Estelle
I can tell you that I am no stranger to society and diplomatic events, (having lived and been educated on three continents), guaranteeing a well rounded international flair and personality.
In this context I am a contradiction in stockings and high heels.
I am university educated with a degree from the world’s finest.
I have a passion for Literature, art, fitness, films, shoes, writing, finding great restaurants, sailing, live jazz music. I adore exploring cultural boundaries and idiosyncrasies. People describe me as warm, passionate, well-spoken refined woman. |
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Hong Kong Hotels
The Peninsula
Every afternoon, live chamber music and the scents of jasmine and Darjeeling drift through the grand lobby of the Peninsula Hong Kong. Here, surrounded by boutiques and dwarfed by neoclassic columns topped with gargoyles, hotel guests and Hong Kong residents partake in what has become a favorite pastime at Peninsula properties worldwide: tea. The daily affair-which can last for as long as two hours and includes such British niceties as silver pots, scones, and cucumber finger sandwiches-originated in 1928, when the hotel first opened its doors and weekend tea socials with live bands and dancing cost 50 cents HK per person.
All such celebrations at the Peninsula ceased on Christmas night 1941, when Hong Kong's British colonial governor formally surrendered to Japan in room 336. During their occupation, Japanese forces used the hotel as their headquarters, renaming it the Toa. Both the British and the Peninsula reclaimed their prominent roles in Hong Kong society after the war, although the hotel, which reopened in 1946, has proved more durable than the colonizers.
A large-scale renovation of the Peninsula in 1994--three years before Britain returned Hong Kong to China-involved the addition of a 30-story, 130-room tower; a heliport; a Philippe Starck-designed bar and disco; and an indoor swimming pool with a retractable glass screen that opens to views of Victoria Harbor. Last year, the hotel-which is now the flagship of the Peninsula Hotels chain-opened a spa on the seventh and ninth floors of the tower. In addition to 14 massage r00111.S and two private spa suites with large soaking tubs and views to Victoria Harbor, the 12,000-square-foot facility includes a tearoom, where guests can enjoy pre- or post-treatment blends. |
