St. Regis is celebrating the holiday season with hands-on baking classes led by renowned pastry chefs at two of its East Coast locations. Located only two blocks from the White House and dating back to the mid-1920s, the St. Regis Washington, D.C. will host a Thanksgiving-themed class November 13 and …
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Holiday Baking Classes at the St. Regis
St. Regis is celebrating the holiday season with hands-on baking classes led by renowned pastry chefs at two of its East Coast locations. Located only two blocks from the White House and dating back to the mid-1920s, the St. Regis Washington, D.C. will host a Thanksgiving-themed class November 13 and …
Sneak Peek: Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan, Egypt
After a three-year renovation, the historic Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan resort, located on the banks of Egypt’s Nile River, reopened on October 1. The more than 100-year-old property now has 220 freshly appointed rooms and suites, divided into two sections: the Palace wing, which features garden views, and the …
Rosewood’s New Golf Lover’s Weekend
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is offering a golfers’ getaway package that includes three nights’ accommodations at its expansive Bermuda resort, Rosewood Tucker’s Point, and a round of golf each at Tucker’s Point Club, Port Royal Golf Course, and Bermuda’s oldest golf course, Riddell’s Bay Golf & Country Club (from $895). …
Primland’s New Tree House Retreat
Perched approximately 3,000 feet above sea level, the Golden Eagle Tree House—the secluded one-bedroom suite, overlooking the Dan River Gorge (from $425 per night)—is the latest addition to the Primland retreat, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Accessible by a wooden bridge walkway, the tree house comprises a …
Sneak Peek: Hotel Bel-Air
The Dorchester Collection, a luxury hotel brand with eight properties from Los Angeles to London, is adding the famed Hotel Bel-Air to its five-star repertoire. Reopened this month after a two-year restoration, the hotel added 12 new accommodations, a fitness studio, a restaurant helmed by Wolfgang Puck, and a 4,134-square-foot …
A New Spin on the Smokers’ Retreat
Cigar lovers can now take their smoke with a shave at the Havana Club in La Quinta, Calif. This new cigar lounge-meets-barbershop, which opened in September at La Quinta Resort & Club, features 14 lines of seasonal cigars from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras (about $10 to $55 per …
Sneak Peek: Rasa, Jaipur
After a soft opening in April, Devi Resorts’ radical boutique hotel, the Rasa, officially opened in September. Comprising 40 canvas cube-like tents, the grounds spread across the rocky hills outside India’s historic Amer Fort, a 16th-century castle blending Hindu and Mughal elements about 10 miles north of Jaipur. Though the …
La Réserve Gives Tesla Roadsters a Ride
The roads along the shores of Lake Geneva are a bit rowdier with the debut of La Réserve Genève’s new fleet of five Tesla Roadsters, but make no mistake, this is a quiet riot. Situated just outside Geneva, Switzerland, La Réserve is now home to the largest fleet of the …