Russia’s Ministry of War, now a Four Seasons
July 09, 2013 Known as the House with Lions, the palace, which boasts a colorful history since ground was broke in 1817, has been renovated to evoke the spirit of Imperial Russia. After being delayed several times, the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace opened its doors yesterday to reveal the laborious restoration efforts made to […]
Where to book your next luxe stay with a conscience
It sounds like a contradiction in terms: opulent hotels that provide five-star service and amenities while respecting the environment. But according to Ecoluxhotels.com, helmed by a travel journalist and an environmental consultant, the two concepts don’t have to be mutually exclusive. As the world fetes the 43rd edition of Earth Day on April 22, globetrotters […]
Armani’s new hotel: London’s Admiralty Arch
According to reports, Italian fashion house Armani is hoping to turn an iconic London landmark, the Admiralty Arch, into a luxury, £100 million hotel. According to The Daily Mail, the ceremonial entrance from Trafalgar Square to the Mall that leads to Buckingham Palace will be transformed into a 100-room hotel designed floor to ceiling by […]
ARCHITECT WANTS YOU TO 3D PRINT YOUR NEW LIVEABLE HOME…ON THE MOON
A Dutch architect has designed a house “with no beginning or end” to be built using the world’s largest 3D printer, harnessing technology that may one day be used to print houses on the moon. Janjaap Ruijssenaars, 39, of Universe Architecture in Amsterdam, wants to print a Mobius strip-shaped building with around 1,100 square metres […]
DECADENT RESORT TO OPEN ATOP OMAN: 6561FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
Boutique Asian hotelier, Alila Hotels & Resorts has revealed its plans to expand into Oman in late 2014 with the opening of Alila Jabal Akhdar. The resort will be set in the Jabal Akhdar mountain range, a region of the sultanate that has seen limited tourist development, two hours’ drive from the capital Muscat. Alila […]
NOW HOTELS GO POP
For one of the more unique stays of your life, you will have a limited opportunity to stay at Time Circus’ AirHotel in the UK and Belgium between May 10-June 2 and July 22-Aug 18 respectively. The AirHotel is the latest in the pop-up trend that continues with restaurants and boutiques around the world. Suspended […]
FOOD TRUCKS PARKED ON LUXE HOTEL GROUNDS
Luxury hotels, the likes of Ritz-Carlton, Auberge Saint-Antoine, Setai Hotel, and the SLS Hotel, have decided to park food trucks on their premises to promote gourmet fast food by their top chefs. The blog PSFK overs a round-up explaining the hotels want to draw in hungry guests and visitors that prefer their Michelin-starred bites in […]
VILLAGES FOR RENT
Apparently booking a block of rooms in a five star hotel or renting a few villas will no longer cut it for corporate retreats or family vacations. There are whole villages for rent in Austria, France, Italy, UK, Germany and Switzerland. The prices vary but the firm Rent A Village offers customization such as rebranding […]
BELIZE, HOME TO WORLD’S ‘BEST’ HOTEL
TripAdvisor has announced the results of its 2012 Travelers Choice awards, recognizing the best hotels around the world as reviewed by its users. The site crowned The Phoenix Resort in Belize, a 30-condo beachfront property in San Pedro, as the best hotel in the world, knocking last year’s winner the Golden Well in Prague, from […]
A KEY FOR $12 MILLION
A private island off the Florida Keys, East Sister Rock Island, has just been put on the market for $12 million. The property includes a Bahamian 3 bedroom/2 bath home (2,500 square foot) with a veranda (2,000 square foot), a helicopter landing pad and a mooring space for your private boat (includes 21′ Carolina skiff). […]