HotelChatter - Stories about Como Shambhala at Uma Ubud

Limber Up For Spring With These Five Yoga Packages

pbb — 2011-02-24T11:36:31-05:00

Whether it's because vinyasa is finally a word in common currency or the fact that summer shorts-and-bikinis weather is but three months away, these five hotels are offering yoga packages to get you sweaty and bendy this season.

Palm Springs: The Colony Palms Hotel is putting on a six-day, five-night "Yogatrip" starting May 15 that includes daily classes, breakfasts, hikes, lunches, and, thankfully a Temecula Valley wine tour on one day along with other extras. Rates for the whole package start at $1,195 per person for the week.

If Only Home Was Like The Pages Of COMO Hotels' Home From Home

MsRebecca — 2010-09-10T13:04:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/ComoHomeMag.jpg" class="top">iPads, be damned, we're loving our stroll through print land and our ongoing look at a dying hotel amenity--The Hotel Magazine. Sure, most hotels stock their guestrooms with the trendy magazines of the day or at least place some localized publication on the desks but there are actually a few hotels out there that still publish their own magazine. We've got our hands on a few copies of these rare breeds and we'll be documenting our finds for you here. Know of a hotel magazine we should see before it goes out of print? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it to us!</a> Truth be told, we didn't pay much attention to the books and magazines inside our room at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Parrot+Cay+-+A+COMO+Resort/local/1512">Parrot

Get Your 'Downward Dog' On With COMO Hotels' Yoga Retreats

amandak — 2009-04-22T09:26:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Parrot_Cay_Resort.jpg" class="top"> If you want a vacation that's good for your body and soul (and probably doesn't involve too many fancy cocktails), the yoga packages that the COMO Hotels are putting on might be the thing. With four more week-long retreats scheduled for 2009, it's just a matter of picking which corner of the world you want to jet to in order to practice yoga for five hours a day with experts, of course, in a romantically relaxing setting.The exact details of the yoga retreats depend on which destination you choose, but they all include six nights' accommodation, the yoga training, various meals and airport transfers, plus several include some cultural excursions as well. You can choose from

Ubud: Get Your Shrink Fix at the Como Shambhala, Bali

amandak — 2007-02-22T10:12:54-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/como_shambhala.png" class="imgborder"> When it's not enough to provide benefits for the holidaymaker's body like herbal wraps, ayurveda, fancy massage therapy and yoga galore, you have to start dealing with your guests' minds. That's the message we're getting from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Como+Shambhala+at+Uma+Ubud+/local/290">Como Shambhala at Uma Ubud</a> on Bali, which has just started offering the services of a counselling psychologist.It'd be nice if being on holiday was mental therapy enough, but perhaps some people have trouble adjusting to the lack of tightly scheduled routine, the excess of time spent lying by the pool or the presence of delicious foods prepared by somebody else. It mightn't be long before psychological travel becomes the new catch phrase of hotel and spa stays.