Tag: hotels
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COOL HOTELS | Madrid | Casa de Madrid
It’s like staying in the home of a well-traveled, aristocratic aunt. Casa de Madrid is located in a landmark 18th century building across from Madrid’s Royal Opera House. Massive ornate doors lead to a diminutive elevator, and up to the apartment of Marta Medina: art historian, architect, curator, designer, and world traveler. Doña Medina restored…
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COOL HOTELS | Como | Castadiva Resort
Castadiva is a magnificent stone villa on the shore of Lake Como. Need I say more? Okay, twist my arm, I’ll tell you more.
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COOL HOTELS | Prague | The Augustine
In the 13th century, King Wenceslas (yes, the one from the Christmas Carol) founded the Saint Thomas Monastery for the Augustine Order of friars in Prague. It’s seven hundred years later, and the monastery is a five-star hotel called The Augustine, the result of a remarkable restoration that has combined luxury with the humble spirit…
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COOL HOTELS | Barcelona | Casa Camper
You’ve got to love a hotel where you get two rooms for the price of one: a bedroom with en suite bathroom, and a lounge across the hall…with a hammock. Casa Camper is a boutique hotel (there’s also one in Berlin) owned by Spanish hipster footwear manufacturer, Camper. It is located in the arty El…
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COOL HOTELS | Brittany | Citadelle Vauban Hôtel
In all the time I was in Belle-Île-en-Mer (“Beautiful Island by the Sea”) off the coast of Brittany, I never stopped being awestruck by the fact that I had to walk over a moat and through the walls of a fortress to get to my hotel. It was one of the most unusual hotel experiences…
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COOL HOTELS | India | Rawla Narlai
At the foot of a great mystical rock where sages have meditated, in the heart of a colorful Rajasthan village, sits Rawla Narlai, the 17th century villa used as a hunting lodge by the Maharaja of Jodhpur. It’s now a charming boutique hotel, with cozy rooms opening onto a courtyard surrounded by cascading bougainvillea.
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COOL HOTELS | Seville | Hotel Palacio de Villapanés
Hotel Palacio de Villapanés, in Seville, Spain, was originally built as a private mansion for the Marques of Villapanés in the 18th century. It is now a fabulously designed hotel.
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Buenos Aires | Eight Days, Four Hotels | Palermo Soho
In the hip, happening Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo Soho, there is a secret garden . . . and in the two houses on either side are the guest rooms of L’Hotel Palermo, one of the four hotels I stayed in during my eight day trip to Argentina. Palermo Soho is known for its trendy…
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Buenos Aires | Eight Days, Four Hotels | Recoleta
I love staying in hotels, but even I will admit that four in eight days, in one location, is a bit excessive. . . but what a way to get to know the diverse and fabulous Buenos Aires and its surroundings. My first stop was Hotel Mio Buenos Aires, in the chic neighborhood of Recoleta….
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GUEST POST Norway | Kviknes Hotel | Cecilie Moestue
Summer in Norway conjures up visions of magnificent fjords and the spellbinding midnight sun. Where better to get a hotel recommendation than from Norwegian travel blogger, Cecilie Moestue.
