The Bar/Lounge at Sina Centurion Palace

") The public spaces, however, are either a bit too stark (like the blindingly white restaurant and bar) or almost garish (the lobby)"

"The neighboring lounge is a study in red, with scarlet walls and floor-to-ceiling drapes hemming in a pair of boxy leather sofas and a pair of glistening white porcelain vases"

"• The walls, from the small lounge to many of the hallways, are often concealed by velvet curtains, a touch that gives a subtly theatrical air in a city that looks like a stage set"