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New Modern Luxury Hotel in India Boasts An Enormous Pool and A Living Wall. The Oberoi Gurgaon.






The newest Oberoi luxury Hotel, the Oberoi Gurgaon, is India’s thirteenth Oberoi hotel and the second in the Delhi area. It sits on nine acres, measures almost 44,321 square meters and has 202 rooms, of which 15 are suites.



The luxury hotel, which opened its door to guests earlier in spring of last year, was designed by the Singapore-based architectural firm RSP, and cost around four billion rupees ($90 million) to build. The hotel has received numerous awards and accolades including World's Leading Luxury Hotel by World Travel Awards, 2011, Best Asia Hotel 2011, Conde Nast Traveler Hot List 2012, Kiwi Collection WOW pick 2012 and several others.



LTW Designworks was the firm in charge of the Oberoi’s interior design, which is clean, sleek and modern with inviting earthtones, warm woods and bright red accents.



The hotel is hard to miss, with the first impression leaving most visitors slack-jawed. The "jewel box" is a structure of steel, glass and mirrors and overlooks an enormous pool and living wall.





The resort-like ambiance at The Oberoi, Gurgaon offers guests a welcome respite when in town on business as well as the perfect setting for those in search of pleasure.

The Lobby:



Setting it apart from other business hotels, The Oberoi houses 202 unusually spacious guestrooms and suites. Some examples of the hotel's unique features include 24-hour butler service and private heated swimming pools in select suites.

The 5300 sq. ft Presidential Suite features 2 bedrooms, with livingroom, private study, fireplace and private heated cantilevered pool:




International cuisine is always available at The Oberoi, Gurgaon. From an all day dining area with five interactive show kitchens to alfresco seating on teak wood decks to an Indian coastal cuisine specialty restaurant, your taste buds will be easily sated here.

Threesixtyone:


The Amaranta:

The Piano bar:

The Belvedere (members-only club dining):


The city of Gurgaon is a quickly growing area of India’s New Delhi Capital Region, so if you find yourself headed to one of its various corporate headquarters any time soon, you might want to give The Oberoi, Gurgaon a try. India is a land full of overwhelming sights, sounds, and smells, and when you need to retreat from the frantic pace of its streets, The Oberoi, Gurgaon will be waiting – peacefully and patiently.

Rooms & suites
The well appointed guest rooms and suites are amongst the most spacious accommodation in any city hotel around the world. With a color palette of white, beige, brown and hues of red, the décor is contemporary and elegant. The rooms also feature landscape windows that bathe every room with generous amounts of light and offer expansive views of the reflection pool or landscaped greens, creating a haven of serenity.

Deluxe rooms and baths:




Luxury suite:


Premier Pool suite:



In-room amenities
Personal butler service, Five fixture bathrooms, 46 inch LED television, DVD player, ipod docking station with FM receiver, Satellite television, Wired and wireless internet, Media hubs for audio & video connectivity, Electronic safe, Two line telephone with voice message, Mini bar, Bedside control panel for lighting and blinds, Separate seating area

The Oberoi Spa and Fitness Centre (open 24 hours).
Rejuvenate your senses at the round-the-clock Oberoi Spa. A perfect oasis of peace and well being, the Spa is an ideal getaway from the chaos of modern life. Built over 8000 square feet, overlooking the swimming pool and the maze garden, the Spa consists of seven therapy rooms and suites. Each therapy room is designed with a shower cum steam enclosure to ensure complete privacy.



Highly skilled, internationally trained therapists offer a variety of treatments from the best in ancient Ayurveda to Aromatherapy. Holistic, non-clinical therapies are designed to alleviate stress and heal the mind, body and spirit.



The 24-hour Gymnasium is equipped with the latest cardiovascular and strength stations in hues of anthracite and bordeaux by "Technogym". Overlooking the lush green maze garden, the gym offers personalized training by celebrity fitness experts as well as complimentary yoga classes every morning.

Prices range from 30,000 rupees ($675) a night for a single deluxe room to 300,000 rupees ($6740) for the presidential suite.

Make your reservation here.

The Oberoi, Gurgaon
443 Udyog Vihar, Phase V
Gurgaon 122 016
India

Phone: +91.124.245.1234
Fax: +91.124.245.1235
Toll Free: +1.800.562.3764

images courtesy of the Oberoi hotels and Prismma

WALLPAPER* AND JAGUAR CARS ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS!

In case you hadn't noticed, I've been posting the shortlist nominees for some of the categories for the fabulous Wallpaper* Design Awards all week. Now the winners have been announced and below are the results.

