A night in Mayfair

Our beautiful hotel room and me relaxing on our balcony before heading out 

 I touched on our little night away in a post two weeks ago and thought I would share our little city break with you in more depth. For Johns 35th birthday he didn't really want anything in particular but he was keen to visit a few stores in London we often had to give a miss if Mr A is with us and it seemed like ages since we had had a day to ourselves just as a couple. So I decided to book a night at the St James Hotel in Mayfair as his present, paired with some cash back I had been saving up and also taking advantage of our two together railcard it meant that a little bit of luxury was in order and St James did not disappoint, it was in fact our first 5 star hotel stay we have taken together and they kindly upgraded us to a deluxe room with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a wonderful balcony and the biggest bed we have literally ever slept in. The location of the hotel is also great as it's in central Mayfair but down a quite street, housed in a stunning building, we had such a peaceful sleep you never would of guest our right in the middle of a bustling city.

We arrived early afternoon and spent most of it walking around Mayfair and simply enjoying the streets of London. We also popping in the RRL store with is Ralph Lauren's take on vintage Americana and somewhere John has really wanted to visit. After that we took a taxi over to Soho and had a bite to eat at Honest Burger before popping over to the French House for a drink and taking a slow walk back to the hotel and stopping off at quiet little pub off New Bond Street. In the morning we filled up on a lovely breakfast of muesli, fresh fruit and yogurt, various cheeses and freshly baked pastries before heading out to the V&A after which we did a little more shopping and got a bite to eat alfresco in a pretty little park.

Taking in some Art and Architecture 

Overall we had a lovely time, although we both did miss Mr A, I think since it's been so long since we have been apart it almost made it harder and since we including him in all our travels and adventures it seemed strange without him, especially as he loves London. I suppose this is what parenting does to you but it was lovely having a bit of us time.