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...overnight pit stop at a forgettable (and decidedly déclassé) airport hotel used to be one of the banes of the road warrior's life. No longer. The hotel industry's burgeoning emphasis on design includes airport properties, many of which are starting to boast the upgraded amenities and modish trappings of their downtown cousins. Say goodbye to poky rooms and drab lobbies, and luxuriate in slick digs like the striking Kempinski Hotel Airport Munich, tel: (49-89) 97820, pictured above. Below are some of our other layover favorites...
...manages to impart something of a resort feel, with outsized rooms, two swimming pools, courtyard gardens and a spa. Hong Kong Disneyland and the new AsiaWorld-Expo convention center are within easy reach. WESTIN DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT With its Zen-style water features, bamboo thickets and Asian-inspired restaurant design, this 414-room hotel, tel: (1-734) 942 6500, brings fusion flair to Motor City. Smokers who come off a long-haul flight desperate to light up will find no relief here, though: the property is entirely smoke-free...
...final architect for the campus permanent pub yesterday, Miller Dyer Spears (MDS), which is recognized for innovative planning techniques. The transformation of Loker Commons into the permanent pub is slated to begin in June. MDS will replace architecture firm Offie Space dA, which ran the pub’s design feasibility study. Zachary A Corker ’04, who was hired this year as project manager of Loker Commons planning and program development, said that he’s excited about working with the new architects. “They are some cool cats. They really...
...difference between Chabad and Hillel? In the words of Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse, who is both a Chabad adviser and a Hillel faculty fellow, “Chabad is a religious organization that also functions on campus. Hillel is an organization specifically designed to provide Jewish college students with a chance to be Jews.”Hillel International, the world’s largest Jewish campus organization, has been providing Harvard’s Jewish community with Judaism-oriented classes, activities, and, more recently, HUDS dinners a cut above standard fare since 1944. Its extra...
Ever wonder whether Margaret Thatcher was submissive in bed? Why women retain interior design details better than their male counterparts? Or the semantic differences between “slave girl,” “it,” and “girlfriend?” If any of those topics tickle your fancy, I hope that you attended Harvey C. Mansfield’s recent discussion of his new book, “Manliness...