By Catriona Rowntree
In this two-part series of Ask the Concierge we travel through Asia, revisiting 10 of our favourite destinations. Join us we ask these concierge where they take their own guests, what the best places are for night-time entertainment, what key phrases visitors should learn, what their best keep secrets are and many more tips you ...
Banyan Tree Lang Co in Cu Du is a 5-star resort within the region of Lang Co Beach and Bach Ma National Park, in Hue, Vietnam. Our concierge in the spotlight this week, Lai, has been with the hotel for six years and was born in Hue. How do we get the most out of Hue? We asked Lai ...
Sandra Nguyen Si was born in Hanoi, and lived in Ho Chi Minh city since 1995. Growing up in the city "with neon lights, motorbike noises and highly-dense population", Sandra was "extremely happy" to move to Salinda Resort, a member of the WorldHotels Collection, on Phu Quoc Island, in 2014. Let's join her in her happy place! ...
A native of the city of Courbevoie, near Paris, Enrica Lotti proudly looks after the front office at ROOM MATE ALAIN, a designer hotel in Paris. Of everything Enrica does in her varied role, she says above all she loves meeting and welcoming "in the warmest way, our beautiful guests". Let's meet this charming Parisienne... ...
One of the JTC team members has stayed at Maggies so we can, hand-on-heart, swear by Maggies being delightfully impressive! This heritage-listed Federation-style accommodation is situated right in the heart of the small village of Trentham, on the edge of the Wombat State Forest. Sleeping eight people across four, beautifully-adorned bedrooms, the building dates back to the late 19th Century. Apart ...
This week, we're delighted to meet Freya, "a GSA / Delight Agent at Ovolo Inchcolm in Spring Hill Brisbane". Freya was born in Toowoomba which is 1.5 hours from Brisbane, "however," Freya says, "I've lived in 22 houses and 3 different states since then, so it's funny I've ended up so close to my origin". Freya ...