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» Per saperne di più su RSSWith another installment in the always surprisingly design-conscious Radisson Blu series, Frankfurt continues to take steps toward the modern and stylish hotel scene it deserves. A glass cube housed inside of a massive glass disc, this Blu, designed by the British architect John Seifert, looks as though it could roll away or blast off at any moment.
The future-chic architecture is not wasted on just the exterior view. Interiors exploit the glass-faced construction to maximum effect with floor-to-ceiling walls of panorama windows, allowing daylight to just pour into almost any room in the hotel — make sure to see the dusk sunlight hit the gravity-defying lobby wine tower. It looks like some sort of wine-powered engine-core giving life to the building, which would be fitting, as the hotel is located in a state-designated environmental low-emission area.
The ultra-mod glass and metal design is beautifully juxtaposed with the warmth and downright cozy feel of the rooms and suites, with four distinct room styles to choose from, thanks to Matteo Thun, Italy’s rising interior-design star. All the bells and whistles are accounted for — high-speed internet, widescreen TV, cable/satellite — as well as a few thoughtful surprises: standing on heated bathroom floors, taking in a view of either the beautiful Frankfurt skyline or the Taunus countryside, is not at all a bad way to start the day.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of South Congress Avenue, an oasis of therapeutic efficiency awaits even the most harried traveler at the KimberModern. Proprietors Kimber Cavendish and Vicki Faust strike a balance between local and global, commissioning Austin-based architects to design the Zen-like structure and local artists to adorn its walls, finishing with understated international touches like Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs and Euroluce light fixtures.
The space is thoughtfully planned, incorporating aesthetically pleasant yet environmentally friendly elements into its scheme. Natural landscape and man-made geometrics were factored into the equation of KimberModern’s multi-level layout, while careful and purposeful placement of the window extrusions, coupled with the rain screen façade, keep out the Texas heat.
Guests can count on a complimentary breakfast enjoyed within any one of its simple and serene common areas (including a roofdeck courtyard that doubles as a secret hideaway spot) or in its modern kitchen, complete with a Franke self-serve coffee system, before setting out to explore SoCo’s galleries, shops and restaurants. The KimberModern hides no surprises behind its sleek, simple décor and thoughtful details (coasters encourage you to “sip” while napkins entice you to “enjoy”) or the laid-back, unintrusive temperament that makes Austin and its people so famously agreeable.
There aren’t enough adjectives to describe the sensory feast that is the Kameha Grand – the stunning wing-shaped building by Karl-Heinz Schommer and the cutting-edge interiors by superstar designer Marcel Wanders leave jaws permanently dropped. It’s intended for that most desirable demographic, the hipster business traveler, and as such it’s anything but corporate — thanks to Wanders it feels a bit like a living Dalí painting. On the other hand it’s in many ways just as sober and practical as you’d expect a German hotel to be — with a geothermal power plant in the basement, the Kameha Grand is just about emission-free.
Though the stylish and generously spacious standard rooms are certainly nothing to complain about, the Kameha might best be experienced from the suites, where Wanders is allowed to really cut loose. They’re designed after various themes, which are exaggerated to semi-ironic (yet still functional) effect — the “game suites” are all play, the “workaholic rooms” ultra-efficient office spaces, and the “ladies suites” are ultra-feminine, with extremely flattering lighting.
If you can ever pull yourself out of your room, the rooftop infinity pool with its edge vanishing into the nearby Rhine is a must. Some of the most breathtaking views of Bonn are available from any of the spa’s glassed-in yoga or sauna rooms. And by now variety is what you expect from this place; the restaurants and bars include a French brasserie, a sushi bar, cocktails and wines aplenty, and even a selection of rare and exotic coffees and teas from around the world. It’s anything but traditional, but it just might be the model of the modern grand hotel in the post-boutique era.
If you haven’t been paying attention to Scottsdale you might be surprised to find its demographics have shifted a bit. What was once a haven for upscale golf resorts and Southwestern art galleries is now a nightlife and entertainment mecca, with a new breed of hotels to match — including the W Scottsdale, an outpost of the Starwood-owned boutique-style luxury chain.
It’s the full W treatment from top to bottom, including the slightly precious room categories (Wonderful and Fabulous instead of Standard and Superior, for example) and the bar, which is no cozy little lounge — it’s a poolside debauch called Sunset Beach, and comes complete with daybeds, “lounging pods,” and TV-equipped private cabanas, as well as a guest list and a tightly controlled door. Welcome to the new Scottsdale.
