BENSLEY’s Capella Ubud recently won Best Hotel in the World from Travel + Leisure, as well as sitting at the top of their Top 15 hotels in Asia. Also on the list sat the Leela Palace Udaipur (#4), the Oberoi Rajvilas (#7), the Oberoi Amarvilas (#10), and the Oberoi Udaivilas (#14) which are all BENSLEY … Continued
Maverick hotel designer Bill Bensley has embarked upon his most ambitious project yet – WorldWild, a zoological resort in China where animals roam and humans are ‘caged’. Sam Ballard reports. Located in Wuchuan, in southern China’s Guangdong province, first phase of the project is expected to open in 2023.
Driving purpose and changing American politics are the major passion topics of renowned architect and landscape designer, Bill Bensley. Chatting with David from his studio in Bangkok, Bill talks about his greatest desire for hospitality—namely that every hotel built from this moment forward have a purpose, or at least one small detail that’s sustainable. He … Continued
While the rest of the world is in a lockdown, renowned hotel designer Bill Bensley is busy putting the finishing touches to his latest project Worldwild China, or better known as The (Luxury) Human Zoo. This seven hotel project sits on 2,000 acres in Wuchuan, located in the Guangdong province in southern China. The wildlife … Continued
Michael Yeung invited Bill Bensley for an aerial interview. If you have been paying attention to luxury resorts or hotels in Southeast Asia, you should not be unfamiliar with the name Bill Bensley. Bill Bensley is a master-level designer, known as the “king of the world’s luxury resorts.
Created by famous resort designer Bill Bensley, Shinta Mani Wild is a radical new ‘glamping’ hotel concept in Cambodia, combining world class hospitality and conservation. The property is located in an unprotected wildlife corridor connecting the Bokor National Park with Kirirom National Park, and aims to protect this 350 hectares river valley from poaching, mining … Continued
Far from a purely technical excercise, sustainable design can encourage deep engagement with a place and its people. In hotel design, it’s time we saw it as an opportunity to be urgently harnessed. Some architects and designers are doing just that.
In line with its total commitment to the protection of the forest and wildlife in Cambodia’s South Cardamom National park, Bensley Collection – Shinta Mani Wild continues to fund the team of eight Wildlife Alliance Rangers and the ranger station at the camp to support them in their important mission, despite the luxury tented camp … Continued
The wonderful showcasing our new Khmer Chef Tim’s exquisite cuisine for Shinta Mani Wild when guests return.
In an exclusive video interview, the Experientialist has a nose around superstar architect’s Bill Bensley‘s Bangkok home and studio, Baan Botanica, that he shares with his partner Jirachai Rengthong and six gorgeous Jack Russell terriers. In this intimate 15 minute video – shot in different parts of the house – we find out what Bill’s … Continued
He designed the St. Regis Bali, Four Seasons Koh Samui and the Mandarin Oriental Sanya (among others). His own hotels include Siem Reap’s Shinta Mani Angkor, Shinta Mani Shack and The Bensley Collection villas. Further afield in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, his Shinta Mani Wild tented camp was one of the most widely anticipated hospitality openings … Continued
Nature comes first at architect Bill Bensley’s Worldwild China, which, when it opens in 2022, will feature seven luxury hotels set amid a wildlife sanctuary.
The concept of a zoo will be turned on its head in architect Bill Bensley’s ambitious plan for a luxury hotel cluster nestled in a wildlife sanctuary.
Architect Bill Bensley is masterminding a luxury hotel and spa project called World Wild with 7 ‘human zoo’ hotels.
To hashtag#KeepYourMindTravelling, why not venture off to the tented luxury at Shinta Mani Wild, deep within the untamed wilderness of Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains?
To hashtag#KeepYourMindTravelling, why not venture off to the tented luxury at Shinta Mani Wild, deep within the untamed wilderness of Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains?
Legend has it that on his pilgrimage across Asia, the Buddha stopped to rest where the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers merge, in the middle of what we now know as Luang Prabang. He prophesied that a rich and powerful metropolis would rise along these somnolent, muddy banks. Though that apex only lasted from the 14th century … Continued
Architect Bill Bensley has announced plans for a luxury sustainable ‘human zoo’ hotel and spa project.
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