Breaking news. One of Bali’s most beloved hotels plans to close in October for a few months of rehab. The story behind the upgrade sounds like a chapter from the life of a celebrity hostess. The year before she is to celebrate a landmark birthday, she goes off to the surgeon and the health spa for a few months, then reappears in time for her fête in a grand form, looking more glorious than ever, and much younger. The hotel in question has a landmark anniversary to celebrate in 2009. You heard it here first.

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