Tag: Design

Local Knowledge

Hotel Palafitte’s Prehistoric Overwater Pavilions

Five thousand years ago farmers built stilted houses above the waters of — not a Maldivian atoll — but Switzerland’s Lake Neuchâtel. Far more recently, under the eye of the Alps, Hotel Palafitte has done the same.

Big Chill

The Coolest Hotels With Two MICHELIN Keys (U.S.A.)

It’s been said that restaurants with two Michelin Stars are the ones most worth looking out for. What about hotels with two Michelin Keys? We pay tribute to our parent company by picking the coolest Two Key hotels in the USA.

Ice Picks

The Coolest Hotels With Two MICHELIN Keys (Europe)

It’s been said that restaurants with two MICHELIN Stars are the ones most worth looking out for. What about hotels with two MICHELIN Keys? We pay tribute to our parent company by picking the coolest Two Key hotels in Europe.

Zero Tolerance

Solo Palacio Has No Patience for Perfect

In the mountains of northern Spain, Solo Palacio is a celebration of wabi-sabi, a condemnation of the pursuit of perfection, a steward of its surroundings, and a thoroughly singular hotel.

Unholy Obsession

Hotels and Horror in Old Religious Buildings

Hoteliers are almost as obsessed with putting hotels into religious structures as Hollywood is with setting its horror films in them. For your Halloween enjoyment, here are thirteen examples of the former, and absolutely no opinion on the latter.

Fireworks Night

13 of the Least Traditional Hotels in London

London is no stranger to tradition, from afternoon tea to the monarchy. But rebellion, from Guy Fawkes to the Sex Pistols to these nonconformist hotels, is never far behind.