Expedia® travelers have ranked AYANA Resort and Spa Bali among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select™ list. The list formally recognizes individual hotels worldwide that consistently deliver excellent service, a great overall experience and offer notable value.  The full list represents just 1 percent of the world’s top hotels from the more than 110,000 hotel properties offered on Expedia.

“Delivering our guests superior service is a top priority at AYANA,” said General Manager Charles de Foucault. “We are delighted that our efforts have been acknowledged by Expedia travelers so soon after our rebranding just one year ago, and we look forward to extending our high level of service to even more guests.”

The 2010 Expedia Insiders’ Select? list is based on more than 1 million independent traveler hotel reviews collected by Expedia, combined with a value rating and the local market expertise of more than 400 Expedia employees in local markets worldwide. With an overall score of 94.6 percent, AYANA was one of just 5 hotels in Bali ranked in the 5-star category to make the list.

This honor follows several other accolades since AYANA rebranded in April 2009. Most recently, the 77-hectare property was voted the #1 Spa Hotel in the World in the 2010 Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards; made the Conde Nast 2010 Gold List (Best Hotels in Asia); was ranked #18 in the World’s Top 20 Best Hotels for Value by Travel + Leisure readers; and won Asia’s Leading Luxury Resort in the 2009 World Travel Awards. AYANA has been nominated in this year’s World Travel Awards for the World’s Leading Spa Resort, Asia’s Leading Luxury Resort, and Asia’s Leading Luxury Villa.
For more information on Expedia’s Insiders’ Select™ program, visit www.expedia.com/insidersselect.

About AYANA Resort and Spa

Named after a ‘place of refuge’ in Sanskrit, AYANA is perched on limestone cliffs up to 30 meters above the Indian Ocean near Jimbaran Bay on Bali’s south-western peninsula. The property enjoys majestic views and a secluded location across its 1.3 kilometer coastline, yet is just 15 minutes from Bali’s airport. The 368 guestrooms comprise 78 private pool villas and a 290-room hotel.

Resort highlights include the 22,000sqm Thermes Marins Thalasso spa with one of the world’s largest Aquatonic Seawater Therapy Pools and the Spa on the Rocks villas set amidst the Indian Ocean. There are five purpose-built wedding venues; the avant-garde Champa Garden for grand-scale events; four freshwater swimming pools including a children’s pool; a salt-water, infinity-edged Ocean Beach Pool at the cliff’s base, accessed via an inclinator; 13 dining venues; 18-hole golf putting course; tennis pavilion; jogging/cycling path; fitness center; children’s center; boutiques; comprehensive meeting facilities and business center; and resort-wide WIFI.

Encompassing the entire building from the courtyard and famed American Bar to the public areas and 268 guestrooms, the responsibility for this extensive restoration is being handled by the renowned designer, Yves Rochon, who has earned special recognition for his work on other landmark hotels such as the George V in Paris and the Hermitage in Monaco.  The programme heralds a number of notable highlights including the addition of a luxurious new two bedroom Royal Suite, the complete remodel of the legendary River Restaurant and the re-launch of the 58 River Suites with their iconic views over the River Thames.

In addition, The Savoy Grill will return again under the operation of Gordon Ramsay Holdings.  New to the hotel will be The Beaufort Bar and Savoy Tea Shop, the first an opulent new venue to enjoy champagne and cocktails and the latter, a bijou teashop selling Savoy branded tea products, patisserie and other goodies.  Within the Thames Foyer, the re-introduction of a stunning winter garden gazebo beneath an ornate glass dome will provide the perfect ambience for afternoon tea.   For those who wish to continue their fitness regime on the road, there will be a contemporary, glass enclosed fitness gallery and rooftop swimming pool – one of only two in the city.

Room rates at The Savoy will start from around GBP 350 per room per night and we will be taking reservations 3 months prior to reopening.  Please visit www.the-savoy.com for further updates on the restoration.

