The Nici- Bournemouth

T H E N I C I

Bournemouth, UK

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Come with me to the most beautiful seaside hotel & restaurant in Bournemouth- @thenicibournemouth to experience their new A La Carte three-course menu recently launched by their new Executive Chef Dominic South, and new Head Chef Ian Gibbs.

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Having recently been refurbished, @thenicibournemouth have created an ultra luxurious, fun yet elegant, Miami vibe hotel, restaurant & spa.

On arrival we got to taste their fabulous signature rum cocktails, served in these gorgeously funky pineapples while sat in the jazzy bar area. Then we were taken through to the South Beach Bar & Restaurant ready to try their new A La Carte three-course menu.

I went for the prawn cocktail to start- honestly the best I have EVER had!

Followed by the freshest and tastiest sea bream with spinach & chunky chips.

Ending with a delicious panna cotta.

All served with their divine house rosé.

The service, food & drink, venue, decor, location, everything was wonderful from start to finish and I will definitely be returning! Highly recommend a visit, either a lunch, overnight stay, or evening dinner and drinks!

Alexis x

S T A N W E L L H O U S E

Lymington, UK

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S T A N W E L L H O U S E

I had the most wonderful evening Stanwell House Hotel for cocktail making & some delicious food.

We started off by witnessing some amazing cocktails being made (including my favourite- espresso martini 🍸) in the cosy Salt bar by their mixologist, and then we were taken through to the Samphire restaurant (which has the most beautiful wallpaper print) for some delicious dinner. I went for chicken satay to start (sooo good) and mussels & fries as my main. The mussels were amazing, huge and so fresh, I highly, highly recommend! I unfortunately couldn’t fit in a pudding (but they looked divine) so I had a firm fave- a cappuccino ☕️ which as a big coffee lover I can say was one of the best coffees ever.

This beautiful hotel has recently been refurbished, creating a relaxed, yet luxury boutique vibe, with a warm & inviting ambiance. They also have some gorgeous hotel rooms if you wanted a stay in a beautiful part of the world right next to the sea in Lymington, where you can walk along the water and see all the pretty little boats or browse in the great selection of shops all along the cobbled high street. I will definitely be planning a stay I hope next year with the husband as it’s such a wonderful place to visit!

Stanwell House is situated on the picturesque Lymington high street, with parking right out the front which makes it very easy to get to. The staff are all so friendly & the service was excellent.

Such a lovely evening with fabulous friends new & old.

Alexis x

C I T Y C R U I S E

Poole, UK

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F E S T I V E C R U I S E

With Santa 🎅

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We had such a wonderful time on the City Experiences festive cruise with Santa (sorry another delayed post)

However they run cruises all year round so you can experience seeing the harbour and everything around it, the spring and summer trips are amazing! You can book via this link- cityexperiences.com they have lots of different events so check them out!

We arrived at Poole harbour and were greeted by the elves, ready to set sail around Poole. There were mince pies, biscuits & lollies for the children, mulled wine, hot drinks & soft drinks included. You could sit outside on the deck (wrap up so you’re nice & toasty) or you can sit inside at the top, or down stairs next to the bar.

Then Santa 🎅 made an appearance on board which the children loved, and spoke to each child individually giving them a fab gift to take home.

It was such a lovely day and considering it had been raining all morning the weather was perfect! We grabbed some fish and chips before we went on which were amazing!

Highly recommend you bookmark this as a reminder for this year if you’re looking for a Christmassy family activity to do!

Alexis x

P I P I Z Z A

Poole, UK

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I had the best pizza at Pi Pizza in Poole catching up with some lovely friends from the Bournemouth Bloggers a little while back (only just getting round to uploading... sorry, this was actually just before Christmas, so the decor inside and out was just beautiful (as it is with out the xmas decs)!!

The choice and variety of pizzas were so so good, and you can do half & half which is great for us as a family of 6 all wanting different toppings, but with the pizzas still so big there is more than enough to go around! The starters were delicious too and I was kept warm with a wonderful mulled wine 🍷

Pipizza is situated right next to Poole quay, and they had so many beautiful Christmas lights all around to see! If you can get down there this year I highly recommend!