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This 5 star hotel is located in the city centre of Lucerne and was established in 1906.  The Palace is located in Lucerne, Switzerland on the shores of Lake Lucerne within 50 metres of the medieval city. The hotel is close to the city’s main tourist attractions, business centres, shops, restaurants and entertainment venues.

168 guest rooms and 5 suites, each with its own unique decor.In addition, the Palace Luzern offers room service to guests.

Guestrooms have satellite television, minibars, and direct-dial phones; bathrooms include bathrobes, designer toiletries, and scales.

Amenities: Pets Allowed, Fitness Center, Wheelchair Accessible, Spa/Massage, Meeting Facilities, Babysitting, Broadband Access.

The Hotel Palace has 3 restaurants: “Les Artistes” offering the rich Breakfast, “Dine-In” plan, “Le Maritime” on the terrace – for Mediterranean cuisine, and  ” Jasper” with a creative, international cuisine.

 

Situated in the heart of the Cappadocia district, just 20 minutes from Urgup. Located on a slight hill, it is very impressive from the highway. The architecture and decor is inspired by the unique landscape of Cappadocia.  Antalya 634 km., Kayseri Airport 90 km., and Nevsehir Airport 20 km. Peri Tower hotel provides a range of accommodation to suit solo travellers and families.

The hotel offers 126 total rooms, 270 total beds, 1 king suite, 20 suites. All our rooms are equipped with private bathrooms, air conditioning, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, hairdryer, mini bar and safe box.

Services: Room Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Internet Services, Laundry,Currency Exchange, Shoe Shine,  Tour Desk and Fax/Photocopying.

 

Sport and leisure: Turkish bath, sauna, table tennis, billiard, volleyball, jogging and a shopping centre.

Hotel DiningInternal restaurant or open air dining with traditional Turkish cuisine Turkish breakfast.

The hotel is quietly located in the heart of Arosa, providing a beautiful view of the Lake Obersee. Europe’s highest golf course is situated 500 m above the hotel. The Sporthotel in Arosa, Switzerland is about 1800 m above the sea, wonderful place to spend the summer vacation in the beautiful mountain ranges.

73 comfortable rooms and family suites with balconies and verandas. Room amenities include minibar, hairdryer, direct dial telephone, cable TV, radio, bathtub or shower and WC.

Hotel offers- garden, tennis courts (in and outdoor), childrends play-garden, indoor swimming pool, tennis, putting Green, beach-volleyball, bikes, massage, sauna, steam bath, beauty center and conference rooms and facilities. As well you can find in Arosa different ski-piste (around 70 km) and nice walking and hiking tours for summer and winter hiking.

Amenities: Alarm Clock, Babysitting, Bar/Lounge, Beauty Shop, Business Center, Fitness Center, Hairdryers Available, Pets Allowed, Pool,  Restaurant  and Room Service.

Melekler Evi Cave Hotel is located in Urgup, Turkey. Nevsehir Airport is about half an hour and Kayseri airport is about 1 hour drive to Meleklerevi.

Its eight rooms comprise cave and standard stone-built rooms, most rooms being carved out of stone. The rooms are named Life, Dream, Peace, Hope, Pleasure, Heaven and Love.

Every room has a mini music system that is usb, mp3 and CD compatible. Bathrooms are equipped with soap, shampoo and hair dryers. Some rooms are even provided with a private stone fireplace.

With a beautiful garden and terrace!.

Facilities: 24h Reception, Laundry – Dry Cleaning Service,  Hairdryer, Direct dial telephone, Internet access, Car Rental, Bars and Cafes.

Activities: Massage, Jacuzzi, Library, BBQ Facilities, Cycling, Turkish/Steam Bath, Horse Riding.

Taj Residency Hotel is one of the best 5 star hotels in Bangalore, India. The hotel is a one hour drive from the international and domestic airports. Quite close to the  Ulsoor Lake in the heart of the city is the Taj Residency Bangalore hotel. Strategically located, Taj Residency Bangalore is equipped to handle the needs of business travelers.

