Acqualina's 54 hotel rooms and 43 hotel suites are havens of elegance and comfort. The richly appointed accommodations feature classic furnishings with fresh modern elements complete with luxurious fabrics and gracious amenities such as magnificent views, private terraces, flat-screen TVs and bathrooms with imported marble flooring, double sinks, bathtub and glass-enclosed shower.
Four ocean view-meeting rooms offer guests a perfect setting for small meetings ranging in size from 10 to 40 persons and social events for up to 130 persons. Acqualina's exclusive address and exceptional service will also be an ideal location for board meetings.
ESPA AT ACQUALINA
When staying at Acqualina, receive complimentary spa access which includes Crystal Steam Rooms, Finnish Saunas, and Experience Showers in addition to enjoying a $40.00 spa treatment credit each night of your stay.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Acqualina Resort
Alexis Hotel
Also distinctive to the Pacific Northwest is our rainfall. Or lack of it. A recent study by WeatherBill, Inc. shows the Emerald City doesn't even come close to a spot on the list of soggiest cities. In fact, the rainiest place in the U.S. is in the South. As far away from our Seattle hotel as you can get.
The Library Bistro, located in the Alexis Hotel, is reminiscent of a 1940s supper club featuring faux lizard skin high-back booths and dramatic lighting creating an ultra-stylish setting for the most festive occasion or the most intimate dining.
So come stay at our luxury 121-room Seattle boutique hotel, just steps from the Pike Place Market, the Waterfront and Pioneer Square. The Alexis Hotel offers immediate access to all that the city has to offer to business and leisure travelers. Enjoy a nightly wine reception and gracious hospitality at this downtown Seattle, Washington landmark.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
The Heart of Dubai, The Crowne Plaza Hotel
The Crowne Plaza Dubai Hotel is no doubt the most conveniently located luxury 5-star hotel in Dubai. It stands right on the Sheikh Zayed Road, directly opposite the World Trade Centre, International Convention Centre and the Emirates Towers. All the of Dubai's downtown services, businesses and tourist attractions are available just as you step out of the hotel's front door.
This luxury hotel was recently renovated in 2007 in order to restore its sophisticated grandeur and enhance the refinement and opulence of hotel's atmosphere. The 23 floors offer 560 Guest Rooms with breathtaking views of city below and beyond; these include 19 Suites as well as non-smoking rooms that are readily available. Executive suites are also available to guests as well as convenient late checkout.
Do not miss the beach while visiting Dubai, or the Wild Wadi, Dubai's greatest water park at Jumeirah Beach. As you look out from this side of the Arabian Gulf you can admire Dubai's most renowned landmark, the Burj Al Arab as well as the numerous man-made islands, the "Jumeirah Palm" and "The World," astounding examples of man's genius at work.
Other tours include a trip into the desert, which is a must, or the unpredictable snowboarding area at Ski Dubai in the Mall of the Emirates.
Back at the hotel you have an extensive choice for dining, with up to 11 international restaurants and bars. Amongst these you may choose between the famous Polynesian restaurant chain: Trader Vic's, the original noodle bar: Wagamama or the award winning nightclub: Zinc.
The hotel is conveniently at only 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport and just 20 minutes away from the Free Zones; Media City, Internet City and Knowledge Village.
A World of Elegance, Park Hyatt, Buenos Aires
Located in the renowned Avenida Alvear, in the city's most exclusive fashionable residential and shopping area of downtown Buenos Aires, is the Hotel Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt. This is undoubtedly one of Argentina's most luxurious and fashionable hotels. Its central location is ideal for all shopping and exciting activities this fascinating city has to offer.
As you enter one of the leading spas in Buenos Aires, the elegance and immenseness of the hotel is overwhelming. The hotel actually boasts its own private Art Gallery featuring artists from Argentina and Latin America, thus immediately revealing its extent of elegance and refinement.
