Saturday 17 January 2009

Recent Changes

After some thought, I have decided to talk about all fields of the hospitality and tourism industries on this blog. There are to many interesting encounters to mention that relate beyond the scope of the hotel field. The majority of posts will be published shortly after a noteworthy experience at a particular location but there will be a few stories from the recent past.

Recent Experiences to be published soon:
(Air Travel)
Star Alliance Lounge at Heathrow Airport, London (January 2, 2009)
Service on a United Airlines TransAtlantic Flight (January 2, 2009)

(Lodging)
The Curtis - Denver, Colorado (walkthrough)
Eldorado Hotel and Spa - Santa Fe, New Mexico (January 15-19 2009)
Bishop's Lodge Resort and Spa - Santa Fe, New Mexico (walkthrough)
Inn of the Anasazi - Santa Fe, New Mexico (walkthrough)
La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa - Santa Fe, New Mexico (walkthrough)
Past Experiences to be Published Soon:
Four Seasons Resort - Costa Rica (August 2008)
The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs (October 2008)

Upcoming Stories
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel - Kohala Coast - Big Island of Hawai'i (March 2009)
This will be a very detailed report from a legendary property, built by Laurance Rockefeller in 1965, which has undergone $150 million restoration. The hotel began its soft opening in December 2008 and the hard opening is March 2009. One component of the renovation was a new interior design scheme that had to bring the hotel up to 21st century standards but to keep with Mr. Rockefeller's original philosophy of "understated elegance". (More to come in March)

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3 comments:

  1. Lynn Strauss18 January 2009 at 10:56

    I'm glad to see you'll be monitoring and reporting on hotels. This will be very useful to the industry. I look forward to your posts.

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  2. Catherine Tarleton22 January 2009 at 12:14

    Do I know you, Jaguar?
    If so you'll be glad to know that the soft opening went very well. I was at the property yesterday and the 8th floor is coming along nicely, as is the new Golf clubhouse. The golf course, redone by Rees Jones (RTJ's son) is magnificent. "Manta" restaurant (formerly Pavilion) is gorgeous with new demo kitchen and wine bar -- and Chef George Gomes is back. The guestrooms are beautiful. Sort of a modern take on the old style, and you all will love the bathtubs with ocean view. New cabanas on the beach, stand up paddle boards, new fitness center and lots of familiar faces.
    Mr. Kohler's secretary, Cathey

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  3. JaguarXJ35027 January 2009 at 23:21

    It's great to hear from you Cathey. Looking foward to being back at Mauna Kea and can't wait to see the changes. I hope to see you while I am there and bring you up to date on all of my life changes over the last two years. Keep in touch!

    Jaguar

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