When it comes to staycations, it is always hard to decide where to visit. Do you pick London, with its towering skyscrapers and theatre productions, or maybe Southampton with its history and fantastic shopping areas? To help you decide we have found out which are...
By Victoria Jackson, Lorraine Evans and Rachel Potts. "A city break to Birmingham?" We hear you ask...
In Scotland, the rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh goes back over three centuries. According to academic, Robert Crawford, the inter-city rivalry began over a simple loaf of bread. In 1656, Glasgow announced that bread being produced by local bakers wasn’t good enough. Edinburgh offered to...
The biggest city in Scotland, close to all Loch Lomond has to offer, and rich in history, Glasgow makes for a great city break destination. To add the cherry on top of the cake, the city offers an array of attractions completely free of charge....
If all you want for Christmas is a bit of luxury, look no further than London. Our capital at Christmastime is hard to beat and this festive season you will find a host of things to do, places to shop and eat for the...
By Anton Constantinou There are lots of reasons why people book serviced apartments. A serviced apartment isn’t just a place to stay on a city-break or business trip, but, rather a flexible accommodation option, suitable for various occasions. In this blog post, we take a look at...
Football fans are known for being passionate about their sport, and they will immerse themselves in everything to do with their favourite team. One thing that has become particularly popular with fans are stadium tours, which allow you to get a behind-the-scenes look at the home...
These days, flights have become so cheap and convenient, that many of us choose to head off on holiday by air without a second thought. But travelling by rail is a great way to take things a little more slowly, and a train journey means that...
Milan, Italy, is a hub of international high-end fashion, business, and design. Renowned for its elegance and spectacular architecture, Milan is a sensational city that is brimming with underrated beauty. Milan in pictures only gives you a brief idea of how breathtaking this city can...
Europe is full of beautiful cities to explore, with many destinations making popular choices for those who love a good city break. But which are the most popular with those who love to share their holiday snaps on Instagram? We thought we’d take a look at...
Four hungry Citybasers visit Edinburgh’s newest restaurant The Hawksmoor. Our resident foodie Victoria Jackson reports. Established in 2006, The Hawksmoor is the brainchild of Will Beckett and Huw Gott, two friends who cut their teeth in the east London bar scene and decided to turn their...
The Great British Bake Off has hit our screens for the ninth season. Last year, The Great British Bake Off 2017 saw Bake Off Winner Sophie Faldo win with her signature multi-layered entremet which was suitably nicknamed "Ode to the Honey Bee". While we were...
This month our Citybase tried and tested travellers paid a visit to Britain's glorious capital city, London: Our Citybase travellers to London this month were Grace Tebbutt, Digital Marketing Assistant, who went as part of our video-shoot, Head Partner Account Manager - EMEA, Kurtis Murphy who went...
This month, we were buzzing with excitement as we went to Manchester to find the bees that have now made this northern city home. We knew people had BEEn BEEfore us, and they had given us unBEElievable reviews. So, we decided to see for ourselves...
Once upon a time, the people of Citybase Apartments found a wonderful array of fantastical names of destinations, serviced apartments, and attractions. Here are unusual destinations and magical apartment names that should definitely be on your to-do list. Pamukkale Pamukkale or Cotton Castle is a naturally made...
If you love to combine your love of food with your wanderlust, you’re spoilt for choice, with cities across the world upping their culinary game to try and attract the growing number of ‘food tourists’ to their restaurants, cafés, bakeries and delis. We’ve set out to...
You could spend weeks in London and still keep finding new things to do, but as much as we love the capital, if you want a change of scenery during your visit there are also plenty of great day trips. While you could head further out...
In mid-July, a call was made for major UK airports such as London Gatwick, London Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester to improve their accessibility standards and meet the huge demand in assistance requests. It has been revealed that there are around three million requests for assistance...
In July 2018, the Citybase Marketing team headed to three different locations to shoot our homepage video. We brought you social media take overs, behind the scenes action, and will be unveiling the video itself later this year. From Amsterdam to Edinburgh and then on...