The Peninsula Bangkok — Bangkok, Thailand

In the few years since the hotel opened, the luxurious riverside Peninsula Bangkok has quickly established itself as one of Bangkok's finest hotels, winning many awards and accolades, including "World's Best Hotel" in 2003 by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Thanks to its unique waved-shape design and location on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, The Peninsula Bangkok is a stunning, 39-storey hotel offering uninterrupted panoramic views of Bangkok from every one of its large, luxurious guest rooms and suites.

The Peninsula Bangkok is within easy access of the business and shopping districts of Bangkok and is close to several of the city's numerous attractions. Adjacent to the Saphan Taksin Station of the Bangkok Sky Train (BTS), The Peninsula Bangkok is also just 35 minutes from Don Muang International Airport. Among the largest in Bangkok, each one of the guest rooms features pioneering technology, allowing hotel guests to control their environment with the touch of a fingertip.

The hotel's elegant and chic dining options include contemporary Pacific Rim cuisine at the stylish Jesters restaurants, authentic Cantonese cuisine at Mei Jiang, extensive International buffet at River Cafe & Terrace and home-style Thai dining by the river at Thiptara. With unrivaled hotel facilities, The Peninsula Bangkok features a magnificent, three-tiered swimming pool, a Fitness Center with gymnasium, sauna, and steam rooms as well as a Beauty Salon offering a range of massage treatments. Hotel guests of The Peninsula Bangkok also have special access to the exclusive Thai Country Club golf course. The Peninsula Bangkok blends traditional Thai hospitality with a fresh yet timeless elegance - and, of course, the legendary Peninsula service.

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

With its impressive location in the heart of the fashion and business district overlooking Victoria Harbour, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is regarded as an icon.

The winner of a stream of awards, echoes of a glamorous past add to the high style of the hotel's luxurious interior. 501 rooms and suites offer guests the ultimate in spacious accommodation with sophisticated entertainment and business technology.

The ten restaurants and bars have been created by epicurean masters from around the world and include the Michelin-starred Pierre restaurant; stunning Cantonese dining at Man Wah and innovative contemporary European cuisine at the Mandarin Grill.

For utter serenity, retreat to the award-wining Mandarin Spa. Honouring the hotel's Oriental heritage and encompassing the basics of traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, this holistic spa is positioned over three floors and incorporates an indoor swimming pool, salon, gentlemen's barber and 24-hour fitness centre.

The Peninsula Hong Kong — Kowloon, Hong Kong

The Peninsula Hong Kong has long been hailed as one of the finest hotels in the world. Created 75 years ago in the glamorous 1920s, the legendary "Grande Dame of the Far East" continues to set hotel standards worldwide, offering a blend of the best of Eastern and Western hospitality in an atmosphere of unmatched classical grandeur and timeless elegance. The Peninsula Hong Kong offers the ultimate in luxury accommodations with the most spacious hotel rooms and suites in Hong Kong. Each one of the hotel's opulent guest rooms is comfortable and stylish and equipped with advanced technology for the convenience of hotel guests - underlined, of course, by the world-famous Peninsula service.

The hotel's celebrated fleet of Rolls-Royce limousines, together with The Peninsula's helicopter shuttle service from the hotel's rooftop helipad, offer hotel guests luxurious transportation to and from Hong Kong International Airport and around Hong Kong.

The restaurants and bars at The Peninsula Hong Kong are among the most exclusive and most elegant in Hong Kong. Renowned as one of the best French restaurants in Asia, Gaddi's is Hong Kong's most elegant dining experience while Felix offers a sleek and stylish city rendezvous with stunning views across the harbor. High tea at The Peninsula's The Lobby is a Hong Kong institution, and the best authentic Cantonese food in town is served at Spring Moon.

The Peninsula Spa is one of Hong Kong's most luxurious hotel spa facilities, complete with a state-of-the-art Health Club, huge Roman-style swimming pool, and beauty and hairdressing salon. The pool opens onto the hotel's sun terrace, providing an incredible view of Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong Island.

Kempinski Hotel Ajman — Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Kempinski Hotel Ajman features 182 elegant sea view rooms and offers a wide range of international fine dining restaurants, bars and cafes. The Laguna Beach Club comprises of a modern fitness gym with a health club and aerobic studio. A range of sports facilities such as bowling, water sports and diving is also available on site. The Laguna Spa and Softouch Ayurveda Spa offer unique pampering and holistic treatments.

