Amsterdam's 'The Dylan' Scoops Global Travel Accolade
The Dylan in Amsterdam Scoops
Leading Hotel Accolade at the 2008 World Travel Awards
The Dylan in Amsterdam has been voted Netherland’s Leading Hotel at The World Travel Awards’ European and Green Winners Ceremony hosted at AquaCity, Poprad, in Slovakia on Wednesday 15th October 2008.
The World Travel Awards is one of the most prestigious awards programmes with votes from more than 167,000 travel professionals. Now in its fifteenth year, the glittering red carpet event was attended by some of the world’s top senior travel, tourism and hospitality executives, as well as press and broadcast media.
Castello Di Casole: A Luxury Retreat At The Heart of Tuscany
If you're looking for a luxurious, exclusive, hidden retreat - stop looking - we’ve found it, says Isabelle Husillos. Castello di Casole, in Tuscany is snuggled between undulating hills and tree-lined mountains.
Twenty minutes west of Sienna, 45 minutes West of Florence and two and half hours North of Rome, the Castello is a new five star resort and luxury residence club featuring fractional and whole ownership opportunities in restored casali farmhouses.
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Hip hotels need hip restaurants where diners can be served fashionable food by beautiful people.
Suka, at the Sanderson in London, fits the bill. The Philippe Starck-designed property is a celebrity hangout and the cuisine at the exotic new eatery, which replaces Alain Ducasse's Spoon, is Malaysian. The staff looks the part, and the customers are of the kind that fill Nobu each night. Let's call them Nobuddies.
Pan-Asian places are popular in London. E&O has been doing it for years, and the talented chef Ian Pengelley, who cut his teeth there, is now at Gilgamesh. Just down Regent Street from Haiku, Cocoon was going great guns when I last visited. The E&O stable of Will Ricker now includes XO, Cicada and Great Eastern Dining Room.
So what does Haiku bring to the table that's new? Indian food is the main thing. But the butter chicken and the lamb rogan josh I tried over two visits were run-of-the-mill for a city that boasts some of the best sub continental restaurants in the world. Chicken cheese kebab was better, though hardly outstanding.
Super Sushi, Pig Tongue Beckon at Two Eateries
Asian restaurants open almost every month in London, with Malaysian and fusion eateries just the latest additions to a city where Chinese food has been served for 100 years and curry first appeared on a menu in the 18th century.
If you're looking for egg-fried rice or meat vindaloo after a night in the pub, there's no problem. Finding authentic cuisine is trickier, which is why two new places are welcome. Dinings serves Japanese food you'd be happy to get in Tokyo, while the Sichuan dishes at Snazz are so uncompromising, you might not like them.
