Hansar Bangkok
A great option if you want to skip the five star giants is centrally-located boutique joint Hansar Bangkok, which won Best Hotel (Thailand) at the Asia Pacific Hotel Awards. They don’t mess around with those suites; the vibe veers more toward that of a serviced apartment but they run to 71sqm and come complete with […]
Resorts World Sentosa’s Voyage de la Vie closes on July 16
Resident program at Resorts World Sentosa, Voyage de la Vie, will stage its final performance on July 16.The show, which made its world premiere on July 2 2010, has been playing at the Festive Grand Theatre seven times a week. There have been over 600 performances.An innovative tale about a boy’s journey into a magical […]
Doodle! Pasta, Noodle & Wine Bar
Doodle! merges Western cooking principles with Asian ingredients resulting in options such as Laksa Lips (linguine with laksa-inspired cream sauce) and Aroi Mak Mak (spaghetti with minced chicken, Thai basil and chili). What sets this place apart is their art station that encourages creativity–patrons can doodle and draw while sharing a bowl of pasta.
Sansui Contemporary Japanese Dining & Bar | Review
Modern Japanese spot Sansui Contemporary Japanese Dining & Bar serves up a mix of small plates such as beer-braised octopus ($18) and large dishes including sake-marinated salmon with puffed rice ($34). Wash it all down with an extensive range of sake (from $60/bottle) and shochu (from $90/bottle). Why spend your midday meals on uninspired hawker […]
The Glass House
Tory Burch
The buzz: The luxe resort- and sportswear-inspired womenswear label’s first standalone boutique in Southeast Asia is located at a prime spot in Wisma Atria facing Orchard Road.The vibe: The 2,500 sq. ft. space evokes a residential home, but a very luxurious and artistic one at that. Burch draws inspiration from artist Donald Judd for the […]
ibis Bandung Trans Studio
Adjacent to Bandung Supermal and Trans Studio (one of the largest indoor theme parks in Asia), the hotel offers convenient access the park’s 20 rides and behind-the-scenes tours of programs from Indonesian channels like TRANS TV and TRANS 7. It is the largest ibis establishment in the Asia Pacific, with 606 contemporary guest rooms, each […]
W Singapore Sentosa Cove
Overview: W Hotels Worldwide’s seventh Asia Pacific spot sure is lavish—ostentatious even—right down to the Sentosa Cove location, 250 sea and marina-facing guest rooms (including the Extreme WOW Suite, which blows even MBS’ most expensive spot completely out of the water) and private berthing stations. W’s signature watering hole Woobar makes an appearance here, as […]
Bar on 5
Enjoy housepours for $7, premium liquor for $15 and beers for $8. There’s a Martini selection for $4.50 each, too.
Great Eastern Women’s Run 2014
Push your limits at Asia’s largest half marathon for women.