Today House & Hotel Magazine features the famous “James Bond” hotel #1. A great 5 star boutique, located in 35 St James Place, between the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly. This area is one of the most exclusive areas in London. Piccadilly itself has lots of shopping with many famous names such as Fortnum and Mason, used by the late Diana Princess of Wales and just on the northern side is the sought after area of Mayfair. Even closer to the hotel is St…Continue Reading “Looking for James Bond Dukes Hotel / London / England”
House & Hotel Magazine loves Australia and the Hamilton Islands. Our editors went to Qualia Hamilton island and had a great stay in Qualia@the reef. So everyone has heard of the Great Barrier Reef, the reef is made up of 3000 individual reefs, only half have names, while the others are known simply by a number. Stretching for thousands of kilometres and up to 250 kilometres wide. The Barrier reef is fantastic, the first European man try to divide the reef was Captain Cook in…Continue Reading “Hotel & Resort Qualia / Hamilton Island / Australia”
House & Hotel Magazine loves this place, ok every grand city has a Grand Hotel. But this one is special, located in the heart of Mexico City is the magnificent Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, a remarkable example of “Art Nouveau” and considered the most beautiful and sumptuous building of the capital city, second only to the Palace of Fine Arts. It seems impossible to describe the Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, since in just one building you will find the contrast of a a…Continue Reading “Living in style – Gran Hotel Ciudad de México / México-City”
Northern style. I love Hamburg and the cold, elegant athmosphere on the water. Check in: Hotel Atlantic. Entering the lobby, the sophisticated city domicile already revelas its elegant ambience and hanseatic design. The hotel is without doubt one of the jewels of the Hamburg hotel scene. It took part in a James Bond movie (1997) and gives you a spectacular view. The celebrated Hotel Atlantic Kempinski, facing the famous, picturesque Alster Lake. Some people say Hambourg is Europe’s ‘Venice of the North’. You always feel…Continue Reading “Stylish relaxation – Hotel Atlantic Kempinski – Hamburg / Germany”
Konnichi wa, we enjoyed Japan, Tokyo is a marvelous mix of modern living and old-fashioned manners, slick high-tech gadgets and cutesy cartoon mascots. It’s terribly crowded, yet can be strangely quiet. It’s home to the understated, and the wacky, and you often find them right next to each other on the sidewalk. That’s the beauty of this city — that, and the fabulous food and unparalleled mass transit system. There are shrines and stone lanterns and other traces of old Japan scattered among the skyscrapers…Continue Reading “3 days in Tokyo – Hotel Park Hyatt / Tokyo / Japan”
Nice 2013. Contributed by Francois Jobard. The Negresco features breathtaking early 20th-century architecture and a enviable seafront location. House & Hotel Magazine likes it bo in Nice at this fantastic hotel. The Hotel Negresco is just marking its 100th birthday, overlooking the Promenade des Anglais have made it a legend on French Riviera. Bedrooms are the last word in luxury and magnificent works of art and antique furniture abound. The hotel belongs to Jeanne Augler, you may bump in her in the hallways. Its located…Continue Reading “Stylish Hotel Negresco / Nice / France”
House & Hotel Magazine features a beautiful luxury hotel in Bordeaux. The Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux & Spa has become part of the life of its city, its heritage, its region and its vineyards. The french government made a lot to renovate the city and gave Bordeaux a new shine. What was true from the end of the 18th century, at the very beginning of its history, is still true 230 years later. The place is right in the heart of the golden triangle, generally…Continue Reading “Grand Hotel de Bordeaux & Spa / Bordeaux / France”
We love it to be in Scotland and the Airds Hotel is fantastic, located in Port Appin a particularly beautiful part of Scotland. The West Coast of Scotland is known for it’s spectacular mountain scenery and Port Appin is positioned where the mountains cascade into one of hte most attractive sea lochs – Loch Linnhe. This is where the great glen opens out to the sea, which provides a unique landscape where the broad expanses of the loch offers up wide sweeping views of mountains,…Continue Reading “Highland experience – Hotel Airds / Argyll / Scotland”
House & Hotel Magazine loves it to be in Prague. This nice boutique hotel promotes an lovely hotel atmosphere, bringing together travellers on different budgets, all seeking value and a lifestyle buy-in. The fusion is not 5star+ but a nice boutique place and represents cool & practical design mantras. This chic affair will satisfy city visitors with a contemporary taste for the edgy, even the funky. Some designers say Andy Warhol and Le Corbusier would have collaborated on. Relaxing in a designer room, or taking…Continue Reading “Hotel Fusion / Prague / Czech Republic”
Destination Colombia. Check in @ Hotel LM in Cartagena de Indias. A lovely boutique hotel in the charming historic city. From romantic nights to centuries-old legends, from warm people to the Caribbean breeze, from horse carriage rides to exotic menus. Its worth it. Cartagena de Indias is always decorated in color, magic and quite charming with a large Caribbean beach on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region. The city with its one millions inhabitants is the fifth-largest urban area in Colombia….Continue Reading “Me gusta Colombia”
Maldives – where dreams come true. By Marcus Neugebauer. The fun started in Malé. 30 degrees, the sun is shining. At the heart of this fabolous setting in the heart of the island lies the Dusit Thani Maldives. It blends graceful thai hospitality with the luxury setting of destination Maldives. Encircled by white sandy beaches, a rich house reef and turquoise lagoon, our resort on Mudhdhoo Island is just 35 minutes by seaplane from the capital Malé or 10 minutes by speedboat from the new…Continue Reading “Maldives – Rest in style – Hotel Resort Dusit Thani / Malé / Maldives”
House and Hotel Magazine likes this special location, located in Beverly Hills. It is on the site of the former Beverly Hills Speedway, completed in 1928 and it was the former “Beverly Wilshire Apartment Hotel”. The structure is built of a special Tuscan stone and Carrara marble in the Italian Renaissance architecture style. The hotel changed hands a couple of times and has a couple of celebrities stories Elvis Presley and Warren Beatty lived several years in the hotel. It was also the home of…Continue Reading “Beverly Wilshire Hotel / Beverly Hills / USA”
