Luxury hotel reviews in London
Jul 27, 2009, 2:07 pm
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Jul 27, 2009, 3:43 pm
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seems the ongs (como resorts, malaysian) bought FS london in 1984, and then sold to kingdom hotels in 1997. and then in 2007 >
Jul 27, 2009, 3:47 pm
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the ongs also appear to be behind FS KUL and the attached retail component.
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Jul 27, 2009, 3:58 pm
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HPL's purchase of a 50 percent stake in Singapore's Four Seasons Hotel in 1984, in partnership with longtime business ally Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Prince Al Waleed also became an important investor in HPL.
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Jul 28, 2009, 3:09 am
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Jul 28, 2009, 5:10 am
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BS Ong owned FS Canary Wharf when it opened, but then sold it.
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Aug 19, 2009, 12:24 am
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Some more details on the FS London Park Lane re-construction......
http://www.caterersearch.com/Article...park-lane.html
http://www.caterersearch.com/Article...park-lane.html
Aug 19, 2009, 2:22 am
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i believe the Ongs have a stake in the FS shanghai property and possibly FS mexico city too.
other FS owned by malaysians would be [ either in part or wholly ] the Four Seasins des bergues Geneva - i wonder if they are the same people who bought the Fourseasons London mayfair.
other FS owned by malaysians would be [ either in part or wholly ] the Four Seasins des bergues Geneva - i wonder if they are the same people who bought the Fourseasons London mayfair.
Aug 20, 2009, 11:28 pm
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Some more details on the FS London Park Lane re-construction......
http://www.caterersearch.com/Article...park-lane.html
http://www.caterersearch.com/Article...park-lane.html
Sounds like it's going to be pretty nice. I wonder what kind of restaurant they will have.
Aug 21, 2009, 5:44 am
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FS have yet to decide upon the exact menu style of the new restaurant - it is still early days as the hotel does not open until 4th quarter 2010.
Aug 21, 2009, 6:48 am
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The concept of wet rooms was started by Park Hyatt (you can see wet rooms at PH Tokyo). Normally a large walk-in shower is open to the rest of the bathroom (no door), but sometimes a tub is also included at the opposite end of the room.
FS have yet to decide upon the exact menu style of the new restaurant - it is still early days as the hotel does not open until 4th quarter 2010.
FS have yet to decide upon the exact menu style of the new restaurant - it is still early days as the hotel does not open until 4th quarter 2010.
I thought that FS London would open earlier! It's still a long time from now!
Aug 21, 2009, 10:54 am
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They are essentially re-creating the hotel, so it's more like a new build than a refurbishment - everything has been gutted completely and even the exterior is being re-faceted, so end 2010 is quite realistic for such a big job. I miss this hotel like mad!