Best of hospitality in the news – part 1 – 12 September 2016
St. Barth: The Luxury Hotel Restaurant Comparison
Bartolomeo (Le Guanahani): A very suavely executed French-inflected menu that also brings in influences from around the Mediterranean. Even a straightforward sounding entrée like ravioli is a painstakingly done concoction–roasted tomato water, asparagus, black truffle. When chef Nicola di Marchi (below) does a classic like Loup de Mer or Supréme de volaille poêlé, he hits it out of the park. Good selection of vegan and gluten-free dishes.
Read full story at ‘Forbes’
Staten Island Waterfront Project Signs Luxury Hotel – A roundup of real-estate news in the Greater New York region
The developer Triangle Equities is bringing the Westin brand to its $200 million mixed-use commercial complex on Staten Island’s St. George waterfront. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. will operate a 175-room luxury hotel, the Westin New York Staten Island, in Triangle Equities’ Lighthouse Point development.
Read full story at ‘Wall Street Journal’
Hotel workers picket, rally as strike deadline comes and goes – Mariott Château Champlain, Ritz Carlton settle, 23 other hotels still without deal with unions
Hundreds of hotel workers took to the streets Friday, to protest against stalled negotiations at 23 hotels across Quebec. Dressed in sombreros and colourful ponchos and accompanied by a mariachi band, they dubbed their demonstration a fiesta. However, the party atmosphere belied the fact that their union, the Fédération du commerce–CSN, has been given a three-day strike mandate.
Read full story at CBS Canada
Here’s Why Donald Trump’s New DC Hotel May Be a Financial Flop – His controversial campaign isn’t the only problem
On Monday, Donald Trump’s newest hotel, located in the iconic Old Post Office Pavilion a few blocks from the White House, will open for business. But there already are signs that the $200 million project could face trouble achieving financial success—and that Trump family claims about the project were not accurate.
Read full story at motherjones.com
Inside the luxury hotel in Antarctica where guests can chill for £54,000 a week
Situated in one of the most desolate locations in the world, The White Desert hotel in Antarctica is one of a kind. Having just completed a five-star renovation , the hotel offers guests the chance to get cozy in its ‘sleeping pods’ with fur-covered beds, designer furniture and swish en-suite bathrooms.
Read full story at ‘Mirror’
3 New Hotels In The Balearics
The sun continues to shine over the Balearic islands throughout September – so for an end-of-summer break, it’s merely a matter of choosing between these three new hotels in Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca.
Read full story at ‘Forbes’