The guest rooms are spacious 33-40 square-meter rooms, with rich king size beds, vast work desks and sumptuous bathrooms that include a bidet area, bathtub and rain shower; a real extravagance to relax in. All this comfort is framed in a modern tasteful décor with added refined touches such as Celedonio Lohidoy-designed spa products, as well as amenities such as a 30-inch flat-screen television, bathrobes and other extras you may wish for. Simply choose the view you wish to overlook from your room, a garden or street scene.
The hotel has plenty of activities to offer clients and their families. Whether seeking a relaxing or active holiday, here, you will find exactly what you are looking for. The swimming pool and all other spa services are at guests full disposal, and dedicated personnel will look after you during your entire stay.
There is a full-service business available for all business clients, with wireless broadband Internet access and all other services required, just ask the multilingual staff.
This luxury hotel has deservedly received many awards and accolades, amongst these: the Condé Nast Traveller, "World's Best Places to stay list" in 2008, "Top 15 South American Hotels," 2007, "2007 Hot List," 2007, Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, "Best hotel pool 2007 and BILANZ Switzerland - "One of the top 20 business hotels in the world," 2007. All these accolades are clear testimonies of the hotel's exclusiveness and comfort.
A Royal Address, The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel is surely one of the most prestigious addresses in London. With the high-class shopping area of Knightsbridge at its doorstep and the flourishing Hyde Park just behind it, the Mandarin offers superb views of the city and the park, including rare spectacle of the Household Cavalry as they proceed to Buckingham Palace.
The Mandarin is an ideal blend of Asian customs within a European setting, offering a relaxed and trendy environment in an exotic and sophisticated atmosphere.
The guest rooms are elegantly furnished offering individually controlled air conditioning, a private bar with a complete choice of cold drinks and snacks and an in-room safe. The bathrooms boast superior facilities and are equipped with heated towel rails, for our guests further comfort. A complimentary newspaper is delivered daily and room service is available around the clock.
The Mandarin Oriental's Spa is rated as one of the favorite in the United Kingdom as well as having received a prestigious award, here guests may unwind and evaporate their stress as they experience the essence of mind-body-spirit rituals, rooted in Asian custom, combined with sophisticated and varied water-based treatments. The Spa's team of well-being experts will help our guests recover their spiritual and body equilibrium. The hotel also recommends its fully equipped Fitness center, the Sanarium and Vitality pool and even offers Yoga classes as an extra beneficial cure. For our more energetic guests a golf course can be reached not far from the hotel.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is ideally and centrally located offering London's greatest sites and attractions including other activities such as shopping with Harvey Nichols as well as Harrods at just a stone's throw away. The museums in nearby Kensington and all the glamor of the West End theater scene are just a short taxi ride away. London offers a countless range of restaurants offering special treats from all over the world and our staff will be please to help you make the perfect choice.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel of London has received many awards with the Condé Nast Traveler, as recently as 2007. Whether visiting London for pleasure or business the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is a place that meets all our guests needs for comfort and luxury with additional touches of impeccable service.
W San Diego Unveils a Fresh New Look
This September the W San Diego unveiled its new look courtesy of the W design team and Queer Eye for the Straight Guys' Thom Filicia. The ever-swanky W Hotel has been appropriately redesigned with a SURF. SAND. CHIC. motif. Said to be inspired by "San Diego's luxurious laid-back lifestyle," the focus of the W's new style is reflected through a vintage surf look that seamlessly merges sophistication and comfort to create spaces in which guests may relax, indulge and mingle.
Guests staying at the W, San Diego are greeted by The Living Room as they enter the hotel lobby. Adorned with vintage surfboard fins, comfortable lounges and indoor cabanas, The Living Room offers patrons a social atmosphere in which to sip cocktails, converse with other guests and entertain friends. Here, the W offers complementary wireless Internet and a variety of good reading. In the evenings The Living Room takes on a whole new feel as a DJ begins to spin high above the lounge. Classic San Diego surf footage plays on several LCD monitors throughout the space and behind the front desk.
