Hotel christmas

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There’s something magical about London at Christmas. The city has some of the grandest and most famous hotels in the world and at Christmas they come into their own with larger-than-life festive displays and decadent offerings for locals and tourists alike.

For many hotels bigger is definitely better, and this certainly applies to this year's festivities. From a 17-foot gingerbread ship in Florida to trees on the high seas, here are the best decorations of 2015.

These 15 properties go to great lengths to offer something special for the holidays

Hotels from New York to Venice are getting in the spirit with can’t-miss Christmas decorations and events

Last year Jonathan shot these great images with Team Saatchi for the May Fair Hotel winter campagin. As a personal project Jonathan has now animated the image.

Sunday Smiles We Need A Little Christmas shares inspiring images and ideas for room decor, recipes, fashion, DIY and other smile worthy articles.