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With its Mexican hacienda look, the Riad Dar Sabra surprises, questions, lost in the palm grove. Avant-garde hotel devoted to contemporary art, it has a futuristic and Cubist surprising look for Marrakech, inspired by Mexican architects Legorreta and Barragan. Behind its coral pink walls and the towering cacti hides an original staging and undetectable [...]

After three years of hard work, Bernard Grimaldi, film score composer, and Corinne Povels, press woman, have put on last December the finishing touch to their Moroccan dream: a 5 rooms luxury riad nestled in the heart of the Médina. It’s distinctiveness lies within the association of music and design to make you experience, [...]

In the shadow of Kilimanjaro, the Giraffe Manor, beautiful Scottish lodge-style launches a project to save the Rothschild giraffes. This species is very rare indeed threatened with extinction. Fascinated by these animals, the couple Carr-Hartley (he is the grand-son of a Scottish earl) acquired the property to turn it into an unusual nature hotel.
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In the heart of Cape Town, just a few metres from Kloof Street and the city’s most with-it bars and restaurants, lies an exclusive, private boutique hotel with a chic Bohemian style inspired by the life of Oscar Wilde. The More Cape Cadogan is a poetic retreat where one can easily imagine the likes [...]

Although Villa Zest is not near the sea, the desire to take a walk on the beach might take you by surprise. Because this boutique hotel located in Cape Town makes us think about Saint Tropez in the 60’s and 70’s. A good soft and serene step back in time to live in South [...]

Sometimes, the term “precious” gain forces facing the talents of some hotel manager that make their hotel establishments luxurious places, where elaborated fabrics hold with some sense of comfort and services. In Tunisia, in the town of Nabeul, known for its pottery and stone carvers, a riad shatters local standards. At Dar Sabri, guests [...]

Riad Tarabel is not a half-hearted hotel but a place where the soft pastel shades of pearl gray and white objects contrast with the pride of furniture in the colonial mind. Welcome to a world of honey, where women lay roses on the water of the fountain patio, where at night, lanterns light up [...]

For the past years, Morocco seems reduced to a single city: Marrakech. But far from criticizing the famous red city, do not forget that this country has other nuggets that are worth discovering. So for the Pentecost, venture yourself to Essaouira, at contemporary luxury boutique hotel Villa de l’Ô. Meeting of East and West, [...]

The red city never ceases to amaze us. We know it vibrant, glowing, here it is also chic, ethnic and aristocratic! To make sure, we pushed the door of Riad 72, a Moroccan palace dotted with charming touches of Italy, home of the owner. Located in one of the most beautiful areas in the [...]

On the Byrsa hill overlooking the Bay of Tunis, adjoining the ruins of ancient Carthage, Villa Didon dominates the Mediterranean with all its splendor. Against the clash of cultures, this hotel requires a smooth and luxurious designer decor, with clean lines and the counting shapes adorn the archaeological sites. The ten rooms and suites [...]

Certainly South Africa holds many surprises. While the 11th International Jazz Festival in Cape Town will be held on April 3rd and 4th, Hoosta recommends a design gem, rustic and luxurious retreat 200km from the city: the Bloomestate. Because Swellendam is the 3rd oldest city in the country, go to Bloomestate, a guesthouse that [...]