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» Per saperne di più su RSSIl Morgans Hotel è ubicato in quello che una volta era il grande quartiere di Murray Hill, vicino a quella che un tempo era la magione di J.P.Morgan a New York. L'edificio appare decisamente imponente dall'esterno: è in stile fine secolo, con una facciata Beaux-Arts in pietra; all'interno invece è decisamente meno intimidatorio degli altri hotel del Gruppo Morgans Hotel. La lobby assomiglia al salotto di una magione, ed è arredato con molto gusto: poltrone di pelle, lampade in nickel degli anni Venti e tavole di bamboo provenienti da un mercato delle pulci parigino. C'è anche un tappeto di M.C.Escher e carta da parati giapponese, ma lo stile è quello informale dei tempi passati.
Le stanze sono ricche di stile, ma non opprimenti. I bagni sono di dimensioni modeste e con piastrelle bianche e nere, mentre le camere da letto sono in un rilassante color caramello, avorio e oro pallido. I tessuti regalano sensazioni inaspettate, insieme alle bellissime poltrone di velluto, alle panche in pelle scamosciata e ai paralumi di seta. C'è anche un angoliera in ciliegio per appoggiarvi la vostra colazione e poter mordicchiare il vostro croissant mentre sfogliate il giornale.
Sebbene il bar del Morgans sia il luogo prediletto per un ritrovo dopo l'orario di lavoro, è incredibilmente buio e perfetto per un appuntamento clandestino: se riuscirete a vedere il vostro partner, ovviamente. Se cercate un po' di eccessi, cenate al piano superiore, all'Asia de Cuba, dove troverete, oltre a grandi quantità di marmo bianco, il piuttosto sgradevole tavolo "comune" ed un murale che rappresenta una cascata... un po' come se foste in un motel. Il cibo è definito innovativo per New York: ha un'inclinazione decisamente asiatica che a volte lascia perplessi (come il foie gras alle spezie con banane); ammettiamo che è delizioso ma è pur sempre piuttosto audace.
Il Morgan è orgoglioso di annoverare tra la sua clientela molti dirigenti di aziende alla moda: dopo tutto la sua ubicazione Midtown lo rende perfetto per chi viaggia per lavoro. Ma con sole quattro o cinque stanze per piano, il Morgans è più riservato degli altri business hotel. Il personale potrebbe anche non riuscire a soddisfare le richieste di tutti i dirigenti (Schrager ha preteso che il personale non avesse esperienze precedenti in hotel, ritenendo che dove avrebbe mancato di professionalità avrebbe guadagnato in accoglienza e candore), ma vi farà sempre sentire come a casa vostra. Il Morgans è perfetto per coloro che desiderano un ambiente tranquillo, che vogliono godersi New York ed un'atmosfera amichevole con un po' di nostalgia per quello che si sono lasciati alle spalle.
L'Andaz San Diego si trova nel cuore del quartiere Gaslamp di San Diego, vicino a numerose attrazioni e divertimenti della zona, e a diversi ristoranti e negozi di lusso. Questo moderno hotel di lusso offre sistemazioni all'avanguardia, in un ambiente esclusivo a volte stravagante.
L'Ivy Hotel offre interni di design contemporaneo e servizi di alto livello. L'attrazione principale dell'Andaz è il locale notturno Envy, elegante e alla moda, accessibile agli ospiti dell'hotel tramite l'ingresso Vip. Il ristorante Quarter Kitchen serve un menu a base di prodotti biologici in un ambiente raffinato ed il bar Eden con piscina, ubicato sulla terrazza all'ultimo piano, offre una splendida vista panoramica della città. Inoltre un servizio maggiordomo personalizzato 24 ore su 24 e SUV Cadillac Escalade a disposizione per visitare la città.
L'Andaz dispone di 159 camere dotate di comfort di ultima generazione che includono televisore a schermo piatto, docking station per iPod, prodotti da bagno firmati e biancheria di lusso. Alcune camere dispongono di pareti in vetro trasparente che separano la stanza da bagno dalla stanza da letto. Nelle vicinanze dell'hotel il quartiere storico di San Diego, il Petco Park ed il lungomare.
In recent memory Sri Lanka was a fairly obscure locale for a holiday. But now that seems a very long time ago. Today it’s an absolutely first-class luxury destination, especially the Dutch colonial town of Galle, on the island’s south coast. It’s home to a picturesque fortress, with battlements surrounding the old town, and now it’s home to a Fortress of another kind — this one a luxury resort by the Maldives-based Per Aquum group.
Many of its local competitors are mom-and-pop affairs, which are great for casual intimacy. The Fortress is bigger, just under fifty rooms, and feels a bit more like a resort, albeit a small one — there’s a full-service spa, for example, complete with yoga pavilion and fitness center, and amenities include round-the-clock room service and a pillow menu. Several dining venues serve everything from Sri Lankan cuisine to wood-fired pizza.