Business travelers will find the W well equipped, but they’ll need to bring their patience — the bathrooms are a bit too intimate for traveling with someone you don’t know extremely well, and the poolside scene doesn’t exactly knock off early. It’s perhaps at its best when you’ve come for leisure, and you can make the most of the Bliss spa, the excellent gym, and the stylish, upscale Sushi Roku restaurant.
How to get there:
We recommend that all guests fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and travel to the hotel by rental car, taxi or airport shuttle. The airport is approximately 11 miles away from W Scottsdale and the ride takes about 17 minutes.
Reaching Hotel by Hotel Shuttle:Please contact customerservice@tablethotels.com to arrange airport transfers.
Just to make this perfectly clear: Leipzig is not, at the moment at least, where you go to see the latest in avant-garde design. You come to Leipzig for a bit of old-fashioned neoclassical splendor — and, by a lucky coincidence, the Hotel Fürstenhof has that in spades.
It’s located just steps from the old city center, and an easy walk from the central rail station. Incredibly, the Fürstenhof was once a private home, and what a home it must have been; the salon under the atrium dome must have been quite a place to have a party, and they’ve managed to carve 92 pretty spacious guest rooms out of the old space. Twelve of them, the suites, border on the excessive, but even the standard rooms are lavish.
The décor, though classical in style, is of recent vintage; the Fürstenhof feels 19th-century, but never looks faded. They’ve got a few things the original mansion didn’t have, like a full-service spa and an indoor swimming pool, and some of the original spaces survive as meeting and events space, including the opulent old ballroom. The cuisine is fittingly traditional as well, from the fine dining Restaurant Villiers to the Vinothek 1770 wine bar to the piano bar in the winter garden.
Sticklers may be disappointed to learn that the Lodge at Doonbeg, a sprawling seaside manor in County Clare, is just a couple of years old, but it’s their loss, to be honest. Thankfully the question of provenance means quite a lot less in the hospitality world then in, say, antiquities, or the art world. That golf course is of recent Greg Norman vintage, and the whole house dates back only a few years. But it’s a stunning re-creation, and whatever it lacks in story it more than makes up for in function, which in the case of a golf resort means simply an excellent course and a very fine luxury hotel.
Doonbeg benefits greatly from a phenomenal location, on a relatively isolated stretch of coast. The hotel is laid out a bit like a village, with some rooms in the main lodge and others in outlying buildings and cottages. And despite the hotel’s youth, much attention was paid to the traditional interiors — even the thoroughly contemporary kitchens in the cottages and suites are furnished with antique-style pieces, and the manor-house atmosphere is never broken. The newness of the place shows mostly in the physical quality of the facilities; in-room comforts are up to the standard of any luxury hotel, the spa is as modern as they come, and the golf club is naturally state-of-the-art. All that’s missing is some made-up blarney about the castle’s centuries-old heritage, an omission that doesn’t bother us in the least.
Turkey’s got history, to put it mildly, but they’re not afraid of a little modernity either — they’ve taken to boutique hotels with zeal, turning out some of the world’s most stylish and surprising hotels. It’s high time some of the more design-centric names moved into Istanbul, and with the advent of the W Istanbul, it seems they have.
Though there are exceptions, Istanbul isn’t a high-rise town, so the W is a bit of a departure for the ordinarily high-flying chain. Instead of a tower it’s a row of converted townhouses, its 134 rooms tucked discreetly away behind their 19th-century facades. The real fireworks are hidden inside, from the baroque décor and dramatic lighting at the reception to the heavy boudoir romance of the guest rooms. Suites verge on excess, some with chandelier-lit living rooms, others with honeymoon-suite circular beds, but even the standard — sorry, Wonderful — rooms come with cleverly disguised 32-inch LCD televisions and king-size beds with 350-thread linens.
The location, in Besiktas, isn’t quite picturebook Istanbul, but what it is is fashionable and upscale — the shopping here is phenomenal, and you won’t mind being a taxi ride from the historical sites. In-house is a Spice Market as well as a couple of other excellent restaurants, as well as a full-service spa and fitness center — you won’t want to shut yourself in, not with vibrant Istanbul just outside, but if you had to, you could, and comfortably.
If you were measuring strictly by the number of quality hotels, you might conclude that the city of Bordeaux is little more than a backwater. For a city of a million, it’s a bit short on noteworthy hospitality experiences — which is why the re-opening of the city-center Grand Hôtel, just across from the Grand Théâtre, is such a big deal. This 18th-century grande dame is back in fighting trim, after a redesign at the hands of the well-known Parisian interior designer Jacques Garcia, and today it’s operating under the Regent banner, as the Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux.
