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/destination-dispatches-steigenberger-frankfurter-hof-for-the-bookish-and-business-y/17442 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-steigenberger-frankfurter-hof-for-the-bookish-and-business-y/17442#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:00:46 +0000 Mary Gostelow /blog/?p=17442 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-steigenberger-frankfurter-hof-for-the-bookish-and-business-y/17442/feed 0 This year the annual Frankfurt Book Fair runs October 12-16, 2011, and the city will be packed out. At any other time of the year, to be right at the heart of it all, try the venerable Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof. I had arranged a pickup from the airport. The young concierge driving the stretch-Mercedes said [...] 004222-01-hotel-exterior http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-llama-trek-riverboat-brunch-and-lake-by-harley/17209 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-llama-trek-riverboat-brunch-and-lake-by-harley/17209#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:23:36 +0000 Daniel Szelényi /blog/?p=17209 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-llama-trek-riverboat-brunch-and-lake-by-harley/17209/feed 1 I know what you (probably) didn’t do this summer, but you should have. Good thing there’s still a couple weeks left for you to have one of these three last hurrahs. 1. Llama trekking in the Austrian Alps Explore the Lech mountain region’s 350 kilometers of hiking trails in the company of some wooly companions. [...] IMG_3394 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-new-old-fairmont-hotel-vier-jahreszeiten-hamburg/13512 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-new-old-fairmont-hotel-vier-jahreszeiten-hamburg/13512#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:03:53 +0000 Daniel Szelényi /blog/?p=13512 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-new-old-fairmont-hotel-vier-jahreszeiten-hamburg/13512/feed 1 Is it old or is it new? The Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg is both and it’s beautiful. Dating back to 1897, this Grande Dame of Hanseatic hospitality presents itself in immaculate condition. One reason for that is that General Manager Ingo Peters is extremely attentive to the property’s maintenance, the other reason is that [...] 002718-04-exterior http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-style-kenya-qatar-chile-germany-barcelona/13248 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-style-kenya-qatar-chile-germany-barcelona/13248#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:17:47 +0000 Rory Taylor Coulter /blog/?p=13248 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-style-kenya-qatar-chile-germany-barcelona/13248/feed 4 From perilous escapades in Equatorial Africa to wondrous adventures in the Chilean Altiplano, my vivid imagination and I have clocked years in faraway lands. So much so, I often feel nostalgic for places I’ve never been. I love to envision what treasures I’d bring or pick up along the way. After all, a girl must [...] Screenshot-2 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/german-wunderland-part-1-weekend-in-wiesbaden/8101 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/german-wunderland-part-1-weekend-in-wiesbaden/8101#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:41:19 +0000 Daniel Szelényi /blog/?p=8101 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/german-wunderland-part-1-weekend-in-wiesbaden/8101/feed 3 By now, many of you have probably been to Munich (if not – see my previous blog: the Heart of Munich) and you have hopefully been to Berlin. You may have even been to Frankfurt. But how about Wiesbaden? I’m guessing… probably not. Why would you? You might be thinking. And that’s exactly what I [...] hotel-nassauer-hof-blog5 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/dmy-international-design-festival-berlin-june-9th-to-13th/8111 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/dmy-international-design-festival-berlin-june-9th-to-13th/8111#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:00:31 +0000 Nicole Humphries /blog/?p=8111 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/dmy-international-design-festival-berlin-june-9th-to-13th/8111/feed 5 It looks like this year’s annual design festival will be a good one… instead of simply creating products, designers these days are building “processes and scenarios that are able to reflect, alter and enhance our living conditions.” I just read through the catalogue for the 2010 festival and I must say, I was impressed.  How’s [...] DMY_2010_festival_blog http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/ich-bin-ein-berliner/6944 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/ich-bin-ein-berliner/6944#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:24:15 +0000 Daniel Szelényi /blog/?p=6944 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/ich-bin-ein-berliner/6944/feed 1 Berlin, mother of all German cities. Diverse as it can be. An amazing melting pot, combining the old charm of formerly communist East Berlin with the modern developments of a city striving to be at the forefront of architectural recognition. And what an effort it has made. Apart from trendy Mitte, which has seen the [...] ritz-carlton-berlin http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-heart-of-munich-hotel-bayerischer-hof/6399 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-heart-of-munich-hotel-bayerischer-hof/6399#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:24 +0000 Daniel Szelényi http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=6399 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-heart-of-munich-hotel-bayerischer-hof/6399/feed 2 My very first time at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof was more than decade ago when I attended a party in the hotel’s impressive Ballroom. When I left the glamorous event that night, I remember stepping out into a mild summer night with clear star-filled skies. Check Availability Today it is a freezing, grey winter day [...] DSC_0361 Blue Spa Pool http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/oktoberfest-2009-in-munich-find-a-great-oktoberfest-hotel/3410 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/oktoberfest-2009-in-munich-find-a-great-oktoberfest-hotel/3410#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:07:09 +0000 Karolin Koenig http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=3410 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/oktoberfest-2009-in-munich-find-a-great-oktoberfest-hotel/3410/feed 0 As Oktoberfest 2009 rolls around, “O’zapft ist und ein Prosit der Gemuehtlischkeit” reverberates through Bavaria from September 19 to October 4. The time is fast approaching when people around the world once again flock to Munich to partake in a celebration filled with rollercoaster rides, exquisite meals, Bavarian brass band music and, of course, beer. [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/cheap-hotels-in-frankfurt-luxury-never-felt-so-good/2716 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/cheap-hotels-in-frankfurt-luxury-never-felt-so-good/2716#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:01:18 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=2716 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/cheap-hotels-in-frankfurt-luxury-never-felt-so-good/2716/feed 0 Although it’s true that Frankfurt Germany has the reputation for being the center of business and finance, there’s more to this great city than its reputation suggests. Beneath the surface, Frankfurt thrives on the arts and is full of international and local culture. For the person who loves luxury travel, you don’t have to spend [...]