Boutique Hotel Find: Bambu Indah Bali
John and Cynthia Hardy are the couple that started Bambu Indah Bali, a family-led revolution using bamboo as their medium. Eleven antique Javanese bridal homes make up Bambu Indah, a boutique hotel that lies on the Sayan Ridge above the Ayung River, just west of Ubud village. Each of these pretty teak wood homes is […]
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Design Hotel Find: Rae’s Byron Bay
Blessed by Buddhist Monks and Aboriginal Elders, Rae’s on Watego’s Byron Bay is a seven-suite whitewashed boutique hotel set on one of the world’s prettiest beaches in Australia. With only three owners since the 1960’s, the boutique hotel has long appealed to free-spirited bohemian types seeking down-to-earth luxury with soul. Interiors are eclectic and consist of […]
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Design Hotel Find: The Hoxton Amsterdam
Like most people besotted with this charming city, one of my favourite features of Amsterdam is it’s crooked canal houses. Their mis-matched frames, those unnervingly narrow doorways, and the way they lean over, almost as if to peer down and say ”˜hello’, as you cycle by. So, when an animated buzz outside the archetypal canal […]
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Luxury Resort Find: Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains
(This Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley story by Jenny Nguyen-Barron first appeared in ForbesLife) If the sound of vacationing somewhere in the Australian bush conjures up imagery of roughing it, tents and mosquito-laden billabongs then a few nights at Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley Resort will no doubt blow these misconceptions right out of the creek. For […]
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Luxury Hotel Resort Find: Amangani Jackson Hole
(This story by Jenny Nguyen-Barron first appeared in ForbesLife) Jackson, WY ”“ In a town best known for its dramatic mountainscapes that afford seasoned skiers one of the most challenging double black diamond slopes in America, there’s also a beacon of calm, quietness and tranquility amongst all that rugged, unforgiving nature. Amangani, a remote cliff-top […]
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Boutique Design Hotel Find: The Apartment by Graanmarkt 13 Antwerp
It’s our strong belief that unique, design-led hotel experiences can define the most memorable of trips. In the ever-stylish city of Antwerp, style-conscious travelers looking for a luxurious home-away-from-home needn’t look further than The Apartment by Graanmarkt 13 ”“ Antwerp’s best-kept secret. Once the private residence of Graanmarkt 13’s (one of Antwerp’s most esteemed lifestyle […]
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London Design Hotel Find: The Hoxton Hotel Holborn
Once just an area known for being sandwiched in between the West End and the City of London, Holborn is now a popular hangout for media creatives who favour a more central location between East and West. Whether you want to drink, dine or sleep, The Hoxton Holborn is the go-to hotel in London’s midtown […]
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Design Hotel Find: Ace Hotel Palm Springs
The Ace Hotel Palm Springs is a hotel of many guises: a desert retreat for the bohemian nomad; an LA weekend getaway or the base camp for stylish Coachella goers are to name only a few. Under the year round beating sun, the hotel and swim club offers a creative and experimental resort with a host […]
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Design Hotel Find: SP34 Copenhagen
Nestled in the middle of Copenhagen’s buzzy Latin quarter on a street dotted with cafes and design stores is SP34, a hotel for upmarket yet price conscious travelers who want to up the ante on style, design and cool factor without spending their entire shopping budget (rooms are very reasonably priced, starting from roughly $130 […]
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Design Hotel & Restaurant Find: Chiltern Firehouse London
In 2005 a firehouse in Marylebone, dating from 1889 was decommissioned. In 2011 it was bought by André Balazs (Chateau Marmont, The Mercer) and since opening in 2014, became the most talked about destination in London. Countless reviews have celebrated the level of attention paid, with the help of Paris-based Studio KO, to its creation. […]
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