Hoosta Magazine

Olga Polizzi, owner of Hotel Tresanton in Cornwall and Hotel Endsleigh in Devon
Rooms are going to get bigger, according to hotel owner and designer Polizzi. Ten years ago most rooms were 35sq m, but this has increased to 45-50sq m. Polizzi believes people want bigger rooms as the size of homes is getting smaller: “It’s […]

Sinclair Beecham, owner of the Hoxton Hotel, London
People need to “stop wasting hot air talking about service” and “give guests what they really want”, says the no-nonsense Beecham, who has moved into hotels after co-founding the Pret a Manger sandwich chain. “Everyone talks about ‘improving service’, but then they don’t actually do anything.”
Guests want “practical […]

Hempel, Hutson and other top brains of the hotel business predict how rooms will change
From The Times - March 29, 2008
Chris Blackwell, owner of Island Outpost Hotels
“Simplicity is the key to future hotel success”, says Blackwell, founder of Jamaica-based Island Outpost hotels and the man who brought Bob Marley to the world on Island Records. […]

Stockholm’s oldest inn overlooks the bay of Brunnsviken. In the mid-1600s, Queen Kristina used to stop at what was then stable-master Ebbe Håkansson’s farm. Ever since colourful restaurateurs have kept the proud traditions alive. Stallmästaregården of today is a modern restaurant, hotel, banquet and conference venue – yet retaining the timeless ambiance and traditions […]