Palazzina Grazzi on the Grand CanalJanuary 14, 2010
For his first hotel designed in Italy, French designer, Philippe Starck, scored the Palazzina Grassi. The newest hotel in the heart of Venice, Italy is located on the Grand Canal, right next to the famed... Read More
Michelberger Hotel set to Open in BerlinAugust 20, 2009
Hotel veterans might say newcomer Tom Michelberger is playing at being a hotelier which would be fine by him as “play” is a central theme to his brand new hotel. The “first” Michelberger Hotel... Read More
Jumbo Hostel-SwedenFebruary 17, 2009
There are many unique hotel concepts around the world. From the one room mobile Hotel Everland that is transported to different rooftops around Europe to the rooms inside massive concrete drainpipes of... Read More
Aloft is arisingFebruary 2, 2009
Things in Tempe are looking up. aloft, the first Tempe hotel in nearly ten years, will open February 5, 2009, nearly seven weeks ahead of schedule. Geared toward the high tech-traveler, it’s a place... Read More
Room Mate Grace – New YorkJanuary 20, 2009
Grace: Creative, multicultural, charismatic… So their web site states. But they left out unique, cool and hip. A good idea, as in today’s marketing world, those words have become cliché and... Read More
Nu Hotel, BrooklynNovember 2, 2008
The Nu Hotel is the new destination for travelers in Brooklyn. While Brooklyn neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Park Slope get a lot of attention, there is another cluster of well-known neighborhoods... Read More
Hotel on RivingtonAugust 10, 2008
The Lower East Side, one of the oldest areas of Manhattan, has roots firmly planted in this traditionally immigrant, working-class neighborhood full of tenements and small storefronts. The LES has always... Read More
Hotel Unique – São Paulo, BrazilJuly 24, 2008
The main financial hub in the country, São Paulo is also Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city, with top-rate nightlife, restaurants and impressive cultural and arts scenes. Many of Brazil’s wealthiest... Read More
Hotel Screen Kyoto – Kyoto, JapanJuly 14, 2008
Year after year Kyoto continues to maintain its status as one of Japan’s most beautiful cities and a highly sought-after travel spot. The city is rich in cultural history and incredible architecture,... Read More
Jerónimas 8 – Lisbon, PortugalJuly 14, 2008
While the Portuguese are generally cosmopolitan world travelers, the capital of Lisbon is not the global city one might expect. Lisbon is still affected by the nearly half decade of military dictatorship,... Read More
Lux 11 – Berlin, GermanyJuly 2, 2008
Berlin is no stranger to good press. As one of Europe’s older yet newer cities, its construction boom has received much attention in the years following the reunification of Germany. Despite the... Read More
Fuijya Inn – Yamagata, JapanJuly 1, 2008
In 1991, Jeanie Fuji, the American wife of Fuji Atushi, assumed the role as okami (female innkeeper) of the Fujiya Inn in Yamagata, Japan. Atushi was the heir to this 350-year-old hot spring hotel, and... Read More
Hotel Omm – Barcelona, SpainJune 25, 2008
Barcelona set the standard throughout the world in the 1990s for urban planning and regeneration in preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games. The poster child for the modern makeover fell victim to its... Read More
URBN Hotels Shanghai – Shanghai, ChinaJune 9, 2008
From its roots as the “Whore of the Orient” when the British took over after the Opium Wars to the left wing headquarters of Madame Mao during the Cultural Revolution, Shanghai has been... Read More
Hotel Marqués de Riscal – El Ciego, SpainNovember 17, 2007
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry unveiled his latest creation, the new Marqués de Riscal “City of Wine,” winery, hotel and spa in El Ciego, Spain last fall and in typical Gehry-fashion,... Read More
