http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog Pages of travel tales gathered from visits to hotels, hammams, beaches, boutiques, bars and everything luxurious in between Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-park-hyatt-chicago-masters-of-food-wine-weekend/18733 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-park-hyatt-chicago-masters-of-food-wine-weekend/18733#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:43:33 +0000 Mary Gostelow /blog/?p=18733 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-park-hyatt-chicago-masters-of-food-wine-weekend/18733/feed 0 Park Hyatt Chicago holds its next Masters of Food and Wine spectacular on Saturday, January 14th, 2012. The event will be held in the Wine Cellar of NoMI Kitchen at Park Hyatt Chicago, at six o’clock in the evening. Executive Chef Ryan LaRoche will show how to shuck oysters, filet a fish and other professional [...] NoMi_window http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/picking-a-pad-for-pitchfork-music-festival/13820 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/picking-a-pad-for-pitchfork-music-festival/13820#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:41:15 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=13820 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/picking-a-pad-for-pitchfork-music-festival/13820/feed 1 Pitchfork, the epitome of music snobbery (in the best sense of that word), is once again bringing their brand of music festival to Union Park, Chicago. The site’s reviewers are music professors of sorts—with imaginary PhDs in electronic folk, orchestral rap or whatever seemingly contradictory musical hybrid the 21st century churns out—giving grades to the [...] pitchforkposter http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/talbott-hotel-a-green-seal-certified-hotel/6600 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/talbott-hotel-a-green-seal-certified-hotel/6600#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:38 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=7116 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/talbott-hotel-a-green-seal-certified-hotel/6600/feed 0 More and more, people are deciding to make environmentally conscious choices when traveling. This includes how they travel and where they stay when they do. Check Availability Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual 100% Green Power Purchaser list which represents organizations that buy enough alternative power to meet 100% of their entire [...] the-talbott-hotel-patio http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/victoria-secret-poll-sofitel-chicago-water-tower-voted-chicago%e2%80%99s-sexiest-hotel/5763 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/victoria-secret-poll-sofitel-chicago-water-tower-voted-chicago%e2%80%99s-sexiest-hotel/5763#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:54:33 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5763 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/victoria-secret-poll-sofitel-chicago-water-tower-voted-chicago%e2%80%99s-sexiest-hotel/5763/feed 0 Check Availability If you’re planning a romantic escape to the windy city, you may be interested to learn that Sofitel Chicago Water Tower was just voted “Chicago’s Sexiest Hotel” in a Victoria Secret poll. It won for the hotel category of a poll that covered everything from restaurants to people to neighbourhoods – all things [...] sofitel-chicago-water-tower-hotel_1990_07 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/if-you-love-chocolate-youll-love-sofitel-luxury-hotels/5705 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/if-you-love-chocolate-youll-love-sofitel-luxury-hotels/5705#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:15:40 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5705 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/if-you-love-chocolate-youll-love-sofitel-luxury-hotels/5705/feed 1 Who doesn’t love the irresistible taste of chocolate? From now till until January 31, 2010, Sofitel Luxury Hotels invites chocolate-loving travelers to indulge with their “I Love Chocolate” package at their various hotels around the world. Whether you love dark, white or milk chocolate, the “I Love Chocolate” package has you covered with a chocolate [...] sofitel-cartagena-santa-clara http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-get-your-kicks-around-the-world/5366 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-get-your-kicks-around-the-world/5366#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:59:45 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5366 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-get-your-kicks-around-the-world/5366/feed 2 The hardest part of traveling is usually picking just one destination that you want to go to. Why not make it easy on yourself and pick them all? No epic journey is ever complete without a great cocktail to kick start it all. The around the world cocktail will inspire you to seek and discover [...] madinat-jumeirah-hotel-dubai http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trump-hotel-in-chicago-to-host-famous-australian-winemaker/4703 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trump-hotel-in-chicago-to-host-famous-australian-winemaker/4703#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:42:24 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=4703 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trump-hotel-in-chicago-to-host-famous-australian-winemaker/4703/feed 1 Check Availability Looking for a good way to spend your evening in Chicago tomorrow? The Trump International Hotel Chicago is hosting Australian Winemaker Sergio Carlei starting at 7 p.m. on October 27, 2009. Carlei will be showcasing his two excellent labels, Carlei Estate and Carlei Green Vineyards, and Chef Brunacci of Sixteen, the hotel’s famous [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/chicago-doesnt-need-the-olympics-to-be-a-tourist-hot-spot/4168 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/chicago-doesnt-need-the-olympics-to-be-a-tourist-hot-spot/4168#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:00:57 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=4168 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/chicago-doesnt-need-the-olympics-to-be-a-tourist-hot-spot/4168/feed 1 Chicago just lost the bid to Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but with so much to do and see, this is the last city on the planet that actually needs the games to be an attractive tourist destination. Think great shopping, Broadway shows, non-stop festivals, world class cuisine, and some of the best hotels [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-review-of-the-peninsula-hotel-in-chicago-relaxing-and-versatile/3462 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-review-of-the-peninsula-hotel-in-chicago-relaxing-and-versatile/3462#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:35 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=3462 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-review-of-the-peninsula-hotel-in-chicago-relaxing-and-versatile/3462/feed 3 Check Availability Perfect for shopaholics and business travelers alike, The Peninsula Chicago is ideally located on the Magnificent Mile. Stay here if you want a versatile hotel that’s great for both business trips and shopping holidays. Boasting several prestigious awards (such as the Mobil Five-Star and the AAA Five-Diamond awards) the Peninsula Chicago hotel has [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-talbott-hotel-in-chicago-is-perfect-for-both-business-travelers-and-environmentalists-alike/3201 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-talbott-hotel-in-chicago-is-perfect-for-both-business-travelers-and-environmentalists-alike/3201#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:00:15 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=3201 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-talbott-hotel-in-chicago-is-perfect-for-both-business-travelers-and-environmentalists-alike/3201/feed 0 Check Availability It’s hard to find a perfect business hotel as well as a perfect environmentally friendly hotel, let alone finding a hotel that does both well! But, the Talbott Hotel in Chicago has managed to cater to both types of travelers with ease. After recently being named the number one business hotel by Crain’s [...]