{"id":100116,"date":"2024-07-12T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=100116"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:19:58","slug":"half-a-world-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2024\/07\/half-a-world-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Half a World Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/SanDomenico-1.2.jpg\" alt=\"San Domenico Palace\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>San Domenico Palace \u2014 Taormina, Italy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>What do you do after being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame? You talk to Tablet, of course, and you tell us all of the most memorable European hotels you stayed in during your peak years of international touring.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside><a class=\"image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/author\/markfedeli\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mark-small-circle-2.png\" class=\"thb_image  left  retina_size attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"mark small circle\" \/><\/a><aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;11\/12&#8243;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1720455088433{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/author\/markfedeli\/\">Mark Fedeli<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Marketing and Editorial Director, Tablet Hotels<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p>On Thanksgiving night 1983, touring in support of their debut album <em>Murmur<\/em> \u2014 an album Rolling Stone would soon call the best of the year, beating out such landmark releases as <em>Thriller<\/em>, <em>Synchronicity<\/em>, and <em>War<\/em> \u2014 R.E.M. finished up a gig at Les Bains Douches in Paris, a legendary nightclub in the 2nd arrondissement. After the show, the club provided a \u201cThanksgiving\u201d meal featuring deli-style, luncheon turkey. Cold cuts might not have been traditional, but they were enough to make the band feel more at home during what was their first week ever playing together overseas. \u201cThat was sweet of them,\u201d says Bertis Downs, R.E.M.\u2019s longtime advisor. \u201cIt was the gesture that mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeping that spirit of hospitality alive, Les Bains Douches eventually became <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/paris-hotels\/les-bains-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Bains<\/a>, an equally legendary boutique hotel. I spoke with Downs about R.E.M.\u2019s history with hotels, seeing as 25 years of international touring means there\u2019s quite a lot of it. As a young band, they stayed in the kinds of places a young band could afford, oftentimes not even hotels. By 1995\u2019s massive, planet-spanning tour for <em>Monster<\/em>, the accommodations had grown accordingly. \u201cCertainly we stayed in some lower-key places over the years, and generally avoided corporate-feeling hotels,\u201d Downs confirmed, \u201cbut a major touring act has a lot of logistical requirements \u2014 privacy, security, 24-hour services.\u201d And don\u2019t forget about capacity. \u201cWe needed dozens of rooms.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>For the band that practically invented modern indie rock, indie hotels were becoming less realistic. Style, though, and sophisticated elegance, were still essentials.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/LeBain.jpg\" alt=\"Les Bains Paris\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Les Bains Paris \u2014 once a legendary nightclub, now a legendary hotel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c<a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/lausanne-hotels\/lausanne-palace-and-spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lausanne Palace<\/a> is especially meaningful to us,\u201d Downs remembers, flashing back to one particularly grand hotel. \u201cIt\u2019s where we were when Bill underwent the brain surgery that saved his life.\u201d Twelve years after the Les Bains show, drummer Bill Berry suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm on stage in Switzerland. Thinking it was just a migraine, Berry was brought back to Lausanne Palace, where it soon became clear his condition was more serious. Berry had emergency surgery the next day, the tour was postponed, and the band waited at the hotel while their drummer recovered. Once Berry was out of the hospital, the group decamped across Lake Geneva to hole up at the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/evian-les-bains-hotels\/royal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Royal<\/a> in Evian, France. \u201cWe had to stay a short distance from the doctor and that fit the bill just right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Berry\u2019s aneurysm happened at the height of R.E.M.\u2019s global superstardom, when they were one of the most successful and respected bands in the world. That\u2019s why it was such a shock when they broke up in 2011. Bands that big don\u2019t tend to break up, and certainly not amicably. The ultimate tribute to R.E.M. isn\u2019t gold records or ticket sales, it\u2019s that they knew when to call it a day. When you care deeply about your art and your audience, quitting at the right time isn\u2019t complicated; it\u2019s obvious.<\/p>\n<p>R.E.M.\u2019s last full show wound up being in 2008 in Mexico City. Even then they knew it was probably their final concert. To the surprise of nearly everyone but them, it remains so. Speaking on the possibility of a reunion tour during a recent interview with CBS, guitarist Peter Buck put it beautifully: &#8220;It&#8217;d never be as good.\u201d That speaks to a truth we could all stand to absorb. Hold what you put out into the world to a high standard. Even when it might be lucrative to cut corners or rush or reheat the leftovers \u2014 strive always to produce better work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It&#039;s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - Road Movie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aKTF_DuGuS8?