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HOTEL NEWS YOU CAN USE


Six Senses expands into China with Qing Cheng Mountain


The Six Senses hotel chain opened its first resort in China this month. Six Senses Qing Cheng


Mountain, which is less than an hour’s drive from Chengdu, offers 113 rooms ranging from semi- detached suites in duplex villas with balconies to courtyard suites and garden and pool villas. The rooms are decorated


in a traditional Chinese style, featuring locally made furniture and exposed beams. Guests can download a smartphone app to control the air-conditioning and lighting in the villas. The hotel’s restaurants use


produce from local farmers, as well as the resort’s organic garden. All-day venue Farm2Fork offers


buffets and à la carte menus; restaurant 28 Zodiac offers Sichuan fare; and The View is set on a rooftop overlooking the ‘show kitchen’. The resort features a waterfall


and gardens. Ten treatment rooms offer a range of therapies, while tai chi and yoga classes are available. Other facilities include a cocktail bar, smoothie bar, three swimming pools, a gym, tennis courts and a children’s club. Prices start at $391 a night with


breakfast, inclusive of tax. sixsenses.com


HOTEL NEWS IN BRIEF


Eccleston Square pays agents 10% till September Eccleston Square Hotel is offering agents 10% commission on GDS bookings made by September 13. The hotel is located near Victoria station in London in a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse, and has its own private tennis court. Rooms, which start at £155, feature electronically adjustable beds, L’Occitane toiletries and Nespresso coffee machines. ecclestonsquarehotel.com


Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen opens on Mexico’s Riviera Maya


Rebekah Commane


The Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen in Mexico opened this week.


The 314-room property on


Mamitas Beach on the Riviera Maya coastline was designed by the New York-based Rockwell Group. Constructed in a V-shape to reduce its environmental impact, the hotel’s grounds incorporate a natural mangrove jungle that serves as a wildlife sanctuary. Oceanfront infinity pools divided by wooden platforms, creating the illusion that they are floating on water. Room interiors reflect the


facials and body therapies is available. The hotel has three bars and


Number of rooms at the Grand


314


surrounding area and use locally sourced materials. The design of the resort’s spa is based on a cenote – a natural swimming hole found in the Yucatan Peninsula. It includes six single treatment rooms and two for couples. A range of massages,


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Hyatt Playa del Carmen


two restaurants, La Cocina and The Grill at 1-26, which serve Mexican and Latin American cuisine. There is also a series of kiosks serving street food along El Paseo, an open-air area connecting the hotel to the beach. For younger guests, the Teen


Arcade features a ping- pong table, table football


and a cinema. The Camp Hyatt club for


children between the ages of five and 12 offers activities including Mayan handcraft and pinata making.


Among the excursions available


from the hotel are zip-lining, visits to ancient ruins and diving trips to the island of Cozumel. Opening rates start at $199 on


a room-only basis, excluding taxes. grandhyattplaya.com


Starwood launches first St Regis in the Maldives Starwood Hotels & Resorts will open its first St Regis property in the Maldives next year. The St Regis Vommuli Resort will be located on the private Vommuli Island in the Dhaalu Atoll, a 40 minute seaplane ride from Male. The 77-villa hotel will feature a spa, fitness centre, three restaurants and a bar. stregis.com


Hard Rock in Ibiza to host Tinie Tempah for summer The Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza will host Tinie Tempah’s pool party residency for the summer season. The rapper will perform and deliver DJ sets at the hotel from June 30 to September 8. Entry to the parties is free for hotel guests. hrhibiza.com


La Reserve Paris adds healthy breakfast options The newly opened La Reserve Paris Hotel & Spa has introduced a wellness breakfast. It includes gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options, and will be served in Le Gabriel restaurant. Detox juices and the La Reserve’s own-recipe cereal, served with almond milk, are also available. lareserve-paris.com


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