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The Opposite House Says It’s Thyme For a Cocktail!

Who’s thirsty? It’s time for another installment of our Summer Cocktails series. All summer long we’ll profile fun new summer drinks served at hotels around the world. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you’re wasted!
Man, are we going to miss Summer Fridays. It’s our favorite part of the week, not only because, …

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Langham Place, Beijing: Chinese For ‘Airport Hotel That Doesn’t Suck’

Airport hotels are all about function. When you need one, they’re a god send. But who says they have to be boring? Apparently not the folks at Langham Hotels, who are opening what they’re calling the world’s first ‘lifestyle airport hotel’ at Beijing’s Capital Airport on September 1.


In this rendering alone, we can see that they’ve gone with a peekaboo bathroom, which screams ’boutique’ …

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Behind Schedule With Your Hotel? Do a Shangri-La And Hedge Your Bets

Heres some skewed logic to start your week off. Youre a soon-to-be-open hotel, youre not sure exactly how long its going to take for your paint to dry and your air con to get whirring, and youre watching other new hotels around the globe getting called out for opening late. Whats the solution?

Well, if youre Shangri-La, your solution is to hedge …

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Worst Hotel Hell: The Mandarin Oriental Beijing Burns Down Before It Opens

It’s what you’ve been waiting all year for–The 2009 HotelChatter Awards! We’ll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.

WORST HOTEL HELL: MANDARIN ORIENTAL BEIJING FIRE
If you’ve ever stayed in a Mandarin …

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Future of Fire-Damaged Mandarin Oriental Beijing Still Uncertain

Could the Mandarin Oriental Beijing be closing before it’s even opened?
After delays from the original opening plan of pre-2008 Olympics, the nearly-finished hotel was destroyed by a fire started by a fireworks show during Chinese New Year celebrations. Until recently, Mandarin Oriental had really only a throw-their-hands-in-the-air idea about the future (since they had signed “a long term contract to manage …

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A Free Westin Heavenly Bed Is Only Ten Nights Away

Do you often find yourself in Beijing, or are you perhaps planning a week or two visit soon? Because if so, and you’re calling the Westin Financial Street your temporary home, you will be taking more than just the remainder of your in-room toiletries; you’ll be receiving a complimentary Westin Heavenly Bed.

Before you wind up to take a flying leap onto the white …

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NYT Reviews Beijing’s Cool 3+1 Bedrooms

We hate to strum our own chord, but usually by the time the New York Times reviews a hotel weve already heaped an overgenerous amount of hype on the place, and often have even already checked the place out ourselves firsthand. But weve got to hand it to them this week they reviewed a tiny little spot in Beijing that wasnt even on our radar.


The Chinese capital city is home …