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”
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”
Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai is located in the heart of the Lujiazui Central Financial District. The property will form part of ‘Harbour City’ a 25 hectare mixed use development, comprising office towers, a residential complex, significant retail and extensive landscaped gardens that will transform the neighbourhood. The development is within walking distance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the regional headquarters of major domestic and international financial institutions, and has direct access to the promenade on the banks of the Huangpu River. The hotel will feature…Continue Reading “Mandarin Oriental Hotel Shanghai / China”
House & Hotel Magazine features hedonism, dandys and playboys and legendary hotels. The Lido Palace is a perfect place, it has 111 rooms and you feel straight away like at home. Design by Alberto Cechetto. Lake Maggiore so called the big lake is the second largest in the Lake District. On the west shore in the small town of Baveno the mysteries of the past have been preserved by the fact that the Lakes used to have a water level many meters higher. This part…Continue Reading “Food experience @ Il Re della Busa @ Hotel Lido Palace / Garda lake / Italy”
House & Hotel thinks it belongs to the worlds top hotels. This hotel is a piece of paradise located in the shade of the Arenal volcano. Every room has a view of the hot spring pools and the volcano from generous sized balconies. It gives you a spa-like feel. History: Costa Rica is in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. It means “Rich Coast” and the…Continue Reading “Hotel Royal Corin La Fortuna / Costa Rica”
House & Hotel Magazine was in Italia, Roma. We stayed for a couple of days in the capital and enjoyed hotel Cavalieri in the heart of lovely Rome. Overlooking the panorama that has inspired visitors for centuries is Rome’s most prestigious address – the Rome Cavalieri Hotel. Though only minutes from the city’s great monuments, the Rome Cavalieri has the tranquility of an oasis. Enclosed in fifteen acres of lush Mediterranean parklands, this luxury Hotel is a calm retreat in the heart of the Eternal…Continue Reading “36 hours in Rome – Hotel Cavalieri / Rome / Italy”
Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. Today we features this nice, historical hotel in the western part of booming Berlin. It is where Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington played in the legendary “Badewanne” club, where David Bowie, Romy Haag and Lou Reed celebrated, where heroes of the Ufa film studios – and later german TV stars as Günter “Pfitze” Pfitzmann and Edith Hancke – stood on the stage of the “Berliner Theater”; the building remodelled as the Ellington Hotel has a long, distinguished tradition. The…Continue Reading “David Bowie’s favourite location in the 70’s – Hotel Ellington / Berlin / Germany”
House & Hotel Magazine was in Lyon for a food & style report and met Jean Luc Mathias, one of the great Lyon hoteliers in the Villa Florentine. This hotel is a ”historical monument‘ sitted in Lyon. This great location offers an extraordinary panorama view of Lyon and amazing food. History: Lyon is a city in east central France. It is the third largest French city situated between Paris and Marseilles, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and a significant role…Continue Reading “Villa Florentine / Lyon / France”
Chicago, 2012. Contributed by Jens Hoffmann Today we feature the perfect musician hotel. The Hard Rock Hotel Chicago offers a unique accommodations in the heart of downtown Chicago. Frequented by musicians, celebrities, and fans alike, our downtown Chicago hotel on Michigan Avenue combines exceptional service standards and upscale surroundings to serve as a stylish oasis in the midst of Chicago’s vibrant city culture. Stretching stories tall in the heart of downtown Chicago near the famous Magnificent Mile, hotel guests will find a musically-inspired atmosphere where…Continue Reading “Windy city – Hotel Hard Rock / Chicago / USA”