The hotel offers 166 well appointed rooms, including 5 Executive suites. Use of Residency Lounge offering complimentary Continental breakfast, Cocktail Hour and coffee throughout the day.

All rooms are elegantly appointed and offer guest amenities like international direct dial facility, mini-bar, channel music and a color television with satellite programs.

The hotel offers an array of business facilities including a fully equipped Business Centre, offering 24-hour Internet connectivity.

The restaurants and bars in the hotel include Cafe Mozaic, Graze, Memories Of China and The Jockey Club. Exclusive fine dining restaurant-cum-bar, serving Continental specialties.

FACILITIES: Swimming pool, fitness centre, beauty parlour, barber shop, car rental, currency exchange and safe.

The hotel is two minutes from Clapham South Tube station with easy access to the city, West End and Wimbledon. The hotel is just over 4 miles from the very tourist heart of London and the West End.

All 20 rooms provide comfortable en-suite facilities, delivering quality and economy. All children under 5 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.

All rooms are en suite and some have CD and DVD players. Wireless Internet Hotspot is available in the hotel rooms and charges are applicable.

A well equipped meeting room is also available.
Guide Price: rooms from: GBP55.00.

This Linked Hybrid complex sited adjacent to the city of old city wall of Beijing. The Linked Hybrid is also called an ”open city within a city” project. The huge structure linked together 750 apartments, a public green space, commercial zones, a hotel, a cinema, a kinder garden, Montessori school and an underground parking. The buildings on the ground, under the ground and over the ground are fused together.

The ground level offers a number of open for all people (residents and visitors) to walk around. The space ensure some kind of micro-urbanisms of small scale. All public functions have connections with greenery.

From the 12th and18th floor, a multi-functional of skybridges with a swimming pool, a fitness room, a cafe, a gallery, auditorium and a minisalon connects the eight residential towers and the hotel tower and offer breathtaking view over the city.

Rogner Bad Blumau is a hotel of discovery. Green roofs, round shapes and colorful facades make up a wonderful work of art in the middle of nature. The hotel is build like a city with various district. The architect is the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser whose vision is that life is harmony and in harmony with nature. So the Rogner Bad Blauman is one of these places. The hotel is located in Bad Blumau municipality of the district of Furstenfield in Styria, Austria.

From his early days Friedensreich was a painter, who later also became an ecologist and building designer. He collected many ideas while traveling all around the world. Later he used these experiences when he started to design buildings.

Two curative springs supply Rogner Bad Blumau with power, heat and energy. Floating in the warm water, daydreaming alone or as a couple under canopies, on the glass-covered roof or when reading in a room of silence. The Melchoir spring is the soft and mild one at the hotel. When it comes from earth, the highly mineralized  thermal water has a temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius. The other one – Vulkania spring is made up of a unique composition of depth groundwater. The mineral content in this naturally strong sole spring exceeds the required guide value for curative waters many times.

The Vulkania curative spring is of volcanic origin and the highest mineralized curative water in the Styrian spa region. Collected in the Vulkania curative lake, the water is genuine and powerful with warmest bathing temperature out in the open. Bathing in this water feels like silk.

One of the greatest service is relaxing in the Dead Sea Salt Gretto. Teh walls, the ceiling and floor consists of 100% salt from Dead Sea. During your session in the Dead Sea Salt Gretto you will inhale ionized air rich in micro – elements like iodine, potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron and selenium.

Since it was founded, Rogner Bad Bluman has been awarded numerous prizes again and again. Out of and about at Rogner Bad Blumau guests can also enjoy a lot of sport activities like cycling, fishing, tennis, running, inline skating, beach ball, skater track and street ball.

Iberostar Bavaro is located in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the land of white sandy beaches. Plaza Bavaro has everything you need to have a great time: Nightclubs, bars, restaurants, golf course, gift shopping and more. Fabulous gardens and pool area. The beach and the sea clean and beautiful.

In Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus the guests are accommodated in tastefully-decorated, comfortable rooms.