The hotel also offers meeting space for 5 – 1,200 persons in board and meeting rooms or the grand ballroom with a permanent stage. Furthermore, culinary theme nights and barbeque at the beach, cocktail reception at the art gallery, Oriental dining in an Arabic fort and team building activities such as beach Olympic Games can be arranged.

Located 25 km from Dubai International Airport, the hotel offers frequent daily shuttle bus from its location in Ajman to nearby Dubai and Sharjah.

Fairmont Dubai — Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A unique blend of contemporary design and urban chic, The Fairmont Dubai is an icon in the business heart of the city. Designed with business in mind this multi-use complex - which includes apartments and offices - is just minutes from Dubai's key attractions, shopping facilities, golf clubs, beaches and directly linked to the Dubai International Convention Center by the 'Fairmont Walkway'. Ten contemporary dining experiences intrigue the palate with numerous options including the multi award-winning Spectrum on One restaurant and The Exchange Grill with its adjacent Cigar Bar; and health facilities offer a wealth of amenities including two terrace sundecks complemented by handcrafted mosaic swimming pools. Willow Stream, the spa at the Fairmont Dubai promises to treat the senses and help you find your energy. The Exchange Business Floor offers individual virtual offices and executive boardrooms all equipped with DSL lines and Wireless Internet, while 128 stylish suites and 266 guestrooms boast panoramic views of the city and interactive TV & entertainment systems. Business facilities include an adaptable auditorium venue with smart wall technology and the latest in hi-tech audio visual services. Flexibility is assured with 18 breakout rooms and a ballroom ideal for any exhibition or social event. The Fairmont Dubai is sure to meet both your business and leisure needs, bringing together luxurious surroundings and modern amenities with renowned Fairmont service.

The Cranley London London, United Kingdom

Situated in a quiet, tree-lined street in the heart of the London Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, The Cranley is one of London's most charming townhouse hotels, comprised of 3 buildings built in 1869. More than a hotel, The Cranley is an ideal city-centre haven appealing equally to the discerning business or leisure traveller wanting a tranquil residence in the heart of London. It is within easy walking distance of most famous London museums and exclusive shops.

The Cranley offers an elegant aesthetic; rooms are coloured by a Regency palette in striking combinations of Chinese blue, mustard, plum and stone with Farrow and Ball paints, beds are handcrafted and cosseting, covered in handstitched Irish linens and wools. Antique mahogany furniture, period oil paintings and brass fittings complete the design. All rooms offer the most up-to-date technology. Service is sophisticated yet unobtrusive.

Located in South Kensington, The Cranley is within easy walking distance of London attractions and is a short taxi ride to two of London's main-line stations, Paddington and Victoria. The Cranley is also easily accessible from the capital's airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, via express train services to either station.

The Capital Hotel London, United Kingdom

The Capital is a unique townhouse hotel that offers luxury accommodation and personal service in the heart of Knightsbridge. Created by its Scottish proprietor, David Levin, 34 years ago, it is, to this day, a family-run hotel. With 49 suites and rooms, David Levin's vision was to create a grand hotel in miniature. It is for this reason that every piece of furniture, work of art and accoutrement in the hotel is hand-picked by, or from the private collection of the Levin family. The exquisite interiors incorporate the work of some of Britain's best-known designers. The beds were specially commissioned from Savoir, the mattresses hand-made and the sheets the finest Egyptian cotton. The Capital Restaurant is legendary. From its opening in 1971, it became one of the first hotel restaurants in Britain to be awarded a Michelin star. In 2001 the restaurant and Head Chef Eric Chavot were awarded a second Michelin star which is retained to this day. M. Chavot's critically acclaimed, French-inspired cuisine is perfectly complemented by the renowned, extensive and diverse wine list and the exemplary service. The restaurant and bar have recently undergone major redesign and now sport a suave, elegant, luxurious yet understated look- inspired by the 1940s. Regularly attracting discriminating gourmets from around the world, both are a favorite meeting place. The Capital offers three private function rooms accommodating up to 24 people for any occasion at breakfast, lunch or dinner. The Capital is situated in a quiet, yet central, residential street just a few steps from Harrods, Harvey Nichols and the designer shops and stylish boutiques of Sloane Street and Beauchamp Place. The Royal Parks, including Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and St. James's, plus the renowned South Kensington Museums are on the doorstop. Guests have access to a local exclusive health and beauty spa or the afternoons can be spent relaxing in the comfortable sitting room with a traditional English afternoon tea

The Metropolitan London London, United Kingdom

The Metropolitan in London is among the capital's most enduring design phenomena, a hotel that combines cool looks and cosseting service with a contemporary mindset, putting it squarely on the map of travellers seeking to be at the centre of the action.

