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...stiff gin-and-tonic for a buck? Though Drake concedes that Face is "certainly a high-risk project," the initial response from the glitterati has been positive, and plans are afoot to add a Middle Eastern restaurant, as well as to convert the building's upper floors into a spa and boutique hotel. The new venues are also eyeing the tantalizing possibility of recouping their substantial investment from just a handful of well-heeled customers, given that Nike, Reebok and other sporting-goods manufacturers are rumored to be scouting Beijing for corporate-hospitality venues during the Games - and apparently have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capital Gains | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

...hotel bills, under their CIA cover names, show they made use of resort facilities, including the health spa. Later that year, the Milan anti-terrorism prosecutor Antonio Spataro began investigating whether CIA agents had rendered an Egyptian prisoner, Abu Omar-Osama Nasr, illegally from Italy. Spataro told Grey that among the findings that most surprised him was the high-ticket hotel bills in his city; two alleged CIA agents under the names of Monica Adler and John Duffin spent $18,000 in a three-week stay at the Milan Savoy. Spataro has since issued warrants for their arrest, along with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the CIA's Secret Prisons Program | 10/13/2006 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bliss in Bangalore | 10/2/2006 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bliss in Bangalore | 10/2/2006 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bliss In Bangalore | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

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