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In light of the arctic chill that has gripped the UK, Holiday Inn has come up with an alarming unusual way to keep guests toasty. Instead of hot water bottles or roaring fireplaces, a few properties are offering human bed warmers.
Upon request, a staffer will suit up in a fleece onesie and “move around' in a [...] ... Quick Read |
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Gordon Campbell Gray has already staked his claim on Lebanon's capital with the boutique Le Gray. This week, Four Seasons brings its own brand of luxury to Beirut. Set on the city's seaside Corniche, the Four Seasons Beirut offers 230 Mediterranean-view guest rooms designed by Pierre Yves Rochon, plus the city's highest skybar, Club 26.
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There will be little doubt where you've arrived when you check into Andaz Wall Street. Opening today, the hotel screams New York from Brooklyn-brewed beer served at Bar Seven Five to metal artwork forged in Queens that outfits all 253 rooms.
Andaz also nods more than once to Wall Street. Treatments in the spa are divided [...] ... Quick Read |
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Few films are so inextricably tied to their setting as the ones about Robin Hood, the legendary bandit whose group of ?Merry Men? is said to have roamed the forests of England?s Nottinghamshire in the Middle Ages. Now, with the release of the newest Robin Hood directed by Ridley Scott and [...] ... Quick Read |
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From bath butlers to romance butlers, you thought you'd heard it all. Nope. Now, The Balmoral wants to help you trace your Scottish heritage with its new “Tartan Butler.'
Guests of Edinburgh's grand dame hotel, a Rocco Forte property, can enlist the Tartan Butler's services in tracing their lineage back to find their original family tartan. [...] ... Quick Read |
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After an $18.5-million renovation, The Historic Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, Iowa, has reopened as the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel in existence. (The 20th-century architect designed six, including the former Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.) Originally opened in 1910, the hotel now offers 27 rooms, a restored “ladies' parlor' and a billiard room.
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Though Elvis Presley made his home in Memphis, it's the Loews Vanderbilt hotel in Nashville who'll be pulling out the stops to fete the The King's 75th birthday tomorrow. Available through August 16, the “Elvis in Music City' package is meant for only his truest fans (no, seriously). During your two-night stay at Loews, a [...] ... Quick Read |
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As the fall marathon season gets underway (building up to the New York City marathon, November 7), serious runners need not apply to this weekend's race in France's southwest Aquitaine region. The Marathon du Medoc, a 26-miler celebrating its 26th year, September 11, is characterized not by the quality of its run but by the [...] ... Quick Read |
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The Cipriani family, known for its star-studded restaurants in New York, London, Venice and elsewhere, can add hotelier to the resume this spring with the launch of Mr. C in Los Angeles. Currently scheduled to open in April, the property will have 138 rooms, including 12 suites, each with a private balcony. Five bungalows will [...] ... Quick Read |
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After a roughly $245-million renovation, the old hotel inside London's historic St. Pancras station celebrated its grand opening last night as a Renaissance property. St Pancras is the showpiece of King's Cross, a once rough neighborhood that has transformed since the arrival of Eurostar a few years ago, not to mention some trendy bars and [...] ... Quick Read |
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