5. |
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| Another weekly is launched at 291: Take 291. 7:30pm. 291 Hackney Road, E2. £5. | ||||
For starters, throughout June, The Great Eastern Hotel has performance artist and drag queen Adrienne offering weekend room service and counselling (drama with your dessert?), NYC's The Benjamin has a designated 'sleep concierge' to advise on maximising your rest, Vancouver's Waterfront Hotel has a resident dog you can walk and Brightlife on the Isle of Man runs courses on how to communicate psychically with your pets. Don't... Rigid dining schedules are under attack, too. Too often the biggest surprise concerning breakfast, as you know, is that it's served at a frighteningly uncivilised hour. (Rise before nine? I'd rather eat my own eyes.) Barcelona's Casa Camper has an all-day nibble 'tentempie' buffet and Three Sisters in Tallinn serves a breakfast until 6pm (hotels take note - this one's a winner). And no, we're not talking plastic-wrapped biscuits and vending machine lattes, but full table service for a beautifully cooked menu of eggs benno et al. |
Tate Modern opens unibrow tribute to Frida Kahlo. 10am- 6pm. Bankside, SE1. £10. 020 7887 8888 or online. |
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Polish
piano wizard Krystian
Zimerman performs at RFH. Belvedere Rd, SE1.
£10-40. 0870 401 8181 or online.
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| Ace beats in top venue: Ska Cubano lightens up Floridita. 8:30pm-3am. 100 Wardour St, W1. £15. 020 7314 4000. | ||||
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Seeing as vibrating beds have been long since consigned to a highly forgettable memory, we're hoping for further commonsense innovations to unfold. Three
Sisters Hotel, Tallinn - +372 6 306 300 |
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Imogen Stubbs pitches in at the John Donne celebration fundraiser at St Paul's, EC4. 7:30pm. £15-35. 0870 534 4444 or here. |
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Malian sensation, blind super stars Amadou et Mariam are playing at Marquee. 7:30pm. Leicester Sq, WC2. £12.50. 08700 600 100 or online. |
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