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Meeting Rooms That Rock
ezidor Hotel Group has added some rock-and-roll soul to its Aberdeen Park Inn hotel in Scotland, by commissioning local artist Bob Harper to create paintings of seven musicians that hang in the 185-key locale’s conference/meeting rooms. Harper’s portraits are of John Lennon and Paul McCartney—who are pictured together— as well as solo likenesses of Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Angus Young of AC/DC and Aberdeen-born Annie Lennox (pictured above with the artist). All the rockers portrayed by Harper have some tie to Scotland, notes hotel general manager David Allan. Presley and Springsteen, for example, have ancestors from that country, “while The Beatles regularly toured Scotland before they hit the big time,” Allan says. And don’t be surprised to see admirers of the paintings inspecting them at very close range—Harper integrated lyrics from the rockers’ songs in very small type on their faces.

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Review: NEWH Leadership Conference, Orlando

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n estimated 200 hospitality professionals attended the recent biannual NEWH Leadership Conference at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort Hotel & Conference Center at Universal Orlando in Florida. Conference highlights included an opening keynote speech by Raul Leal on the newly formed Virgin Hotels and a banquet honoring Lynda Sullivan of JLF and David Mahood of Olive Designs for their dedication and service to the organization. Shown here at a dinner out during the event are: Hope Quintanar Case, OW Hospitality; Robert Polacek, Puccini Group; Rosa Pacateque, ISG; Leigh Mitchell, Mitch Zweig & Associates; Michael Schneider, ST Media Group; Sally Thomas Cooper, Lusive Décor; Rachel Cline, R. Cline Consulting; Kelly DeWees, Wynn Resorts; Andrea Thomas, Thomas Design Source; and Elaine McCorkle-Castro, EMC Interior Designs.



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new Corbin & King boutique hotel planned for London’s Mayfair district will include a rather unusual amenity: a sculpture you can sleep in. The art installation, designed by Antony Gormley in conjunction with architecture firm ReardonSmith, will consist of a series of interconnected stainless-steel clad vertical slabs sitting atop the hotel’s south wing. That structure’s interior will be a selfcontained chamber housing a king-sized bed; the suite’s lounge area and bathroom will be accessed through a connecting door. Patrick Reardon, co-founder of ReardonSmith Architects, says that “a fundamental element of our initial concept was that public art must be an integral part of what we do, rather than a tick-the-box add-on. We’re all thrilled that Antony Gormley’s iconic contribution has fulfilled our dream in such a spectacular fashion.” The hotel will be housed in a 1920s-era art deco building that’s owned by Grosvenor West End Properties. If all goes according to plan, the 75-key locale—which will also house a restaurant and a spa—should be open by the end of 2013.

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