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Yann Casparini I am a hotel manager. With a hundred of contemporary hotel managers we created this travel magazine to share our selection of addresses and tips.
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La Co(o)rniche: charm and design by the sea

• 6 Sep, 2010 • Catégorie: Aquitaine, One hotel a day, Waterfront

Perched on the heights of Pyla-sur-Mer, the hotel-restaurant La Co(o)rniche reopened last May after 14 months of renovation, with the promise of magical evenings and poetry inspired by Philippe Starck himself. The spirit of this former oyster farm, meeting point of the upper class and aristocracy in the 30’s, is still very present. Sheltered [...]



Hotel Vann: living in a fjord in Sweden

• 3 Sep, 2010 • Catégorie: One hotel a day, Sweden

While Mamma Mia! is back in Paris (in October 2010 at the Theatre Mogador), treat yourself to a getaway in the Scandinavian fjords. Far from the sparkling Stockholm, opt for the quiet and the scenery of nature of the Hotel Vann, located about twenty kilometers from Lysekil, a small fishing town on the west [...]



Hotel du Parc in Montparnasse: a family resemblance

• 31 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Paris

The Hotel du Parc is a small contemporary hotel located in the 14th arrondissement, rue Jolivet, two steps from the Rue de la Gaîté. Chantal and Jerome Mercier, the owners have focused on simplicity and usability to meet the regular customers, attracted by the strategic location of the hotel in Paris. Married to the [...]



Hotel UP revolutionizes Lille

• 30 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, One hotel a day

We knew the HI Hotel in Nice, here is the UP Hotel in Lille. Nothing in common between the two places except a name in two letters and one that is displayed peps up the winds of modernity in their respective cities. Flowered city, a young and dynamic place, Lille has been for the [...]



Adam & Eve Hotels: Welcome to Paradise …

• 27 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: One hotel a day, Turkey, Waterfront

With its impressive pool of 104m in length, the huge spa Eden, pristine white decor and its exciting nightlife, the Adam & Eve is a luxurious 5-star attractive and unique. The concept of Mediterranean hotel and upscale design tends to create a paradise on earth where original sin gives way to the sensuality of [...]



Meeting Sylvia Harrault, the manager of the Jardin de L’Odéon

• 16 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Paris

The woman who confessed falling in love with the Jardin de L’Odéon hotel is reserved and cheerful. After working for the Hôtels de Paris, she decided to leave large organizations for a “human-size” hotel, in which the owners are deeply involved. Bought 7 years ago by Corinne and Pascal Moncelli, Le Jardin de L’Odéon [...]



Spiritual Retreat on the island of Mallorca

• 16 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: One hotel a day, Spain

Unlike its neighbor Ibiza, the island of Palma de Mallorca is a spiritual retreat for travelers in search of running away from the urban stress and looking for the essential well-being. Hotel Tres located in the historic heart of the city, combines perfectly the essential values of life. This former palace of the sixteenth [...]



Hôtel 202, Hossegor: hot spot between friends

• 11 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Aquitaine, One hotel a day

The brand new Hôtel 202 which opened last spring in Hossegor is the design surprise of summer 2010. In downtown Hossegor, 50 meters from the golf designed by J. Morisson in 1930, the Hôtel 202 is flirting between design and a “beach” spirit linked to its environment. It’s a paradise for surfers and golfers, [...]



Ireland: the unspoiled beauty of Inis Meáin

• 9 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Ireland, Unusual hotels

It is an island in the middle of the ocean, a wonderful garden, a permanent show. Away from the Mediterranean heat, Inis Meáin (Middle Island) is developing its own concept of charming tourism. An immersion in the Irland land of the design hotel Inis Meáin Suites.

Less touristy than its neighbors, with only 187 [...]



The Weinmeister: The new high tech boutique hotel of Berlin

• 9 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Germany, One hotel a day

Located in Berlin’s downtown, the new lifestyle hotel of Berlin the Weinmeister, opened on July 1st 2010. Halfway between Weinmeister Straße and Rosenthaler Straße, in the heart of Mitte, it’s a stone throw from the best art galleries, shops and night clubs in the city. Elaborated in a  minimalist contemporary spirit, it still remains [...]



Adriana hotel in Hvar: design on sea in Croatia

• 6 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Croatia, One hotel a day, Romantic, Waterfront

Elected one of the 10 most beautiful islands in the world by Condé Nast Traveler, Hvar island puts on a spur in order to be come the latest must-see place this summer. As evidence of this, the renovation of the Adriana hotel, built in the 70’s, which has just pitched on the boutique hotel [...]