All rooms are equipped with bath or shower, WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, ceiling fan, telephone, satellite TV and mini-bar.

The restaurants includes your, delicious food at a la ca-rte restaurants and buffets, plus drinks, including premium liquors and soft drinks.

Each of Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus’ five all inclusive restaurants bring different flavors to the table. Five all inclusive bars pour domestic, international, and nonalcoholic beverages at your leisure.

Health centre with fitness room, Jacuzzi, massage and spa.

Water sports center offering aqua adventures, glass bottom boat rides and scuba do which is almost like having you own little personal submarine to explore the wonderful marine life underneath.

Because of the natural beauty of its surroundings, it’s the perfect place to pledge your love.

Relais Il Falconiere Hotel Cortona is an elegant residence, built in 1600, located between Umbria and Tuscany in the beautiful countryside of Cortona. Place for complete tranquillity, where the senses are treated to sumptuous flavours and fragrances, exquisite natural and man-made beauty. Nearly all of the frescoes, architectural features and decorative works.

The farmhouse is fashioned with a book-filled sitting room and deep sofas, and its smallish, pastel-hued bedrooms contain chestnut wardrobes and wrought-iron bedsteads.

10 guestrooms and 2 suites, resplendent with beautiful antique furniture, offer exquisite comfort.

Television with Cable, Laundry/Valet Services, Babysitting/Child Services, Bar/Lounge, Safe Deposit Box, Mini Bar, Restaurant, Free Parking, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Hairdryer in Room, Room Service, Free Newspaper. 

The hotel has a wonderful wellness center and has recently restored the beautiful Baracchi estate winery just east of Cortona.

Activities: Golf, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, Spa, Whirlpool, Sauna, Fitness, Solarium, Fango, Mud bath, mountain biking, horseback.

The Sunborn Yacht Hotel offers an amazing waterfront in the historic Royal Victoria Dock, London. With the spectacular views, lovely atmosphere and unmatched services the hotel will makes your vacation a memorable experience. The Yacht assures wedding parties, conference delegates and first class restaurant and bar, creating a perfect hotel with true 5 star standards. The hotel offers over 100 luxury suites, decorated in an elegant style, with modern accents. Suites are approx 30 sq. m and have two royal yacht suites with private sauna and separate bedroom and living area. Room’s amenities including: a safe, air-conditioning, coffee and tea maker, IDD telephone, hair dryer, satellite TV, Wi Fi wireless internet, a mini bar, iron/ironing board, and bathrobes.
Other services include parking, money exchange, chauffer service, banking facilities, beauty salon, and a florist.  Official site: http://www.sunbornhotels.com/

Built in 1928, the historic neo-classical Fullerton Building was transformed into a 400-room luxury hotel in 2001. Located in the Civic District, the five-star building is 12 minutes from the Singapore Cruise Centre at Harbour Front and 10 minutes from the Malayan Railway Station.

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore provides accommodation that surrounds its guests with a refreshing ambiance of peace and tranquility , the chic accommodations of the Fullerton Hotel Singapore exude a sense of warmth and comfort.

At Town Restaurant, the hotel’s vibrant, smart-casual restaurant, a team of culinary specialists with global experiences presents the cuisines of Asia, Italy, Japan and the Pacific Rim. For a pre-dinner aperitif or informal drinks, hotel’s Post Bar, serves a large selection of fine wines, martinis and signature cocktails.

On Sundays, The Courtyard presents Tea Rhapsody , bringing a burst of flavours from the East and West at this buffet-style Afternoon Tea served from 13:00 to 17:00

Attractions include the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, and the dining and entertainment districts of Boat Quay, and Clarke Quay. Also Zoological Gardens, Chinatown, Arab Street and Little India.

The Fullerton Hotel’s facilities includes a 24-hour Financial Centre, 25-metre outdoor infinity pool, 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness centre, luxury spa and retail shops.

