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...With a lobby ceiling stripped bare to expose 78-year-old paintwork and with dentist chairs surreally placed beneath vintage fans, Singapore's New Majestic Hotel (newmajestichotel.com) makes a striking first impression. Then again, 34-year-old owner Loh Lik Peng didn't make his name by pandering to conventional notions of innkeeping. The lawyer-turned-hotelier's first property, Hotel 1929, saw a colonial-era terrace on the fringes of Chinatown transformed into a modish haven of 32 small but eccentrically styled rooms. The latest venture, a couple of streets away, is a grander vehicle for his bohemianism. There...
With a lobby ceiling stripped bare to expose 78-year-old paintwork and with dentist chairs surreally placed beneath vintage fans, Singapore's New Majestic Hotel newmajestichotel.com makes a striking first impression. Then again, 34-year-old owner Loh Lik Peng didn't make his name by pandering to conventional notions of [an error occurred while processing this directive] innkeeping. The lawyer-turned-hotelier's first property, Hotel 1929, saw a colonial-era terrace on the fringes of Chinatown transformed into a modish haven of 32 small but eccentrically styled rooms...
...plywood, while director Glen Goei appointed another in red silk in homage to Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's period drama Raise the Red Lantern. The hotel's modern Cantonese restaurant is just as characterful, with glass windows on the ceiling looking straight into the swimming pool above - not that Loh needs any more help when it comes to making a splash. Rates from $150 a night...
...business. Which is how Marie-José de Speville and Karl-Heinz Horner moved from the Seychelles to Joffreville, a small mountain village 30 km from the northerly port of Diego Suarez. Joffreville was founded as a retreat for French officers in the early 20th century, and the couple Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations...
...room. Plugging In Tumi is known more for luggage than electronics, but its new travel kit features a handy electric adapter that works for laptops, cell phones and small appliances in 150 countries. Screen Saver The newest Mac laptop, the MacBook Pro, has a built-in camera for videoconferencing. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations...