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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Riad Dar Sabra: arty hotel in Marrakech

• 25 Aug, 2010 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day

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 [...]



Riad Cocoon, Marrakech: please don’t stop the music

• 28 Jul, 2010 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day, Romantic

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, [...]



Riad Tarabel: a sweet and salty hotel

• 6 May, 2010 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day, Romantic

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 [...]



Villa de l’O: unforgettable stopover in Essaouira

• 30 Apr, 2010 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day, Waterfront

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, [...]



Riad 72: Authentic oriental in Marrakech

• 20 Apr, 2010 • Catégorie: Historic, Morocco, One hotel a day, Romantic

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 [...]



Bab Hotel: gourmet escapade on the land of Marrakech

• 7 Oct, 2009 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Morocco, One hotel a day, Romantic

Opened eight months ago, the Bab hotel has already become an unavoidable stop in the red city for design and gastronomy fans. Designed by Clémence Pirajean from London’s studio Hopscotch, the Bab Hotel is drowned in a chic and casual atmosphere, in the heart of the Guéliz area. People come here for the cooking of [...]



Riad Meriem: Morocco is turned upside down by design

• 31 Jul, 2009 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day, Romantic

Tired of the traditional Morocco riads? Fly to the Riad Meriem where the design is influenced by oriental and Arab cultures for a luxurious and astonishing result. Imagined by the New-Yorker designer and photograph Thomas Hays, the Riad Meriem is an ode to the red city. As an exclusive hotel, it only counts five rooms.

Located [...]



Hotel dixneuf la Ksour: luxury Riad in Marrakesh

• 9 Mar, 2009 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day, Romantic

Large patio, light filtered through the old shutters, swimming pool and terraces enlighten by sunshine, these make Dixneuf la ksour hotel a place where you can find all the oriental magic. Located close to the souks and the Djema el Fna square, the hotel seduces their visitor with its elegant, between tradition and modernity. The [...]



Riad Fès: passion of a family

• 6 Mar, 2009 • Catégorie: Morocco

In the beginning, Chakir Sefrioui, architect and urban planner, had an international business. A Fes native, his job brought him regularly to invite his customers to his hometown. His traveler’s soul and his liking for charm, authentic and quality hotelier turned him away from the Intercontinental Hotel. Chakir knew how he wanted to welcome visitors [...]



Business travel: design and modern hotel in Casablanca

• 20 Jan, 2009 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day

Located in the district of Moulay Youssef in Casablanca, near the Sacre Coeur Church and the old Medina, the JM Suites Hotel is surrounded by many museums, shops, restaurants and cafes. It’s an ideal location in the heart of the business district for a contemporary hotel that will appeal to modern travelers in search of [...]



Exotic Christmas in Marrakesh with La Maison Arabe

• 2 Dec, 2008 • Catégorie: Morocco, One hotel a day

For an exotic Christmas visit La Maison Arabe, an amazing riad in the heart of the Medina. Close to the mosque Bab Doukkala, La Maison Arabe is a hotel of 17 rooms and suites, which revolves around two flowered patios, with a fountain and an olive tree. Quintessential Moroccan symbol, La Maison Arabe is full [...]