Hotel Parador Boutique Resort and Spa is located in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. Surrounded by 400 acres of lush tropical forests lies Parador Resort and Spa. El Parador Hotel offers comfort and elegance in one of our most beautiful regions. El Parador On Punta Quepos, near The World Famous ManuelAntonio National Park.

Parador has 108 rooms and suites, with all the expected amenities of a four plus resort, with a warm tropical touch. Large, luxurious rooms and fabulous customer service. Junior Suites have one King bed, bathroom with Jacuzzi and two lavatories.

All suites have an elegant design with warm tropical touches and contemporary amenities which include a spacious living area, 1 king size bed, private balcony with jacuzzi, separate bathtub and shower, 2 sinks with granite counter, sofa bed, mini bar.

El Quijote Restaurant and Bar A more casual restaurant with a spectacular view and relaxing atmosphere. Sancho Panza Bar – An extension of the Quijote bar where you can enjoy a game of pool or watch your favorite TV show.

Parador offer therapeutic, anti-stress, and aromatic Spa Services, performed by highly trained professionals. Reflexology, or Aromatherapy, with soothing Energy Work and Medical Thai Massage.

The resort provides options for animal-watching, hiking, tennis, swimming, and dining. Sport fishing, white water rafting, horseback riding, para-sailing, jungle cruises and much, much more.

Check out Dulcinea Decor Shop to find lovely antiques, handmade crafts plus national artwork.

The elegant Parador Boutique Resort and Spa has hundreds of animals roaming wild on the hotel grounds, including 2 and 3 Toed Sloths, Squirrel Monkeys.

The famed health spa/hotel has been designed in 1899 by Jacques Gros and has a perfect city location overlooking Lake Zurich and the Alps. The old hotel has been renewed as a modern luxury hotel by a famous team of professionals — architecture by London’s Foster and Partners, interior design by United Designers, also of London, and the spa concept by spa-industry visionary, Arizona-based Sylvia Sepielli.

The topmost, 4,300 square-foot Maestro Suite is designed by Herbert von Karajan. The sweeping two-level suite features red leather chairs, dark timbers, a circular tower dining room, pale-marble bathrooms with whirlpools and steam showers (and one with a sauna), massive windows and a lounge-style terrace.

The Swiss surrealist painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti created the Carezza Suite on the top floor of the spa wing. The furnishings and its organic shapes give a peaceful lounge feel, intensified by the neutral colors and the modern fireplace. The two-bedroom suite has a living room, TV lounge and marble bathrooms.

The spa wing, the Masina Suite takes its inspiration from Giulietta Masina, actress and wife of Federico Fellini. Night-blue and soft white evoke a feel of elegance and smoky glamour. A large Fendi sofa and a flat-screen TV are perfect for film noir nights. Floor-to-ceiling windows add further drama. Orange sofas, dark wood panels and pink furniture adorn Suite 101 created to reflect the legacy of the Rolling Stones. The decor has a retro vibe and an edge with distinctive, casual luxury. The suite features a bedroom, living room, dining room, an ensuite kitchen and meeting room for 10.

The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore is a 32 floor deluxe hotel located at Milenia, Marina Center, Singapore. Surrounded by seven acres of lushly landscaped tropical gardens, the unique design of this hotel allows -ensuring unobstructed views of the city skyline and Marina Bay.

All rooms have spectacular views of either Kallang Bay or the more majestic Marina Bay.

Rooms are very spacious, with a fantastic bathroom and unbelievable shower.Modern style decor is softened by the use of light timber finishes and Tibetan-style woven floor covering.

Hotel amenities include 24-hour room service, twice-daily housekeeping, overnight laundry service, valet parking, multilingual staff, technology butler, sundry shop, babysitting, florist, bath butler and bath menu, safe deposit box, turn-down service.

Dining  presenting cuisine that will inspire even the most discerning palates. Classical, Cantonese delicacies, Luxe interior and garden views.

In the spa itself, you can enjoy a large menu of treatments including facials, wraps, body polishes, eye, back and lip treatments, pedicures, manicures, waxing, and eyebrow and eyelash tinting. Swimming, fitness and gym.