From floor-to-ceiling windows, look out over a glittering skyline, comfortable in the knowledge you are standing right where it matters - on Park Lane, with the city's best bar and restaurant in the very same building.

It is your private haven at the heart of the metropolis, a place to retreat to when the need for quiet comes upon you.

The hotel's sleek yet serene urban image combines soft whites, pear-wood panelling, suede upholstery and pure Egyptian cottons. Colours are subtle, featuring cosseting mauves and warm plum. Carefully selected pieces of antique Asian furniture introduce soft, Eastern accents.

This is the work of Keith Hobbs, regarded as a true innovator in hotel design for the modern generation. Natural light floods the spaces, while walls of glass draw you into the city. It is an uplifting perspective, proof of simplicity's power, and the chic appeal of understatement.

MET BAR - When it first opened in 1997, this sultry night time haunt became a byword for cool, answering a sophisticated need for privacy and energy, in a space reserved for hotel guests and members only. Interiors are clad in decadent red leathers, waiters in custom-made Armani. Bar staff - called 'mixologists' at the Met - create bespoke Martinis while headline DJs spin London's lounge sounds.

The Langham London London, United Kingdom

The Langham, London has been delighting guests with enchanting encounters since she opened in 1865 as Europe's first Grand Hotel. Now she has completed an exciting 80 million pound transformation, exuding a graceful and timeless elegance, blending a sense of the past with the style of today. Perfectly located in the heart of the West End, theatreland and London's luxury shopping including Bond Street are on her door step.

Choose from newly designed Grand rooms in a modern classic style with lavish furnishings and fabrics, or a traditionally styled Classic room. Both offer extensive facilities that include a minibar, air conditioning, broadband Internet and tea and coffee-making facilities.

The Langham Club rooms offer an exclusive and peaceful oasis of just 47 rooms and suites. Club guests have access to The Langham Club lounges which serves complimentary all day light meals and refreshments, including continental breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails, guests can also enjoy an extended check-out time until 3:00 p.m.

The dazzling new Palm Court is where the tradition of afternoon tea was born 140 years ago and it continues on today as the place to see and be seen. Celebrity designer David Collins and his team have converted bar and restaurant to an oasis of style. The Landau offers a Contemporary European menu using the best British ingredients with a few surprising twists. Special features include an atmospheric vaulted wine corridor, where the restaurant's extensive world-class wine collection is displayed.

Artesian, the chic and deeply glamorous cocktail bar combines exotic Orientalism with the romance of new nostalgia and contemporary touches. With over 70 varieties, Artesian specializes in rum as well as offering a fantastic list of cocktails, spirits and champagnes.

Located on the first floor, the fully-equipped gym in the Langham's Health Club offers state of the art cardio-vascular equipment as well as free weights. Less energetic options include a solarium, separate female and male sauna and steam rooms. The indoor swimming pool always comes as a pleasant surprise to guests, its location being in a previous bank vault, and what is now the perfect setting for lap swimming in a delightful 16 m long, heated swimming pool.

A luxury new Chuan Spa is planned that will captivate your senses in a serene haven. You will be revitalized and rejuvenated with treatments steeped in the values of traditional Chinese therapies.

Hotel Plaza Athenee New York New York, NY, United States

Among the townhouses of the fashionable Upper East Side of Manhattan, on a quiet, tree-lined street, stands the Hotel Plaza Athenee. The hotel is just a stroll away from Central Park, Madison Avenue shops, and Midtown. This charming hotel offers 149 rooms and suites, some with balconies and glass-enclosed terraces.

All suites and select rooms feature iPod docking stations, DVD players, and 42' plasma TVs. As noted by top travel publications, the hotel is well known for providing excellent service.

The New York Palace — New York, NY, United States

Known for its impeccable service and spacious accommodations, The New York Palace offers beautifully appointed rooms featuring spectacular views of iconic St. Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center, or the East River. The landmark hotel is home to the highly acclaimed, Michelin two-star restaurant GILT, a full-service spa and fitness center, and Istana, an elegant brasserie. With more than 40,000 square feet of exquisite function space, The Palace is New York's premier venue for business and social events.