It’s still got plenty of personality, though, with the rooms outfitted in a striking and vaguely retro modernist style. Here raising the luxury stakes hasn’t compromised the experience at all — who could complain about Bose home theaters and in-room espresso machines, just a few steps away from the beach?
How to get there:
The Fortress is a four hour drive from Bandaranaike International Airport. Contact the hotel for airport transfer requests.
If there’s any real reason why the Greek Isles should be synonymous with sun-soaked, idyllic escape and the Bodrum Peninsula should remain obscure, it’s certainly nothing to do with geography. This part of Turkey is as stunning as anything on the Mediterranean, and it provides a splendid backdrop for some very fine hotels, including the Hamak Hotel, in the seaside village of Gündoğan, just across the peninsula from Bodrum.
The owners previously opened the Sofa Hotel in Istanbul, and they’re not strangers to the genre of chic, design-conscious little boutique hotels. This sort of understated luxe is at a premium in Turkey, but the Hamak’s style is carried off confidently, the rooms a vision in light neutrals and dark wood, the public spaces in soft whites and organic textures.
With just 20 rooms and one suite, it’s intimate, and the atmosphere is mellow, even as DJs spin in the beach club and the restaurant. There’s a Pilates studio, for the fitness-minded, and all manner of water sports are available. And for guests who require more stimulation than this laid-back village can provide, it’s a short drive into Bodrum proper, where there’s no end of nightlife.
Phuket è diventata ultimamente una delle più famose destinazioni turistiche tailandesi: era inevitabile che gli occidentali raggiungessero quest'idilliaca isola tropicale. The Royal Phuket Yacht Club ha preceduto molti degli hotel più recenti e, in un certo senso, è la perla dell'isola, uno degli hotel più eleganti e lussuodi di Phuket.
Qui si ha la sensazione di vivere ancora nel vecchio mondo e che non si verrà mai ad essere disturbati dai ragazzini del quartiere: il personale sembra vestito per affrontare una spedizione nella giungla (niente uniformi nere) ed il servizio è più formale rispetto ad altri complessi turistici. Le stanze sono arredate con una miscela di stili thai e balinesi, con tutte le comodità a vostra disposizione, TV via satellite ed accesso ad Internet. Inoltre, l'hotel offre la possibilità di utilizzare la piscina, i campi da tennis, di praticare sport acquatici e di accedere al centro termale Royal.
Ma ciò che rende speciale questo luogo è l'atmosfera: gli ospiti avranno la piacevole sensazione di trovarsi ben distanti dalla confusione e dall'ambiente circense tipico di altri grandi complessi turistici. Tutte le stanze sono dotate di grandi balconi o terrazze con viste stupende sull'Andaman, o sulla baia di Nai Harn o sul Promthep Cape. In definitiva, è il luogo perfetto per sfuggire a tutto quanto; e la prossima volta che qualcuno vi dirà che Phuket sta diventando troppo conosciuta voi potrete rispondere "Davvero? Non me ne sono accorto".
"Ora con disponibilità di stanze arricchite di ossigeno" - Hotel Monasterio
A tremila metri circa sul livello del mare non ci pare però che arricchire di ulteriore ossigeno le camere sia un'idea innovativa. Ci troviamo a Cusco, la più vecchia città esistente di entrambe le Americhe e senza dubbio una delle più alte: un tempo era la capitale, o per meglio dire la Mecca, dell'impero Inca.
L'hotel fu costruito circa 300 anni fa come seminario in stile coloniale spagnolo, ed è proprio la miscela fra le culture coloniale ed Inca che ha sempre reso Cusco irresistibilmente speciale; l'hotel offre panorami decisamente impressionanti ed anche la possibilità di visitare interessanti rovine archeologiche sia all'interno della città che a Macchu Picchu, visitabile in una giornata. I più avventurosi potranno anche organizzare spedizioni e campeggi lungo il percorso Inca.
Le stanze e le suites sono arredate nel tipico stile coloniale spagnolo e hanno mantenuto la loro essenzialità di dormitori per missionari Gesuiti. Sono tutte diverse, per design e dimensioni, ma non per quanto riguarda l'eleganza autentica e tradizionale. La maggior parte delle camere, ma non tutte, sono arricchite di ossigeno: e non si scherza su questo. Il malessere causato dall'altitudine non è da sottovalutare ed ha creato, pare, notevoli problemi in passato.
L'Illary, adiacente al cortile principale, è un ristorante di lusso molto moderno, che offre cucina peruviana ed internazionale. Il El Tupuay invece, che occupa l'antico refettorio del monastero, è un tradizionale ristorante peruviano, aperto solo per la colazione e per la cena Inca il sabato sera.
Le attività sportive, all'interno dell'hotel, sono sensibilmente limitate: a più di 3000 metri sul livello del mare una semplice passeggiata può già essere considerata una lezione di aerobica ed il semplice sollevarsi dal letto, un buon esercizio. In ogni caso, per gli irriducibili dello sport, c'è anche la possibilità di praticare attività più impegnative all'esterno, tipo escursioni in mountain bike e rafting.