Well, not only did they announce the winners to the Wallpaper* Design Awards last night, but they had a rockin' party to do so. This is the fourth year of the annual Wallpaper* Design Awards. The first awards were launched in the January/February issue of Wallpaper* in 2005.

The international design, fashion and lifestyle magazine, Wallpaper,* and headline partner Jaguar Cars have dramatically transformed the Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street, London, into a spectacular venue to host a dinner and drinks party celebrating the nominees and winners.

This year the Design Awards are bigger and better than ever with 63 categories ranging from ‘Best City’ to ‘Best Stationery’ – a first peek at Tony Blair’s new graphic identity.

In true Wallpaper* style they’ve gone one step further than simply opening an envelope to reveal the winners. Instead, they’ve teamed-up with digital animators, Mainframe, to produce animations for each winner of the Judges’ Awards.

Click on the winners below to see the animations.


Best domestic appliance
‘Katamari 01’ speaker by Giyanze

‘Katamari 01’ speaker by Giyanze


Best furniture designer
Tokujin Yoshioka

Tokujin Yoshioka


Best new restaurant
Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm

Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm


Best new hotel
Riva Lofts, Florence by Claudio Nardi

Riva Lofts, Florence by Claudio Nardi


Best new private house
Ring House, Karuizawa by TNA

Ring House, Karuizawa by TNA


Best new public building
New Museum, New York by SANAA

New Museum, New York by SANAA


Best city
Los Angeles

Los Angeles


Best fashion
Jil Sander A/W 2007 by Raf Simons

Jil Sander A/W 2007 by Raf Simons


Best grooming product
TweezLight

TweezLight


Most life-enhancing item
$100 laptop by Yves Behar

$100 laptop by Yves Behar


Other winners include Apple’s iPhone, John Pawson, Arik Levy, Martino Gamper, Tamara Salman, Ralph Pucci and OMA.

The full list of categories and winners are announced in Wallpaper’s Design Awards issue, available on 10 January 2008 and on www.wallpaper.com.

Judges Profiles:

André Balazs
Patricia Urquiola
Tadao Ando
Wong Kar-wai
Donatella Versace
Langlands & Bell

Below is the press release- straight from the ultra hip digital director of Wallpaper* magazine, Kay McMahon, to yours truly complete with some pics of the bash.

Tony Chambers, Wallpaper* editor-in-chief, says:
“It is always a pleasure and a privilege to give the Wallpaper* stamp of approval to the experimentalists, innovators and dreamers of the past 12 months. From the $100 laptop to the €200,000 cashmere carpet, we’re celebrating great design wherever and however it appears. With the assistance of our panel of international judges (see their profiles above) – Tadao Ando, André Balazs, Wong Kar-Wai, Langlands & Bell, Patricia Urquiola and Donatella Versace – and with Jaguar once again as our associate, it has been a stellar year.”

Now, about that party:



Venue
Wallpaper* and Jaguar have dramatically transformed the Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street, London, into a spectacular venue to host a dinner and drinks party celebrating the nominees and winners. Production of the event was managed by My Beautiful City, headed up by Robin Scott-Lawson.



Guests
250 guests accepted invitations to the dinner. Guests included the winners and nominees of all categories, the international panel behind the Judges’ Awards, as well as fashion designers, architects, interior designers and friends of Wallpaper*.

Best cocktail menu:
Cocktail 1 – Ten Fresh Martini
Tanqueray No 10, lemon juice, gomme, shaken with ice and strained into a martini glass, garnished with lemon peel

Cocktail 2 – Rosie Ten Collins
Tanqueray No 10, lime juice, elderflower cordial, apple juice, topped up with soda, built with ice into a cocktail glass, garnished with slivers of apple

Cocktail 3 – Red Heaven
Wallpaper* Design Awards: Best cocktail
A unique blend of chilli, cucumber, apple, sugar, lime juice and fresh mint added to Smirnoff Black, pomme verte and apple juice, shaken with ice and a secret ingredient

Goodie bag contents:
Wallpaper* Design Awards issue
Wallpaper* Los Angeles City Guide
Jaguar pen and magazine
Givenchy Rouge Interdit lipstick
Prada Infusion d’Iris miniature
TweezLight tweezers

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My personal big thanks to Kay McMahon and the following people and companies who continue to support, encourage, promote and reward great design in all aspects:

Wallpaper*
www.wallpaper.com
Jaguar
www.jaguar.com
Production:
www.mybeautifulcity.com
Drinks sponsors:
www.tanqueray.com
www.smirnoff.com
www.icelandicglacial.com

Goodie bags:
www.wallpaper.com
www.jaguar.com
www.parfumsgivenchy.com
www.prada.com
www.tweezlight.com

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