Above The Living Room, the art of John Van Hamersveld lines the walls of the second floor further promoting the SURF. SAND. CHIC. aesthetic. Noted for his highly recognizable pop art of the 60s and 70s, Van Hamersveld is known among surfers as none other than the man who created the original Endless Summer poster. Also on the second floor, guests are invited to relax and enjoy the famed San Diego weather from the comfort of the Veranda Bar or a poolside lounge chair at WET. An interior space, the Veranda Bar opens directly out into the WET pool area creating a fluid indoor-outdoor setting. Stylish furniture, coral chandeliers and a giant wave positioned as if crashing into the pool creates a truly beach-inspired atmosphere.
Continuing the redesign, The Beach, a rooftop lounge already known as a nightlife destination on the W property will soon also boast a new look. Maintaining the SURF. SAND. CHIC. atmosphere, the lounge will soon be expanded and unveiled in 2009. Award-winning designer Thom Filicia along with W's design team will collaborate once again to merge his "personal aesthetic that is driven by a unique and innovative vision of classic simplicity" with the stylish W attitude. Looking ahead to the 2009 unveiling, The Beach promises to be a fun, sophisticated and intriguing venue.
Well known for a unique atmosphere and a playful, yet classy aesthetic, San Diego's W Hotel has unveiled a fresh design that complements the property and caters well to its clientele. Thom Filicia stated, "Since the W San Diego opened it has represented the height of cool, hip and sophistication...I am very excited about this renovation and the chance to bring new life to the hotel's unique public spaces. My vision is a complete transformation created by the incorporation of balanced layers of inviting, modern and evocative design with organic touches." Mission accomplished.
Where the Past Comes to Life
The Burnham Hotel in Chicago is located in the heart of the city's famed Loop district. A landmark property, the Burnham brings to mind an era of days long past. Guests enjoy being at the pulse of the city center, yet are tucked away in splendid grandeur.
Guest rooms are handsomely decorated with a writing desk made of mahogany, a chaise lounge of ribbed cotton on which to relax after a whirlwind day of shopping or sightseeing and a large gentlemen's chest to unpack belongings.
Luxuriate in plush robes provided in all guest accommodations while conducting business using the high speed Internet access. Also at hand are private voicemail and speaker phones with two lines along with computer data ports. When the dealing is done, unwind with the Yoga Channel, the Burnham's in-room yoga program while soft music plays on the CD stereo system.
The Atwood Café is the ideal spot to escape the hustle and bustle of downtown Chicago. Intimate and elegant surroundings greet guests beneath towering 18-foot ceilings. With floor to ceiling windows, guests can quietly watch the whirlwind activity outside while dining graciously on all American food exquisitely prepared by a master chef.
Across from the Burnham Hotel, a complex like no other the Windy City has seen will house private residences, entertainment opportunities and retail venues including Chicago's CBS2 broadcast studios, Gibson's Steakhouse, the Banana Republic and Lucky Strikes Lanes are just a few that aim to call the new complex home. North State Street is getting ready to become the dazzling centerpiece of Chicago.
Chicago is chockfull of dining pleasures, shopping opportunities and a wonderful place to do some sightseeing. The Burnham Hotel is the ideal place from which to get out and explore what this thriving metropolis has to offer. Climb to the top of Sears Tower and from the Skydeck look out upon the vast city scene below, visit the Museum of Contemporary Art and walk among the masterpieces within, take a cruise and explore the shoreline of Lake Michigan or simply walk along the streets and soak in the local color and ambiance.
The Burnham Hotel in Chicago is a signature boutique accommodation. Classic architecture, impeccable service and amenities sure to please even the most discriminating traveler are what guests will find here. Whether traveling for business or for pleasure, the Burnham Hotel will meet and exceed the demand of her guests with luxury and unmatched style and sophistication.
