Hansar Samui Resort and Spa

Buzz: A sister of the stylish Hansar Bangkok, this u-shaped, brick-red building sits on the beachfront at the end of Bophut’s Fisherman’s Village. Rooms follow open floor plans, with nothing blocking your view from the door to the terrace. Hope you like being watched on the toilet. Rooms: 74 rooms (54-67 sq meters). No pool […]

Events – I-S Lunch Guide Launch 2011

 I-S LUNCH GUIDE LAUNCH We’re marking the launch of our I-S Lunch Guide at Hummerstons this Thursday, June 30, 12-2pm. Seats are limited, so hurry! 

W Taipei

This is the first Asian branch of the W group to have a skating rink. The hotel’s other facilities include high end nouvelle Chinese restaurant Yen as well as an AWAY Spa and SWEAT Fitness Center.

Pluck: Musical Arson!

Kit Massey, violinist in classical spoof musical Pluck: Musical Arson!, talks to Justine Ong about being torn between his art and the dentist’s orders.

Chef D’Table

We have mixed feelings every time we step into the cloistered corridors of CHIJMES—to put it in a politically correct manner, one might say they have a rather eclectic mix of tenants. Sitting unassumingly by the chapel, you’ll find Chef D’Table. Simplicity is key to the décor here, minimal fuss with table settings, an open […]