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Ikea’s Moxy Hotel Venture – Latest

2013-08-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Moxy Hotels, coming soon

Back in March Ikea is set to create a line of cheap boutique hotels across Europe is music to some travelers’ ears probably. One niche that has not been satisfied where hospitality is concerned, is economy mixed in with design magic.

Tags: 3 star hotels, boutique hotels, Europe hotels, Ikea, london hotels, Marriott, Moxy

Harvest Time at Entre Cielos with the Andes Out Your Window

2013-03-22 by Phil Butler

Harvest time in Mendoza

I was just speaking via Facebook IM with Cécile Adam, one of the owners of Mendoza, Argentina luxury resort Entre Cielos, which we covered in this article last year. News today from there speaks of what Cécile says may be a record grape harvest for their wine operations, and the hotel being picked a favorite by Travel & Leisure recently.

Tags: Argentina five star, Argentina hotels, Argentina wines, boutique hotels, famous wines, Luxury Hotels, Mendoza hotels, South America, wine country

Das Stue Opens: A Step Above Berlin Boutiques

2012-12-26 by Phil Butler

Das Stue - Hotel Berlin Tiergarten

Last week an all new boutique stay opened up in Berlin. Das Stue in the Tiergarten neighborhood, is an 80 room luxury affair just perfect as a home away from home while visiting Germany’s capital.

Tags: Berlin hotels, boutique hotels, Europe hotels, Germany travel, New Hotels, Tiergarten, Tiergarten hotels

Hôtel des Académies et des Arts: Paris Art-form

2012-03-28 by Phil Butler

Stairwell of the Hôtel des Académies et des Arts

Our recent excursion to Paris enlightened us about quite a few Parisian attractions, hidden secrets, legendary and lesser known wonders within the confines of the place the ancient Parisii settled and worked. Our own enlightenment, mirroring an historic one, embodied in the nickname of this place on the Sein, La Ville-Lumière. The City of Light, is in fact an ongoing work of art, a living canvas painted familiar and anew each day. Like children, this is the way to discover Paris.

Tags: boutique hotels, Charlotte Inchauspé, Henry Mona, Hôtel des Académies, Jérôme Mesnager, La Ville-Lumièr, Laurent Inchauspé, Mr & Mrs Smith, Paris, Paris art, Paris hotels, Paris sites, Sabrina Corelli, Smith Hotels, street art, White Body Art, World hotels

Hotel Seven: “Paris As You’ll Like It”

2012-03-27 by Phil Butler

The Alice Suite, Hotel Seven

Given your choices for a romantic getaway to Paris, what hotel would you spend a weekend or a week with? The Hilton, the Ritz Paris perhaps, the Westin Paris, or maybe Hotel de Crillon? Possibly, but remember I asked about a romantic getaway.

Tags: boutique hotels, design hotels, Designer hotels, getaways, Hilton, hospitality, Hotel 7, hotel design, interior design, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris accommodations, Paris boutique hotel, Paris hotels, Paris tourism, Philppe Vaurs, Ritz Paris, romance, romantic getaways, romantic stay, Westin Paris

Legend Hotel Paris Offers Chic Economy & Location

2012-02-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Quaint, cozy, chic - a standard room at Hotel Legend

It’s not every day or even on every trip one finds perfect economy and location in setting like that at Legend Hotel Paris. Located just a stone’s throw from Saint Germain, Luxembourg Gardens, Boulevard Saint Michel, and Châtelet & Notre-Dame, this little gem of an accommodation exhibits a quaint and mysterious character.

Tags: Boulevard Saint Michel, boutique hotels, chic hotels, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris hotels, Paris lodging, Paris stays, Paris travel, Saint Germain

Marriott International Adds Three New Renaissance Hotels for Europe

2010-11-08 by Phil Butler

Lucerne panoramic of city center

Marriott International announces three new Renaissance hotels in Europe. Two hotels in France, and one in Switzerland, bring Marriott’s projects total 27. Evidently the company’s promise to double their presence in Europe by 2015 is on track.

Tags: boutique hotels, Europe hotels, Europe travel news, hotel bookings, Lucerne, Lucerne Hotel, Marriott, Marriott Paris, Marriott Renaissance, Marriott Switzerland, Paris Saint-Cloud Hotel

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