Garcia’s theatrical, historically conscious style is a good fit for a place like the Grand, which mixes modern elegance with classic decadence in generous helpings. The bedrooms are decidedly old-fashioned in style, but with an edge of contemporary glamour that makes them a lot more appealing than the garden-variety French antique hotel room.
In typical grand hotel style the Regent Grand features a fine dining restaurant, a separate brasserie, and a cocktail bar, this last named the Victor Bar, after two Victors: Victor Hugo, the writer, and Victor Louis, the architect responsible for Bordeaux’s Grand Théâtre. And soon, with the opening of the hotel’s spa, the Regent Grand Hotel will be Bordeaux’s de facto luxury hotel standard.
As close as it is to London — globally speaking at least — Birmingham’s hotel scene could scarcely be more different. Simply put, with neither the immense demand nor the astronomical real estate costs, England’s second city feels less pressure to innovate. However, there’s a lot more to hotels than novelty, and nowhere is that more true than at the high end, a space the Hyatt Regency Birmingham occupies with confidence. Though design trends come and go, and the concept of the boutique hotel is a relatively new invention, the basic notion of luxury is something much more timeless.
If you’ve been in a luxury hotel in the last couple of decades you will recognize the basic shape of the Hyatt Regency. As we said, that’s no criticism, and it certainly shouldn’t imply that the place looks dated — in fact the look is quite a bit more fresh and crisp than the average business hotel.
The rooms are spacious and look out across the city from full-length windows, and the details are all correct: plasma televisions, high-speed wireless, and the little things, like plush robes and soft slippers. There’s a full-service spa, complete with 24-hour gym and swimming pool, and the city-center, canal-side location means tea in the lobby after a day at the shops is a snap.
On cold, dark days, most of us likely dream of white sand, blue sky, and bluer water. We dream, perhaps unknowingly, of Fiji — these islands in the South Pacific are the stuff of fantasies, and so is the Royal Davui Island Resort. The 16 guest “vales” dot the adults-only, 10-acre private island, offering complete seclusion. Each comes with a personal plunge pool, all meals, and some beverages, in addition to many of the area’s activities, such as snorkeling, sea kayaking, and village tours. The hotel’s marine staff will gladly assist you on a catamaran sail into Beqa Lagoon. And just a mile or so off shore, the Pacific Ocean drops thousands of feet, guaranteeing a diverse array of sea creatures, should you prefer that the marine staff take you diving instead — with or without sharks.
Picnic lunches are available for daily delivery to one of the island’s three beaches, for those more interested in being than in doing. The resort’s location ensures the freshness and seasonality of the seafood and fruit that constitute the majority of meals at the Banyan Restaurant, named for the giant banyan tree that grows in its center. Each couple is given one night of private dining in a secluded gazebo. Pack a bathing suit and a few cover-ups — everything else can stay behind, waiting for you to wake and return from your reverie.
How to Get There
The hotel will provide transfers from Nadi to the island and back. Please contact customerservice@tablethotels.com for help with these arrangements.
L'AC Baqueira è un lussuoso hotel a cinque stelle, situato a pochi passi dalla stazione sciistica di Baqueira Beret, nel meraviglioso paesaggio montano dei Pirenei, al confine tra Spagna e Francia. Hotel dedicato agli amanti della neve, ma anche a coloro che desiderano una vacanza all'insegna del relax.
Questo hotel di moderno design, è dotato delle più avanzate tecnologie e di un'ampia offerta di servizi. Le camere sono moderne, decorate con travi a vista, legno naturale e muri in ardesia, e dotate di arredamento moderno, spaziosi bagni e comfort di lusso tra cui televisore al plasma, casse con connessione per iPod/mp3 e internet wi-fi. Alcune camere dispongono di camino, doccia e vasca idromassaggio.
L'elegante ristorante dell'hotel offre un'innovativa versione della cucina spagnola moderna. A disposizione degli ospiti una spa con piscina coperta, trattamenti benessere, doccia scozzese, sauna e bagno turco; scuola di sci, terrazza d'inverno, sale riunioni, cigar bar e lounge bar con caminetto. L'AC Baqueira si trova a soli 75 metri dalla telecabina che conduce direttamente alle piste da sci.
Imagine lying in a supremely comfortable bed, gazing out at a world class city skyline over a beckoningly deep soaking tub, and wondering how the people of Africa settled the farther reaches of the earth. If you’re staying at the St. Regis San Francisco, you could wander down to the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD), which happens to be housed in the same building. Just think, if you were staying elsewhere, you’d be out of luck.
