Hotels
easyHotel.com flies high with Heathrow contract
Stelios, the serial entrepreneur who famously introduced no frills to air travel, continues to confirm the potential of the easyHotel brand with the opening of their first airport hotel at Europe’s busiest airport. easyHotel London Heathrow will open next year following the signing of the company’s second UK agreement with The Eclipse Hotels Group, who will open easyHotel Luton in February 2008.
Sydney spa resort named best boutique accommodation
Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa was last night named ‘Best Boutique Accommodation/Hotel’ at the 2007 Australian Hotels Association’s (AHA) National Awards for Excellence ceremony.
New Year's Eve luxury in Devon
Celebrate the arrival of 2008 in luxurious style at Combe House Hotel and Restaurant - a wildly romantic Grade I Elizabethan manor hidden in a secluded Devon country estate near Exeter. Winner of the Good Hotel Guide UK Country Hotel of the Year 2007, this magical hideaway is the perfect venue to see in the New Year with family and friends.
Careys Manor Hotel & Senspa win national award
There was a hush of anticipation in the air as the winners names were announced at the 11th annual British Beauty & Spa Awards. Delighted, the team from Careys Manor and SenSpa took to the stage to receive the award for Best Destination/Hotel Spa of the Year (sponsored by Espa).
Get into hospitality
The Millennium and Copthorne Hotels at Chelsea Football Club continued the Chelsea tradition of working with the Princes Trust, and provided a two week ‘Get into Hospitality’ training course during August & September.
Rooms with a view in Glasgow
Glasgow’s compelling lure as a destination for culture, leisure, shopping, and business is recognised by the continuing commitment of premium hospitality brands such as Hilton, Radisson, Marriot and Malmaison. The city also boasts a plethora of unique boutique hotels, many of which have breathed new life into buildings of outstanding architectural merit.
See autumn amidst breathtaking scenery
Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort – named a AAA Four Diamond property for seven consecutive years – offers a variety of stay-and-play packages set against a brilliant autumn palette. Rocky Gap offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy the fall in the forested beauty of Western Maryland – alive with vibrant colors of reds, yellows and oranges.
Island Resort & Casino unveils Palm Tower
The Island Resort & Casino, Michigan – home to the developing Sweetgrass Golf Club – has announced the Palm Tower is now open and taking reservations. Sweetgrass, designed by architect Paul Albanese, is scheduled to open in the summer of 2008.
Beachside luxury on Florida’s Key West
Two hundred and twenty-two luxury rooms and suites on the Gulf of Mexico, cuisine by renowned chef Norman Van Aken and a 6,000-square-foot conference facility are to highlight Beachside Resort & Conference Center, slated to open October 15 in Key West.
Combine pampering with opera in Verona
Take off to Verona in July/August and stay outside the city and enjoy the four star superior Hotel Caesius Thermae Spa located at Bardolino on the shores of Lake Garda about 25 minutes from Verona.
Crowne Plaza Hotel to open at Toronto Airport
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that a 12-story 473-room Crowne Plaza hotel at the Toronto Pearson International Airport will open this month.
Thailand spa is a favourite with readers
Last autumn Conde Nast Traveller UK asked Readers to nominate their favourite spas in 10 categories, ranging from Hotel Spas to Spa Retreats. Readers responded and named Anantara Resort Hua Hin, Thailand, in the ‘Overseas Hotel Spa” category.
Grand unveiling for The Ring Hotel, Vienna
Everything about the new hotel “The Ring” due to open on the 6th November 2007 is pure Casual Luxury. With the world class culture, art and shopping miles of Vienna on its doorstep, The Ring’s address is one of the most prestigious in Vienna. Guests will enjoy wonderful views of the famous Ringstraße and the Vienna State Opera.
Hungary for value? easyHotel opens in Budapest
Officially opened by Stelios on 3rd October 2007, easyHotel Budapest will offer value-conscious customers quality, en-suite double rooms in the heart of the historic Hungarian capital for less than £20 per room per night (29 euros).
Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa sets gold standard
The official verdict is out. And it comes from none other than the ultimate guide to the world’s finest establishments. Dubai’s very own Emirates Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa – a 42-suite luxurious cameo hideaway located in the heart of the desert – is among the world’s elite list of hotels that set the Condé Nast Traveller Gold Standard.