Luxe Beat Magazine February 2014 | Page 7

THE LUXE MANOR Though not the biggest or most well the International Finance Centre, Four member of Small Luxury Hotels of the Seasons is perched on the doorstep of World, The Luxe Manor is kooky in the the best luxury shopping and fine dining best kind of way. Winning several design 1930s Shanghai, the spa features eight Seasons is among the best. Found in Manor is certainly the most unique. A With a design that harkens back to In a city filled with luxury options, Four known hotel in Hong Kong, The Luxe will find bliss at the Spa of the Orient. FOUR SEASONS in Hong Kong’s Central district. And awards, the hotel is Alice in Wonderland meets Salvador Dali. Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui district on the island of Kowloon, The Luxe Manor keeps with that works is just one of the eccentric design elements of the Mirage suite. Apply named, nothing is quite what it with numerous world-class companies surrounding the hotel, the lobby serves as the gathering place for the city’s elite. seems. The Royale suite is perfect for Keeping with Hong Kong’s East meets the would-be rock star. Decorating with West moniker, rooms and suites are glittered carpets, red velvet sofas and designed in either a modern Western or legs with pebbles. Therapists specialize zebra print rugs requires gumption, and contemporary Chinese style and feature in ancient Chinese techniques and offer The Luxe Manor certainly has that. wall-to-wall windows that frame views Traditional Chinese Medicine Located in the hotel, FINDS, is the of Victoria Peak, Kowloon or Victoria consultations. only Scandinavian restaurant in Hong Harbour. Each of the 399 rooms are Kong. For a bit from each of the five well appointed and typically Four countries, request chef Jaakko Sorsa’s Seasons luxury. Nordic Express Menu. It’s a 2.5-hour Epicures will be delighted with the gastronomic journey complete with a dining choices at Four Seasons. Caprice, custom-made map of the region, table a two-star Michelin restaurant, serves setting from Finnish brand, Iittala and contemporary French cuisine with treatment rooms, an indoor pool, tea lounge and Hong Kong’s first Kneipp pool, which stimulates the feet and lower the vibe of the bustling shopping and dining area. The Mandarin Salon tends to ladies’ coifs and also offers the world-famous Shanghainese Pedicure by Samuel So. Gentlemen are attended to in the Mandarin Barber. In traditional barber’s A bold palate of red and black, along chairs, clients indulge in straightedge with a mix of classical and whimsical shaves and haircuts, while massages, décor, greet guests in the lobby. Eyes waxing and facials are performed in dart from the mosaics on the floor to private treatment rooms for the upmost the damask mirrored walls to the Merino discretion. glass chandeliers. The imagin