Normally landscaping the front garden might take in a fountain or two, maybe a couple of statues, something nice and ornamental. But Dutch hotels group Corendon had a more eye-catching centrepiece in mind … a complete Boeing 747-400. And in a monumental feat of transportation beginning on 5 February, the former KLM aircraft, named City
The Rugby World Cup takes place in Asia for the first time from September to November across Japan, and with England among the favourites to lift the crown, the spotlight falls on Yokohama which will host not only the semi-finals and final but also the must-see clash between England and France. Yokohama, capital of Kanagawa
Santikos Collection is expanding this summer with its first city opening in the port of Piraeus on the Athens Riviera. Just 15 minutes from the city centre, The Alex will become the Collection’s fifth property within its portfolio, joining Marpunta Resort on the island of Alonnisos, Santikos Mansion in the Pelion region and the Aegean
It was a busy 2018 for Design Hotels, which provides hospitality services to a network of more than 300 independently owned small boutique and luxury hotels worldwide. Here are the properties that were added to its portfolio during the past 12 months. Hotel Pacai, Vilnius, Lithuania May, 2018– On the main artery of the medieval
It has been, literally, a symbol of Chinese power for almost 90 years, but now what is arguably Shanghai’s finest, and most important, building is taking on a new lease of life as a luxury hotel. The 24 floors of the art-deco former headquarters of Shanghai Power Company on the Nanjing Road has become the
HotelView editor David Simpson visits the iconic Memphis mansion of Elvis Presley and is converted into a fan of the King of Rock and Roll The only reason we visited Graceland was because our cruise up the Mississippi ended in Memphis. Not being avid fans, we weren’t overly excited about going, but it seemed wrong
Raffles Singapore is now accepting reservations for guests to experience the new and expanded suite life when it reopens its doors in mid-2019 following a major renovation. The hotel will continue to offer luxurious all-suite accommodations but with an expanded suite count of 115. There will be a number of new suite categories, updating existing
Hyatt Hotels is set to make its first move into Scotland after winning the bid to operate the new spa and conference hotel perched beside the 340-berth Edinburgh Marina, opening in 2020. The Hyatt Regency will comprise 187 spacious rooms/suites, all with en suite bathrooms, including a two bedroom Presidential suite, together with 98 one,
Brasserie of Light, a new destination restaurant and bar from Caprice Holdings, is now open for business to complete Selfridges’ £300m investment in its London store. Contemporary, artistic and elegant, the brasserie, which features London’s largest scale artwork by Damien Hirst, offers all day dining in a chic, Art-Deco brasserie set within the world’s best
Hotel Indigo Dundee has been named as Scotland’s best hotel in the Sunday Times Top 100 Great British Hotels just four months after opening its doors. The hotel opened this summer following a multi-million pound renovation that transformed the 200-year-old former mill into a chic four-star property. With 102 bedrooms and in-house restaurant Daisy Tasker,