There seems to be a nautical feel to the tables in the basement lounge of Bewleys Hotel in Ballsbridge in Dublin, or Beauties Hotel as my son calls it. Varnished mahogany with brass hinges, the hotel isn’t too far from the sea and these tables look as if they could easily have come from a yacht. I initial was expecting the table top to lift off like a tray. But when I tested it and the top didn’t lift off, I could see the practicality of the flaps. They makes it way easier to move the table, especially when loaded with cappuccinos and danish pastries that you don’t want sliding off. 
