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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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 [...]



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 [...]



Nature as a decor

• 23 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: Norway, Unusual hotels

Robin Hood would have turned green with envy in the face of such constructions. Clinging to the rock, ten cube-shaped rooms on stilts overlooking a verdant striking nature. The Juvet Landscape Hotel lost in the Great Western Norway is in perfect communion with nature. Directly immersed in the magical world of fairy tales and [...]



Scandinavia: A hotel in the sea!

• 3 Jun, 2010 • Catégorie: Sweden, Unusual hotels

Aboard ship’s boy! Salt & Sill Hotel floats in Sweden. Susanna and Patrick Hermansson, the owners of the restaurant Salt & Sill holds hold the course and make you discover the island of Klädesholmen offering room and board. Because it got very successful, they faced a problem of room so they decided to build [...]



Molja Lighthouse : retreat in an unusual seaside cocoon

• 9 Apr, 2010 • Catégorie: Norway, Unusual hotels

Imagine you on your own or with your partner for a night on a dike, 100m from the ambient noise of Alesund in Norway, and living in a 150-year-old lighthouse. Formerly, the boats entering in the port were guided. It now takes up the appearance of a intimate and cozy hotel.

Known as the “Room [...]



NIMB Hotel : these crazy Danishes!

• 5 Mar, 2010 • Catégorie: Denmark, Gourmet, One hotel a day, Unusual hotels

We knew Scandinavian design was the most avant-garde one, but discovering this new hotel in the Danish capital, it is frankly unnerving. Imagine a mix between a boutique design hotel (13 rooms), the Taj Mahal and a dairy pastures in Switzerland! The NIMB is a delightful paradox, you have to see it as a [...]



Hampton Hotel: Irish walk in Dublin

• 16 Feb, 2010 • Catégorie: Ireland, One hotel a day

Unlimited shopping, culture and pubs? Go to the Irish capital. Dublin, voted the friendliest city in Europe in 2009, is the historical, political, artistic, economic and industrial development center of Ireland. It has experienced the beginnings of many artists including Bono, Oscar Wilde or Jonathan Swift! Cool shops, relax pubs, and historical times, Dublin [...]



The Merchant’s House Hotel: Tallinn, the other Prague

• 14 Jan, 2010 • Catégorie: Estonia, Historic, One hotel a day, Romantic

Tallinn with its Baroque and Renaissance pastel facade buildings, its squares and its sweet life could be related to the Czech capital, it has became a popular European destination for the last years. But it is between Russia and Finland, only two hour flight from Helsinki, The Merchant’s House Hotel invites you to a [...]



Hotel GLO: modern luxury in Helsinki

• 12 Jan, 2010 • Catégorie: Finland, One hotel a day

Opened in 2007, the GLO is a surprise gift that plays with contrasts to surprise the visitor. Everyone discovers and lives in his room as it was a sensory game where multiple tracks related to light and materials lead directly to design. An aestheticism perpetuated to the bar-restaurant of the hotel, but more focused [...]



Hotel Dome Hotel & Spa: heritage stay in Riga

• 27 Oct, 2009 • Catégorie: Historic, Latvia, One hotel a day

Listed as an heritage site of UNESCO, the old city of Riga has lost none of its popular soul and charm of its picturesque walks. It is at the discretion of alleys and covered passageways that we discover the beauty of architectural and cultural influences. Lost in the middle of the street Miesnieku, the [...]



Hotel Borg in Reykjavik: an Art Deco hotel in the heart of a timeless Iceland

• 21 Sep, 2009 • Catégorie: Historic, Iceland, One hotel a day, Romantic

Halfway between Europe and America, flirting with the Arctic Circle, Reykjavik is anything but a frigid city. And it is certainly not the funky, offbeat elegance of the Hotel Borg, which is going to deny it. Built in 1930 and restored in an Art Deco style, this prewar hotel, located just steps from the street [...]