Thursday 09 September 2010

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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 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 [...]



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 [...]



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, [...]



Hotel in the Corrèze region: design under the city walls

• 2 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Historic, Limousin, One hotel a day

Some regions of France seem totally cut off from the outside world. However, some of them have many surprises in store, like Corrèze, in which a chic contemporary hotel has taken up residence. Le Turenne hotel is set up in a former 12th century abbey, the fireplace and spiral staircase of which were preserved. [...]



Le Mas de Peint in Arles: the Camargue, region of gardians

• 19 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: Gourmet, One hotel a day, Out of the city, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, Romantic, Unusual hotels, With my family

Having the spirit of an adventurer? Le Mas de Peint in Arles has been made just for you, then. In a 500 ha estate in the heart of the Camargue region, discover the Manade Jacques Bon and its family-run hotel. As the manadier (local estate owner) Jacques Bon passed away in march 2010, he [...]



Interview with Steeve Ladégourdie, yield manager for the Group Home Plazza

• 19 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: Paris

It’s by a beautiful day in July Steeve Ladégourdie has welcomed Hoosta magazine team for an interview in the beautiful private street of the hotel Jardins du Marais. Yield Manager for the two hotels for the Group Home Plaza “Patio St-Antoine” and “Les Jardins du Marais”, Steeve is in charge of individual and group [...]



Interview with the general manager of the Hotel Napoleon, Paris Champs-Elysees

• 16 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: Paris

Napoleon Hotel manager for twelve years, Ludovic Corpechot proves that this historic hotel is also home to the forefront of innovation.

Hoosta – Can you tell us the story of Napoleon Hotel?
Ludovic Corpechot: The Hotel Napoleon is one of the few luxury hotels in Paris to belong to the same family from the 30’s. Given [...]



Hotel Gat Folies, Paris: ole!

• 16 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: One hotel a day, Paris

Opened since last June 23rd, the Hotel Gat Folies, which belongs to the Spanish hotel group of the same name has only one philosophy: being a five-star hotel for the price of a three-star (one). Always built in the central area of the cities, the Gat hotels promote/advocate humor and affordable design. The “Gat” [...]



Uzès reveals its Latin charms

• 12 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: Languedoc-Roussillon, One hotel a day, Out of the city, Romantic

The lovely city of Uzès located in the Gard region between the cities of Nîmes and Avignon houses and establishment which is a kind of mixture between bed&breakfast and luxury hotel. Set up in the middle of an olive tree and lavender garden, with view on the duchy, Le Clos du Lethé is an [...]