House & Hotel Magazine loves this great hotel in lovely Ireland. It has an extraordinary history stretching back to the 5th Century, Dromoland Castle was originally the ancestral home of one of the few families of Gaelic Royalty; direct descendants of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland. Approached by a meandering drive that passes acres of magnificent lawns, this luxury 5 Star Castle Hotel overlooks its own Championship Golf Course and a glistening lake which commands the panoramic beauty of the surrounds. Its called…Continue Reading “Dromoland Castle / Newmarket on Fergus / Ireland”
The Mama Shelter Hotel in Paris. Contributed by Francois Jobard. Arriving @ CDG. Its not really in the center but you will find it near the famous Père-Lachaise Cementery. The founders are ready to shake the St. Blaise neighborhood of the 20th Arrondissement into the French version of a Berlin, London, New York style district. The designer: Philippe Starck, whose Royalton in New York, St. Martin’s Lane in London and Delano in Miami Beach have never been surpassed. Mama Shelter, though far less grand than…Continue Reading “Vivre la France – Hotel Mama Shelter / Paris / France”
House & Hotel Magazine likes it to be on the water. New ways of living, here you will find a solution. Space for ten floating homes was reserved on the Eilbekkanal in Hamburg. Now, five of these homes are already finished, the sixth is being moved into its place, and the others will be completed by the end of the year. The plan is to build 100 more in the next three years. Keep goin, great idea. The homes feature unusual architecture thanks to Hamburg’s…Continue Reading “Floating Houses / Hambourg / Germany”
House & Hotel Magazine loves this modern luxury hotel / house on Bali’s hippest beachfront. Just five bedrooms that can only be rented as a unit, Luna2 private hotel boasts the superstar service of an exclusive hotel with the intimacy of a private home. Its visionary design and prime location on Bali’s hippest beachfront make Luna2 private hotel the ultimate destination for groups of singles or couples, with or without kids. History: Named after the first spacecraft to land on the moon in the late…Continue Reading “Hotel Luna 2 / Bali / Indonesia”
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 features this nice chateau which lies immediately beside the historic little village of St Martin d’Oydes in the beautiful and unspoilt department of the Ariège. The village is most unusual in that it is a complete ‘bastide’. For defensive purposes the houses form a circle clustered round the church which, until just over a hundred years ago, could only be reached through one of the houses. Though it is very sleepy, the village does have a Post Office and cafe/shop (with…Continue Reading “Chateau St. Martin / Toulouse / France”
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”
House & Hotel Magazine likes the architecture of this great location. Cameron’s house is like a fantastic museum. It’s very beautiful and quite cold, and you’re not allowed to touch anything. So says the title character in reference to his best friend Cameron’s home in the John Hughes classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The house in question, which is located at 370 Beech Street in Highland Park, Illinois. Illinois is the 5th most populous of the 50 United States, and is often noted as a…Continue Reading “Camerons House (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), Illinois / USA”
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”
