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With the opening of the 143-room Ista Bangalore hotel, istahotels.com, the owners of India's renowned Himalayan spa retreat, Ananda, are hoping to bring that same blissful spirit of rejuvenation to the country's high-tech hub. But the Ista is first and foremost a business hotel, so expect wi-fi Internet access in common areas, broadband in rooms and a business center open around the clock. Guest rooms are minimalist, with blond wood walls and understated furnishings. The healing powers of the rooms with a view of Ulsoor Lake are worth the upgrade. And the private gardens...
...notch massage at the hotel spa will help balance the body's pitta - or Ayurvedic fire element - before heated negotiations with your clients and contacts. Afterward, take the edge off the workday with aperitifs at the candlelit Liquid (which is, believe it or not, Bangalore's first outdoor bar), then head to Ista's Northern Indian-style restaurant, Zaman, for meals prepared in the Awadhi tradition - known for its slow cooking and elaborate spices. Sister property Ananda may have those mountain views, but Ista's chefs hit more than a few peaks of their...
With the opening of the 143-room Ista Bangalore hotel, istahotels.com, the owners of India's renowned Himalayan spa retreat, Ananda, are hoping to bring that same blissful spirit of rejuvenation to the country's high-tech hub. But the Ista is first and foremost a business[an error occurred while processing this directive] hotel, so expect wi-fi Internet access in common areas, broadband in rooms and a business center open around the clock. Guest rooms are minimalist, with blond wood walls and understated furnishings. The healing powers of the rooms with a view of Ulsoor Lake are worth...
...when it opens in October. Set on a 500-ft.-high plateau overlooking the Indian Ocean, each of the 59 villas will include an open-air pavilion and a plunge pool. If pampering is on the itinerary, then the real gem comes in the shape of the oceanfront spa, where guests pass through the entrance, an antique joglo house from the island of Java, into a bastion of tranquillity with swimming pool, yoga pavilion and hot and cold plunge pools. Rates at the Bulgari will start at $1,100 a night...
...Dana Telsey, who has tracked retail for 21 years, attributes the increased interest to "how profitable these businesses can be when run well." Companies like L Capital have earned five times their investment in firms like retail clothier Gant and three to four times their investment with Antichi Pellettieri SpA, an Italian apparel and accessories company?in just over three years...