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HotelChatter - Tag: peninsula hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-13T07:05:30Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/peninsula%20hotels Tokyo: Where to Score a Royal View in Tokyo http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/8/134736/4315 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/penitokbrekkie.jpg" class="top"> A quick tip for a stay at the ridiculously well located <a href="">Peninsula Tokyo</a>: pay the extra to secure a Deluxe Park View, because that "Park" bit actually means Imperial Palace gardens. They may be out of focus in the photo above, but can you blame us for being far more focused on a large Japanese breakfast spread at the moment? Rooms on the park side of the hotel have commanding views of the Imperial Palace and its acresbring mini binoculars to watch the processions, full of pomp, without having to even venture outside and join the throng of photo-snapping tourists. At night the view is just as pleasant, since having all of these private gardens next JetSetCD 2012-02-08T15:45:01-05:00 Bangkok: A Chinese New Year Resolution: Fly in a Hotel Helicopter http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/23/151423/399 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HeliPeninslaw.jpg" class="top"> Happy Chinese New Year! As we turn from the tame Year of the Rabbit to the aggressive Year of the Dragon, we've got Asian hotels on the mind. To be more specific, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/peninsula%20hotels">Peninsula Hotels</a> and their badass heliports. If you're in the habit of making resolutions for the New Yearwhich onethen "setting off from a Peninsula heliport" needs to be one of them. To get you in the mood to drop some dough on a flight worthy of James Bond, we've now got three exclusive looks inside different Peninsula helilounges: · <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/travel-photos/full/187/The+Helilounge+and+Heliport+at+the+Peninsula+Hotel+Hong+Kong">China Clipper Helilounge</a> at The Peninsula Hong Kong · <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/12/4/214735/809/travel/Exclusive%3A+Inside+the+Helicopter+Departure+Lounge+at+The+Peninsula+Hotel+Tokyo">The Seven Seas Pacific Aviation Helilounge</a> at The Peninsula Tokyo · <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/1/18/92426/0580/travel/Inside+Paribatra%2C+the+Helicopter+Departure+Lounge+at+The+Peninsula+Hotel+Bangkok">Paribatra Helilounge</a> JetSetCD 2012-01-23T16:00:16-05:00 Hong Kong: Peninsula Hong Kong to Make Over Its Rooms and Tech Offerings http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/9/175733/2823 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/peninsulahongkong_rooms.jpg" class="top"> When HotelChatter <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/20/143550/81/hotels/Inside_the_Peninsula_Hong_Kong">popped into</a> the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Hong+Kong/local/3267">Peninsula Hong Kong</a> just over a year ago, there wasn't much that we didn't like at the hotel from the welcome amenities to the in-room telescopes, the bedside tech control panel and the white-gloved service. But all this "classic lushness" may have been a little too "classic" as the hotel has just announced the start of a major guestroom redesign which will update all 297 rooms in both of the hotel's towers.<blockquote>Conceived by The Peninsula Hotels in-house design team, the newly enhanced rooms showcase the finest materials and craftsmanship, boasting a bespoke luxury residential feel. With an accent on Classic Modernity, simplicity and chic elegance, the new room aesthetic melds juliana 2012-01-10T14:18:49-05:00 Peninsula Hotels Want to Have the Best Hotel WiFi in the World http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/28/155646/10

They've got helipads and helilounges, BMW Minis and even special macarons, but now Peninsula Hotels is making moves to have the best hotel internet network of all.

The big news comes from our buddies at Australian Business Traveller, who note that that first Peninsula to enjoy "gigaspeed Internet" and " 99.99% coverage – no dark spot or black spots" will be the Peninsula Beijing. Why China? Think about that for a second. China makes complete sense, though we admit we're surprised it's not their flagship property in Hong Kong getting all the special tech first.]]> JetSetCD 2011-11-28T17:27:14-05:00 Peninsula Hotels are Banning Shark Fin Soup From Their Menus http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/20/123940/22 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sharkfinsoupban.jpg" class="top"> Anthony Bourdain and other devil-may-care foodies might not be happy about this news but we respect <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/peninsula hotels">Peninsula Hotels'</a> attempt to do the right eco-thing by banning the Chinese delicacy of shark fin soup from their menus. After California governor Jerry Brown passed an act banning the from possession, sale and distribution of imported shark fins in the state, Peninsula decided to launch their own ban at all their hotels, even the ones in Asia, starting on January 1.Clement K.M. Kwok, CEO of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) which is the parent company of Peninsula said in a statement: <blockquote> By removing shark fin from our menus, we hope that our decision can contribute to juliana 2011-11-21T13:30:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/