It’s not as strange a combination as it sounds. MOAD is a very good museum, St. Regis is a very good hotel, and architecturally the entire composition gets a big gold star. Along with MOAD, the St. Regis melds an unapologetically modern tower and a converted historic San Francisco building, topped by one of the better roof terraces in town.
The hotel’s main restaurant, AME, serves up new American fare in a slick setting with high marks. There’s a full-service spa and a rare indoor pool. Rooms are no-nonsense crisp and elegant — perhaps a bit muted, but very current and quite indulgent, right down to the flat screens in the bathrooms. Location-wise, St. Regis could not be better endowed. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is right next door, and across the street are the Yerba Buena arts complex and gardens and the City’s convention center. Downtown is a few steps north, and the nightlife and swank restaurants of SOMA just a few to the south.
East meets West along the Bosphorus. Secularists walk alongside devout believers. And old-world buildings have been outfitted with ultra-modern comforts. Modeled down to the details on the eighteenth-century mansion that originally stood there, Les Ottomans has just ten suites, each with sumptuous fabrics and specially selected color palettes, and views of either the verdant garden or boat-busy river. Guests who run their own empires, like the pasha who once lived in the mansion, will appreciate the in-room fax machines, laptops, and Wi-Fi.
Guests in search of a break from business are catered to as well. The Caudalie Vinothérapie spa offers the renowned crushed cabernet scrub and the pulp friction sculpting massage, which also relies on the restorative power of grapes. A different form of the fruit is served at Les Ottomans 29 Bar. The in-house restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine. During the winter, the restaurant and bar occupy an interior space; they shift outdoors during the warmer months, taking advantage of the vast riverfront vistas and Ottoman architecture.
For those interested in the city’s other delights, the hotel’s location on the European side, the livelier bank of the river, means chic bars and cafés are close by. If you’d rather ride, ask the concierge to arrange a trip on the hotel’s speedboat, tour boat, or yacht. Yes, yacht: the Ma Biche is available for special trips to Aegean or the Mediterranean.
Let’s face it, the riad hotel is not a genre that thrives on novelty. Most of what there is to say about any individual riad is subsumed within the definition of the word. They’re all townhouse mansions, wrapping around quiet little courtyards, their inner opulence shielded from the city streets by anonymous-looking outer walls. Riad Kaïss satisfies all these conditions; if there’s anything to recommend it in particular, it’s something somewhat intangible — sometimes what makes the difference is finding a riad whose aesthetic sense is in tune with your own.
At Riad Kaïss the design is an especially noteworthy strong point. This classic mansion was redesigned by Christian Ferre, a well-known French interior architect, and his take on the traditional Moroccan riad is at once authentic and fantastic. The operations are handled by the team behind Dar Les Cigognes, another of Marrakech’s top flight of riad hotels, and the combination of the breathtaking setting and the perfectly staged hospitality make for a first-class example of the design-riad specialty. Expect the usual riad offerings — spa, hammam, a small pool, and a highly personalized culinary experience, complete with cooking classes, if you wish — all raised to an exceedingly high level.
There was a time when Poland’s second city would have been little more than a tourism punchline. These days Kraków is rapidly emerging as an alternative to well-trod paths like Prague: its historical beauty is still drawing new crowds, it’s a surprisingly lively city, and it’s cheap. Thus you can’t really judge the Hotel Copernicus by its nightly rate — it’s a first-rate boutique hotel, and its relative affordability only makes it more attractive.
Here’s what it’s not: the Copernicus is not the typical luxury hotel. With just twenty-nine rooms it’s more personal than that. The beds are heavy and serious, with not just headboards but footboards as well, and the furnishings and décor maintain a sober Renaissance atmosphere. Contemporary comforts are present as well: the marble-tiled bathrooms are swanky and modern, many with tubs, some with whirlpool baths.
It’s in the suites that the Copernicus crosses over into luxury territory: the junior suites have views up the hill towards Wawel Castle, and the luxury suites are essentially Renaissance apartments. There’s a modern-Polish restaurant, and a rooftop bar with a view, and the cellar vaults are home to a small spa and wellness center — definitely above and beyond for a hotel of just 29 rooms.
Just past La Jolla, north of San Diego, is the upscale seaside village of Del Mar — and fresh off a brief closure and a massive renovation is the town’s top lodging, L’Auberge Del Mar. If Southern California makes you think beaches and bare feet, you’re certainly not wrong, but the Auberge belongs to a more elegant vision of the Pacific Coast.
