Big Fat Hotel Wrap
Welcome to perhaps the longest hotel wrap in hotel wrap history. You can thank us later for the extended period of procrastination.
ARTOTEL Beach Club is now open in Sanur, Bali
ARTOTEL Group is proud to present its first independent food and drinks venue with ARTOTEL Beach Club in Sanur, Bali. Commanding jaw-dropping views, the 7000 square-meter beachfront oasis offers an unparalleled new beach club experience. With direct access to the beach, the ARTOTEL Beach Club features a swimming pool guests will never want to get out of and an array of delicious food and drink options, with its two-story restaurant and three cool bars. There is also a boutique shop to explore.
Created by PBM Architecture, the design-oriented beach club enhances its natural environment with modern edges, effortless style and a youthful playfulness. Redefining the traditional beach club, ARTOTEL Beach Club features its signature giant bamboo tree house; built around a hundred year old Banyan Tree, a manicured multi-function lawn and absolute beachfront views.
The spacious, manicured open lawn is also available for various functions such as weddings, corporate functions, product launches or get-togethers, with a large outdoor space that is perfect for all event needs. The beachfront area can be booked in conjunction with the restaurant, transforming it into a multi-purpose area for large functions, with fine dining and both indoor and outdoor event spaces.
Waves Buffet Restaurant celebrates Chinese New Year in sizzling style
Nothing says Chinese New Year like a team of Asian chefs preparing steaming dumplings, tasty duck pancakes or sizzling seafood sliced, diced and prepared with noodles and Chinese greens.
It all happens right before your eyes when Waves Buffet Restaurant welcomes Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dog from 15-17 February.
Head to the Peking Duck Station to fill your own pancakes with crispy skinned slivers of duck meat, hoi sin, spring onions and cucumber or to the house-made Bao station for slow cooked pork belly, sriracha mayo and scallions or Korean fried chicken and kim chee mayo, served on steamed bread freshly made on site.
Waves’ all-you-can-eat buffets are fresh, dynamic and bursting with colour and flavour. Along with the specially prepared Asian cuisine available during Chinese New Year, Waves’ seafood favourites including fresh prawns, oysters, mussels, sand crab and Moreton Bay bugs will all be on the buffet.
Bangkok’s first Hyatt Regency steps onto the Balcony
Because Bangkok is the most popular city in the world for international travellers, Balcony Media Group has taken on a new client there — Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit.
Located on renowned Sukhumvit Road, the 32-story hotel is scheduled to open this summer as the first Hyatt Regency in Bangkok.
Introducing the ‘Peaceful’ Pavilion
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An is elevating its wellbeing offering with its February 2018 launch of a new yoga pavilion and introduction of AntiGravity Yoga. Meaning ‘peaceful’, the new Thanh Tĩnh Yoga Pavilion showcases a lofty, locally inspired design that pays homage to the long, three-part Vietnamese garden homes typically found in nearby Hue.
The spacious 130-square-metre serenity structure is set amongst shady palms in the gardens bordering the Resort’s Heart of the Earth Spa and will offer group, private, and couples’ AntiGravity Yoga classes, as well as yoga, mindfulness, and meditation sessions.
Available for the first time in Vietnam, AntiGravity Yoga is dynamic ‘flying’ yoga that encourages a deeper, more flexible connection to the self. Created by Christopher Harrison, it’s an entrancing elevated practice that uses hammocks suspended above the ground to master gravity-defying poses.
Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort unveils new Experience Package
When booking the new “Outrigger Experience Package” at Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, guests receive a USD$200 resort credit to create and discover their own vacation experiences. From Hawaiian music and farm-to-beach food offerings, to wellness and waterfront activities, there’s truly something for everyone!
Now available, The Outrigger Experience Package can be booked online year-round and is available for all room types based on a four-night minimum stay.
Whether guests want to reserve a beachfront table at The Reef Bar & Market Grill for a romantic sunset dinner, enjoy an afternoon of poolside cocktails and appetizers at Kani Ka Pila Grille, go shopping at Outrigger Trading Company, unwind with a soothing spa treatment at La’akea Spa, sunbathe and play on Waikiki Beach with rentals through Aqualani Beach Services, or simply take advantage of hotel valet parking, those who purchase the “Outrigger Experience Package” can redeem their resort credit for a number of memorable Hawaiian activities.
Nanuku Auberge Resort takes “culinary quantum leap forward’ with appointment of Chef Oliver Scarf
Recognised within Fiji and world-wide for the extremely high quality of its award-winning cuisine, Nanuku Auberge Resort has taken what GM Sascha Hemmann describes as a “culinary quantum leap forward” with the appointment of executive chef Oliver Scarf.
The New Zealand-born national needs no introduction to Fiji having cut his culinary teeth with a stint at the iconic Laucala Resort in Taveuni.
His experience also extends to several high-profile luxury hotels and resorts in his native New Zealand.
These include the eco-designed Te Waonui Forest Retreat in Franz Josef and most recently, as Sous Chef at the George Hotel in Christchurch, where he took on the acting Chef de Cuisine role at the hotel’s renowned two-hat ’Pescatore’ restaurant.