The Palace offers three hotels in one. Located on floors 9 through 29, deluxe rooms in The Main House are beautifully furnished guest accommodations that feature large marble bathrooms and spacious seating areas. Located on floors 30 through 39, Executive Level rooms offer all of the comforts of our deluxe accommodations plus exclusive access to The Executive Lounge. Offering spectacular City Views from the 39th floor, The Lounge features five different food presentations throughout the day, including complimentary American buffet breakfast, afternoon snacks, and evening cocktails, cordials and hor d'oeuvres. For guests seeking the ultimate in luxury, privacy and service, Towers accommodations on floors 41 through 54 feature oversized Deluxe Classic or Art Deco style rooms and suites with private elevators and reception, Maitre d'Etage butler service and dedicated concierge desk.

The Leela Kempinski Mumbai, India

Set amidst 11 acres of lush landscaped gardens, cascading waterfalls, lotus pools and fountains, The Leela Kempinski Mumbai, only 1.5 kms from the international airport and in proximity to the North Mumbai Central Business District, is an enclave of tranquillity midst the hustle and bustle of India's commercial capital. Here, the culture, mystique and hospitality of India blends with modern facilities and services to give Mumbai's finest business hotel of the country. In a city of lively contemporary culture, this 5-star deluxe hotel combines state-of-the-art technology with tasteful decor to create a haven for the guests, welcoming both business and leisure travellers with warm graciousness.

Golfing

Mini golf and putting green on site

Beach

Juhu beach

Spa Facility

Naturopathy / life style consultation, massage services, sauna, jacuzzi, steam room, yoga and meditation available

Tennis Courts on Site

Two hard courts

Banquets & Meetings

Six ballrooms with a maximum capacity of 1200 people

Business Center

Open twenty-four hours, secretarial services, laptop, internet and photocopier

Executive Retreat

Seven smaller meeting rooms that can accommodate 8 to 30 people

Fine Dining on Site

One Indian restaurant, One Chinese restaurant and one Italian restaurant, plus a lounge, bar and nightclub

Fitness Center

A.C.E. personal trainers and squash court

High Speed Internet

Broadband high-speed internet access

Note Bene

The hotel is set amidst 11 acres of lush landscaped gardens, cascading waterfalls, lotus pools and fountains. The hotel is only 1.5 kms from the international airport and is in proximity to the North Mumbai Central Business District.

Shopping

Shops and boutiques on site and the Bandra Shopping Centre is nearby

Theatre & Museums

Art gallery on site, Gateway of India, Haji Ali Shrine, Elephanta Caves, Prince of Wales Museum are all nearby

Jumeirah Essex House New York, NY, United States

Built in 1931, the Essex House is a well-known feature of Manhattan, recognised throughout the world as a model of graceful elegance and art-deco sophistication. Ideally located in the heart of New York City, Jumeirah Essex House offers an unbeatable location that has lured dignitaries, celebrities and world leaders for years. Enjoy our stylish setting, nestled between the beauty of Central Park and the buzz of Broadway, and surround yourself in elegance and style. Welcome to Jumeirah Essex House. Relax and stay a while.

Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo, Japan

The inspiration and backdrop for the critically acclaimed film, Lost In Translation, Park Hyatt Tokyo is an elegant oasis of space and calm that offers spectacular views of Tokyo and the Kanto Plain all the way to Mount Fuji, from the top 14 floors of the 52-storey Shinjuku Park Tower. Conveniently located in the heart of Shinjuku, Tokyo's vibrant business and entertainment district, the hotel is approximately 90 minutes from Narita International Airport and close to Shinjuku Station, the city's major transportation hub with rail and subway access to anywhere in metropolitan Tokyo. Designed to feel more like a modern private residence than a hotel, Park Hyatt Tokyo's attention to detail extends to a range of specially commissioned works of art that are displayed throughout the hotel. The 178 rooms and suites are the most spacious hotel guest rooms in Tokyo, providing a serene retreat and an efficient private office with the latest amenities and high-tech communications. With a distinguished reputation for providing the ultimate in personal attention and services, Park Hyatt Tokyo also offers a wide range of excellent restaurants, each with a unique style, such as the dynamic New York Grill - voted #1 for the past five years in the Zagat Tokyo Survey - and the starkly beautiful Kozue, for Japanese cuisine. With extensive meeting and banquet facilities, the hotel can accommodate every type of event from small business meetings to large social gatherings. For the convenience of the business traveller in Tokyo, the hotel also has a full-service Business Centre, open 24 hours daily. Providing the ultimate cosmopolitan retreat, Club on the Park is Park Hyatt Tokyo's health and fitness sanctuary, providing luxurious spa and relaxation areas, a stunning indoor pool and an unparalleled range of state-of-the-art equipment in its gymnasium and aerobics studio with panoramic views. For the discriminating business and leisure traveller, Park Hyatt Tokyo is quite simply, one of the best hotels in the world.