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Hotel Review: InterContinental Singapore (Peranakan Shophouse Room)

Introduction Singapore's InterContinental is a fixture of the international business hotel circuit , with the convenient Bugis location and decent facilities a real draw. The city-state is blessed with numerous top-notch places to stay, but the InterConti refurbished its Peranakan (Malay-Chinese) shophouse room s this year. With a spare couple of days in Singapore, I decided to see how these rooms on the historical luxury end of the scale measured up to the modern business traveller 's requirements. Location & Impressions The InterConti is found at 80 Middle Road, smack in the heart of the Bugis district and just under three hundred metres from the Bugis MRT stop . If you're arriving by car or cab (as I did), you'll swing into the impressive courtyard and have your luggage whisked from you by the hotel porters. Check-in was deeply impressive. A hotel staffer met me at the door and escorted me straight up to my room, where a relaxing cup of lavender-scented tea an...

Holiday Inn Express Staten Island Opens

IHG ( InterContinental Hotels Group ) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced the recent opening of the Holiday Inn Express Staten Island , conveniently located near the three major metropolitan area airports and Interstate 95. The new hotel, with a meeting room and business center as well as a Nordic Track Fitness Center , is designed to meet the needs of those visiting the area on vacation or on business. “ Holiday Inn Express hotels are designed to be the smart choice for value-conscious business and leisure travelers,” said Gina LaBarre, vice president, Brand Delivery , the Americas, IHG. “With more than 2,100 properties worldwide and more than 600 properties in the pipeline, the Holiday Inn Express portfolio continues to expand in markets like Staten Island , providing our guests with an enhanced stay experience at a great value. We welcome this hotel into the Holiday Inn family with the brand new sign and everything i...

Amen Corner - An Escape to Blue Ridge Cabin

What do the Augusta National Golf Club and a North Georgia cabin rental have in common? The name Amen Corner, familiar both to golfers and golf fans as the most beautiful spot on the course, is also the name of a luxurious mountaintop cabin with spectacular views that can be yours for a very special vacation getaway . Built as a spec home for a developer, this tri- level showplace is decked out with designer touches and upscale features including two river rock gas fireplaces , dual sinks in master and main baths, staircases with rock wall and branch spindle railings , and floor-to-cathedral-ceiling windows that frame its family room, where you can fire up the gas fireplace as you watch the 55” flat screen TV, one of five in the cabin. The gourmet kitchen is a chef's delight, outfitted with dual ovens, granite countertops, top-of-the-line appliances, bread-warmer drawer and every culinary tool you could possibly need. But if you don’t want to cook, no problem—it’s just a ten-m...

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites to Open in Chatham, Ontario

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The hotel is also in close proximity to Chatham tourist attractions such as RM Classic Cars , the Chatham Capitol Theatre and the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, making the hotel a convenient option for both business and leisure travellers alike . Upgrades to the hotel include 20 new suites with separate living and kitchen areas, outfitted with microwave, fridge and two 32” flat screen televisions. Three of the new suites will also include a Jacuzzi and fireplace. A business centre has also been added to the hotel, as well as two 12- person capacity boardroom - style meeting rooms . Advertisement The property will also showcase the Holiday Inn Express hotels brand ’s new sign, which is the seal of approval that this hotel exemplifies the standards of the $ 1 billion Holiday Inn hotels brand relaunch program . First announced in 2007, the relaunch program was established to create a more contemporary brand image as part of the drive to increase q...