Spearheaded by celebrated chef and restaurateur Jimmy Schmidt and evoking the glamour, history and architecture of the original 1926 venue, Morgan's in the desert – a new restaurant and bar at the legendary La Quinta Resort & Club – is slated to open with a preview menu December 2009.
The Setai is an Asian inspired, luxury oceanfront resort in South Beach adjoined by a 40-story regal residential tower.
Montage Beverly Hills is the only new California hotel to receive the 2010 Forbes Five Star Award. The Spanish Colonial Revival-style hotel, opened in November 2008 in the heart of the Beverly Hills golden triangle, remarkably received this award less than one year from opening.
Encantado, an Auberge Resort, has been awarded the coveted Five Diamond Award by American Automobile Association (AAA), positioning the property as the first and only AAA Five Diamond resort in New Mexico.
His Highness Sheikh Bin Saeed Al Makthoum and Sol Kerzner, CEO and Chairman of Kerzner International, announced the opening of their new project, One&Only The Palm, for 10/10/10.
The Freedom Trail is minutes away. Paul Revere's House and Old North Church are around the corner in the North End, Boston's Italian neighborhood. Faneuil Hall Marketplace where Sam Adams once issued his demands for liberty (today a popular spot to eat, shop and people watch) is just a short walk from the Langham Hotel, our destination for a much needed weekend getaway.
Pink lampshades cast a romantic glow over the ancient buildings lining the Grand Canal. Light danced on the water as the Vaporetto glided towards one of the most unique luxury hotels in Venice. Docking at Ca D'Oro, I gazed across the canal at the quiet Rialto fish market, which in a few hours would be bustling with life. Hotel Ca'Sagredo is located at the heart of the city, and was the ideal place to begin my exploration of one of Italy's most mysterious cities.
French Country Waterways has announced a new program for 2010 aboard its 18-passenger luxury barge Esprit, named "Casual Cruising."
SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand and Joël Robuchon earn prestigious 2010 AAA Five Diamond Award. For the fourth consecutive year, AAA has awarded SKYLOFTS and Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand the highly coveted Five Diamond Award, an accolade that recognizes these establishments among the world's most elite hotels and restaurants.
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London will introduce the award-winning cuisine of Lyon-born chef Daniel Boulud to the UK when Bar Boulud opens in the hotel in Spring 2010.
For the ninth consecutive year, luxury Las Vegas hotel, Bellagio, received AAA's prestigious Five Diamond Award as did Julian Serrano's renowned restaurant, Picasso.
Early next year, Amanresorts will launch its 24th property, Amanfayun. Named for a Tang Dynasty village which once inhabited the site, Amanfayun will offer guests a unique rural retreat on the outskirts of the historic Chinese city of Hangzhou, just a 20-minute drive from the city centre.
More changes are afoot at Cape Grace, a leading luxury hotel in Cape Town, where Executive Chef Malika van Reenen is putting a fresh spin on menus and culinary offerings at the hotel's year-old restaurant, SIGNAL.
Adding to the string of international and local Beijing publication awards won since its opening a year ago, The Opposite House was named one of the country's best in Robb Report China's Best of the Best 2009 issue.
The 2009 Cruise Critic "Editors Picks" named romantic SeaDream Yacht Club "Best for a Honeymoon Splurge."