The newly revitalised Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai will offer approximately 269 deluxe guestrooms and suites with a selection of eight restaurants and lounges. Included among these is the much-loved Jazz Bar, a Shanghai institution since the 1930s. In addition, a lobby lounge on the ground floor, a mezzanine-level sushi, wine and cigar bar as well as a heritage Chinese restaurant on the 8th floor and the Peace Grill Restaurants on the 9th floor will offer a new level of elegance and comfort befitting of today’s discerning travellers. The 9th floor will also host the famed Peace Hall, where the property’s iconic sprung-wooden dance floor still evokes memories of old Shanghai cabarets and gala parties.

Responsible for the entire renovation of the property formerly referred to as the ‘Premier Hotel of the Far East’ is the internationally acclaimed design firm, Hirsch Bedner Associates. Now in the final design stages, the Fairmont Peace Hotel is being brought back to life and transformed into an ultra-luxurious global icon for the 21st century.

A low-rise extension has been added to the rear of the hotel, housing guestrooms as well as a sky-lit swimming pool and spa. The famous ‘Nine Nations Suites’ will remain a feature of the new hotel; four of these (Indian, English, Chinese and American) will be preserved from the old Peace Hotel, while the French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and German suites will be redesigned in keeping with their original concepts. A presidential suite will occupy the 10th floor penthouse where the hotel’s flamboyant creator and former owner, Victor Sassoon, once lived.

In addition to the renovation of many elements of the building, which remain true to its historical integrity, the hotel will ensure a timeless reinterpretation of its glamorous 1920s and 1930s heyday, enabling it to sit alongside Fairmont’s impressive list of heritage hotels worldwide which include The Savoy, London and The Plaza, New York.

Please visit www.fairmont.com for further updates on the restoration.

Notes for editors:
A leader in the global hospitality industry, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is an extraordinary collection of luxury hotels, which includes iconic landmarks like Fairmont Le Ch?teau Frontenac in Québec City, Fairmont The Norfolk, Nairobi and London’s The Savoy, reopening in 2010. Fairmont hotels are one-of-a-kind properties where sophisticated travellers can discover culturally rich experiences that are authentic to the destination. Situated in some of the most exclusive and pristine areas in the world, Fairmont is committed to responsible tourism and is an industry leader in sustainable hotel management with its award-winning Green Partnership programme.  Fairmont’s portfolio includes 56 distinctive hotels, with plans to develop over 25 new properties in the coming years in destinations as diverse as Shanghai, Morocco and Anguilla.

Fairmont is owned by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, a leading global hotel company with 91 hotels worldwide under the Raffles, Fairmont and Swiss?tel brands. The company also owns Fairmont and Raffles branded Residences, Estates and luxury private residence club properties.

For more information or reservations, please call 0845 071 0153 or visit www.fairmont.com. Images for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are available on www.leonardo.com/fairmont. User name: Fairmont – password: media.

Hotel Group Brands (4 winners)

China’s Most Popular International Hotel Group Brand of 2009

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

China’s Most Popular Local Hotel Group Brand of 2009

Jinling Hotels & Resorts

China’s Most Popular Serviced Residence Brand of 2009

Ascott Property Management (Shanghai)Co., Ltd

China’s Most Popular Economical Chain Hotel Brand of 2009

Home Inn

Hotel Management Companies (2 winners)

2009 China’s Most Investment-value International Hotel Management Company

Accor China

2009 China’s Most Investment-value Local Hotel Management Company

New Century Hotels & Resorts

Individual Hotels (30 winners)