Agli amanti dell'esplorazione verrà consigliata un'escursione alle rovine di Sacsayhuamán, a nord della città, che sono più vicine e meno impegnative (e, se possibile, anche più affascinanti) di quelle di Macchu Picchu. La cultura spagnola ha ovviamente lasciato qui il proprio segno: avrete la possibilità di visitare, proprio in città, numerose e bellissime chiese e cattedrali.
Portrait Suites è un progetto concepito e realizzato nella forma di town house italiana di lusso, si ispira all' Atelier di moda, e non a caso è stato pensato sopra alla nuova boutique Salvatore Ferragamo - Uomo. Seppur con un ingresso separato, Portrait Suites convivrà così in armonia con gli spazi della boutique, con i quali condivide l'elegante Palazzo di Via Condotti.
Nel cuore di Roma, a due passi da Piazza di Spagna, vi accoglieranno 14 suite e studio molto speciali. Ogni suite vi colpirà per il suo stile che, come un atelier di moda, renderà ogni dettaglio a vostra misura, grazie anche ad un servizio attento e molto accurato, personalizzato secondo le vostre esigenze.
Sulla sommità del palazzo, l'accogliente roof-top da cui godere di un panorama mozzafiato dove la vista spazia a perdita d'occhio dalla scalinata di Trinità dei Monti a tutta Roma. Soggiornare nel cuore della Roma più elegante in un'accogliente casa italiana, dove ogni dettaglio è stato pensato per rendere la vita più dolce.
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L'hotel Il Salviatino è ubicato sul pendio della collina di Fiesole, nell’elegante frazione di Maiano, a circa 15 minuti dal centro storico di Firenze. Questa villa in stile barocco, risalente al quindicesimo secolo, offre una splendida vista sul paesaggio di Firenze e sul vasto parco che la circonda. Dopo un restauro completo, la villa ha mantenuto la sua semplicità ed il suo aspetto sontuoso originale. All'interno della villa si trovano opere d'arte, affreschi e arredi dei primi anni '20, combinati con oggetti di design contemporaneo.
Il Salviatino è dotato di 61 camere e suite, raffinate ed eleganti. Ciascuna camera è decorata in modo unico e particolare, nel rispetto delle caratteristiche della villa e del giardino che la circonda. Tutte le camere dispongono di comfort di lusso, che includono biancheria in pregiato lino toscano, TV al plasma, macchinetta Nespresso per the e caffè, connessione Internet WiFi gratuita, illuminazione ad intensità regolabile e docce a pioggia.
Il ristorante offre piatti tipici della cucina toscana da degustare sulla terrazza con magnifiche viste sul paesaggio circostante. L'hotel offre, inoltre, numerosi servizi, tra cui un centro benessere completo di trattamenti orientali, 2 sale lounge, un giardino con bar, una palestra e una piscina. Il Salviatino è un luogo dove il lusso non ha limiti, per offrire ai suoi ospiti un soggiorno indimenticabile.
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L'hotel Il Salviatino è ubicato sul pendio della collina di Fiesole, nell’elegante frazione di Maiano, a circa 15 minuti dal centro storico di Firenze. Questa villa in stile barocco, risalente al quindicesimo secolo, offre una splendida vista sul paesaggio di Firenze e sul vasto parco che la circonda. Dopo un restauro completo, la villa ha mantenuto la sua semplicità ed il suo aspetto sontuoso originale. All'interno della villa si trovano opere d'arte, affreschi e arredi dei primi anni '20, combinati con oggetti di design contemporaneo.
Il Salviatino è dotato di 61 camere e suite, raffinate ed eleganti. Ciascuna camera è decorata in modo unico e particolare, nel rispetto delle caratteristiche della villa e del giardino che la circonda. Tutte le camere dispongono di comfort di lusso, che includono biancheria in pregiato lino toscano, TV al plasma, macchinetta Nespresso per the e caffè, connessione Internet WiFi gratuita, illuminazione ad intensità regolabile e docce a pioggia.
Il ristorante offre piatti tipici della cucina toscana da degustare sulla terrazza con magnifiche viste sul paesaggio circostante. L'hotel offre, inoltre, numerosi servizi, tra cui un centro benessere completo di trattamenti orientali, 2 sale lounge, un giardino con bar, una palestra e una piscina. Il Salviatino è un luogo dove il lusso non ha limiti, per offrire ai suoi ospiti un soggiorno indimenticabile.
The transition from civilization to wilderness is perhaps more abrupt in Australia than most anywhere else. Just three hours’ drive from Sydney, from city traffic to rough-and-tumble dirt roads, the Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa is about as close to the outback as most of us will ever need to get.
It’s not exactly the hardscrabble ranch life, however; Wolgan Valley is part of Emirates’ new hospitality project, and the Dubai-based air carrier typically tends towards the more luxurious end of things. The resort centers around an extensively renovated 19th-century farmhouse, while the 40 villas are sparkling new, and as comfortable and luxe as any accommodations in Australia.
