We love residences with style – The Bulgari Hotel in Milano

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Contributed by Jens Hoffmann Bulgari Hotel presides over a 18th Century palazzo that’s still the hottest address in town. The location sits between Via Montenapoleone and the Accademia di Brera, floating in a dreamy garden of rolling of almost neon-green lawn and elevated outdoor lounge arranged in sexy décor and fichus trees as manicured as the model-looking patrons. Interiors live up to even the loftiest of architectural expectations with Zimbabwe black marble and Zen-undertones compliments of Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel. An in-house Italian eatery…Continue Reading “We love residences with style – The Bulgari Hotel in Milano” →

Austria the mobile place to be / Werfenweng / Pongau / Austria

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Destination Austria. Contributed by Jens Hoffmann (House & Hotel). The so called “Werfenwenger Weis”, a folk festival event that is known since 1989 is truly fun. Since a few years there, the village in the Salzburger Land developed a convincing answer how climate friendly mobility can be implemented in practice. Folks arriving here without a car receive a SAMO tourist card, with which you can try all kinds of sustainable mobility for free. It starts with the shuttle service from the station and reaches over…Continue Reading “Austria the mobile place to be / Werfenweng / Pongau / Austria” →

Lovely Brazil – Resort Ponta Dos Ganchos / Santa Catarina / Brazil

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Just 5 days in Brazil. House & Hotel Magazin love it to be in Brazil. Do you know there’s a place where beach related jobs generate 3 billion €. Do you know Brazil? We fancy this beautiful place. Besides this Brazil is always hot and we made a fancy trip to Ponta Dos Ganchos. Where you will find Dos Ganchos? On this stretch of the Brazilian coastline, a series of bungalows nestled amongst tropical nature. Here you can enjoy views of the emerald sea, whilst…Continue Reading “Lovely Brazil – Resort Ponta Dos Ganchos / Santa Catarina / Brazil” →

Hotel Park Hyatt in Melbourne – Australia

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Down under contributed by Jens Hoffmann. Globally there is an increasing interest in long flights, travel long distances. Today I feature the foodie scene in Melbourne, got a bit of the Mexican wave in food and culture which chnaged the place. There is no shortage in any kind of developments, like in Sydney a strong asian influence is everywhere. Starting my Victoria hotel tour in the nice Park Hyatt next to Parliament square. Great stylish location in a booming city. After waves of reinvention in…Continue Reading “Hotel Park Hyatt in Melbourne – Australia” →

Gervasutti / Courmayeur / Italy

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Gervasutti / Courmayeur / Italy

House & Hotel Magazine loves extraordinary architecture and houses. we like the Gervasutti Refuge in Italy ia Prefab Tubular Alpine Pod Home. A solar-powered tubular mountain cabin that was installed on Mt. Blanc – by helicopters! This energy-efficient prefabricated pod was built out of high-quality materials that have zero impact on the sensitive environment in which it was placed. Since it is a temporary structure and fully recoverable, mountain climbers who brave the 9,300 foot summit can use it to take shelter from the elements…Continue Reading “Gervasutti / Courmayeur / Italy” →

Love the Irish – The Cliff House Hotel / Ardmore / Ireland

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Love the Irish – The Cliff House Hotel / Ardmore / Ireland

House & Hotel Magazine features a great irish five star hotel in Ardmore / Ireland, indeed we love Ireland, the sea and the fantastic Cliff House Hotel in Waterford. By the way, it has a fantastic spa. The only five-star seaside hotel in Ireland gives you a great view over the beach, watching dolphins and the whole sealife. It has been in existence since 1930 and was designed to service a tourist trade that showed its first glimmerings in Ardmore in the early 20th century…Continue Reading “Love the Irish – The Cliff House Hotel / Ardmore / Ireland” →

Sophisticated style Hotel Hyatt Regency / Thessaloniki / Greece

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Sophisticated style Hotel Hyatt Regency / Thessaloniki / Greece

House & Hotel loves to be in Greece. We stayed in the fantastic Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki. The hotel is a five-star resort hotel in the city of Thessaloniki. The Hyatt Regency Just 13km from the center, it offers 152 rooms and suites. These are the largest in northern Greece and include 34 suites, we checked in at a junior suite which garden access and bit of shadow. Nice. Well known as the perfect city resort, the Hyatt is close to Thessaloniki International Airport and Regency…Continue Reading “Sophisticated style Hotel Hyatt Regency / Thessaloniki / Greece” →

Hotel Excelsior / Thessaloniki / Greece

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Hotel Excelsior / Thessaloniki / Greece

Today we feature another beautiful boutique hotel in Saloniki/ Greece The Hotel Excelsior (5*) is located in Thessaloniki center, not far away from Aristotelous square, right in the heart of this vibrant town. So just in the historical building of the classic and glorious Excelsior Hotel, dating back to 1924, the new Excelsior cherishes its past and at the same time gazes into the future, as one of the most prominent small luxury hotels in Europe. A vision come true for a family of hoteliers…Continue Reading “Hotel Excelsior / Thessaloniki / Greece” →

PGA Catalunya – Golf trip to Spain – Hotel Meliá Golf Vichy / Girona / Spain

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Destination Girona. Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. I like the small city of Girona, just next to Barcelona. We spent the summer in Spain and finally we declared itas one of our favorite countries. The culture, the architecture, the food, of all the cities, but our favorite, probaly it might be Girona! This time we checked in @ Meliá Golf Vichy Catalán, Girona. The perfect hotel 100meters away from the -probably- the best golf course in Spain, the PGA Catalunya. Inaugurated in 2006, the current hotel…Continue Reading “PGA Catalunya – Golf trip to Spain – Hotel Meliá Golf Vichy / Girona / Spain” →

Hotel The Chateau Spa / Berjaya Hills / Malaysia

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House & Hotel Magazine checked in @ The Chateau in Malaysia, it is a bit of a funny moment to feel like in France in the rainforest. But the world’s first organic wellness destination spa resort is just cool. Modeled after the 18th century “Haut Koesnigburg” castle in Alsace, France and located in a million-year-old tropical rainforest, nestled in the Berjaya Hills, Malaysia. It boasts 210 elegant rooms and suites. Available in three, five, and seven night packages, specially designed programs include delightful accommodation in…Continue Reading “Hotel The Chateau Spa / Berjaya Hills / Malaysia” →

Elegant italian style – Palazzo Manfredi / Rome / Italy

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Elegant italian style – Palazzo Manfredi / Rome / Italy

Rome by Andrea Simione. A capital with history and one pursuit: La Dolce Vita. An outstanding sanctuary of art and culture with the verve of contemporary italian life. I was in Rome and checked in at Hotel Palazzo Manfredi Roma. A statement of veritable style and elegance. Its a hotel with a view to the Colosseum opposite is just overwhelming. The five star hotel is an exclusive and unsual residence, a gem of architectual styles which impresses with fantastic service. Lets start with the history…Continue Reading “Elegant italian style – Palazzo Manfredi / Rome / Italy” →

Perfect Inspiration -The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel / Mumbai / India

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Perfect Inspiration -The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel / Mumbai / India

House & Hotel Magazine features The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, it was a landmark creation when it opened in 1903. This monument is a jewel in the crown of India’s hospitality industry. It is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, next to the Gateway of India. Part of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, this building is considered the flagship property of the group and contains 565 rooms. From a historical and architectural point of view, the two buildings that make up the hotel, The Taj…Continue Reading “Perfect Inspiration -The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel / Mumbai / India” →