It’s the Auberge, after all, not the Surf Shack, and the design, by near-local Barclay Butera, is stylish but never gimmicky — sexier than most luxury hotels and more refined than most boutiques. In terms of comfort it’s as plush as anything around, with the obligatory marble bathrooms and 42-inch plasma screens, and the rooms feel lived-in in a way that’s tough for most hotels to match.
The spa occupies a separate villa on the grounds, there’s a fitness center and a pair of lighted tennis courts, and the restaurant serves impeccable Californian fare on the terrace with a view of the Pacific. The chef is a James Beard award winner, and this isn’t just hotel convenience cooking — L’Auberge Del Mar is one of the town’s favorite dining venues, and one that was much missed in its absence.
Though the Victoria countryside, about an hour from Melbourne, may seem an unusual spot for something calling itself a chateau, this 1854 heritage homestead radiates old-world class. Chateau Yering’s luxe period style — less common in the Commonwealth than in old Europe — is the result of meticulous restoration, combining original fittings with sumptuous additions like claw-foot bathtubs and hefty canopy beds.
Adjacent to the Yarra Valley, this is famed wine country. The 250 acres on which the house sits has long been lauded for its grapes. The cellar here dates from the 1840s, and the vineyards have been winning awards since 1861. To fully capitalize on its situation – and its wines – Chateau Yering boasts its own restaurant, Eleanor’s, the recipient of a Chef’s Hat, the Australian equivalent of a Michelin star.
Interiors at Chateau Yering no doubt surpass the standard of luxury its original inhabitants imagined for it. Suites are large and richly textured with brocades, tapestries and delicate objets d’art. Original open fireplaces and balconies were retained, while all rooms come with mod cons like air-conditioning, Internet access, TVs and DVD players, and 24-hour room service.
There’s a tennis court and swimming pool for those able to force themselves off the sofa, and for those who aren’t, cheese platters and wines — both locally produced — are available whenever the mood strikes. For something in between, the rose-dotted hills and gardens of Chateau Yering make for a salubrious walk: a brisk turn around the vineyards sure to put the color back into any city slicker’s cheeks.
Aperto da pochi mesi, nella capitale della moda, Milano, il Nhow Hotel offre un nuovo concetto di ospitalità che sintetizza le tendenze degli ultimi tempi, un concentrato di tecnologia, design, avanguardia e buon servizio. Situato nell’ex zona industriale di Via Tortona, oggi quartiere moderno e alla moda, è il luogo ideale per viaggiatori d’affari o di piacere. Vicino alla fermata della metropolitana, Porta Genova.
Ricavato all'interno di un vecchio edificio industriale, il Nhow Hotel dispone di camere molto confortevoli, arredate in stile minimalista e molto originali, una diversa dall’altra, con dettagli tecnologici e oggetti d'arte. Gli interni molto curati e spettacolari, a partire dalla lobby, si susseguono in spazi ed ambienti futuristici, dove vengono organizzate presentazioni, meeting e party.
Tra i servizi a disposizione degli ospiti, un piccolo ristorante à la carte, con ottima cucina mediterranea ed internazionale ed un servizio di altissima qualità. Inoltre cocktail bar, terrazza estiva esterna, internet corner, servizio in camera. Nelle vicinanze dell'hotel si trovano ristoranti, bar, locali, sale d' esposizioni e studi di disegno e fotografia.
Sometimes it’s hard to tell one Thai beach resort from another. Soneva Kiri is far from overexposed, however, as the island on which it is located — Koh Kood — is so secret many Thais haven’t even heard of it. There are no roads there. You’re flown in the resort’s private plane from Bangkok’s international airport to its private airstrip, from which point you are taken to the resort via speedboat, and then driven to your bungalow in an eco-buggy. Patong Beach this is not.
Run by the Six Senses crew, who have resorts in Hua Hin and various other idyllic spots around Thailand, Soneva Kiri is proof that Thailand will never get old. The resort doesn’t reinvent the wheel in terms of luxe beach bungalows, but its pale timber salas, personal infinity pools and open air bathrooms create an effortless and organic type of luxury that seems to just grow up out of the ground.
Where the resort sets itself apart is with its common spaces. Robinson Crusoe dining pods are perched in the trees above the mangroves like nests, giving diners a bird’s-eye view of white sands and sunsets. Then there’s the Den, a hut-like structure where younger guests are entertained and supervised while their parents enjoy some adult time.