Club Med accelerates international ski expansion
For over 60 years, Club Med has committed to firmly positioning the brand as leaders in the ski tourism industry by offering easy, relaxing and all-inclusive holidays in the world’s best ski domains.
Since the first ski resort opening in 1956, Club Med has expanded its reach across Europe and Asia to now being the world’s largest ski resort operator with over 20 ski resorts, from the soaring peaks of Mont-Blanc in the French Alps, to the powder perfect slopes of Hokkaido Japan, but their plans don’t stop there.
Club Med has proudly announced its international development strategy with the ambition to open three to five resorts per year globally by 2020. This will include one ski resort opening per year and will also be coupled with regular upgrades of key existing resorts.
Locally, Club Med is aiming to grow the Australian and New Zealand markets by 50 per cent over the next three years.
Legendary New York cocktail bar ‘PDT’ now open at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is delighted to announce the opening of its new bar concept – PDT, a stylish, intimate cocktail bar seating 25 guests, a unique collaboration with the operators of the iconic New York cocktail bar PDT (Please Don’t Tell).
Regularly voted among the World’s Best Bars, PDT has long been a favourite of New Yorkers who enjoy its secret phone booth entrance, distinctive interiors, and creative cocktails developed by renowned mixologists Jim Meehan, Jeff Bell and their talented bar team. PDT Hong Kong will be the first permanent PDT outside of New York City.
Located on the mezzanine above MO Bar, the hotel’s vibrant all-day-dining venue, PDT Hong Kong follows the tradition of the original: guests will enter through an entrance disguised by a phone booth at the top of the staircase. Designed by Nelson Chow, the interior maintains key elements of PDT NYC such as the copper bar top, herringbone patterned wood ceiling and taxidermy, but each asset has been given a playful spin.
Oaks Hotels & Resorts keeps the good times rolling with Beach Breaks Sale
As summer comes into its final few weeks, Oaks Hotels & Resorts is putting out a call to sun, surf and sand worshippers to take advantage of its Beach Breaks Sale, on sale until 9th February 2018.
Holidaymakers can save up to 20 per cent across a range of coastal destinations – from Port Stephens to Port Douglas, the Sunshine Coast and Broome – when staying for three nights or more until 30 June 2018, and when using promo code MyOaks, will receive an additional 10 per cent off their booking, taking the total savings to 30 per cent.
Stay at these Oaks properties with a range of discounts:
- Oaks Lagoons, Port Douglas QLD
- Oaks Seaforth Resort, Sunshine Coast QLD
- Oaks Pacific Blue Resort, Port Stephens NSW
- Oaks Cable Beach Sanctuary, Broome WA
Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay releases ultra luxe couples package, inspired by TV’s most romantic moments
Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay, known for being the only property on Fiji’s mainland to offer overwater villas, has released an ultra-luxury package that takes the phrase ‘couple goals’ to the next level.
In time for Valentine’s Day, the ‘Fijian Fairy Tale’ package will be available to book until 28 February 2018. To book, just click the dates you would like to take the trip, and the package details will show up based on availability.
The ‘Fijian Fairy Tale’ package will allow guests to walk in the footsteps of Dean & Tracey from Married at First Sight, who enjoyed a heated honeymoon at the resort. This is the second time the resort has been featured on TV recently, as Sophie Monk’s Bachelorette finale was also shot at the hotel.
Great Industry Rates and upgrades released for Banyan Tree and Angsana Lăng Cô
Five-star resorts Banyan Tree and Angsana Lăng Cô have introduced industry rates for Australian and New Zealand travel industry professionals starting from only $US115 per night in a Garden Balcony Grand at Angsana and from only $US270 for a Lagoon Pool Villa at Banyan Tree.
If you get in early and book by 28 February, you will also receive free upgrades to the next room category plus 20 per cent off F&B and the famous Banyan Tree spa. Which means when you book a Garden Balcony Grand at Angsana you get upgraded to your very own Pool Suite and when you book a Lagoon Pool Villa at Banyan Tree you will be upgraded to a Beach Pool Villa.
Also included is a daily buffet breakfast, daily bus service to Hoi An & Hue and complimentary resort seasonal activities.
The Peninsula Hong Kong rings in the Year of the Dog with a selection of enticing Lunar New Year promotions, menus and special offers
Lunar New Year is the most important festival on the Chinese calendar, and nowhere celebrates it with greater aplomb than The Peninsula Hong Kong. With her storied history and iconic architecture, the city’s Grande Dame is set to welcome the New Year in signature style through a variety of special events, promotions and offers celebrating the Year of the Dog.
The festivities begin with a traditional lion dance in The Lobby on Friday, 16 February 2018, the first day of the Lunar New Year. The celebrations continue throughout the hotel, with elaborate decorations featuring peach blossoms, red flowers and lanterns to symbolise good luck, as well as pink plum blossoms and kumquat bushes laden with golden-orange fruit to bring prosperity. These elegant adornments provide an auspicious backdrop against which guests can enjoy a beautifully crafted collection of curated experiences for all the family.