China’s Top 10 Most Popular Business Hotels of 2009

Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai

Grand Hyatt Shanghai

Jinling Hotel Nanjing

InterContinental Hong Kong

Sofitel Wanda Beijing

New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou

InterContinental Shenzhen

The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street

Kowloon Shangri-La

Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel

China’s Top 10 Most Popular Resort Hotels of 2009

Banyan Tree Lijiang

The Venetian?? Macao-Resort-Hotel

Yalong Bay Mangrove Tree Resort

Kayumanis Nanjing Private Villa & Spa

Sofitel Zhongshan Golf Resort Nanjing

The Interlaken OCT Hotel

Sanya Hilton Hotel

Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers

Le Meridien Sheshan Shanghai

Wuyi Mountain Yeohwa Resort

China’s Top 10 Best New Opening Hotels of 2009

Park Hyatt Shanghai

Banyan Tree Sanya

Park Hyatt Beijing

The Ritz-Carlton, Sanya

JW Marriott Shenzhen

The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen

New Century Grand Hotel Beiji

Grand Soluxe Hotel & Resort Sanya

Howard Johnson Resort Sanya Bay

Howard Johnson ITC Plaza Chongqing

Hotel Figures (10 winners)

Best Hotel Managers of 2009 (2 winners)

Mr. Cetin Sekercioglu，Vice President and General Manager of Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai

Mr. Claudio Nardini，General Manager of Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel

Figures with Distinguished Contributions to China’s Hotel Industry in 2009(5 winners)

Mr.SunJian, CEO of Home Inn

Mr. Chen Miaolin, Chief of Board, President of Zhejiang NewCentury Tourism Group

Mr.Wilburt Chang，Chairman & CEO，Howard Johnson International (China)

Mr. Wang Jinjun, President of Gloria Hotels & Resorts

Leaders of the Hotel Industry of 2009 (3 winners)

Mr.Robert Murray，Senior Vice President-Accor Greater China

Mr.Jerry Huang，Senior Vice President Operations Greater China IHG

Mr.Qian Jin，Senior Vice President,Operations,China & Taiwan Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Separate Items: (30winners)

Separate Items of Hotel Group Brand (6 winners)

China’s Most Competitive Local Hotel Brand of 2009

HNA International Hotels & Resorts Management Co., Ltd

China’s Local Hotel Brand with Most Developing Potential of 2009
Gloria Hotels & Resorts

China’s Most Competitive Hotel Management Company of 2009
Howard Johnson International (China)

2009 China’s Most Influential Serviced Residence Brand
Frasers Hospitality

China’s Best New Opening Middle and High range Business Hotel of 2009
H Hotels

Separate Items for Individual Hotels:(24 winners)

Business Hotels (13winners)

China’s Most Cultural Characteristics Business Hotel of 2009

New Century Grand Hotel Ningbo

China’s Best Business Hotel in Sports Theme of 2009

Hilton Shanghai

China’s Most Innovative Business Hotel of 2009

Jin Jiang Tower

China’s Top Luxury Boutique Hotel of 2009

Sky Fortune Boutique Hotel Shanghai

Best Business Hotel in North-East China of 2009

Kempinski Hotel Shenyang

Most Popular Hotel in Shanghai with Bund Landscape of 2009
Broadway Mansions Hotel

Most Popular Business Hotel in West China of 2009

Crowne Plaza Chengdu

Most Popular Business Hotel in East China of 2009

The Eton Hotel，Shanghai

China ‘s Best Business Conference Hotel of 2009

Hua Ting Hotel & Towers Shanghai

China’s Business Hotel with Most Developing Potential of 2009

Songjiang New Century Grand Hotel Shanghai

Most Luxury Business Hotel in West China of 2009

Sofitel Forebase Chongqing

Best Business Hotel in Central China of 2009

Sheraton Changsha Hotel

Best Business Hotel in Southwest China of 2009

Sheraton Guiyang Hotel

Resort Hotels (1 winners)

China’s Best Spa Resort Hotel of 2009

New Century Grand Hotel Kaifeng

New Opening Hotels (10 winners)

