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-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-package-at-zurichs-dolder-grand/18902 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-package-at-zurichs-dolder-grand/18902#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:46:54 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=18902 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/hotel-intel-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-package-at-zurichs-dolder-grand/18902/feed 0 To mark the release of David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on January 12, 2012 in Switzerland, Zurich’s the Dolder Grand, one of the locations in the film, is offering a package fit for a hardcore cinephile. The two-night package includes accommodation, dinner in the Garden Restaurant, signature drink in the bar, movie [...] 004256-01-hotel-exterior-dusk http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/zurich-hotels-what-to-do/12237 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/zurich-hotels-what-to-do/12237#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:03:24 +0000 Federica Antonioli /blog/?p=12237 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/zurich-hotels-what-to-do/12237/feed 4 Zurich may be know as Switzerland’s financial capital, but that’s not all it has to offer. With its thriving art scene, vibrant nightlife, and rich cultural heritage, the city on the lake has become one of Europe’s top destinations. For these reasons, when planning where I’d spend my New Years to ring in 2011, I [...] Screen shot 2011-01-20 at 5.05.29 PM http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-splendid-new-dolder-grand/247 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-splendid-new-dolder-grand/247#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:58:05 +0000 Mary Gostelow http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=247 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-splendid-new-dolder-grand/247/feed 2 After a construction phase lasting four years, Zurich celebrates the return of one of its most prominent landmarks It is not only the indoor pool of The Dolder Grand, high above Zurich, Switzerland, that is Guinness World Records’ awesome. The entire resort fits that bill, as we were to find out. The cab took the [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/art-in-the-park-exhibit-in-zurich-runs-through-nov-30th/198 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/art-in-the-park-exhibit-in-zurich-runs-through-nov-30th/198#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:17:30 +0000 Mary Gostelow http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=198 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/art-in-the-park-exhibit-in-zurich-runs-through-nov-30th/198/feed 0 These unique sculptures by James Licini are sure to be a crowd pleaser at the Art In The Park Exhibit, shown at Art In The Park at the Baur au Lac luxury hotel, Zurich, through November 30th, 2008. As Matthias Frehner, Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Berne, says: “There are no frills to the work [...]