Of course state-of-the-art living quarters are only part of the story. You don’t drive three hours for a nice hotel room, you do it for the Wolgan Valley itself, and for the nearby Blue Mountains. The unspoiled landscape is just stark enough to cross over to sublime from merely beautiful. And there’s no guilt involved. You might not expect to hear it from a Dubai-based airline, of all things, but the Wolgan Valley Resort is a thoroughly green operation.
The end result is perhaps less a spiritually charged walkabout than a bit of high-luxury unplugging. Ownership aside, Wolgan Valley is quintessentially Australian — and as accessible as it is, this feels about as far “away from it all” as you can get without stranding yourself on a desert island. Just do yourself a favor and choose something rugged at the airport rental desk.
Queensland is often unfairly regarded as the uncultured cousin of its southerly neighbors, those edgy urban nests of Sydney and Melbourne. Put it down to the Australian competitive spirit, since any claim of The Elandra as being anything less than cosmopolitan, luxurious or refined is nonsense, evident as soon as one enters its lavish fusion of styles.
Wooden walkways connect the Elandra’s buildings, leaving the rich ecology of local flora and fauna undisturbed. Happily, the opposite isn’t always true — human guests are quite often visited by curious locals; cassowary families are known to stroll casually through back patios on their morning walks, while butterflies, frogs and various fuzzy marsupials are all part of the scenery as well.
Remodeled in 2007 by ex–stage actress Katrina Knowles, the Elandra’s inner spaces reflect Knowles’s considerable travels, and the design is a dramatic mix of global influences. Tribal totems, Moorish lamps and African artifacts give the property’s shiny white interiors an overriding exotic appeal — something that defies all Australian resort conventions; there’s not a dolphin portrait, shell sketching or dried starfish to be found on the entire premises.
The centerpiece of The Elandra — and the thing to which most guests will feel helplessly drawn — is its sizable pool. Skirted by designer loungers and Moroccan-style day beds to which gourmet food and beverages can be summoned, hours here magically turn into days, guests tuning out to the hush of the ocean and the silhouette of swaying palms against pastel skies. If only The Elandra were home.
Comparable properties in this tony section of town love to broadcast their celeb-cred: Marilyn once slept here, Sinatra’s Rat Pack used to party over there. This one prefers 21st-century iconography to Old Hollywood glamour. Indeed, the SLS at Beverly Hills, funded by nightclub mogul Sam Nazarian, boasts a few bold-faced names of its own.
The legendary Philippe Starck masterminded the furnishing of all 297 rooms and suites. These days he claims to be more interested in a good night’s sleep than in visual fireworks, and it shows. But don’t be fooled by the monogrammed linens, personalized pillow menu, or even the way the low light offsets the minimalist décor in blues, creams, and earth tones: activity abounds, especially on the weekends. Or, in the case of the seven fitness centers, any time you want.
James Beard–winner José Andrés brings the molecular gastronomy–inflected formula that’s proven so successful in his Washington, DC–area restaurants to the aptly named Bazaar. Instead of a staid set-off dining room, the in-lobby space actually consists of several separate entities. The colorful, funky Patisserie traffics in high teas and sweets, Roja offers traditional tapas, and Blanca serves modern small plates. Cocktails at Bar Centro demonstrate the same playfulness as Andres’s food; both use emulsifiers and chemicals like liquid nitrogen to de- and re-construct familiar tastes in new ways. Think “olive brine air” and cotton candy that dissolves when doused with alcohol.
No high-end Los Angeles hotel would be complete without a pool, or, in the case of the SLS, two pools. The deck on the sixth floor features expansive views and a pair of rectangular reflecting pools. And for those who’d rather see than be seen, there are six private cabanas with built-in entertainment systems.
The very eclectic San Francisco–based Joie de Vivre group has been setting up shop in Southern California, most recently in Venice Beach, itself quite possibly the most laid-back place in the United States. And the Hotel Erwin does its level best to fit in — with a restaurant called Hash and a rooftop lounge called High, it’s obviously taking its cues from Venice’s notoriously weird vibes.
Venice, and especially the funky old boardwalk, is no place for white-glove luxury, and the Erwin is suitably budget-conscious — though you’d never guess it from the décor, with its bold, cheery colors and its stylish modern furniture. The better rooms have sea views, but even the ones that look out over the town of Venice come with private balconies and HDTVs.
The name of the rooftop bar, High, is a bit more literal than you might think; it’s the highest rooftop lounge in Venice Beach, and the views range up and down the coast and far out to sea. And Hash, predictably, serves a fine home-style breakfast, as well as a slightly upscale bistro-style dinner. With the beach just steps from the door, and the boardwalk even closer, it’s the quintessential Venice experience — which is a different animal entirely from the typical Southern California beachfront hotel.
There’s a school of thought which seems to subscribe to the idea that the only appropriate architectural styles in the Northern California wine country are Tuscan, Provençal, and in a pinch, some sort of Spanish-villa thing. When you’re talking about a gas station or a chain motel, it’s a bit much. But when a hotelier goes so far as to build a painstakingly authentic 18th-century-style French country house, just off Healdsburg Avenue, you’ve got to give credit where it’s due.
