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Travel News: Openings, Renovations, and New Trips to Book This Week

By Jen Murphy on May 12, 2018

The buzziest happenings in the world of travel.

© Courtesy Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

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This week in the luxury travel landscape, Hawaii's Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea introduces an unforgettable new day-trip experience, a new luxury stay debuts near Chicago's Wrigley Field, and much more. 

 
Photos: Getty Images/Tetra images (L); Courtesy Rosewood Washington, D.C (R)

Rosewood Washington, D.C. Celebrates Mother's Day

Rosewood Washington, D.C. wants to help you customize the perfect bouquet for mom. On May 12, the day before Mother's Day, the hotel will host a special flower-arranging workshop from 11 am to noon on the hotel's rooftop. Held in partnership with MultiFlor, one of D.C.'s most sought after floral studios, the event is open to both guests and non-guests. Flower expert Carol Inskeep of MultiFlor will be available to help guests craft a one-of-a-kind-arrangement using seasonal, local blooms. You'll leave with a personalized bouquet made just for mom. The hour-long event also includes a cocktail for adults and mocktail for kids. Additional floral arrangements can be be crafted for a fee of $45 a piece. $75 per parent-child group; $20 per additional person; rosewoodhotels.com.

Courtesy The Adolphus

The Adolphus Hotel in Dallas Debuts Two-Year Renovation

This week, Dallas’s revered downtown property, The Adolphus, reopens after a two-year-long restoration. The massive makeover includes new guestrooms and restored common areas with the addition of beautiful art and limestone fireplaces sourced from France. The storied French Room restaurant has a fresh look and menu, and the hotel also debuts a new Southern European-inspired dining concept, City Hall Bistro. Other additions include a Viennese coffee shop, a barber shop, and a new retail shop full of uniquely curated items from Texas artisans –including a one-of-a-kind partnership with Stetson. From $250; adolphus.com.

Courtesy Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Introduces New Unforgettable Experience

The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea offers a guests a rare glimpse into the island’s vanishing paniolo culture with its latest Unforgettable Experience, "Where the Cowboys Still Roam." While the hillsides of Maui’s upcountry are teeming with grazing cattle on sprawling ranches, the culture of Hawaiian paniolos (cowboys) is quickly disappearing as the ranching industry evolves over time. Guests will have the opportunity to talk with one of Maui’s legends, fifth-generation paniolo Peter Baldwin, on his upcountry 820-acre Piiholo Ranch. The customized day also includes Four Seasons signature touches (think: helicopter transfers, executive chef Craig Dryhurst cooking over an open fire, and your own dedicated personal wrangler). From $16,500 for up to six people; fourseasons.com.

Courtesy Lanesborough Club & Spa

The Lanesborough Club & Spa Offers RHS Chelsea Flower Experience

During the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flowers Show in London, the Lanesborough Club & Spa will be offering the chance for guests to create their own ila fragrance in an interactive workshop. Guests will be welcomed with a juice or Bodyism shake upon arrival. An expert from organic skin care brand ila will instruct a master class on the benefits of organic ingredients. Guests will then be guided as they blend natural oils to create a bespoke body oil and face scrub. The workshop ends with a 60-minute personalized massage using your finished products. Workshops will take place at set times each day from May 21-23.The ila workshop experience costs $240 per person; lanesboroughclubandspa.com.

Courtesy Twin Farms

Twin Farms Spring on the Farm Events

Vermont’s acclaimed Twin Farms has curated top creative talents in the worlds of food and art for its “Spring on the Farm” event series. On May 16, chef Ryan McCaskey of the two Michelin-starred Acadia, in Chicago, will tag-team in the kitchen with chef Nathan Rich of Twin Farms. The weekend of May 18-20, international street artist Kelsey Montague will lead a “mindfulness” coloring workshop. And on May 26, the hotel will host rising star pastry chef Jiho Kim of the Modern in New York City for a collaborative dinner. From $1,500; twinfarms.com.

Courtesy The Wheelhouse Hotel

The Wheelhouse Hotel Chicago Opens

The 21-room Wheelhouse Hotel, whose name references the batter's strike zone, has opened up the street from fabled Wrigley Field. Rooms have been designed to feel like modern lofts with exposed brick walls and bespoke millwork. (One of these, the Bullpen Terrace, is outfit with bunk beds to accommodate four guests.) The property's Union Full Board restaurant serves small bites such as bruschetta and Detroit-style square-cut pizzas. At night, guests can explore the downstairs speakeasy or head to the rooftop. A candy store located in the lobby may prove dangerous for guests with a sweet tooth. From $200; wheelhousehotel.com.

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