| Best Of LocalNoodles:
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| Ozone Fitness - CLOSED |
Ozone Fitness -REOPEN The former Ozone Gym on Park Avenue will REOPEN tomorrow after the protest last Friday at the headquarter in Zhuban(住邦店). My gym consultant has also confirmed the reopening.
I'm a bit uncomfortable with the solution, to be honest. It feels like a tactic to get us to drop the lawsuit since it had lost customers' trust when it closed suddenly back on March 5th, only announcing the closure through signs posted on its front doors.
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| Q-bar |
When the Q-bar opened a few years ago it spurned a revolution in the Beijing bar industry. Up until that point bars were poorly maintained spaces with cheap beer and inconsistent service. The alcohol was almost always dubious especially if the bar offered the 10 rmb shots. The Q-bar changed all that. The owners created a modern lounge with rock solid consistency the likes of few have been able to match. Even after several years of operation the Q-bar makes the same reliable drinks it did way back when. New bars have opened but they are almost always compared to the Q which says something.
After reading this week’s newsletter about Beijing’s restaurant and bar closings, I really hope that the Q-bar is not headed that way. I’ve heard rumor about a riff between the owners and I worry it will mean the end of not only one of the best bars in Beijing but also the roof top space that I love so much.
To the owners: if the rumors are true, get your acts together. We don’t want to see the Q-bar closed.
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| Ozone Fitness - CLOSED |
Rumour has it that Ozone is in financial difficulty. Ozone's Park Avenue branch shut down without notice on March 6, 2010. This was in spite of (1) the sales manager's repeated assurances that they will be around when I renewed my membership in Dec 2009; (2) membership promotions via sms just 1-2 weeks before closing down; (3) members who had joined/renewed just 1 week before it closed down.
It is highly unethical to be selling memberships when the management likely knew about the imminent closing of the branch. Founder Howard Quach and CEO Tomer Rothschild are part of this unethical team.
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| Ozone Fitness - CLOSED |
I also thought this gym was really nice as well
untill I found out that this FACILITY CLOSE LAST FRIDAY.I been a member for 6 months and their staff attitude has been unaceptable eversince.
There are rumors saying that you might have to go to their corporate office located in Zubang 2000 shake them up and try to get your refound.
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| Kocoon |
I'm not one to normally pamper myself, even once considering massages and manicures not "masculine," but living in Beijing has certainly changed that, if only by necessity.
In this stressful, bustling, dry, polluted city, even the most hardened of world travelers needs a cozy place to unwind, be pampered and treat our bodies right.
Having tried a few of the many spas and massage parlors that Beijing has to offer, I've found my oasis: Kocoon.
I've tried their hair treatment, baths, manicure, pedicure, foot massage, back massage, facial, and more of their cocktails, herbal teas and homemade cakes than I'd like to admit. All top-notch. The atmosphere is cozy and serene. Their service is impeccable. They are very knowledgeable about their products and treatments without trying to push anything on me. Needles to say, Kocoon is clean (very important to me). The price is very reasonable, too!
Kocoon is a bit hard to find, but worth finding.
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