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...shop in or around the city. So sooner or later, anybody who's anybody in the world of[an error occurred while processing this directive] business or technology will find themselves paying a visit to Reading. And now they can lodge at the Forbury, a new luxury hotel aimed at the BlackBerry...
...cotton sheets and bespoke artwork. But the details feel like home: a chess set on the table, candles by the bathtub, books you might actually read and a welcome bag with a little rubber duck inside. If you can pull yourself away from the Bang & Olufsen entertainment center, the hotel's swanky Cerise restaurant serves a modern European menu using local ingredients, and the bartender makes a mean mojito. It's been said one should never mix business with pleasure. Whoever said that was wrong. tel: (44-118) 958 1234; theforburyhotel.co.uk
...hour written paper and an oral exam in which the therapist must correctly diagnose a guest's ayurvedic mind and body type, the training is far more rigorous than the industry norm. Also unusual is the Peninsula Wellness program, designed to help guests maintain a healthy lifestyle in the hotel (with the aid of a "Guest Nutrition Consultant") and after their departure (via a take-home range of teas, essential oils, candles, CDs of soothing music and a cookbook). Not that guests will be in any hurry to leave. For more information, and the full range of treatment options, visit...
...risk with white-on-white decor is that it can seem disconcertingly reminiscent of an asylum, but it hasn't prevented the Ambience Hotel, ambiencehotel.com.tw, from emerging as one of the sanest accommodation choices in Taipei. Style-conscious guests will recognize the Philippe Starck and Ferruccio Laviani furnishings throughout the property, yet local design talent takes most of the credit for the beautifully sparse look of the city's first truly hip hotel. Taiwanese architect Wei-Min Lee has housed Ambience in a 10-story neon-lit tower; local designer Ted Su (the man responsible for the look of Taipei...
...monochromatic approach is taken to extremes?even the foliage in the Ambience Lounge has been lacquered white?so this is not a hotel for lovers of old-fashioned opulence. Still, everyone else should be happy with the 61 guest rooms and suites, where glass and white granite create an expansive feeling in what are actually quite compact spaces. Excellent lighting, free wireless Internet access and bathroom amenities from sought-after Czech brand Botanicus are other pluses. Dining is limited to snacks and light meals, but the nearby central business district offers plenty more options. You can expect to pass socialites...