Adding a touch of signature élan to another cherished Lunar New Year tradition, The Peninsula is offering suite guests the opportunity to enjoy a tour around the city in the hotel’s customised MINI Clubman for up to three hours during their stay.
Grand opening for the impeccably designed SALA Samui Chaweng Beach Resort
SALA Samui Chaweng Beach opens this week with the General Manager, Erwin van der Veen revealing the inspirations behind the resort’s interior design scheme.
SALA Samui Chaweng Beach Resort was conceived by Thailand-based architectural and interior design firm Onion and draws references from Koh Samui and neighbouring Koh Phangan’s world-renowned Full Moon, Half Moon, and Black Moon celebrations.
The resort will open in two phases starting with the Oceanfront Wing where the designers drew heavily on the energy of a full moon, inspired by the 120 metres of beach frontage, as well as facilities and guest rooms designed to take in the ocean views. The circular shape of the full moon is incorporated into various design elements, from the architectural façade with touches deliberately placed to cast circular shadows, to the swimming pool, aptly named the Moon Pool, which references the lunar muse.
COMO Shambhala Estate launches its first The Sleep Awakening Workshop with Australian sleep consultant, Tristian Kelly
COMO Shambhala Estate is launching its first The Sleep Awakening workshop from May 17th to 22nd 2018, led by renowned sleep consultant Tristian Kelly. This six-day, five-night workshop will help guests take control of their sleeping patterns, each day comprising 180-minutes of daily group coaching sessions with Tristian, as well as one-on-one consultations.
Tristian Kelly is a Sydney-based sleep therapist and the author of Three Weeks to Better Sleep, and the soon-to-be-published Diary of an Insomniac. Tristian comes to COMO Shambhala Estate with a wealth of experience having spent 20 years looking for a cure to her own chronic insomnia.
Kelly’s workshop in Bali will look into the science of sleep, and teach a range of sleeping strategies to help with bouts of insomnia. She will also identify guests’ individual anxiety triggers, and then craft personalised sleep programmes which they can use to aid their sleep when they return home from the workshop.
Twentieth Birthday Celebration at Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens has launched a year-long of activities which will begin on Thursday, 8th February. The hotel plans to give away 2,000 gourmet sausages at Flagstaff Gardens from 11:30am -1:30pm. The cook-off welcomes city residents, the public and local office workers serving up “good old Aussie snags” accompanied by homemade chutney from the hotel’s award-winning HQ’s on William Restaurant and Bar. The hotel will also donate some of these treats to Sacred Heart Mission.
In true celebratory style, the hotel has launched a $199 weekend city escape package including accommodation and breakfast for two, valet parking, welcome bubbles, late check-out and complimentary Wi-Fi; aimed at ensuring guests make the most of their visit to what is recognized as the most livable city in the world.
Along with many key celebratory activities throughout the hotels’ 20th year, inspired by the number 20; the hotel has committed to raising $20,000 during the year for a local charity. Globally, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group maintains a key focus on engaging in community and environmental practices through the company’s Responsible Business focus.
St Giles Hotels launches ‘GO SOLO’ program to inspire solo travellers visiting Sydney, London, New York, KL and other major cities
The international St Giles hotel group, which includes the Tank Stream Hotel in Sydney, has launched a dedicated solo-travel program to help solo travellers – particularly women – experience the best of the destination when travelling on business or leisure.
St Giles operates hotels in many of the world’s most popular cities for tourism including Sydney, London, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Manila.
The GO SOLO, GO ST GILES program includes:
- SOLO TRAVEL MICROSITE – a dedicated website has been designed for all screens and aims to be the go-to “Guide to Solo Travel” in New York, Kuala Lumpur, London, Manila, Penang and Sydney. It includes content for each city written by local experts to highlight ‘solo friendly’ restaurants, bars, entertainment and touring activities
- SOLO TRAVEL DEALS – A selection of St Giles hotels are offering deals including discounts, special services and extras designed to address specific needs of solo travellers, while inspiring them to explore the city
TFE Hotels adds hotel in Canberra to growing portfolio
TFE Hotels has added another excellent apartment hotel to its rapidly expanding portfolio, with the addition of Adina Serviced Apartments Canberra Dickson, formerly Aria Hotel Canberra. On 1 March, TFE Hotels takes over management of the hotel, which is consistently ranked Canberra’s third best on TripAdvisor.
The hotel has an appealing contemporary design, with 128 apartments in studio and one-bedroom format set over eight levels, some with large private balconies and spa baths. The hotel’s light-filled rooms and modern décor make it an appealing stay for leisure or business trips. There is grab and go café open for breakfast in the hotel’s airy central atrium.
In keeping with the Adina brand, the hotel offers the modern explorer spacious apartment living that feels like home. Large living and working spaces with well-equipped kitchens and laundries encourage guests to live like a local while enjoying free Wi-Fi, and 24-hour reception. The apartments offer plenty of space to entertain, unwind, work or relax. Personal and professional hotel service from knowledgeable teams helps guests feel at home and explore the heart of a neighbourhood from its galleries to its cafes.
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