can be tailored for guests seeking a different
hue or proportion.
THE SANCHAYA BINTAN
The Sanchaya, a luxurious beachfront
resort situated near Singapore on
Indonesia’s Bintan Island, has introduced
the S’YA collection - 20 items ranging
from silk yao boxy tops, retro single mesh
singlets and silk cotton sleeveless shirts,
to silk linen flair shorts, rib cotton brought
trousers, and cotton twill skinny jeans.
Natalya Pavchinskaya, the founder of
Sanchaya, said her debut apparel line marks
a contemporary yet classic take on smart
casual and sporty wear. “I wanted to design
a collection for true travellers at heart so
they could recapture, in a tangible way,
that blissful, indulgent yet relaxed feeling
you experience only on holiday,” said
Pavchinskaya.
Fashioned from soft, sophisticated fabrics
and various compositions of cotton,
viscose, silk and lycra, the collection,
Pavchinskaya said, is “all about travelling
light”. The predominantly monochromatic
S’YA items, of black, white, grey, and
various hues of light blue, are available
from Sanchaya’s boutique Collection and
can be mixed and matched to suit the
occasion.
THE REVERIE SAIGON
Eat, pray, love? No, stay, spa, shop. This
is the mantra driving the Reverie Saigon’s
shopping package, dubbed “Haute Ho Chi
Minh.”
The three-night stay marries a three-hour
shopping experience in one of Asia’s most
dynamic cities with three spa treatments
in a venue hailed by CNN in 2016 as one
of the world’s best new spas. The Leading
Hotel of the World was also recently
named the fourth best hotel in the world
by Condé Nast Traveler in its annual
Readers’ Choice Awards.
The personalized shopping excursion is
tailored to guests’ interests, with visits to
the boutiques of Vietnam’s up-and-coming
designers, an irresistible option. Rates start
from USD 1,656.
LA RESIDENCE HUE
A tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pants,
the “ao dai” is to Vietnamese women what
the kimono is to the Japanese. Defying
pigeon-holing as a dress or a pant suit, it’s
said the ao dai reveals everything and shows
nothing at the same time.
The iconic garment commands centre stage
in La Residence’s new three-night “Long
Lithe Vietnam’ package, that celebrates the
ao dai’s 1000-year history and coordinates
on a tailor-made production of the ao dai
for each guest to take home.
The package, priced at USD 699, includes
tickets to a fashion show on the most
glamourous boulevard in Hue, Vietnam’s
ancient imperial capital, accommodation in
a Superior room that drinks in views of the
fabled Perfume River, and daily breakfast
for two.
PALACE HOTEL
TOKYO
Shopping in
Tokyo doesn’t
get better than
this: A personal
concierge to help
you navigate
Japan’s oldest
and grandest
department
store, Mitsukoshi
Nihonbashi, which
first opened as
a kimono shop
in 1673, coupled
with a JPY 50,000 (USD 440) gift card to
boot.
With its spectacular location overlooking
the Imperial Palace Garden Moat, part of a
sprawling East Asian complex where Japan’s
imperial family lives in the heart of Tokyo,
Palace Hotel Tokyo lives up to the country’s
reputation as a fashion trendsetter through
its year-round “Couture Tokyo” package.
In addition to the personal shopping
concierge and gift card, the package, priced
from USD 1,390, includes two nights in
a Deluxe with Balcony room, including
breakfast at the hotel’s Grand Kitchen with
a singular view of the moat and gardens.
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