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Mondrian Plans Palm Springs Hotel


jason
16th January 2008

Filed under: JourneysThe Mondrian hotel is getting a new outpost. The latest Mondrian will be in Palm Springs, California and will include both a hotel with approximately 200 rooms, and residences. This will be the seventh Mondrian; the chain includes the original hotel in West Hollywood, the Mondri...





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Peter Pan House, Estate of the Day


jason
16th January 2008

Filed under: EstatesA home in London where JM Barrie is believed to have written Peter Pan is now up for sale. The six-bedroom home in South Kensington is where Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired the story (as dramatized in the movie Finding Neverland). The home is a classic Victorian ...










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Would You Pay For A Restaurant Reservation?


jason
16th January 2008

Filed under: DiningTrying to get a table at a hot restaurant is often an exercise in frustration. But what if, instead of making the calls yourself, or paying a concierge to try and get you in, you could log on to a website and buy the reservation. Thats the basic idea behind TableXchange. The serv...





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Leona Helmsleys Belongings To Be Auctioned Off


jason
16th January 2008

Filed under: Auctions, Celebrity ShoppingLeona Helmsleys dog Trouble may have walked off with a $12 million inheritance but the little pup has no use for artwork, silver, furniture and other items so these are being sold off at Christies. Around 500 lots of goods belonging to the late billionaire w...





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Tyler Florence To Open His First Restaurant


jason
16th January 2008

Filed under: Dining, Celebrity ShoppingCelebrity chef Tyler Florence is opening his first restaurant. San Francisco boutique hotel company Personality Hotels has signed a deal with the Food Network chef to open a restaurant in Hotel Vertigo (currently the York Hotel). The 97-room York Hotel is curre...





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