The crowning achievement of Soneva Kiri, however, is not its observatory, nor its chocolate room, nor its bewildering choice of spa therapies, it’s the Eco Villa. The entire resort aims to keep its environmental impact at a minimum, but the Eco Villa is specially engineered to have zero carbon footprint. A hobbit house of clay and rubber plants, its approach to renewable energy is so advanced it’s on display to visiting guests and locals as a model of sustainable living.
How to Get There
The hotel will meet guests upon arrival at Bangkok’s airport and transferred to the resort’s own airplane for the one-hour flight to the Soneva Kiri airfield. For help with transfers please contract customerservice@tablethotels.com.
Chances are, in the Cayman Islands neither you nor your money are looking for unpredictability. It’s not exactly the adventure tourism capital of the world, but an impossibly tranquil island idyll that’s frankly much better suited to the luxury operators of the world — so it was only a matter of time before we saw something like the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman.
Locations don’t get much more prime than this Ritz-Carlton’s, occupying 144 acres along Seven Mile Beach, between the ocean and the lagoon. With 370-odd rooms, it’s no use trying to keep a low profile — this place is unapologetically luxe, but without lapsing into ostentatiousness. Which is admirable, as they’d have plenty to crow about: the pools, the tennis courts, the spa, all brand new and top-of-the-line.
It’s not just banking that the Caymans are famous for, but the diving as well, and the Ritz-Carlton makes the most of it with an environmental education program by Jean-Michel Cousteau. There’s also a Greg Norman golf course, if that’s more your brand of outdoor activity, and a Nick Bollettieri tennis program. And with Blue, a restaurant by Eric Ripert, the parade of big names continues — it’s clear Ritz-Carlton takes the Caymans seriously enough to field the full first team.
Although Le Petit Hôtel may be petit in size, it’s grand in luxury, in a style that evokes a lost bohemia of nineteenth-century Europe. The Antonopoulos Group have made a habit out of carving modern boutique hotels out of Vieux Montréal’s historic buildings, most notably the Nelligan and the Auberge du Vieux Port. And with Le Petit Hôtel, located in the center of the historic district, you’ll feel like a Montreal local, surrounded by hidden clubs, bars, shops and galleries.
The first thing you’ll notice when you enter is the scent of artisan baked goods from an old-world style bistro — the café also quaintly serves as the front desk. As night falls, the café lights dim and the space transforms into a hipster lounge ready for mingling. The twenty-four rooms with their exposed brick, contemporary stonework and hardwood floors combined with the cozy, mod furniture give the impression you’re staying in friend’s urban loft rather than a hotel at all.
While they’re packed with old European architecture and atmosphere, each room delivers on all the modern amenities, from internet access (wired and wi-fi), in-room iPod docking stations, widescreen LCD TVs to ultra-plush bathrooms and living spaces. And at relatively modest prices, both leisure and business travelers will be well served — laptop rentals are available upon request, and its small size notwithstanding, Le Petit even comes with its own little spa.
You might expect a place like Cannes to be crowded with excellent hotels, but in a place with guaranteed high occupancy, there’s little incentive to excel, and standards do occasionally slip. So when one of the old guard undergoes a facelift, one hopes for the best — and when a fairly average hotel on the marina is re-invented as the 1835 White Palm Hotel, that hope turns out to be well-founded.
The interiors are tastefully contemporary, cosmopolitan in style, less overtly Mediterranean than simply clean-lined boutique-modern. The redesign clearly went more than skin-deep — all the fixtures are modern and the electronics are state-of-the-art. Rooms look out to sea or over the old port, a benefit of the location on the marina rather than the usual strip of La Croisette.
Views from the rooftop terrace restaurant are even better, taking in a 360-degree panorama, from the old town to the hills, out to sea and back towards the Croisette. All in all it’s a stylish little hotel, in an unexpectedly fine location that’ll have you wondering what exactly would be the point of staying farther eastward. And perhaps most unexpected of all are the thermal baths, which add an extra dimension to the usual spa and beauty treatments.
In Hollywood the line between history and kitsch is so fine as to be practically non-existent. But one way or another the Sunset Tower manages to land on the right side of the line. In the latter years of the golden age this Art Deco apartment tower was home to the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra; and while today the mid-century atmosphere is still in place, it’s no museum — there’s nothing faded about the newly renovated Sunset Tower’s sober, earth-toned interiors, and it’s not collectors or autograph hounds but bona fide Hollywood players who frequent its halls today.