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;playsinline=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #444444;\"><em>It&#8217;s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) \u2014 from Road Movie, 1995<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is Tablet\u2019s third editorial collaboration with R.E.M., a partnership I&#8217;m quite fond of. My R.E.M. fandom started in earnest in 1991 when I got my first Columbia House subscription and decided to have each of my eight free introductory CDs be R.E.M. albums, from <em>Murmur<\/em> to <em>Out of Time<\/em> (<em>Dead Letter Office<\/em> included). I\u2019ve had a lot of \u201cfavorite bands\u201d in my life, particularly during those young adult years when our personalities might crumble to dust if we can\u2019t quickly rattle off our top 5 films or books or songs. Now in my mid-40s, I don\u2019t have to pick a favorite band. It picked me. R.E.M. has stood the test of time, becoming the group I\u2019ve listened to the most with the least amount of boredom (although my 5-year-old is really pushing the limits of how often I want to hear \u201cLosing My Religion,\u201d which she listens to a half-dozen times per day \u2014 apple, tree, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>Our collaboration kicked off back in 2019, when we paired great R.E.M. songs with <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2019\/01\/automatic-for-the-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">great hotels in the South<\/a>, then we paired them with <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2019\/10\/strange-currencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hotels with gothic architecture<\/a>, a comment on R.E.M.&#8217;s Southern Gothic roots. Now the band is the one picking the hotels. In this case, some European favorites from their most expansive years of touring, recording, and promoting. While many of these are quite luxurious, according to Downs, one basic amenity was always more important than opulence: fresh air. &#8220;We had to have windows that opened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>R.E.M. is having a moment. Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, prominence on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=soH_sYnY4Uw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Bear<\/em><\/a>, Hollywood stars creating <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/remhq.com\/news\/murmur-tribute-with-jason-narducy-michael-shannon-coming-february-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tribute bands<\/a> and <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earwolf.com\/episode\/r-u-talkin-r-e-m-re-me-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcasts<\/a>, and a growing consensus out in the critical ether that, with enough time now passed to make a sound judgment, they might truly be the greatest American band ever.<\/p>\n<p>All that and another article on Tablet.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/paris-hotels\/le-royal-monceau-raffles-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le Royal Monceau<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Paris, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/paris-hotels\/le-royal-monceau-raffles-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/LeRoyalMonceau.jpg\" alt=\"Le Royal Monceau\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The day the newly renovated Le Royal Monceau opened its doors was the day we had to stop saying most of the things we\u2019ve been saying about Parisian grand hotels all these years. No longer is it sensible to say that Paris, when it comes to luxury hotels, is entirely a conservative town \u2014 not after Le Royal Monceau was redesigned from top to bottom in maximalist, hallucinogenic fashion by none other than Philippe Starck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fparis-hotels%2Fle-royal-monceau-raffles-paris&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/dublin-hotels\/the-clarence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Clarence<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dublin, Ireland<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/dublin-hotels\/the-clarence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/Clarence.jpg\" alt=\"The Clarence\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, the Clarence is owned by Bono and the Edge, of U2 fame. And yes, the Clarence is more or less the official stopover for actors, musicians and the like. But we\u2019d argue that this has little to do with the owners\u2019 marquee value, and everything to do with the fact that it\u2019s simply a well-designed and thoughtfully conceived hotel borne out of a characterful 1852 Regency building in the heart of Dublin\u2019s lively Temple Bar district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fdublin-hotels%2Fthe-clarence&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/san-sebastian-hotels\/hotel-maria-cristina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Maria Cristina<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">San Sebastian, Spain<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/san-sebastian-hotels\/hotel-maria-cristina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/MariaCristina.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Maria Cristina\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re as fond as anyone is of the small hotel, the quirky hotel, the independently owned, off-the-beaten-path hotel \u2014 but there&#8217;s something to be said for seeing a city from the vantage point of one of its classic grand hotels. San Sebastian&#8217;s most luxurious hotel is the Hotel Maria Cristina, on the banks of the Urumea river, a massive Belle \u00c9poque mansion in the heart of the city, lovingly maintained and painstakingly restored.