It’s so convincing that if you arrived blindfolded, you might spend some time wondering when the French developed such convincing American accents. The sixteen rooms are formal in style, and incredibly detailed, right down to the fabrics, the rugs, the woodwork — four-poster beds, Louis XVI chairs, the whole kit and caboodle.
The restaurant, Cyrus, is a cut above the usual hotel eatery; in this part of California the food is at least as highly-regarded as the wine. Just like the hotel it calls home, Cyrus is distinctly French — and it’s the owner of two of the wine country’s thirteen Michelin stars. You could argue that Les Mars is, on some level, a folly, architecturally at least; but it works, and the guests certainly aren’t complaining.
If we have a mission when it comes to these rural Japanese escapes, it’s this: to make the classic ryokan-style country inn every bit as familiar an image, in foreigners’ minds, as the iconic Western-style luxury hotels or the only-in-Japan capsule hotels and love hotels. All the Japanese hoteliers need to do, in order to hold up their end of the bargain, is go on creating places as stunning, as memorably luxurious, as Scapes.
It may seem a world apart, but Scapes is particularly convenient to Tokyo; the seaside location in Hayama is about an hour from Tokyo, by train or by car. If it feels remote, it’s the size — just four rooms — and the setting, with ocean views that might put you in mind of the Mediterranean or the Aegean. And the design is endlessly calming in itself, without resorting to tired international minimalism or easy Zen clichés — the polished hardwoods and earth-tone modernist furnishings may feel slightly retro, but never dated.
There’s just enough to do. The rooms invite late sleeping, with plush bedding, spa-like bathrooms and views of the sea. Reserve the jacuzzi room for a soak, spend a quiet hour in the library, or pop in to the chapel to take care of the spiritual side. There are sights to be seen on the Kanagawa seaside, but the first order of business here is simply to escape.
Your first clue comes by way of the letter Y — Riyad El Mezouar’s slightly archaic spelling hints at the atmosphere of the place, which, while not exactly antique, is about as classic as they come in the world of Marrakech medina riad hotels.
Of course classic doesn’t just happen by accident. El Mezouar’s owners, a pair of French architects and designers, clearly put some effort into crafting its interiors. They were fortunate to begin with a grand and well-preserved 18th-century mansion, and many of the original architectural details are intact — but the presence of details from as far off as X shows that there was more to it than simply brushing off a coat of dust.
In the end it’s all about the personality, and how well the sensibility matches your taste. With just five rooms there’s no crowd to speak of, and the interior courtyard and the roof terrace (with its view over the medina’s rooftops out towards the Atlas mountains) are pretty much the extent of the public spaces. It’s more or less the sweet spot, a riad hotel that’s neither too modern nor too old-fashioned, but pretty much just right.
There are a few more historic and more atmospheric hotels in town than the Hyatt Regency Kiev, but there are arguably none so luxurious. And if the gleaming glass structure seems incongruously modern, there’s a reason, which is readily apparent from inside — the views from behind that wall of glass manage to take in the whole of Kiev’s low-slung old town, including the city’s monumental gold-topped Ukrainian Orthodox churches.
Rooms are remarkably crisp and contemporary in style, with all the functional i’s dotted and t’s crossed — as Kiev evolves into a global city, this kind of proper high-end business/luxury hotel is a must. There are king beds and Frette linens for comfort, as well as full-size work spaces for efficiency, and the room service and concierge service are on duty around the clock.
Space is plentiful here, which means there’s room for not just a full-service spa and fitness center, but a 23-meter indoor swimming pool as well. The main restaurant, Grill Asia, is open-plan, with the kitchen’s wood-burning oven clearly visible. And no fewer than three bars keep patrons hydrated and lubricated, from the 8th-floor cocktail bar to the lobby lounge to the wine bar, Brunello, serving Italian cuisine alongside a wide selection of vintages.
San Francisco, already America’s highest-occupancy hotel town, has lately been upgrading its stock, and the Personality Hotels group has been at the front lines. Hotel Frank is a fine example of the new guard of stylish hotels around Union Square; though the classic building is pure historic San Francisco, the interiors, by Thomas Schoos, are all maximalist 21st-century modern-retro chic.
The look is more fantasy than fashion, and that’s a good thing. Depending where you look you could be reminded of anything from Beaux Arts to Art Deco to Jetsons-era retro-futurism. Though it’s not quite in the high-luxury league, the Frank is comfortable, the rooms spacious enough, with thoughtful little touches like iPod docks and in-room refrigerators.
As for location, the Frank is just about as central as it gets, just off Union Square, where San Francisco’s shops and restaurants are at their highest concentration — and a fine compromise between the palaces up on Nob Hill and the convention-friendly lodgings south of Market. Services inside the hotel can thus be kept a bit light; the gym is a separate establishment nearby, and there’s no need for a high-concept hotel restaurant with so much excellent food so close at hand.