The décor is seemingly tailor-made for the golden afternoon sunlight that brought the film business to LA in the first place. It’s not quite high luxury, but it’s pleasantly upscale, with high-end Egyptian linens and Kiehl’s bath products. And if there’s any incongruity, it’s between the classic elegance of the Sunset Tower and the very modern inelegance of the Sunset Strip. It’s a locale that’s best enjoyed with a raised eyebrow, and then escaped, with a trip to the Sunset Tower’s day spa or to the Tower Bar and Restaurant, a clubby, classic eatery on the site of what used to be the apartment belonging to the gangster Bugsy Siegel.
L'hotel accetta le prenotazioni a partire dal 1 Marzo, 2010.
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Il Verdura Golf & Spa Resort si trova lungo la costa occidentale della Sicilia, vicino ad Agrigento, a Sciacca e alla Valle dei Templi. Questo nuovissimo resort, che fa parte della Rocco Forte Collection, offre servizi di lusso e spettacolari viste panoramiche sul mare. Costruito intorno ad un’area di 230 ettari di terreno, tra uliveti e vegetazione Mediterranea, dispone di due campi da golf a 18 buche.
Gli interni, creati da Olga Polizzi, Direttore del Design della Rocco Forte Collection, sono eleganti e arredati con gusto, le decorazioni s'ispirano alle tradizioni siciliane. A disposizione 203 camere e suite, tutte spaziose e confortevoli, arredate in stile classico contemporaneo e dotate di lussuosi comfort e terrazze private con vista sul mare. La Suite Presidenziale dispone inoltre di soggiorno, sala da pranzo, angolo cottura, piscina privata, vasca idromassaggio e ampie terrazze panoramiche con vista sul pare e sui campi da golf.
Il Resort dispone di quattro ristoranti che propongono piatti della cucina mediterranea siciliana, di cui uno con specialità di pesce e frutti di mare. La Spa dell'hotel, completa di palestra e piscina coperta, offre trattamenti benessere, area relax, sauna e centro estetico. Inoltre diversi bar, due splendide piscine di 60 metri con vista sul mare, campi da tennis, piscina per bambini e kids club.
Hong Kong’s upscale hotels scale dizzying heights of luxury, and lately its more adventurous boutiques have been setting the bar high for style. And now there are hotels that do a bit of both: the Upper House, with over a hundred rooms, is bigger than a boutique hotel, and its crisp-edged Chinese modernist look, courtesy of designer Andre Fu, is quite a lot more sober than some of the whimsical little designers’ hotels.
It’s less like a compromise and more like the best of both worlds. It’s a skyscraper-top hotel in the contemporary Asian luxury mold, with all the trappings: spacious bedrooms and enormous bathrooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows offering views from everywhere, whether the king beds or the free-standing limestone-clad bathtubs. And while you might expect a look that’s a bit middle-of-the-road, the Upper House has a surprisingly strong point of view, if a sleek and minimal one.
Technology pervades the entire experience, from the airport transfer via hybrid Lexus to the rooms controlled not by some clunky LCD but by an iPod Touch. Of course not all the charms are high-tech: the restaurant and bar on the 49th floor offer widescreen views of Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline — and down on the sixth floor there’s an open-air lawn, a rare and welcome bit of green space in a very urban town.
By now you know everything there is to know about the south of France — from the farmhouses and vineyards of Provence to the waterfront glamour of the Côte d’Azur. Less storied, perhaps, though no less worthwhile, is this bit of the Languedoc countryside just outside of Montpellier, a place where the estates are still French, and some of them are quite contemporary. Look around the Domaine de Verchant, for example — were it not for the acres of parkland and Southern vegetation outside the windows, it could almost be mistaken for a chic little city boutique.
That’s no coincidence. The designer, Raymond Morel, is no stranger to modern hotel interiors, and these sixteen rooms and suites are effortlessly chic, not just pleasing to the eye but as comfortable as any country-house hotel room. Space is plentiful, beds are massive, and the bathrooms are impeccably equipped. It’s the complete country-escape package, with a full-service spa and a restaurant that serves light and healthy fare alongside richer, more traditional dishes. And the surroundings are hard to top — from the pool and sundeck to the vineyards and the gardens, which feature a variety of breeds of roses, it’s a little slice of country heaven.
In Svizzera si trovano sempre più hotel che si distinguono dai classici chalet di montagna per la loro architettura moderna ed il design. Tra questi, spicca l'hotel Solis Cambrian, un moderno hotel di design contemporaneo ubicato in una posizione centrale e tranquilla nel pittoresco villaggio di Adelboden, a circa un'ora da Berna. L'hotel gode di una splendida vista sulle Alpi Svizzere.
