http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog Pages of travel tales gathered from visits to hotels, hammams, beaches, boutiques, bars and everything luxurious in between Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-king-david-jerusalem/26740 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-king-david-jerusalem/26740#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:30 +0000 Sandra Anabalon http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26740 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-king-david-jerusalem/26740/feed 0 Guest blogger Sandra Anabalon joins a long list of noteworthy names (Bono, Oprah, Barack Obama) that grace the guest list at Jerusalem's King David hotel. Get her perspective and the hotel rating after the jump. exterior-pool http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/10-questions-a-conversation-with-dorota-antoszkiewicz-gm-of-las-alamandas/27000 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/10-questions-a-conversation-with-dorota-antoszkiewicz-gm-of-las-alamandas/27000#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:04:15 +0000 Joy Pecknold http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=27000 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/10-questions-a-conversation-with-dorota-antoszkiewicz-gm-of-las-alamandas/27000/feed 0 In our ongoing General Manager series, we catch up with heads of hotels for some unique insight and perspective. This week, we talk to Dorota Antoszkiewicz of Las Alamandas in Mexico. Name one thing about your hotel that you haven’t told anyone else. Casa Isabel, which was the first of the seven villas built at [...] 000390-22-daybed-patio-beach-view http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-golden-eye-jamaica/26975 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-golden-eye-jamaica/26975#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:04 +0000 Farah Khan http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26975 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-golden-eye-jamaica/26975/feed 0 Farah Khan's final stop on her Jamaican tour is Golden Eye. Another property owned by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, it's the famed location of James Bond author Ian Fleming's inspiration. Click in for her firsthand experience. 001388-01-exterior-from-water http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-tips-for-multi-generational-travel-rihanna-takes-paris-and-sky-high-dining-in-vegas/26964 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-tips-for-multi-generational-travel-rihanna-takes-paris-and-sky-high-dining-in-vegas/26964#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:28:08 +0000 Joy Pecknold http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26964 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-tips-for-multi-generational-travel-rihanna-takes-paris-and-sky-high-dining-in-vegas/26964/feed 0 Plus, inside Jean-Georges Vongerichten new Italian Shanghai restaurant, pics from the star-studded 2013 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in New York and more. Pretty VIPs, polo players and bottomless champers — pics from the 2013 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in New York. – Vogue A look at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new mouthwatering Italian restaurant Mercato in Shanghai. [...] Photo-Irenaeus-Herok http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spotlight-hotel-danieli-venice/26953 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spotlight-hotel-danieli-venice/26953#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:50:57 +0000 Rebecca Frank http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26953 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spotlight-hotel-danieli-venice/26953/feed 0 In our Spotlight series we showcase one property and highlight its most fantastic features—both the latest and longstanding. This week, we look in on the resplendently restored suites at Hotel Danieli. Spot: Venice is everything you think of when you think of a vacation in Italy — gorgeous views, incredible architecture and an inescapable air [...] restaurant http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/stays-inspired-by-game-of-thrones/26928 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/stays-inspired-by-game-of-thrones/26928#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:17:45 +0000 Joy Pecknold http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26928 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/stays-inspired-by-game-of-thrones/26928/feed 0 We wouldn’t want to visit Westeros and Essos, the fictional continents in Game of Thrones, even if we could (even weddings aren’t off limits for bloodshed). But for fans of the HBO show, its exotic setting can leap off the screen sans medieval maelstrom when you whisk off to these castle-themed hotels in the fantasy [...] 003403-05-exterior-with-chair http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-bountiful-boston%e2%80%94its-harbour-history-and-paramount-breakfast/26913 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-bountiful-boston%e2%80%94its-harbour-history-and-paramount-breakfast/26913#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:58:01 +0000 Cathy Hawker http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26913 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-bountiful-boston%e2%80%94its-harbour-history-and-paramount-breakfast/26913/feed 0 Guest blogger Cathy Hawker spends four days in Boston, at the Boston Harbor Hotel, and finds the waterfront both enlivening and restorative. 003072-01-exterior-lake-view-sunset http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-the-caves-jamaica/26894 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-the-caves-jamaica/26894#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:30:43 +0000 Farah Khan http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26894 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-the-caves-jamaica/26894/feed 0 Farah Khan continues her Jamaica sojourn. Next is The Caves in Negril. The property owned by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell offers an extra special dining experience. Click in for Farah's photos and firsthand experience. 001390-11-cave-bar-ocean-view http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-munchen-palace/26224 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-munchen-palace/26224#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:30:44 +0000 Kara Pecknold /blog/?p=26224 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-munchen-palace/26224/feed 0 Guest blogger Kara Pecknold visits a still chilly Munich and stays at the homey Hotel Munchen Palace where German beer (of course), an Angel of Peace and river surfers are all within reach. 010090-04-Bar http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spotlight-grand-hotel-tremezzo/26882 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spotlight-grand-hotel-tremezzo/26882#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:30:59 +0000 Rebecca Frank http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=26882 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spotlight-grand-hotel-tremezzo/26882/feed 0 In our Spotlight series we showcase one property and highlight its most fantastic features—both the latest and longstanding. This week, it’s the Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s fabulous poolside pizza parties. Spot: The Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Tremezzo, Italy is so breathtaking, it’s difficult to decide its best feature. There are the mountain views. The swimming pool, [...] view