The Lone Hotel is a five star hotel located ten minutes outside of the town of Rovinj, Croatia, on the Adriatic Coast. In recent years this area has become a real hot spot for holiday makers and the Lone Hotel caters for those of them seeking a stylish, upmarket place to stay. It’s a member of Design Hotels which…
The Amano is a nice 3-star hotel with a pair of trendy bars in the Mitte district of Berlin. The hotel is modern and stylish with good service but it is the hotel’s bars that are its greatest strength. There is a great roof terrace bar with views of the surrounding area which is very popular…
Nimb is a hotel, restaurant and bar in the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Despite it’s slightly strange, Moorish inspired, outside appearance, it is more understated and very trendy inside. Dylan Jones, editor of UK GQ magazine has described Nimb as ‘super-cool’ and ‘quite simply the best hotel in the city’. Unfortunately the hotel has no disabled…
Bunga Bunga is described as ”An Englishman’s Italian, Bar, Pizzeria and Karaoke”. Bunga Bunga has a meaning in Italian which is unclear (suffice to say it is used in conjunction with Silvio Berlusconi and his sex exploits.) It’s located just over Battersea Bridge and apparently attracts a young ’20 something crowd’ from Chelsea. Operated by Charlie…
The First Luxury Art Hotel is a luxury five-star hotel in Rome situated nearby to the Spanish Steps and the high end shops. It is a modern boutique hotel which is elegant and comfortable at the same time. A highlight is the roof-top terrace where you can eat, drink and enjoy spectacular views of the city. It’s…
The nhow hotel is situated on the bank of the River Spree, in the music and clubbing centre of Berlin. It presents itself as ‘Europe’s first music hotel’. This means that the hotel holds two recording studios and electric guitars and keyboards are available to all guests, in their rooms, upon request. On top of this…
The Miro Hotel is located between Bilbao’s Museum of Fine Arts and Frank Gehry’s legendary Guggenheim Bilbao. The hotel is a member of Design Hotels which credits the building for managing to carve it’s own identity, architecturally, whilst surrounded by such ‘prestigious neighbours’. The hotel is named after Catalan fashion designer Antonio Miró rather than Joan Miró the famous painter and sculptor.…
The Dry Martini Bar in Barcelona is part of a chain of bars owned by Javier de las Muelas which in 2010 sold their one millionth Martini. Needless to say the bar focuses on making classic Martinis and pictures of the drinks adorn the walls. Cocktail masterclasses and training courses take place next door at ‘The Academy’ to teach more…
La Villa Duflot is a four star hotel and gourmet restaurant outside of central Perpignan. The hotel has a very relaxed feel and is decorated comfortably and stylishly. It’s a very serene place to stay and enjoy some peace and quiet. The rooms have a pleasant art-deco look, the restaurant serves great local food and…