China’s Best New Opening Resort Hotel of 2009

Le Meridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort & Spa

China’s Best New Opening Theme MICE Hotel of 2009

Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing

China’s Most Comfortable Sleep Hotel of 2009

Sofitel Wanda Ningbo

Marco Polo Wuhan

Best New Opening Business Hotel in East China of 2009

Howard Johnson Business Club Hotel Shanghai

Best New Opening Business Hotel in North China of 2009

InterContinental Beijing Beichen

China’s Best New Opening Resort Villa Hotel of 2009

Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Resort &SPA

China’s Best New Opening Luxury Business Hotel of 2009

Kempinski Hotel Suzhou

China’s Best New Opening Convention and Exhibition Hotel of 2009

Doubeltree by Hilton Huaqiao,Kunshan

China’s Best New Opening Leisure Business Hotel of 2009

Yao Jiang New Century Grand Hotel

The Langton House Hotel is the perfect location for your wedding reception with full five course menus, champagne reception, live music, beautiful garden and ballroom settings and lively entertainment. In our Garden Patio/Conservatory, Canap?s & Live Music, also Champagne Reception for Bridal Party.

Phone: +353 56 7765133

Address: 67 John Street, Kilkenny, Ireland

Site: http://www.langtons.ie

Address:
No.1 District 13 Heping Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Location:
To airport: 24km To railway station: 8km To downtown: 10km To exhibition: 3km Surrounding feature: Exhibition Center

Hotel Description:
COTO Modern Hotel is a perfect location for business, tourism, and leisure in Beijing. It takes only 20 minutes to the Beijing Airport. It is adjacent to CBD and many bus stations. Opened on Jan. 1st, 2006.

Check out at 12:00pm.
Unless upon request, the hotel will only keep the reservation till 18:00.
Price may be subject to surcharge during peak periods.
Above price includes service charge.

Facilities Hotel:
Business Center Laundry Beauty Salon Car Rental Parking Meeting Rooms Chess Room Massage (Foot/Traditional/etc.) Ticket Service

Hotel to Important Location :
To China International Exhibition Center about 2.78km,
To Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Centre about 3.52km,
To The National Stadium(The Bird’s Nest) about 5.71km,
To Dongsi Road about 5.75km,
To Sanlitun Bar Street about 6.64km,
To The Forbidden City about 6.64km,
To National Aquatics Center(The Water Cube) about 6.71km,
To Beihai Park about 7.14km,
To Beijing Railway Station about 7.48km,
To Wangfujing Street about 7.66km,
To Beijing North Railway Station or Xizhimen Station about 8.07km,
To Dongyue Taoist Temple about 8.48km,
To The China World Trade Center about 8.66km,
To Beijing Exhibition Center about 9.55km,
To Tiananmen Square about 9.65km,
To Jianguomenwai Street about 9.9km,
To Xidan Business Street about 11.77km,
To Beijing West Station about 16.76km,
To Wukesong Indoor Stadium about 16.82km,
To Grand View Garden about 17.12km,
To Beijing South Railway Station about 17.42km,
To Beijing Capital International Airport about 20.43km,
To BeiJing NanYuan Airport about 26.77km,
To Badaling Great Wall about 52.05km,

Address:
No.25, North Taipingzhuang Road, Haidian District, Beijing(10 minutes to Zhongguancun)

Location:
Away from airport:25km
Away from Beijing train station:14km
Away from city center:12km
Away from Beijing exhibition center:5.5km

Hotel Description:
The hotel is located inside Zhongguancun science and technology zone. The transportation is convenient. The main building is consisted of a foreign-related 2 star hotel and office building. It covers an area of 14000square meters. The hotel has 3 type of rooms: standard rooms, suites, single rooms. The facilities of the hotel are complete: internet access, IDD phone, stalliate TV, central air-conditioner, air supply system, hot and cold water, elevator, central fire control system, therapeutic massage.

Check out at 12:00pm.
Unless upon request, the hotel will only keep the reservation till 18:00.
Price may be subject to surcharge during peak periods.
Above price includes service charge.
Extra bed :RMB50 per person.
breakfast : RMB5 per person.
The Room have net connector, gain access to the internrt is free of charge.

