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FARRIGHTCENTER:© THEPLAZA
The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows
The Peninsula Chicago
celebratedliving.com
sUMMER 2011
completewith threebedrooms, lappool,
kitchen, andoutdoor shower. Thenew
privatecabanasat therefurbishedbeach
clubof the
MANDARINORIENTAL,MIAMI
come
withapersonalbutler,flat-screenTV,and
iPad. InArizona,
THEBOULDERS
justupdated
its160privatecasitas,keeping theauthentic
wood-burningfireplaceswhileupgrading
the electronics.
Fewhotelsworkedharderatearning
guestaffection thanhistoricproperties.
some turnedon thecharm:
OMNI LAMANSIÓN
DELRIO
insanAntonionowoffershistory
toursof thespanishcolonialbuilding.Others
did itviareinvention:NewYork’s
PLAZA
con-
tinued todefyagewithgroundbreaking
additions includinga5,400-square-foot food
hall from celebrity chefToddEnglish, fea-
turing stations devoted towine, sushi,
noodles,andmore for takeoutordining in. It
installed iPads ineachof the282suites, and
awellnesscenterbyLaPalestra, bridging
fitnessandmedicine,willopen this fall.
“Luxurydoesn’thave tocostyou lotsof
money,”saysMr.&Mrs.smith’sLohan. “It’s
the little touches, the thoughtful touches. It’s
anawfulmarketingphrase, ‘surpriseand
delighting thecustomer,’butyouneed that.”
surprisinganddelighting is just the
jobof thenew “fireandwinebutler”at
THE
RITZ-CARLTON, HALFMOONBAY
inNorthern
California,who roves theproperty ina
golf cart stockedwithfirewoodand
marshmallows.At
THE CARLYLE
inNew
The Plaza
