MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013For the third in our series of Hotel Facts, we are once again immersed in the archive of The Savoy London. I first saw it on some advertising that The Savoy undertook a decade with a clever byline – “Nowadays, … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’ 22/05/2013To celebrate the recent release of the 2013 film ‘The Great Gatsby’, Erik Lorincz, The American Bar’s award winning barman, has created an elegant masterpiece in the form of ’The Great Gatsby” cocktail for The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel. He tells us that his inspiration was drawn from the film itself … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: In the footsteps of Napoleon! 20/05/2013For anyone wanting to know more about Emperor Napoleon, surely there can be no more symbolic a place to visit than Aix Island, in Poitou-Charentes, France. Napoleon finally left French soil forever from Aix Island en route to his banishment … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013
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Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’
To celebrate the recent release of the 2013 film ‘The Great Gatsby’, Erik Lorincz, The American Bar’s award winning barman, has created an elegant masterpiece in the form of ’The Great Gatsby” cocktail for The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel. He tells us that his inspiration was drawn from the film itself … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, Lifestyle & Gastronomy, London, Shaken not Stirred Series, UK
Tagged Britain, Cocktail, Cocktails, drink, Drinks, f scott fitzgerald, Fairmont Hotel & Resort, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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Vintage Photo Series – Fairmont Banff Springs – Marilyn Monroe
Throughout the years, the picturesque hotel Fairmont Banff Springs has played host to many different guests. Including many A-list celebrities. One of whom was the beautiful Marilyn Monroe. In 1953 she stayed at the Banff Springs during the filming of the movie … Continue reading
Fairmont at the Movies!
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are well known for their outstanding structural design and being placed in beautiful surroundings in destinations all over the globe. What is less commonly known is that they have frequently set the scene for film directors to … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, North America, Bermuda & Caribbean
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cinderella Man, Fairmont Chicago, Fairmont Hotel & Resort, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Fairmont Royal York, Helen Mirren, Millennium Park, North by Northwest, Reéne Zellweger, RED, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, The Fairmont Miramar Hotel, The Plaza
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A Winter’s Tale
A highlight of my recent visit to Singapore was a visit to the highly regarded Japanese restaurant at the Fairmont Singapore – Mikuni. Even if you are not an admirer of Japanese cuisine, you could not but be impressed with … Continue reading
Suite Dreams Series – #9 – The Presidential Suite at the Fairmont Zimbali Resort, South Africa
Visitors to the Fairmont Zimbali Resort can relax in the height of luxury and decadence in the Presidential Suite, the best room in the house and the perfect place to chill out whilst your every whim is catered for… At 417 … Continue reading
Shaken Not Stirred – The ‘Brothers of Italy’ at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Last year during the Olympics, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess celebrated the different nationalities participating with a selection of country-inspired cocktails! This was one of our favourites, designed to celebrate Italy. So recreate a little of last years patriotic splendour with … Continue reading
The Writing is on the Wall at The Fairmont Dallas
The Fairmont Dallas has just announced their Artist in Residence of 2013 - graffiti artist DOSE! Until March DOSE will be working in an on-site art studio and living at the hotel full-time in return for a custom piece for the hotel’s permanent collection. Born … Continue reading
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Tea Truths!
Tea like money makes the world go around and to honor this warming and delicate drink form the Far East, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts have been counting the teabags, cups and sugar cubes to bring us some interesting tea related facts… The Fairmont … Continue reading