Settled comfortably at the base of Santiago’s Cerro San Cristóbal, and overseen by the giant Virgin Mary statue at the summit, the Aubrey embodies the contrast of old and new that the specialty-lodging aficionado lives for. In a past life the Aubrey was a stately home for a prominent political family. As a hotel, however, the scale is decidedly intimate. The combination of the tudor-revival style house and the tropical urban flora of Santiago is a delightfully odd one, and this unorthodoxy is embraced by the hotel’s interior design, fresh off a multi-year renovation.
The property is stepped into the topography, making for some surprising views, unexpected nooks, and a charming swimming pool terrace — the uphill Parque Metropolitano seems to devour the building with its palms and vines. Some rooms are borderline palatial with heavy and imposing wood detailing, others are tucked into the angles of the roof and finished with taut, contemporary refinement. Many of them come with private terraces, and all enjoy a unique vista upon the fanciful surroundings.
Beyond the Aubrey’s perimeter lies Santiago’s most verdant and aristocratic district of Providencia. The sub-neighborhood of Bellavista is a perfect fit for the Aubrey’s boho airs; for instance the Fundación Pablo Neruda is right around the corner, one of many institutes here upholding Chilean culture. There are plenty of bars and cafés to enjoy late into the night, although one might be just as happy to stay in, dining and imbibing at Aubrey’s own Restaurant Pasta e Vino, which adds Italian cuisine to the mélange of themes. Also very nearby is the Funicular Sociedad Anonima, which stands ready to whisk you up that Cerro, just in case you feel compelled to pay Mary an up-close visit, or just take in a view of the Aubrey from above.
Stuck out on a promontory in the middle of Narragansett Bay, the old Agassiz Mansion’s location was ideal for its original owner, a Harvard marine biologist. Which means it’s equally well suited for its present purpose, as the Castle Hill Inn and Resort. A short drive from Newport, it’s possibly the most impressive location on the Rhode Island coast. Which, by the transitive property of real estate, means the Castle Hill is one of the coast’s top lodgings.
It spreads out over forty acres of land along a private beach, overlooking the picturesque waters of the bay. The bedrooms in the 19th-century main house are the most atmospheric, but the outlying beach houses and cottages are scarcely less stylish, with a bit more space thrown in in the bargain. In all rooms you’ll find crisp, well-maintained classic New England style, and a full complement of contemporary comforts.
As with most historical properties in New England, the ultimate result is somewhere between the quirky charm of a family-owned bed and breakfast and the smooth polish of a modern luxury hotel, incorporating elements of both. Fine food and top-notch service ensure that the experience is anything but rough, while the Northeastern nautical atmosphere contributes an air of romance that the dull corporate hotels can’t hope to match.
Outsiders often expect interiors in this part of the world to look chilly and minimalist, in the sort of hybrid retro-futuristic style that’s lazily labeled “Scandinavian.” But it turns out this perception is a bit dated. Leaving aside the fact that Finland isn’t in Scandinavia at all, that sort of thing is really more mid-century than 21st-century. What looks most contemporary in today’s Nordic countries is the new cozy classicism, a look that’s very much on display in Helsinki’s Hotel Haven.
It’s usually best to ignore the names a hotel gives its room categories, with their empty promises and their inflating superlatives. But here they do a handy bit of summing up: Comfort, Style and Lux. The Haven is seventy-seven rooms of exactly those things, a grown-up and dignified take on the contemporary luxury boutique. Beds are massive and plush, bathrooms are well-equipped and indulgent, and the little things are up to date, from the espresso machines to the Bang & Olufsen entertainment centers.
You could criticize it for a lack of flash, but you’d be missing the point. It’s a haven, not a nightclub — and with a fine little restaurant and bar and a Siluetti spa, it’s in a category of its own for Helsinki.
What with the name and all you might be expecting something French-colonial in style, but the 3 Nagas is classic Lao, a former royal residence from the end of the 19th century, a pair of buildings that have traveled on a winding path: from mansion to ice-cream factory to now, finally, a stylish and contemporary boutique hotel, one that just happens to be run by a little company called Alila.
It’s an interesting choice for the company that’s pretty much writing the book on modernist villa resorts in Indonesia and Indochina. But Les 3 Nagas shows they’re not unduly constrained by the task of taking on a historical building or two. The style is necessarily a bit less stark and sleek, a bit more classic, but it’s certainly no less chic, and the comforts are very much up to the prevailing Alila standard, which is somewhere short of “grand hotel” but well above “design boutique.”
And after all this it’s probably just as well known for its restaurant as for its rooms, which says something about the quality of the cuisine. The only real question mark is whether Alila devotees will mind that there’s no beach, no pool, no lavish modern spa — here’s hoping the classic charms of Luang Prabang prove an adequate substitute.
