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Screening Theatres
Auberge St-Antoine, Quebec City, CanadaThe 94 pale lilac armchairs in this stepped theater all have broadband connectivity - come here for a shared presentation, or to watch a DVD by yourself. At the 94-room hotel, part of which dates from 1790, try one of the new rooftop suites, with two-way working log-look fire and large terrace. The entire building, run by General Manager David Mounteer, is decorated with centuries-old artefacts found under the site.
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The 43-seat theater, with fat leather armchairs and holders for your Sancerre or soft drink, can project 35mm film, Beta SP, VHS, DVD and PC Graphics. The facility is extensively used by media and movie members of this club-hotel, but in fact anyone can stay in one of the 24 bedrooms and suites - biggest rooms are the 950 sq ft 'Playground' series. Mark Somen is General Manager, and you also have use of a rooftop pool, snooker room and highly popular bar. Visit Property Site | |
Las Ventans Al Paraiso, Cabo San Lucas, MexicoEvery Thursday at 7pm, Cinema al Paraiso starts; butlers direct you to areas of the beach set up for private viewing of projected movies - but there is so much to do at this 61-room resort, including renting convertible Mini Coopers or BMW Rockster bikes, and tastings or dinner in the copious wine cellar. 102 is a popular suite, for its private pool and terrace. General Manager is Andres Araya. Visit Property Site | |
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The two-floor Thomas Lowton Robins suite has an upstairs entertainment room, with floor-set cushions for watching movies projected to the wall. The stone building was Oxford Prison until ten years ago (the suite, once the governor's office, is named for Robins, boss from 1837 to 1852). Now Mike Warren is General Manager of what is an 87-room hotel - be prepared for unusual standard rooms, each made of 2.5 former cells, with original small doors and very high windows. Visit Property Site | |
The basement tiered screening room here has 30 pale blue leather chairs, with holders for your champagne - another level of what were printing presses when this was the headquarters of The Morning Post newspaper in the early 20th century is now a 56-foot pool with underwater music. Of the 105 rooms, suites 410 and 500 come with private gyms. General Manager is Simon Hirst, and the bar is a top nightly cocktail venue for highly successful younger-age executives. Visit Property Site | |
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The Grand Hotel, Stockholm, SwedenThe owning Wallenberg family have just opened the adjacent Burmanska Palace, so there are now a total of 395 rooms, and the Penthouse suite, on the eighth floor of the Palace, has a sauna and screening room for ten. The Palace is named for banker Axel Burman who built it in 1911 on the site where, at a dinner in 1792, it was decided to assassinate King Gustaf III at a midnight masquerade at the nearby Royal Swedish Opera House. General Manager is Nils Axing. Visit Property Site | |
The Saxon, Johannesburg, South AfricaThere is a 30-seat theater in this exclusive 27-room hotel, until 1999 the home of owner Douw Steyn, an insurance and car tycoon who invited his good friend Nelson Mandela to stay here while he wrote Long Walk to Freedom. The Mandela and Mbeki Suites remain most popular, but 306, a pale wood confection with open-set bathtub and treetop views, is extremely agreeable. The splendid lush gardens are unusual for a city hotel. General Manager is George Cohen. Visit Property Site | |
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