Beverly Wilshire Hotel / Beverly Hills / USA

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”

Food experience @ Il Re della Busa @ Hotel Lido Palace / Garda lake / Italy

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”

36 hours in Rome – Hotel Cavalieri / Rome / Italy

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”

David Bowie’s favourite location in the 70’s – Hotel Ellington / Berlin / Germany

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”

Windy city – Hotel Hard Rock / Chicago / USA

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”

A week-end in Stockholm Contributed by Jens Hoffmann The Swedish capital has long ranked among the loveliest in Europe, with an inner-city beauty characterized by stately architecture and graceful waterways. But openings in outlying neighborhoods — galleries in the north, boutiques in the south, a craft brewery in the suburbs, art in the archipelago — are expanding the limits of the city worth exploring. Add to that Stockholm’s exciting restaurant scene, born from the popular New Nordic food movement, and the hometown pride is perfectly…Continue Reading “A week-end in Stockholm”

Big apple – The Plaza Hotel / New York / USA

House & Hotel Magazine likes the Plaza. It took part in 60 movies and is famous for all kind of stories. A few years ago an Israeli billionaire bought New York’s storied Plaza Hotel for $ 700 million, he envisioned turning the plucky grande dame with the globally recognized name into mainly a luxury condo tower that would cater to the world’s wealthiest buyers and offer stores to satisfy their every desire. Occupancy for the hotel has declined, although the rate rose up. But now…Continue Reading “Big apple – The Plaza Hotel / New York / USA”

Luxury stay on Sardinia / Italy

Sardinina 2012. House & Hotel Magazine likes this great holiday location and the Forte is definetly the perfect resort on Sardinia. We checked in@ one of the wonderful “The Dune” bungalows next to the beach. At the resort you will find great suites which are practically on the beach, others are secluded villas with private gardens. All are exclusive havens of privacy and peace. Created for our most discerning, demanding guests, all offer extra services such as a British-style Butler, Chef or Chauffeur. The utmost…Continue Reading “Luxury stay on Sardinia / Italy”

Incredible India – 5 days on a house boat / Kerala / India

Press trip India. House & Hotel Magazine tested “Kettuvalams”, besides the fact that it is a big tourist attraction in backwaters paradise “Venice of East” it is a perfect holiday destination. It has a huge network of backwater canals. The backwaters in Kerala are 1500 kms of canals both manmade and natural, 38 rivers and 5 big lakes extending from one end of Kerala to the other. http://www.karmakerala.com/houseboat-image-gallery/luxury-houseboats.html The Houseboats are giant country crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length, retrieved from being lost…Continue Reading “Incredible India – 5 days on a house boat / Kerala / India”