Wednesday 30 May 2012
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.
Yann Casparini

Pantone Hotel, Brussels: Best Small Hotel Design of the World 2011

• 26 Mar, 2012 • Catégorie: Belgium, Design hotels in Europe, One hotel a day, Top stories, Western Europe

Michel Penneman, interior designer of the White Hotel in Brussels, bought an orange Pantone Bag at the first exhibition of by-products. This is how the idea of a Pantone hotel was born. A dream came true two years ago, when Avi and Ilan Haim, two brothers from London, purchased a large building in the [...]



Cynthia Legrand: Pantone Hotel’s Manager, Brussels

• 26 Mar, 2012 • Catégorie: Belgium, Western Europe

Despite she was born in New York, Cynthia Legrand grew up in Brussels. Graduated in handwriting, in Los Angeles, she came back in Belgium to run the Pantone Hotel. Since 2010, she handles the boutique hotel, but she’s in charge of the design and the communication too. She works as a creative director to [...]



For the Valentine’s Day Take a Fly to Bruges!

• 25 Jan, 2012 • Catégorie: Belgium, Getaway, One hotel a day, Romantic, Top stories, Western Europe

Nicknamed “The Venise of the North”, Bruges is a city made for lovers! For an impromptu weekend, opt for the historic city center where we just find for you a former 15th century convent converted into a luxury boutique hotel: The Orangerie. Overlooking the picturesque “Den Dyver” canal, the hotel enjoys an ideal location [...]



If “T” is for “Trendy”, “B” is for Banks!

• 18 May, 2011 • Catégorie: Belgium, One hotel a day, Top stories, Western Europe

Summer’s approaching and with it, several holidays and long weekends. Why not take this opportunity to embark on a girly trip to Antwerp? We’re off the the Banks Hotel, a trendy and cozy boutique hotel settled right next to the MoMU, the Museum of Fashion.

The city of diamonds is also an ideal destination for [...]



Sexy getaway to Antwerp

• 2 May, 2011 • Catégorie: Belgium, Getaway, One hotel a day, Romantic, Top stories, Western Europe

Planning a weekend for two? Why not stop at sexy and trendy The Black Hotel in Antwerp? Located in the heart of Zuid, the trendiest area of the city, this 3-star guest house will accommodate you near the most popular bars, clubs and restaurants.

This ancient home houses five baroque-style rooms. Black floors, white walls, [...]



A piece of paradise lost in the Antwerp country

• 20 Apr, 2011 • Catégorie: Belgium, Getaway, One hotel a day, Out of the city, Western Europe

If you need some time off, there’s never been a better time to enjoy the nice weather by paying a visit to our Belgian neighbors. Antwerp, the “diamond of Flanders”, is a popular destination for the summer. To be in, treat yourself to simple moments close to nature, in a hotel nestled in the [...]



Hotel Les Nuits : Fashion!

• 29 Sep, 2010 • Catégorie: Belgium, Gourmet, One hotel a day, Romantic, Western Europe

Paris, Milan, or New York have no secret for you concerning fashion ? Then, take a plane and go to Antwerp, THE capital of fashion, breeding-ground of young designers. Don’t be surprised if you meet Alexandra Golovanoff because Antwerp is became a high place of fashion since the 90s. With this ascent, the city has [...]



Be Manos: make your bets!

• 7 May, 2010 • Catégorie: Belgium, One hotel a day

The essential question to plan a weekend to Brussels is whether you want to stay in a hotel or design one of the many business hotels that populate the Belgian capital. The be Manos, luxury 5-star, creates a mini-tsunami on the local hotel offers. The result is stunning: 60 contemporary rooms, which rhymes with [...]



Boutique hotel in Brussels: do you know Odette en ville?

• 1 Feb, 2010 • Catégorie: Belgium, One hotel a day

Once entered the hotel Odette en Ville, hundreds of questions get to me: where am I? What happened to Odette? Did she switch her country boots for a pair of Jimmy Choo? Would this daring name be actually a wildly unusual place? It must be said that the atmosphere is nicely planted between tables [...]



Relais Ravestein in Bruges: a historic dive in the Venice of the north

• 14 Jul, 2009 • Catégorie: Belgium, Historical, One hotel a day, Romantic, Waterfront

Bruges bares a new treasure: the Relais Ravestein. At first sight, the building looks plain and the decoration looks sober. But do not rely on these appearances because behind these underestimated walls is an elegant hotel, with a design that’s unique in its kind. Renovated with taste and particular attention to details, this 15th century [...]



The Dominican: medieval night in Brussels

• 16 Jun, 2009 • Catégorie: Belgium, Historical, One hotel a day

Located on the corner of the rue Leopold, right next to the Monnaie Theater, the Dominican draws you to the center of the continent for a trip through time. In this remarkable place, where Eurocrats from different horizons meet, an eclectic modernism is mixed with sublimities from the past. Well inspired, Belgian designers Colin Finnegan [...]