Facilities Hotel:

Hotel to Important Location :
To Beijing West Station about 4.59km,
To Beijing North Railway Station or Xizhimen Station about 4.59km,
To Beijing Exhibition Center about 6.14km,
To China International Exhibition Center about 6.87km,
To Beihai Park about 7.13km,
To The Forbidden City about 7.42km,
To The National Stadium(The Bird’s Nest) about 7.61km,
To Dongsi Road about 8.44km,
To Tiananmen Square about 9.02km,
To Xidan Business Street about 9.22km,
To Jianguomenwai Street about 9.22km,
To National Aquatics Center(The Water Cube) about 9.48km,
To Wangfujing Street about 9.5km,
To Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Centre about 9.76km,
To Dongyue Taoist Temple about 12.48km,
To The China World Trade Center about 12.77km,
To Wukesong Indoor Stadium about 13.03km,
To Beijing West Station about 13.3km,
To Beijing Railway Station about 13.92km,
To Beijing South Railway Station about 14.19km,
To Grand View Garden about 14.26km,
To BeiJing NanYuan Airport about 23.97km,
To Beijing Capital International Airport about 27.89km,
To Badaling Great Wall about 54.89km,

We are ideally located 30 km south of Da Nang and 11 km north of historical city of Hoi An in Central Coast. The Nam Hai complements exclusive beach front living with cultural and historical attractions which reflect the true spirit of Indochina.

Our facilities include 2 restaurants and a bar. We also have spa facilities and a meeting room which comfortably accommodates up to 45 guests.

“I am very proud to anounce that Readers of Travel + Leisure (China) voted Nikko Hotel Dalian among the top 100 hotels in China in the 2008 “Readers’ Choice Awards,”

This is fantastic that our customer by choosing our property in the selecting and voting process, have shown recognition for the hard work of all the team members of Nikko hotel Dalian. The spirit and dedication of the team, together with a desire to go the extra mile giving a memorable experience to our customers and always with a smile is very commendable. As the general manager of Nikko Hotel Dalian I am proud to be part of this team” Said Nicolas C. Solari, General Manager, Hotel Nikko Dalian ]]> http://www.xabala.com/2008-china-readers-choice-awards-nikko-hotel-dalian/feed 0 http://www.xabala.com/jin-jiang-hotel-management-company-awarded-best-of-china http://www.xabala.com/jin-jiang-hotel-management-company-awarded-best-of-china#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:04:49 +0000 kevin http://www.xabala.com/?p=35 by Ozgur Tore

On May 16, Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Co., Ltd was awarded “2008 Most Investment-Worthy Local Management Company of China” at the Forum for Development Opportunities and Challenges for China Hospitality Industry & the fifth Golden-Pillow Award of China Hotels.

Sponsored by China’s leading financial media “21^st Century Business Herald” in association with China’s top business travel magazine “Business Travel” in 2004, the Golden-Pillow Award of China Hotels is the most prestigious award for the hospitality industry in China and even in Asia, in an aim to provide more business consulting for global business travelers as well as provide authoritative and advisory opinions for the development of China’s hospitality industry.

Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Co., Ltd is the largest hotel management company in China. It dedicates itself to quality hotel management, boasting professional management teams with rich experience. And the Jin Jiang brand is highly reputed in China. The company has the corporate website in four languages, i.e., Chinese, English, Japanese and French, and a new brand identification system as well as a sophisticated central reservation system. The company is poised to launch its Loyalty Program in 2008 amongst its over 100 star-rated member hotels across China.

Mr. Chen Hao, CEO of Jin Jiang International Hotels Development Co., Ltd, the parent company of Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Co., Ltd said, “The staff of ‘Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Co., Ltd feel great honored to receive such a prestigious award. We appreciate the recognition and encouragement from the hospitality industry and customers for our work. Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Co., Ltd will continue moving toward its “going global” strategic goal.”