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsan-sebastian-hotels%2Fhotel-maria-cristina&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/milan-hotels\/hotel-principe-di-savoia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Principe di Savoia<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Milan, Italy<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/milan-hotels\/hotel-principe-di-savoia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/PrincipediSavoia.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Principe di Savoia\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Principe is the Milanese hotel against which all other Milanese hotels are measured. Though the amenities are modern, there\u2019s a sense in which the atmosphere of the place has stayed the same for the last hundred years \u2014 crystal chandeliers, ornate antiques, and bathrooms with many bidets. The hotel is not stuck in the past, though, a fact made clear by the fashionistas at the bar and the jetsetters getting laps in at the indoor pool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fmilan-hotels%2Fhotel-principe-di-savoia&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/zurich-hotels\/the-dolder-grand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dolder Grand<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Zurich, Switzerland<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/zurich-hotels\/the-dolder-grand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/DolderGrand.jpg\" alt=\"The Dolder Grand\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The century-old Dolder Grand was impressive enough as it was, but it entered a new league following a massive renovation by the British architect Norman Foster. This isn\u2019t just a refreshed interior for an old hotel, but a complete re-design, with a bold contemporary addition wrapping around the original turreted hilltop ch\u00e2teau. Inside, it\u2019s almost unrecognizable. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fzurich-hotels%2Fthe-dolder-grand&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/taormina-hotels\/san-domenico-palace-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Domenico Palace<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Taormina, Sicily, Italy<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/taormina-hotels\/san-domenico-palace-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/SanDomenico.jpg\" alt=\"San Domenico Palace\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taormina is nothing if not spectacular, with the Ionian Sea at its feet and Mount Etna at its back. No less spectacular is San Domenico Palace \u2014 first a 14th-century convent, later a 19th-century grand hotel, playing host to everyone from Oscar Wilde to Audrey Hepburn. Now, as a member of the Four Seasons family, it\u2019s simply a top-flight luxury resort, made newly famous as the setting for the second season of <em>The White Lotus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Ftaormina-hotels%2Fsan-domenico-palace-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/madrid-hotels\/ac-santo-mauro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santo Mauro<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Madrid, Spain<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/madrid-hotels\/ac-santo-mauro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/SantoMauro.jpg\" alt=\"Santo Mauro\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Santo Mauro\u2019s 1895 French-style neolassical mansion is now one of Madrid\u2019s most elegant and luxurious hotels. At just 51 rooms, and located in a largely residential district off the Paseo de Castellana, it\u2019s intimate \u2014 a feeling magnified by the discreet nature of the service. Any number of foreign dignitaries and stars of the stage and screen prefer the Santo Mauro, including a certain rock band from Athens, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fmadrid-hotels%2Fac-santo-mauro&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/lausanne-hotels\/lausanne-palace-and-spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lausanne Palace and Spa<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lausanne, Switzerland<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/lausanne-hotels\/lausanne-palace-and-spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/LausannePalace.jpg\" alt=\"Lausanne Palace and Spa\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This monument of a hotel stands high on Lausanne\u2019s terraced hillside streets, with the financial district city-center just out the front door and spectacular views of Lake Geneva and the mountains out the back. The Lausanne Palace and Spa is a classic, but it\u2019s managed to keep itself up to date as well. It\u2019s neither a museum piece nor a pale modern recreation \u2014 much of the 19th-century grandeur remains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Flausanne-hotels%2Flausanne-palace-and-spa&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/evian-les-bains-hotels\/royal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H\u00f4tel Royal<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00c9vian-les-Bains, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/evian-les-bains-hotels\/royal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/HotelRoyal.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00f4tel Royal\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An early 20th-century palace with an elevated view of Lake Geneva, the H\u00f4tel Royal stands above the lakeside spa resort of \u00c9vian-les-Bains, home of the famous mineral water. It retains its Belle \u00c9poque grandeur even as it\u2019s kept pace with the times; in its present incarnation it\u2019s a tasteful mix of classic and contemporary elements, aiming to deliver the elegance of a bygone era without disappearing into nostalgia. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fevian-les-bains-hotels%2Froyal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/cologne-hotels\/althoff-grandhotel-schloss-bensberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cologne, Germany<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/cologne-hotels\/althoff-grandhotel-schloss-bensberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/GrandhotelSchlossBensberg.jpg\" alt=\"Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though the Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg is perhaps not the most conveniently located hotel for doing business in K\u00f6ln, there\u2019s more to life than convenience alone. This three-hundred-year-old Baroque castle, on a hilltop in Bensberg, is close enough that traveling downtown is no great trial, yet just remote enough that its old-world elegance and immersive luxury make for something of a resort experience that\u2019s hard to come by in a city hotel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fcologne-hotels%2Falthoff-grandhotel-schloss-bensberg&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/london-hotels\/the-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Berkeley<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">London, England, UK<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/london-hotels\/the-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/Berkeley.jpg\" alt=\"The Berkeley\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the Berkeley is famous for anything, it&#8217;s for providing extreme comfort. It is not considered to be the grandest or the most stylish hotel, but for many people, it\u2019s the best. Doormen and concierges call you by name and it\u2019s on the doorstep of both Hyde Park and Harvey Nichols. No wonder all sorts of people just opt to move in. Lawrence of Arabia director David Lean lived here, as did London it-girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Flondon-hotels%2Fthe-berkeley&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/hamburg-hotels\/atlantic-hamburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Atlantic<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hamburg, Germany<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/hamburg-hotels\/atlantic-hamburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/Atlantic.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Atlantic\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The elegant white castle that is the Atlantic has stood on the shores of Hamburg\u2019s Au\u00dfenalster since 1909, when it catered primarily to travelers on luxury ocean liners. Today its guests fly first class, but much else remains familiar \u2014 its 221 rooms and suites are decorated in a classic style, though they\u2019ve been updated with modern luxury-hotel comforts. The French fine-dining restaurant, presided over by chef Alexander Mayer, is a major draw.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fhamburg-hotels%2Fatlantic-hamburg&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/berlin-hotels\/hotel-de-rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel de Rome<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Berlin, Germany<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/berlin-hotels\/hotel-de-rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/HoteldeRome.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel de Rome\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t get much heavier than the Hotel de Rome, a converted 19th-century bank building off the Bebelplatz in old East Berlin \u2014 its stone walls and neoclassical architecture are a perfect match for the high seriousness of the Rocco Forte house style. Serious though it may be, the hotel doesn\u2019t lack for style; magisterial reds and blues liven a palette of stone neutrals, and the pool and spa down in the vault, fittingly, are decked out in green and gold. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fberlin-hotels%2Fhotel-de-rome&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/manchester-hotels\/the-lowry-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Lowry<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Manchester, England, UK<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/manchester-hotels\/the-lowry-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/Lowry.jpg\" alt=\"The Lowry\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Located in Manchester\u2019s Chapel Wharf development, at the foot of Santiago Calatrava\u2019s forked Trinity bridge, the Lowry Hotel is without a doubt the queen of the Manchester hotel scene. From the outside, the building\u2019s bowed glass face draws attention; interiors set themselves apart with a cool and crisp, almost Scandinavian look, quite at odds with the comically plush furniture and swank boudoir atmosphere that have become the hip Brit-boutique standard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fmanchester-hotels%2Fthe-lowry-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/london-hotels\/mandarin-oriental-hyde-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">London, England, UK<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/london-hotels\/mandarin-oriental-hyde-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240713-REM\/MOHydePark.jpg\" alt=\"Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, like any Mandarin, sets the bar rather high: it\u2019s astonishingly luxurious, impeccably staffed, and not at all hard on the eyes. Budget travelers steer clear, as conspicuous consumption is the order of the day \u2014 not only does Mandarin Oriental service come at a price, but the location is so near Knightsbridge\u2019s notorious shopping that you\u2019ll likely take home one more suitcase than you arrived with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Flondon-hotels%2Fmandarin-oriental-hyde-park&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thb_image  left  retina_size \" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mark-200x250.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" alt=\"mark\" title=\"mark\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676124357965{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]Mark Fedeli is the hotel marketing and editorial director for Tablet and Michelin Guide. 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