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Dui! Holland. Starting with Amsterdam. Nicole Neugebauer & Jens Hoffmann features Holland. With more than 165 canals, 1500 bridges and 900.000 bicyles, the capital of the Netherlands, divided into some 90 islands. For us it is one of the most charming, unique and outgoing cities in the world. We are sure you will love the the hotel. It is a YO company hotel brand with hotels at airports like NY, A’dam & London, founded by Simon Woodroffe and Gerard Greene. The rooms are a bit…Continue Reading “Dui Holland – 3 days in the Netherlands” →

Biarritz, France. Contributed by Francois Jobard. Truly cosy hotel atmosphere, we enjoyed Napoleons III. summer residence in Biarritz. The Hôtel du Palais Imperial is an historic luxury hotel in the centre of Biarritz, overlooking a large stretch of beach on the Biarritz coastline and welcoming guests with a smile. The 19th century residence of Napoleon III, has been all the time a symbol of prestige for Biarritz for more than a century. This 5-star hotel is located 24km from San Sebastian-Donosti Airport. From the moment…Continue Reading “Extravagant ambience – The Hôtel du Palais Imperial in Biarritz / France” →

Destination New York. Great place, since years I like it to be here, Manhattan is packed with stress and trouble, politics, cranes and money things. Building works at the huge Hudson Yards project, on the west side of the island, are storming ahead, turning disused docks into exciting residential quarters with shopping centres and restaurants. Exciting openings are squeezing into every corner of the island, which is filling up and spilling into the other boroughs. All this means that New York City is not only…Continue Reading “Big apple – St. Regis / New York” →

Conrad Algarve – Faro. Never just stay – Stayinspired. The One.Three.Five. Inspiration by Conrad Hotels. By Jens Hoffmann I had a great time at the Algarve and so much fun to play golf with my golf concierge Nuno. Algarve is the best golf destination in Europe, with the best conditions and golf courses. The whole coast of the South of Portugal is a paradise for golfers, there are 30 golf courses, with very varied construction, spread on the coast and with the length of 150…Continue Reading “Conrad Algarve – Never just stay – Stayinspired / Portugal” →

Destinationreport Mount Athos (Northern Greece) Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. The Mount Athos region is a place with thousands of colours and variations, truly a place that eliminates the distance between the wonders of nature. The peninsula with the three finger look -Kassandra, Sithonia, Athos- is like a trident pierce of the Aegean Sea, combining shores of beautiful beaches, hills and mountains with lush landscape of forest. Everything is sited wisely in harmony. I love it. Three hundred whole kilometres of coastline, numerous beaches and coasts,…Continue Reading “Mount Athos – Halkidiki / Northern Greece” →

Destination Koh Lanta (Andaman Sea). Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. Sawasdee, the Pimalai resort on Koh Krabi is is picturesquely located on a thai island. Truly a place of peace and emotion. Pimon and Alai means a little peace of heaven. Indeed, Serenity and solitude, these are the words that come to mind for the lovely Pimalai resort. Covered in a garden eden, luxury, elegance, natural surroundings makes you happy. The property has more than half a mile of beachfront land, which keeps it quite. A…Continue Reading “Koh Lanta – “Small Luxury Hotels of the World” / Thailand” →

Destination Mallorca Contributed by Jens Hoffmann Arriving at International Airport Palma de Majorca in Spain. Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, even at the height of the summer season, it has fewer than a million residents. Its two mountain ranges mean that much of the island is a steep and somewhat daunting landscape, but its proximity to Spain had long made it something of a conquerors’ dream; at some point, everyone—the Romans, the Vandals, the Moors—seems to have laid a claim. A big…Continue Reading “Me gusta Port de Soller on Mallorca” →

Foodie trip to Seoul. Destination South-Korea contributed by Ben Harris. A breathtaking experience was Seoul. The city is the seat of government and it’s as crowded and competitive, if more homogeneous, as any other developed megacity. The metropolis of the Republic of Korea and second largest metropolitan area world-wide goes back more than two thousand years. It was one of the “Three Kingdoms of Korea” and for me an amazing e Skycapers dwarf shanty towns, throngs of delivery men on motorcycles jockey with expensive cars…Continue Reading “36+1 hours in Seoul / South- Korea” →

Breeze by Lebua – Frankfurt. My Pan-Asia experience in Frankfurt a.M. / Germany. You will find the “Breeze by lebua” bar and restaurant at the 5-star Frankfurter Hof (by Steigenberger Hotels). Located on the ground floor of the elegant Grand Hotel in Frankurt-city at Kaisersplatz. It is the first “Lebua” restaurant and bar in Europe and it offers a sensory experience par excellence. I love it, its trendy and stylish, designed by Eight Inc (the agency already designed the Apple Flagshipstore in NY) a pure…Continue Reading “Breeze by lebua – Frankfurt / Germany” →

Paradise has a name – Six Senses Douro Valley. Contributed by Francois Jobard. Last time we enjoyed the Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam, it was a completely different world. This time the Six Senses Douro Valley offered a special style. We landed at Porto International Airport enjoyed the city and took the train following the River Douro, with its steep vineyard-terraced river banks and sleepy rural hamlets. Picture book panorama; the Six Senses in the Douro Valley is a superbly renovated 19th-century manor…Continue Reading “Seventh heaven by Six Senses – Douro Valley / Portugal” →

Pillow talk by Jens Hoffmann. Arriving at Dubai International Airport. The airport is bordered by desert. Huge facilities make the airport an amazingly big air-cargo hub. The year was one of my “hottest” years and it is ending in the most fitting manner possible; with warm days. Thats the way I like it. Yes, Dubai is a special destination that enthrals its guests. The hours can be whiled away, marvelling at views up in the sky. We checked in at the 5 star Mövenpick Hotel…Continue Reading “Lovely retreat in Dubai – Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach” →

Londong calling. Hotel Savoy. By Jens Hoffmann International Airport Heathrow 5, my number one hub after Changi / Singapore. Closer to home, Heathrow Terminal 5 did always well for its guests. Indeed. London calling, we went to the Hotel Savoy. The gold-leaf opulence of the Beaufort champagne bar. The Savoy is back on top. For me one of the most iconic hotels, which had huge restoration and nowadays back on the track. Feeling a bit like in formers times when I entered the lobby. The…Continue Reading “30+1 days in Europe – Simply elegant Hotel Savoy” →