Il Solis Cambrian è un hotel ideale per coloro che desiderano soggiornare in un luogo tranquillo e immerso nella natura. Dispone di 48 camere e suite, modernamente arredate con mobili su misura e dotate di comfort di lusso, tra cui televisore al plasma con lettore DVD, connessione ad internet wireless, minibar e accappatoio. La maggior parte delle camere dispone di balcone con vista.
Tra gli eccellenti servizi a disposizione degli ospiti: un centro Spa di 750 m2 con sale trattamenti, sauna, bagno turco, centro fitness, sala relax, piscina interna, piscina termale esterna riscaldata e solarium. Il ristorante Nova, offre una deliziosa cucina italiana e dispone di terrazza estiva con vista sulle montagne e sulle cascate. Inoltre il bar Scott's nella hall ed un centro conferenze. Nei dintorni dell'hotel si trovano le zone sciistiche, escursionistiche e ciclistiche più raffinate della Svizzera.
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L'Hotel Les Trois Rois, è un lussuoso hotel a cinque stelle, uno dei più antichi hotel cittadini d'Europa. Situato sulle rive del Reno, nel cuore di Basilea, in pieno centro storico, fin dal 1026. Il magnifico palazzo gode di una posizione privilegiata, per un soggiorno ed un'esperienza indimenticabile.
Gli interni eleganti e tradizionali offrono un comfort esclusivo. Le 101 camere e suite, sono arredate individualmente, in stile neoclassico o Art Decò, decorate con mobili antichi ed oggetti d'arte, e dotate di comfort moderni tra cui il televisore satellitare a schermo piatto, il lettore DVD/CD e l'accesso ad internet. Hotel ideale per viaggiatori d'affari e viaggiatori di piacere.
A disposizione degli ospiti un ristorante gourmet, il Cheval Blanc, premiato con 2 stelle Michelin, che offre piatti di alta cucina mediterranea accompagnata da un'eccellente carta di vini, una brasserie tradizionale francese ed un ristorante italiano con specialità piemontesi, tutti con spettacolare vista dalle terrazze affacciate sul fiume. L'hotel si trova in prossimità della zona pedonale e dei locali della vita notturna; a pochi passi dal Centro Congressi di Basilea, dai musei e dai negozi.
Our Tablet Spy program offers the chance to get early looks at the most promising new hotels. If you’re willing to take the risks associated with staying in a hotel that’s not officially open yet — unfinished spaces, noisy construction, inexperienced service — then you’ll be rewarded with the chance to help decide whether the finished hotel will earn a place on Tablet Hotels.
When it comes to hotels Boston is a bit of a puzzle. For whatever reason, there just aren’t as many stylish and innovative options as there ought to be — compare New York, where you’re absolutely spoiled for choice. Here to add one more to the scant supply of well-designed boutique hotels is the Morgans group, who’ve taken over a historic building in downtown Boston proper and installed the Ames.
The exterior is historic as ever, this landmark building showing every one of its hundred-plus years, its stately brickwork contrasting sharply with the new glass towers of the surrounding district. Once inside, though, it’s a different story, a dark and moody look that’s not just a departure for Boston but for Morgans as well. While their new Mondrian in Miami boasts a design by the outrageous Marcel Wanders, the Ames exhibits a fashionable sobriety in the person of David Rockwell, whose buildings and interiors tend to be more swanky than splashy.
The restaurant, Woodward, is named after the Ames family’s old pub, and should, in typical Morgans style, contribute to a bit of a re-alignment of the local nightlife scene. We’re only surprised something like this didn’t happen in Boston sooner.
We’ll spare you the comparisons with Prague and simply say that Krakow combines picturesque good looks with affordability and livability in the manner of the best Eastern European destinations. And Hotel Stary is the kind of hotel you expect to see a bit later in a city’s tourism development — not that we’re complaining. Right in the heart of the old town, this centuries-old apartment house has been given the full boutique-luxury treatment, its grand old rooms converted into fifty-three bedrooms and suites.
The contrast between old and new is striking: modern fixtures mix with antique furniture and period finishes — in one suite a sleek white modern tub stands free in the bedroom, against a backdrop of frescoes and wood-paneled walls. Space is plentiful, and there’s no shortage of atmosphere — contemporary interventions are well-chosen and relatively scarce.
An old cellar, arched brick doorways and all, makes for a fairly inspired setting for the well-equipped fitness center, and the wellness center’s pools form waterways that wind through brickwork tunnels. Add a restaurant, a café and a cocktail bar and you’ve got a self-contained destination hotel, and proof that Krakow’s hospitality scene is ready to progress to another level entirely.
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