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I love having a view from my hotel room. It's not always possible to get, but if I get one, I make sure that I shoot some photos. To avoid reflections I use my Lens Skirt. This time I shoot from the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Taken from the balcony of the Kahala Hotel, overlooking Maunalua Bay and Koko Head on the island of O'ahu
My SECOND image to make it into Explore #155!
I believe those tall apartment buildings are atop Russian Hill and that small park at the bottom right is Ina Coolbrith Park, which has a nice view of the Financial District, the Bay Bridge and Telegraph Hill.
© Diary of a Hotel Addict, 2015
The glamorous "Amenity Bar" is housed inside a glass enclosed display unit. You would have mistaken it for a jewel display. A very unique feature, it is certainly a world's first.
What's inside? A generous servings of Yuzu tart and some drinks. I'm a sucker for lychee and yuzu, so it was delightful to see my favorite flavor here.
PERSONAL RATING:
1. Room: 100
2. Bathroom: 100
3. Quality of Bed: 100
4. Service: 100
5. In-room Tech: 95
6. In-room Amenities: 100
7. Architecture & Design: 100
8. Food: 100
9. View: 60
10. Pool: 90
11. Wellness: 100
12. Location: 100
13. Value: 100
Overall: 95.77
(My # 1 Favourite hotel of all time, 10th consecutive year)
LANDMARK MANDARIN ORIENTAL
At The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road
Central District, Hong Kong
General Manager: Torsten van Dullemen
Hotel Manager: James Yap
Executive Chef: Richard Ekkebus, awarded 2 Michelin Star for Amber
Architect: P & T Architects
Interior Designer (2015 Room Renovation): Joyce Wang
Interior Designer (Room & Oriental Spa): Peter Remedios
Interior Designer (Amber & MO Bar): Adam Tihany
Hotel Opening Date: August 2005
Notable Owner: Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson
Total Rooms: 113 Rooms and Suites (including 69 L600 Rooms
Total Suites: 12 Suites (11 L900 Landmark Suite and 1 Presidential Suite)
Signature Suites: L900 Landmark Suite
Top Suites: L900 Landmark Suite, 83 m2; and Presidential Suite, 185 m2
Bathroom Amenities: Sodashi for L450 & L600 Rooms; and Jo Malone for L600 Executive, L900 Suite and Presidential Suite
Restaurants: Amber
Michelin-Rated Restaurant: Amber (2 Michelin, 2015)
Bars and Lounges: MO Bar
Meeting & Banquets: Tian and Di Rooms, combined for up to 110; and Private Dining at Amber for up to 18
Health & Leisure: 2,500 m2 Oriental Spa over 2 floors with 15 Spa Suites (Including a VIP Sanctuary Suite for couple); 18m lap pool; PEDI:MENI:CURE Studio by Bastien Gonzalez; Authentic Turkish Hammam, Moroccan Rasul and Roman Laconium; Experience showers, vitality pools, ice fountains, amethyst crystal steam rooms, saunas, and Zen Relaxation Rooms; Fitness Center with Yoga and Pilates Studios
Complimentary facilities: Complimentary unlimited high-speed broadband access; Complimentary use of Heat Facilities at the Oriental Spa
PAST REVIEW
LANDMARK MANDARIN ORIENTAL, HONG KONG
www.mandarinoriental.com/landmark
ok, this goes on and on, highrises, lightstreams and footbridges, just can't get enough!
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I have a feeling that the next few days we'll be hearing a lot about San Francisco. Well I know for the people living here it's a huge deal, the giants already won the world series, and if the 49ers win as well - well I can't even imagine how big that party would be.
So today I went to one of my all time favorite views over the city, from the top floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel where there's a glass skybridge between the two towers.
Getting up there does take getting dressed up a bit and pretending you're a guest there there. But with a friendly, knowing nod at the front desk and the staff as you confidently walk past, it's not to much of an issue. And man is the view worth it.
© yohanes.budiyanto, 2009
Jakarta might not have the same world recognition in comparison to its sister cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok; or the same high-profile, world-renowned historic landmark hotels such as The Raffles, Singapore, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok or The Peninsula Hong Kong. But it certainly has one of the best kept secrets: a historic hotel that was the precursor of modern five star hotels in South East Asia: Hotel Indonesia.
