by Alissa Ponchione | Nov 18, 2010 | News
Starwood has announced plans to expand its portfolio of hotel spas, with more than 150 new facilities planned or in development. The company currently has 300 spas. “We’re answering the demand for spa with a portfolio of five in-house spa brands and...
by Alissa Ponchione | Nov 18, 2010 | News
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has unveiled an exclusive branded jewelry collection designed by Alexis Bittar. The bespoke collection includes earrings, a necklace, and brooch, and each luxurious piece draws inspiration from legendary style maven and St. Regis...
by Alissa Ponchione | Nov 18, 2010 | News
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will make its European debut on December 17 with Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, which was built in 1896 as the private home of Napoleon Bonaparte’s grand-nephew, Prince Roland Bonaparte. The hotelier spent four years carefully restoring...
by Alissa Ponchione | Nov 18, 2010 | Projects
With an odd-shaped building in an off the beaten path location in Mountain View, California, Aruna Day Spa posed a challenge right from the start. But architect David Fenster, founder of San Jose, California-based Modulus, turned that negative into a positive....
by Alissa Ponchione | Nov 17, 2010 | News
Outrigger Enterprises Group continues its Australian expansion with two new waterfront resorts in North Queensland. The Boathouse by Outrigger features 56 two- and three-bedroom apartments spread across two three-level buildings, which are modeled on a classic...
