The new Waldorf Astoria in Berlin combines the city’s stylish Art Deco influence with contemporary design in a property that reflects the personality of Germany’s most important city. The hotel has 232 rooms and suites within the Zoofenster skyscraper, which was designed by the architect and professor Christoph Mäckler and …
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Sneak Peek: Olare Mara Kempinski, Masai Mara, Kenya
Kempinski Hotels opened its first property in Kenya last month, on the vast Olare Orok wildlife conservancy. The all-inclusive Olare Mara Kempinski, Masai Mara (from $435 per night) can accommodate up to 24 guests in its 12 furnished tents, each with its own private shower and bathtub—and one even has …
Wine Country’s Top Properties Team Up to Offer a Custom Getaway
Two of Northern California’s top destinations—Meadowood Napa Valley and the Farmhouse Inn in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley—have created a special Wintering in Wine Countries package that gives guests a taste of both wine-centric valleys. Available with some restrictions through June 27 ($3,000 per couple), the package includes two nights at …
Sneak Peek: Zero George, Charleston, S.C.
Zero George is a charming new boutique hotel that opened in Charleston, S.C., last month. The hotel’s 18 rooms and suites occupy four beautifully restored residences in the city’s historic Ansonborough neighborhood, near restaurants, bars, shops, and a soon-to-open performing arts center. It maintains old-fashioned charm with its pinewood floors …