Wednesday 22 February 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

Palafitte Hotel: Palace on Piles

• 17 Feb, 2012 • Catégorie: Getaway, One hotel a day, Switzerland, Top stories, Unusual hotels, Waterfront, Western Europe, What else

In 2002, on the occasion of the Expo.02, a futuristic hotel has been built on the lake of Neuchâtel. And it still there today. Designed by Kurt Hofmann, architect from Lausanne, this 5-star hotel built on piles is unique in Europe. Right in front of Swiss Alps, surrounded by a beautiful environment, the Palafitte [...]



Fairy Stay at the Hotel de Glace

• 8 Feb, 2012 • Catégorie: Canada, Getaway, In the mountains, North America, One hotel a day, Top stories, Unusual hotels, What else

Every Winter, Quebeckers and travelers have the opportunity to stay in the amazing Hotel de Glace. An ephemeral piece of art where comfort and beauty compete with luxury hotels around the world. Once again this year, the creative team worked hard to offer magic and enchantment. More than 15,000 tons of snow have been [...]



Pastoral Stay at la Grenouillère

• 15 Sep, 2011 • Catégorie: Unusual hotels, What else

Who has never dreamed to sleep in a real hut as a hunter of modern times ? Now, you can mix taste buds and unusual stay at la Grenouillère, property of Alexandre Gauthier, chef. Settled in a middle of a swamp, hidden in the landscape, the eight huts had been built with light [...]



Be a luxury mermaid at Conrad Rangali Island, Maldives

• 29 Aug, 2011 • Catégorie: Asia, Maldives, Unusual hotels, What else

Is scuba-diving scaring you? Instead of going into the water, rather go with a … submarine night. Sleeping out is, well, out! Here comes the time of underwater nights thanks to the Conrad Rangali Island in the Maldives. Located in the heavenly Rangali and Rangalifinolhu islands, this dream resort can brag about being one [...]



Cap Rocat : the former military fort became a hotel

• 29 Aug, 2011 • Catégorie: Getaway, Historical, One hotel a day, Southern Europe, Spain, Top stories, Unusual hotels, Waterfront, What else

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 [...]



Babar and Dumbo on a chic trek in Thailand!

• 25 Aug, 2011 • Catégorie: Asia, Unusual hotels, What else

Did you know that anybody can train an elephant? This is the experience offered by the luxury resort Anantara Golden Triangle in Thailand. If Dumbo was your favorite Walt Disney character, you will be delighted to know that this luxury hotel has an elephant camp! Here, pachyderms are kings. You will learn about their [...]



Le Fort de l’Océan : a hotel against the tide

• 10 Aug, 2011 • Catégorie: Brittany, France, Getaway, One hotel a day, Top stories, Unusual hotels, Waterfront, What else

Located in Brittany, near Le Croisic and 12 kilometers away from La Baule, Le Fort de l’Océan recreates the history of France. The drawbridge, the ditch, the battlements and crenels are still there, but the dangers of the high seas have disappeared and the glorious home has finally found peace. The rose-tinted granite walls [...]



The Hi Matic breaks hotel standards!

• 1 Aug, 2011 • Catégorie: France, Green hotels, One hotel a day, Paris, Top stories, Unusual hotels, What else

After the Hi Hotel in Nice and the Dar Hi in Tunisia, Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chapelet once again decided to break all current hotel standards. With their new hotel gem, the Hi Matic, and the participation of designer and architect Matali Crasset, they redefined the modern hotel business between design and ecology, low [...]



Les Pléiades Hotel: arty stop in Barbizon

• 27 Jul, 2011 • Catégorie: France, Getaway, Gourmet, One hotel a day, Paris, Romantic, Top stories, Unusual hotels, What else

On a lovely sunny Sunday in the summer, you decide to go for a walk in the wild Forest of Fontainebleau in Seine-et-Marne. Leaving your car and city life aside, you choose to ride your bike on the steep tracks, in the freshness of the undergrowth when you suddenly come across a concrete road [...]



Un lit au Pré: the house of happiness!

• 4 Jul, 2011 • Catégorie: France, Getaway, Green hotels, Out of the city, Unusual hotels, What else

To relive the “Little House of the Prairie” saga with your children, quickly book your chic bivouac in the French country thanks to Un lit au Pré (“a bed in the meadow”). With this “glamping”, contraction of glamor and camping, you will have the chance to discover chic and wild camping, surrounded by animals [...]



Marina Bay Sands: luxury, elation and altitude!

• 21 Jun, 2011 • Catégorie: Asia, Singapore, Unusual hotels, What else

Beware of vertigo! Inaugurated last spring, the eccentric Marina Bay Sands hotel resort does not do things by halves. With 2,560 rooms and suites, a conference room, a shopping center, restaurants, a museum of Arts and Science but first and foremost a huge casino, it is one of the most expensive hotels on the [...]