Little do people know that the 15 storey Grande-Dame was the first five-star hotel in South East Asia when it opened in August 5th, 1962. Originally built to anticipate the 4th Asian Games in 1962, it has ever since became the rendezvous for the rich, famous and powerful Jakartans and has become a symbol of luxury during its heyday.
Competitions arrived in 1974 when both Hyatt Aryaduta (now The Aryaduta) and Sahid Jaya (now Grand Sahid Jaya) opened its doors; and Hilton International (now The Sultan) followed soon after in 1976.
It was only until 1978, when The Mandarin finally opened that it took Indonesia's hospitality scene by storm by taking it to a new level; and it has certainly tamed all competitions. The Mandarin was finally rebranded as Mandarin Oriental, and has long been recognized as the city's finest hotels, until the arrival of the modern super-luxury grand hotels of the 90s and beyond: Grand Hyatt, Ritz-Carltons, Shangri-La, Four Seasons and The Dharmawangsa.
Both Mandarin Oriental and Hotel Indonesia suffered tremendously during the turn of the millennium; and with small cosmetic renovations, they have come to a state of decaying, which culminated by the closure of Hotel Indonesia in 2004.
When financial aids finally came to a rescue, both hotels were closed for the much needed extensive renovation. Mandarin Oriental closed for almost 2 years until it reopened on the 5th October 2009; while Hotel Indonesia closed for 5 years and reopened on the 28th February 2009 as a Kempinski Hotel.
Now that both Grand Dames have been fully rejuvenated, Jakarta could now be proud of having two of the most luxurious hotels in Indonesia; and I will give the first hand review of both hotels shortly. Stay tune!.
HOTEL INDONESIA KEMPINSKI
Jl. M. H. Thamrin, Jakarta
Indonesia
General Manager: Gerhard E. Mitrovits
Executive Chef: Andrew Phillips
Architect: Abel Sorenson
Interior Designer: Hirsch Bedner Associates
MANDARIN ORIENTAL JAKARTA
Jl. M. H. Thamrin, Jakarta
Indonesia
General Manager: Andrew Abram
Architect: P&T Architects
Interior Designer: LTW Designworks
I was lucky with great visibility during my stay in San Francisco last week. You can see the Palace of Fine Arts in the distance and of course the Golden Gate Bridge.
Yes, I took this image before with my petit Leica. Because it is automatic, I wasn't able to capture the light ring at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Indonesia's most famous roundabout and hence the #1 million dollar view.
This time, I've got the chance to shoot it manually, and although the light ring wasn't as glorious as I have envisioned, I'm quite please with the overall result, considering this is one of my inaugural shots. My first foray to 'proper' camera. It was quite tough.
Here is the previous shot
This was taken from the 48th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (thanks to Thomas Hawk's suggestions). The views included the Transamerica Tower, Coit Tower & Telegraph Hill, and Alcatraz Island.
View across the water of downtown Miami from Brickell Key & the Mandarin Oriental. Dinner at La Mar was exquisite.
© yohanes.budiyanto, 2011
Mandarin Oriental revealed its new Macau property last year at a new waterfront location adjacent to One Central Mall and to the Wynn and directly connected to the MGM Grand. Housed in a sleek glass tower, it is a departure from its old reign at the older location at Avenida de Amizade, which has been rebranded as the Grand Lapa Hotel, still part of the Mandarin Oriental Group.
The new MOMAC fits more to the current MO format of luxury hotels with Asian-infused contemporary design; sophisticated in-room technologies and fine dining and recreation facilities; whereas the old Grand Lapa exudes Portuguese charm but with dated interior and tired rooms of the Eighties. That said, there's one thing that the new MOMAC has yet to achieve: the legendary MO service. Especially after staying at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong prior to arriving at MOMAC, it was really heaven and earth when it comes to service!.
MANDARIN ORIENTAL MACAU
One Central, Macau
三亞 - 文華東方 Mandarin Oriental, Sanya
www.mandarinoriental.com/sanya/
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