Hoosta Magazine

In your mind Scotland means green highlands far from everything. Let down your prejudices, and let yourself be tempted by the picturesque Scottish city of Glasgow. Built in a green space of downtown, one of the last jewel of the Town House Collection: The Blythswood Square. This mini hotel chain has the particularity to [...]

In the heart of Sicily, at the foot of the largest active volcano in Europe (Etna) there is a hotel that should amaze nature lovers. Built in the middle of a 25,000 acres nursery, a typical 19th century Sicilian residence stands proudly among a hundred species and varieties of Mediterranean flowers and subtropical plants. [...]

Laos is still an unknown destination, yet with a so rich culture. Luang Prabang, located in a mountainous and rich land, is a pearl listed in the World Heritage by UNESCO. Before becoming the capital of Laos, it had been one of many kingdoms, and had also forged its story with great people such [...]

Would you feel like spending a night with David Bowie or sharing Aretha Franklin’s dreams? Come to enjoy the music of the greatest musicians of the Swiss land. Note that Montreux is an old city where the musical spirit of the greatest artists echoes. Many of them lived in the « Swiss Riviera’s pearl [...]

Perched on clifftops with an overview on the Mediterranean Sea, you almost distinguish, in half light, armed and serious servicemen pacing and examining the Pine Islands and the bay. Well you must be dreaming! At Cap Rocat, former military fort, you are safe although you could die of happiness!

Former military fort from the XIXth [...]

Located in South Sicily, prestigious island with a fiendish past, the Eremo della Giubiliana used to be an old Arab farm. Taken over and restored by a family of Sicilian aristocrats, it is now the one and only five-star hotel in the Noto valley.

From outside, this house has kept the front of a lovely [...]

Ever heard of Somerset? Verdant landscapes with curved hills, preserved fauna and flora and local specialties such as cider. In this setting worthy of a Jane Eyre novel, there’s a new jewel of a hotel, inaugurated less than a year ago: the Archangel Hotel. Six rooms with a post-modern Renaissance decoration and a restaurant [...]

You’ve always dreamed about the Yucatan peninsula? We found a romantic boutique hotel there, far from beaches as far as the eye can see and excessive parties in Cancun. The Rosas and Xocolate, open since December 2009, is hidden in the heart of Merida, capital of the State of Yucatan and former Maya town [...]

You’ve always been interested in impressionism? Take some time off for an epicurean getaway to the Pays d’Auge and Normandy bocages at the Saint-Siméon Farm in Honfleur. Located on the Côte Fleurie that links Honfleur to Cabourg and Houlgate, this 4-star luxury hotel has been the cradle of famous artists… the impressionists. With an [...]

In the high lands of western Mexico, the majestic Fuego de Colima proudly standing in the background, Comala has been appointed “Pueblo Mágico de México” (Magical Village) by the Mexican Ministry of Tourism. The cobble streets, the white houses with red tiled rooftops, the buildings with tint walls, the main garden and the “Portales” [...]

Mid-twenties: your room is fragrant with a sweet scent of French Riviera. You’re facing the islands of Lérins and Estérel in one of the first waterfront palaces on the coast, the Villa Saint-Louis. Your neighbors? Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda who came to feast during decadent cocktail parties with Ernest Hemingway or Pablo [...]