Container Houses de luxe in Vancouver / Canada

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I love container houses and hotels, a new trend, its becoming more and more popular to live in container houses worldwide. You will find lots of them everywhere. I noticed the omission of one particular project, the compilation of 15 shipping container in Vancouver. So we watched out for TRON Legacy, you know Sam Flynn played by Garrett Hedlund had a perfect home. It is a nice shipping container house in the movie. Our editors found out that a temporary container structure was built as…Continue Reading “Container Houses de luxe in Vancouver / Canada” →

Hotel Revere / Boston / USA

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Hotel Revere / Boston / USA

Boston, 2012. House & Hotel Magazine features this vertical fashion show, which was really special, models from the Boston Rock Gym took part in the show to celebrate the hotel opening. The show featured models dressed in the hotel’s uniforms which were especially designed in partnership with students at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The creations were also inspired by the spring/summer 2012 looks from British designer label Ted Baker London. All models strapped into high-tech rappelling rope strutted their stuff face first…Continue Reading “Hotel Revere / Boston / USA” →

House Rod Stewart / Palm Beach / USA

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Tonight is the night legend Rod Stewart owns a mega mansion painted all in sunshine yellow in Palm Beach area. Roderick David Stewart, was born in Highgate / London, he is a singer-songwriter. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album “An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down”. With his career Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the Rock and…Continue Reading “House Rod Stewart / Palm Beach / USA” →

Trendy Hotel Michelberger / Berlin / Germany

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Trendy Hotel Michelberger / Berlin / Germany

House & Hotel Magazine welcomes you in Berlin, this hotel in former East Berlin, in the so called “party, hipster area” is a special place. Everyone knows Berlin is different and on fire. People come over to enjoy the “Berghain” club or just take a look at the left overs of the wall. At the Michelberger Hotel in the eastern part of the city you will find different things: Rooms can be comfortable, homey, full of light and use space cleverly and playfully. All come…Continue Reading “Trendy Hotel Michelberger / Berlin / Germany” →

Destination Myanmar – Hotel The Strand / Yangon

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Destination Myanmar Contributed by James Harris We flew from Bangkok to Yangon, the former capital of Burma (Myanmar). Yangon is the country’s largest city with a population of over five million, and is the most important commercial centre, although the military government officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw in 2006. We checked in at “The Strand” Hotel. The old “Yangon lady” or better la grande dame de Yangon, built in 1901. The Strand is a heritage hotel without peer. It is a Victorian icon, beautifully…Continue Reading “Destination Myanmar – Hotel The Strand / Yangon” →

House of Amy Winehouse / London / UK

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Amy Winehouse died on 23/7/ 2011 in London. The photo shows the house where she lived in London. She was a fantastic singer and songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her beautiful mix of genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Her album Back to Black was great great, led to five Grammy Awards, including three of the Big 4 which means best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July…Continue Reading “House of Amy Winehouse / London / UK” →

Hotel Conservatorium / A’dam / Holland

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Goedde Mittag, A’dam, always nice to be here. House & Hotel Magazine feature the “Conservatorium”, located nearby the Rijksmuseum. The Conservatorium Hotel amused the House & Hotel Magazine, we fall in love with this beautiful place, leave it to visionary owner Georgi Akirov to unveil a one-of-a-kind hotel following the meticulous transformation of one of Amsterdam’s most iconic buildings. Amsterdam is always charming, friendly dutch are cycling along the narrow cobbled roads adjacent to the water, under the lime and plane trees and up and…Continue Reading “Hotel Conservatorium / A’dam / Holland” →

The luxury place in Berlin – Hotel Adlon Kempinski / Berlin / Germany

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The luxury place in Berlin – Hotel Adlon Kempinski / Berlin / Germany

Berlin, 2014 – Contributed by Jens Hoffmann One of my favourite hotels in Berlin-Mitte is the Hotel Adlon Kempinski, a living legend in the heart of Berlin, Germany. Located next to the famous Brandenburg Gate the Adlon has always fascinated guests from everywhere. Its the perfect address in style and sophistication. The hotel was build 1907 by Lorenz Adlon, the Berlin bulider was in close relation with the “The Kaiser” who cleared the way for Adlon’s purchase of the Palais. Even after WW2 the Adlon…Continue Reading “The luxury place in Berlin – Hotel Adlon Kempinski / Berlin / Germany” →

The Cervo Mountain Hotel @ Zermatt / Switzerland

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The Cervo Mountain Hotel @ Zermatt / Switzerland

House & Hotel Magazine features Switzerland. We enjoyed our time in the nice designhotel Cervo. It is a mountain resort is a timber-framed sanctuary nestled on the slopes above Zermatt, Switzerland’s most iconic alpine resort. Guests can ski right up to the entrance where, with the majestic Matterhorn looming large on the horizon, they’re greeted by a small, almost private doorway that just oozes exclusivity. When they step inside, the smell of warm wood starts to soothe them. A smiling face is there to welcome…Continue Reading “The Cervo Mountain Hotel @ Zermatt / Switzerland” →

Gambling city #1 : Hotel Venetian Macau / China

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Gambling city #1 : Hotel Venetian Macau / China

House & Hotel Magazine loves to be in Macau. The Venetian Macao is a fancy and big hotel plus casino resort in Macau. Its just huge, the hotel has 3000 suites, 10.000 employees, 2,4 billion US$ worth. Sure things are different and Macau has a higher cash turnover than Las Vegas. The Venetian is superb it is modeled on its sister casino resort in Vegas and it is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia-Pacific. The resort is the largest casino in the world….Continue Reading “Gambling city #1 : Hotel Venetian Macau / China” →

Hotel Kempinski Huizhou / China

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This Mainland China hotel is just nice, it is a mixture of natural beauty and cultural opportunities. The Kempinski Hotel is a luxurious 5-star hotel, located nearby Huizhou Railway Station. Huizhou belongs to central Guangdong province, as part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. 5 million residents in the city, the southern part guangzhou-Shenzhen built up area, the biggest built up area in the world…Continue Reading “Hotel Kempinski Huizhou / China” →

Villa El Otro Lado / Portobelo National Park / Panama

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Oh, how nice is Panama (Janosch),this beautiful four villa jungle outpost could be the inspiration for Janosch’s book. Easy to get there, lots of fine inspiration, you will love it. Panama’s steamy rainforests, swampy mangroves and kaleidoscopic coral reefs are all within easy reach of El Otro Lado, a remote retreat on 110 hectares of land that prides itself on local integration. Guests enjoy these idyllic surroundings and drinks and encouraged to discover more about the region’s Afro-Panamanian heritage. Situated near Portobelo, and adjacent to…Continue Reading “Villa El Otro Lado / Portobelo National Park / Panama” →