Some of our readers no doubt reflexively cringe at the mention of the phrase “bed and breakfast.” It’s not an uncommon affliction. But the apocalypse of chintz and lace that the phrase so often conjures is nowhere in evidence at Oak House No. 1, in the Cotswolds village of Tetbury. Instead it’s a bed and breakfast for the post-boutique-hotel era. It’s chock full of antiques, true, a result of the fact that Tetbury is a veritable antiquing hotbed. But it’s chock full of plenty else as well, from Warhol prints to design pieces to contemporary luxury-hotel fittings — clearly not an inch of its décor has gone un-ruminated-over.
The Oak House’s owners are designers in their own right, and while the result may be panic-inducing for die-hard minimalists, for anyone who wants a bit of character in a country getaway it’s the perfect tonic. The three suites and one bedroom are all different, from the classic Cavalier and Prince’s suites to the Library Bedroom, whose bath looks like something out of a Japanese luxury hotel. You’re two hours outside London, but in England that’s a world of difference — let your hosts pack you a picnic lunch for a day out and you’ll get all the fine wine and seasonal produce you can handle.
Il Casa Camper Berlin è un nuovo hotel boutique aperto dalla famosa casa calzaturiera spagnola che dopo il Casa Camper di Barcellona ha deciso di allargare la propria rete di alberghi a Berlino. Questo hotel dal design contemporaneo e innovativo, s'ispira al concetto del lusso della semplicità, creando ambienti funzionali ed esteticamente gradevoli.
Il design degli interni è stato progettato da Fernando Amat e Jordi Tio. Il Casa Camper dispone di cinquantuno camere e suite, arredate con gusto e attenzione al dettaglio. Tutte le camere sono dotate di luminosi bagni e spaziose aree relax, biancheria in cotone 100%, stereo e iPod docking, televisione interattiva, cassaforte e prodotti da bagno naturali.
L'hotel si trova nel quartiere più animato della città, ricco di bar, ristoranti, negozi e gallerie che espongono opere d'arte all'avanguardia. A pochi minuti dall'hotel si trova la famosa Museumsinsel. A disposizione degli ospiti il ristorante Dos Palillos, diretto da Albert Raurich, offre un menu asiatico in stile "tapas" con cucina a vista.
If you still think Dallas is a cowtown, you’ve got another think coming. It’s an urbane and relatively cosmopolitan city, with enough style-seekers and design addicts to keep a W Hotel in business. And it’s not just any W — the W Dallas – Victory (it’s one of the anchors of a massive multi-use development called Victory Park) is the first to include condo residences, as well as the first to include a rooftop heliport.
You don’t have to feel bad about arriving by car, though. To be honest this glass and limestone tower looks most impressive from below, and otherwise you’d miss the typically over-the-top entry, and the dramatic lighting on the grand staircase. The W is a hotel to be seen in, and there’s nothing wrong with that — in fact if socializing is what’s on your mind, you’ll love Ghostbar, the 33rd-floor lounge, the kind of Vegas-style club that makes a typical hotel bar look sleepy by comparison.
The W Dallas is a hotel first. Even the most basic rooms start with 32-inch LCD televisions, wireless internet, and bath amenities from the Bliss spa. Views are impressive from the bedrooms and from the 16th-floor open-air pool, and they’re at their best from the Ghostbar, which looks out over the well-lit Dallas skyline. A lobby lounge and a fine restaurant round out the selection — the latter is an outpost of Craft, the New York restaurant by James Beard award-winner (and Top Chef cast member) Tom Colicchio.
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Per il Costa Rica l'ecoturismo è una realtà ormai da molto tempo. Non sorprende quindi che questo paradiso tropicale sia stato tra i primi ad adeguarsi alle sempre più attuali esigenze che uniscono lusso ed ecologia. El Silencio Lodge, immerso nella giungla, rappresenta una destinazione di lusso per la generazione del riscaldamento globale.
L'ecologia diventa lusso, non il contrario. Gli ospiti apprezzeranno l'utilizzo di prodotti ecologici per la pulizia e di lampadine a basso consumo, così come lenzuola pregiate e vasca idromassaggio privata. Se il semplice sostegno di un progetto così nobile sembra insufficiente, il resort permette anche di compensare l'inquinamento prodotto dai voli per il Costa Rica, o persino l'equivalente di un anno di viaggi in auto, contribuendo alla conservazione della foresta amazzonica.
Poichè l'ecoturismo trova sua massima espressione al di fuori della stanza d'albergo, El Silencio è concepito per accompagnare gli ospiti verso l'esplorazione della foresta tropicale, con percorsi a piedi, a cavallo, con rafting, in mountain bike o persino con zip-line. Una “eco-concierge” è sempre a disposizione per coordinare spedizioni nella giungla, o dare consigli su misura in base agli interessi personali degli ospiti. Per i momenti di relax, la spa offre una gamma di trattamenti che va dal semplice massaggio, alla seduta di un'ora nella misteriosa "stanza conica" (che si dice diffonda i poteri curativi della giungla lussureggiante), allo splendido spazio yoga all'aperto.
