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-huang-rui-exhibits-at-the-opposite-house-beijing/19416 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-huang-rui-exhibits-at-the-opposite-house-beijing/19416#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:40:55 +0000 Mary Gostelow /blog/?p=19416 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-huang-rui-exhibits-at-the-opposite-house-beijing/19416/feed 0 The Opposite House, Beijing, currently hosts an exhibition, I-Ching, by Chinese artist Huang Rui. i-ching http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-the-st-regis-tianjin/18744 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-the-st-regis-tianjin/18744#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:34 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=18744 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-the-st-regis-tianjin/18744/feed 0 “Fresh Picks” features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. This week, we take a peek inside the recently opened St. Regis Tianjin. Where: A 30-minute high-speed rail ride from Beijing, the cool cube-shaped hotel sits on prime real estate, anchored along the Hai River in Tianjin. What: 274 spacious and sumptuously decorated [...] 009915-01-Lobby-lounge http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-banyan-tree-hangzhou/17178 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-banyan-tree-hangzhou/17178#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:58:15 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=17178 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-banyan-tree-hangzhou/17178/feed 0 “Fresh Picks” features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. This week, we take a peek inside Banyan Tree Hangzhou. Where: Set within the lush, watery wilds of the Xixi National Wetland Park. What: The 72 suites meld modern and traditional design and are colour-themed to reflect the four seasons. Who: Weary business [...] 007218-01-hotel-exterior-night http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/farahs-fantastic-finds/8691 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/farahs-fantastic-finds/8691#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:00:08 +0000 Farah Khan /blog/?p=8691 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/farahs-fantastic-finds/8691/feed 4 There’s nothing like a trip to Asia to remind you of the discoveries you can make in a place like this. Read on for some of my tips when traveling to Shanghai, Krabi, Koh Samui, and Hong Kong. Shanghai: JIA Shanghai “JIA” means home in mandarin… which must be why this hotel feels like home, [...] pimalai-resort-spa_3284_10blog http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/altm-2010-asia-luxury-travel-market/8694 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/altm-2010-asia-luxury-travel-market/8694#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:51:25 +0000 Farah Khan /blog/?p=8694 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/altm-2010-asia-luxury-travel-market/8694/feed 0 ALTM is an annual, invitation only, business-to-business event for the Asia Pacific luxury travel community. It brings together the world’s most renowned destinations with Asia’s most important luxury travel buyers. Kiwi Collection’s own Mary Gostelow, Editor at Large of Wow Travel, was invited to cover the entire show. Mary is also the owner-editor of the [...] altm_logo_big http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-have-a-white-christmas-in-china-with-a-china-white/5740 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-have-a-white-christmas-in-china-with-a-china-white/5740#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:00:41 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5740 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-have-a-white-christmas-in-china-with-a-china-white/5740/feed 1 For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, we all know that winter is upon us complete with fluffy snow and cooling temperatures. And although this drink isn’t a Chinese native, we could think of nothing else that could warm us up more this time of year than a China White. This drink can [...] The Regent Hotel in Beijing http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-get-your-sex-on-the-beach/5090 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-get-your-sex-on-the-beach/5090#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:31 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5090 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-get-your-sex-on-the-beach/5090/feed 0 Who doesn’t love the beach, the sun and a delicious fruity cocktail while you are busy doing nothing? Don’t take the deliberate sexual double entendre lightly, Sex on the Beach goes down easy and is sure to help make a night to remember. This relatively young cocktail was invented around the end of the 80’s [...] conrad-bali-resort-spa http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-regent-beijing-is-the-perfect-base-for-sightseeing-in-beijing/4082 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-regent-beijing-is-the-perfect-base-for-sightseeing-in-beijing/4082#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:19 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=4082 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-regent-beijing-is-the-perfect-base-for-sightseeing-in-beijing/4082/feed 0 Check Availability If you’re visiting Beijing this year, you will definitely want to be close to some of the city’s most famous sights and shops. For visitors who want to be right in the thick of things, The Regent Beijing Hotel is one of the best places to stay. Think of being mere minutes away [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-g-beijing-sets-a-new-standard-in-luxury-for-boutique-hotels/1885 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-g-beijing-sets-a-new-standard-in-luxury-for-boutique-hotels/1885#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:01:55 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=1885 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-g-beijing-sets-a-new-standard-in-luxury-for-boutique-hotels/1885/feed 1 If you love great style and design then you know that every detail counts. At Hotel G, no detail is overlooked. Inspired by the retro chic of the 1960s, this luxurious boutique hotel is located in the heart of the district of Sanlitun – Beijing’s fashionable entertainment district. And if you book your stay 10 [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/favourite-beijing-hotels/39 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/favourite-beijing-hotels/39#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:27:16 +0000 The Kiwi Insiders http://blog.kiwicollection.com/?p=39 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/favourite-beijing-hotels/39/feed 0 With Olympic fever hitting the city of Beijing right now, I felt that it would be appropriate to put together a little top list of four favourite properties located in what is referred to by many historians as “…one of the world’s greatest cities”. A little bit about Beijing: It is one of China’s largest metropolitan [...]