The Big Fat Hotel Wrap
Feeling like you’re missing something in your life? A hotel wrap from yours truly, perhaps? Fear not, dear readers, we’ve got you covered.
ANSA Kuala Lumpur Boast Unbeatable Location
ANSA Kuala Lumpur is strategically located within KL’s Golden Triangle on the famous Bukit Bintang Road, making the hotel smack bang in the middle of KL’s shopping and entertainment district.
This boutique hotel will suit everyone from business travellers to families wanting to explore the child-friendly city. Stepping out of the newly renovated chic lobby, guests will find an array of new eateries and stores making the area the ultimate haven for shopping, dining, and entertainment.
A KL Hop-on Hop-off bus stop is right outside the hotel, as well as a monorail station just steps away, to check out nearby destinations such as China Town, the Petronas Towers and the business districts.
ANSA Kuala Lumpur consists of 167 open plan rooms, with prices starting from $86 per night twin share for a superior room. Rooms range from the lead in light and airy Superior Room to Suites which include a separate living area overlooking the vibrant neighbourhood.
Hilton Sydney Now has four Les Clef d’Or members on Property
Hilton Sydney’s concierge Lance Birkett has recently been accepted into the prestigious Les Clef d’Or association, the highest accolade for a concierge.
With Mr. Birkett’s election the five star property located in Sydney CBD is now the only hotel in Australia with four or more Les Clef d’Or members on property; only five hotels across APAC can claim this for themselves. Mr. Birkett is one in 53 concierges in Australia to wear the crossed gold keys badge pinned to his lapels.
“Being part of the prestigious Les Clefs d’Or association and joining my three colleagues is an absolute honour. I’m passionate about making our guests happy every day and being awarded for my enthusiasm inspires me to continue on this path and help make the impossible possible,” Concierge at Hilton Sydney, Lance Birkett said.
TravelCube cuts hotel prices for UAE stopovers
Time is running out for travel agents to secure a discounted stopover for clients passing through the UAE, with TravelCube offering exclusive rates and discounts of up to 45% on properties across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, along with 24 check-in at 45 hotels.
The discounts and exclusive rates are available until 31 March 2017 on selected rooms at 43 properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with examples including:
- Kingsgate, Abu Dhabi (three stars) – 20% discount
- Sheraton Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi (four stars) – 25% discount
- Grand Milennium Al Wahda, Abu Dhabi (five-stars) – 20% discount
- Ibis Deira City Centre, Dubai (two stars) – 15% discount
- Ramada Plaza (Jumeirah Beach), Dubai (four stars) – 40% discount
- JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai (five stars) – 45% discount
TravelCube is also offering Australian travellers 24-hour check-in at key properties across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Kuala Lumpur.
Four Points by Sheraton Opens at Melbourne Docklands This Month
Melbourne’s newest international hotel, Four Points by Sheraton, will open up at Melbourne Docklands on 28 March.
The 273 four star hotel forms part of the new Marina Tower development and is the first international hotel in the busy Docklands area, offering the largest inventory of guest rooms and meeting space in the precinct.
Designed by Melbourne-based DKO Architecture, the contemporary aesthetic fuses a dark charcoal and aquamarine palette with blonde timber, bleached grey-wood panelling, abundant marble and glass, fresh greenery and deeper notes of black and bronze. The sparkling centrepiece is a 7th floor Sky Lounge complete with 25-metre heated outdoor pool, Jacuzzi and vast pool deck with impressive city views, as well as a sleek and welcoming lobby and lounge bar that’s set to serve Four Points Best Brews program of local beers, boutique ciders and brews. 500 sqm of function space catering for up to 200 guests complete the offer.
Head Chef and Bimbadgen Vineyards team up
InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort will transport guests to the crest of the original Bimbadgen vineyard with its 2017 Bimbadgen Wine Dinner inside the signature restaurant, The Fireplace, on Friday 7 April.
Head Chef, Matt Hart, and Bimbadgen Senior Winemaker, Rauri Donkin, present a fire-powered menu designed to showcase the refined variety, technique and style of the Bimbadgen Hunter Valley vineyards.
Hart will present a three-course menu – bringing the freshest produce from land and sea – featuring sugarcane cured ocean trout, lamb with smoked eggplant, potato terrine, confit and baked onion with pickled walnut, and a finale of plums with pistachio puree, coastal lemon honey, almond crumb and flamed lemon meringue sorbet.
Bringing to life the collaboration with Bimbadgen, Donkin will deliver an exclusive experience with wine education and tasting notes for guests to enhance the menu pairing.
Guests will be welcomed with a complimentary Bimbadgen Sparkling Semillon or Sparkling Rose on arrival at 6:00pm, followed by dinner at 6:30pm. Tickets cost $99 per person.
Royal Lancaster London will Launch in September 2017
Following the completion of an £80 million renovation led by Studio PROOF, the mid-century icon will reinstate its original name of ‘Royal Lancaster London’ in time for the hotel’s 50th Anniversary.
Works include a dramatic new entrance façade and reception lobby, and the redesign of all 411 guest rooms and suites in the 18-storey tower – one of central London’s best-known landmarks on the boundary of Hyde Park.
The lobby will be divided into a series of individual spaces, including a new bar, and a large curved marble staircase will allow guests on the first floor to view the ground floor within this magnificent space. Taking inspiration from luxury brands, Studio PROOF will apply the core materials of the interior design, especially the gold, polished brass and bronze metals, to the outer skin of the building to create five-star quality. The exterior design will be based on a series of vertical strata blended with a large 8m high glazed facade.
The new guest room design emphasises the premium views over Hyde Park and offers luxurious details including tactile fabrics, beautiful bronze and glass elements, with bespoke light fittings. In a nod to the hotel’s roots in the 1960s, the design of the new suites blends mid-century nuances and the quirkiness of the English character from that era, with a contemporary edge – an approach that chimes with the hotel’s vision of ‘creating the future with the treasures of our past’.
Wyndham Hotel Group launch upper-midscale brand, Wyndham Garden in Kuta, Bali.
Wyndham Garden Kuta Beach Bali, the Wyndham Hotel group’s sixth Bali property, is located directly across from Kuta Beach on Jalan Pantai Kuta.
The hotel offers 155 newly-refurbished guest rooms with stylish and airy living spaces, including spacious executive rooms and suites with pool access and ocean views. The resort features two pools – a family pool for children and rooftop pool overlooking the ocean. Additional inclusions cover an all-day dining restaurant, a bar, a day spa, as well as meeting rooms for seminars and events.
Previously known as The Kuta Playa Hotel & Villas, Wyndham Garden Kuta Beach Bali, is the first Wyndham Garden hotel to open in South East Asia after rebranding under a management agreement between PT Wyndham Hotel Management and PT Global Bali Investama.
This year, the resort will undergo a further renovation and expansion adding 151 rooms, of which several are swim-up pool units, a new dining establishment, and revamp of the hotel’s public areas with modern elements. It is expected to be complete at the end of 2017.
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