Il ristorante serve una varietà di piatti internazionali ispirati alla cucina costaricana, che hanno come filo conduttore il concetto preferito del lodge: il benessere. Questo concetto si estende sia alle pietanze che ai commensali: potete avere la certezza che il vostro pollo sia stato allevato a terra in una vicina fattoria e che la verdura nel vostro piatto sia stata coltivata senza pesticidi. Il menu non include carne rossa, ma se dopo una giornata alla scoperta della foresta amazzonica tutto quel che desiderate è una bella bistecca, il resort non vi giudicherà, ma vi consegnerà un buono da spendere in un vicino ristorante.
We expect big things from German design and Roomers doesn’t disappoint. Oana Rosen, a leader of Frankfurt’s new wave of repurposing old work spaces into cozy living spaces, has transformed this abandoned office building into a monument of elegant modern hospitality design.
Stepping into the lobby it feels less like a workplace and more like a futuristic zeppelin, filled with dark leather upholstery and bright, glossy metalwork. Inside you’ll find a five-story 24-hour bar and restaurant, the fully equipped Biorhythm fitness and wellness center, and, hidden away in the three bright white ultra-modern conference rooms beneath the white concrete bubble atop the hotel, an absolutely classic view of bustling Frankfurt and the river Main.
The guest rooms are palpably high-end, the luxury suites downright opulent, but all stay true to the building’s sleek minimal style. All the amenities you’d expect are present: comfortable and very functional bathrooms, flat-screen satellite television, and wireless internet.
Each of the bargain-priced 106 guest rooms and 11 luxury suites are ornate without losing their classic minimalist style and offer all the amenities you’d expect from a five-star hotel: opulent bathrooms and bedrooms, satellite, flat-screen TV, and Wi-Fi. Meanwhile you’re right in the heart of Frankfurt’s financial district, and close by to the opera house and the central train station, for connections to the rest of Germany and all of Europe.
L'hotel Torre di Moravola si trova in Umbria, a pochi chilometri dal villaggio di Montone, in provincia di Perugia. Questa antica torre medievale, convertita in un boutique hotel contemporaneo di sole sette camere, offre un'atmosfera unica per un'esperienza indimenticabile e affascinante in un passato che sembra rimasto intatto.
L'hotel, ubicato su di una collina, offre una splendida vista sul paesaggio naturale circostante. I proprietari, tra cui l'architetto Christopher Chong e la designer Seonaid Mackenzie, hanno sperimentato un nuovo concetto di lusso. Le sette suite sono arredate in stile contemporaneo e decorate con cura e attenzione al dettaglio. Tutte confortevoli, disposte su due livelli e dotate di bagni con pareti in pietra, vasca e doccia separate da porte scorrevoli in vetro.
A disposizione degli ospiti una splendida piscina ben inserita nel contesto ed un ristorante con menu a base di prodotti freschi di stagione in un'atmosfera intima. E' possibile effettuare pellegrinaggi ed escusioni culturali ed enogastronomiche nelle vicinanze.
When it comes to attracting foreign travelers it’s certainly not quite in the same league as Tokyo and Kyoto, but Hiroshima, on the west end of Japan’s main island of Honshu, is a cultural attraction in its own right. So there’s clearly a need for a first-class luxury hotel, and even if it’s not quite the life-changing experience that a couple of notable Tokyo hotels are, the Oriental Hotel Hiroshima is proof that the Japanese expertise in high-end hospitality extends to the farthest reaches of the country.
The location is just about as central as it gets, overlooking Heiwa Odori, Hiroshima’s main drag. It’s a high-rise hotel with few high-rise neighbors, making for far-ranging views over the city. The bedrooms aren’t overly large — this country has never been known for enormous living spaces — but they’re well-appointed, with efficient modern bathrooms, some with corner views from their bathtubs.
In terms of style it’s contemporary but not exactly modern, identifiably Japanese but not straining the point. Restaurants include Japanese, French and Italian options, as well as a New York–style jazz bar, and the surrounding area is not short of options. All in all it’s not one for fireworks, necessarily, but one whose subtle charms you might find growing on you.
There are plenty of hotels out there that are taking risks in interior design, but to be honest relatively few that are doing anything really attention-grabbing with the building itself. Lánchíd 19, in Budapest, is the exception, directing your attention not to a witty piece of lobby furniture but outside, where its facade is covered with an array of glass panels that somehow manage to shift and undulate in time with the currents of the Danube.
Not bad. Of course most of what matters about a hotel takes place inside — public spaces are sleek and modern, and the rooms are stylish in a grown-up minimalist sort of way. And while the basic ones are, well, basic, there are luxurious options as well, including suites with corner bathtubs and plentiful outdoor terrace space.
You’re just across the river from the city center, with easy access to options beyond the Lánchíd 19 restaurant and bar. One thing you won’t find elsewhere, though, is a set of authentic Roman ruins — they’re carefully preserved below the lobby. At a time when too many so-called design hotels end up looking very much the same, this is one with a personality all its own.
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