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the audacity of luxury

L U X U R Y H O T E L O P E N I N G S

The extensive RMB890 million (US$123 million) makeover of The Peninsula Bei-jing will be fully completed in early 2017.

The property, located a short walk from Tiananmen Square, boasts 230 new rooms, including 61 suites. Room sizes which start at 60m2 are among the most spacious in the country and they come with mod cons. Facilities include a 24-hour check-in, check-out service, The Peninsula Spa, a fitness centre, an

indoor swimming pool and three F&B options. Also, The Peninsula Academy offers in-house guest experiences such as jade appreciation courses or a lesson in the art of kungfu.

A contemporary take on Chinese culture and heritage was the design con-cept for the hotel, and luxurious materi-als such as bronze, onyx, white marble and rosewood have been extensively used throughout the hotel’s new design.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is opening its fourth prop-erty in Hong Kong this month. Located by the waterfront of Hung Hom Bay in Kowloon, the 545-key Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong has rooms ranging from 42m2 to 294m2, 60 per cent of them boasting harbour views.

The resort-style hotel caters for meetings, with facilities such as a 1,756m2 Grand Ballroom that can seat up to 1,030 people banquet-style, 17 flexible meeting rooms that can accommodate between 30 and 600 pax, and other outdoor and indoor spaces. Other facilities include a 25m-metre outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre, retail shops and five F&B options such as a vibrant food marketplace with 10 varying concepts.

The Anam, Vietnam

The Peninsula Beijing

Ani Villas, which has two private resorts in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka, will be adding a fourth property, located in the Dominican Republic, to its portfolio next summer.

The new 1.6-hectare Ani Villas Dominican Republic will be a fully staffed and serviced private 14-bedroom estate set on its own peninsula. Designed by Sarah Garcia, the architecture will incorporate tropical design, contemporary finishes, and touches of Dominican heritage. Facilities in-clude a spa, large event pavilion, gym, and sports facilities such as swimming pools and tennis courts.

The private resort concept taps into a growing segment of large single groups of travellers who want to vacation in the company of their loved ones and friends.

Stays at Ani Villas include all F&B, spa treatments and other onsite leisure pursuits from cooking class to pad-dle boarding. Nightly rates start at US$4,000 in the low season for up to eight guests, and rise to US$16,000 for 30 guests during peak periods.

Ani Villas, Dominican Republic

The Anam, a five-star all-villa property in Cam Ranh, south of Nha Trang in Vietnam, is now open. The independent property is one of six hotels and resorts worldwide that is in Worldhotels’ new category, World Luxury. It features 105 villas, some with private pools, each decked out in fine Vietnamese hard-

wood, decorative stone and antique tiling.

Recreational facilities include a water sport centre, dive centre, and fitness and yoga areas. As well, a 300m-long private beach, three swimming pools, three din-ing outlets, a Balinese spa, and a kid’s adventure club and playground.

Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong