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By Mary Gostelow | Editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of kiwicollection.com
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Thanks to designer Thierry Despont's theatrical setting of the Promenade area at the rear of the lobby, international potentates know they are playing central roles when they meet here (and believe us, Big Business takes place).
The lobby flows through to the Cadier Bar, a soft purple and cream setting with rich paneling and crystal chandeliers. Look across the water to Skeppsbron, near the Royal Palace, where the hotel's boat awaits, for cocktails when your meeting is finished.
Especially during fashion weeks, the lobby fills up first around 10 each morning before celebrities leave for the shows, and again in the evenings from 7 o'clock on. Martinis, wine and canapés are the order of the day, or rather evening.
Not surprisingly, since Dubai International Finance Centre and the World Trade Centre are both a few minutes away, this is where the business world meets, from early on until late at night. Savvy males then head for the hotel's unique men-only H20 spa with a napping room, for a quick sleep.
In the lobby here, in the Roppongi Hills area, as well as leaders from Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, you might see George Clooney, John Galliano or Sara Jessica Parker. Meet by the Untitled Heads sculptures by Jun Kaneko or in the adjacent Fiorentina restaurants.
True luxury is to arrive here by helicopter, landing on the rooftop of the 28-floor 'new block' of this iconic Kowloon-side hotel. You then walk down one flight to the museum of the history of Asia-Pacific aviation, a reflection of the supreme flying passion of Lord Kadoorie, visionary leader of The Peninsula group. Yes, you are in for several wow surprises at this 80-year old hotel; try its still-trendy Felix restaurant, and sensational spa, and indoor pool.
Tom Peters' son blades in the main lobby. The adjacent bar, run by Romano Chiazzo and immortalized by Plum Sykes in her book 'How to become a Bergdorf Blonde', is where you might well find such luminaries as Pierce Brosnan, George Hamilton IV, Martha Stewart and Ivana Trump. Quay, the Bridge and the Opera House. WOW.travel thoroughly enjoyed the eight-course epi-curious Modern Aussie tasting menu, which included a 12-hour confit of Flinders Island milk-fed lamb. Another highlight was going out onto the restaurant's terrace.
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