Los Angeles
The Parachute Hotel offers guests the opportunity to sleep in a completely shoppable penthouse in Venice Beach, as fast-growing home essentials brand Parachute branch out into hospitality. The concept, designed by Scott Horne and Peter...
La Paz
Sitting more than 3,500m above sea level on the Andes’ Altiplano plateau, the Bolivian capital La Paz is high in many ways. Sidestepping well-known stereotypes, the city’s latest altitude-busting recognition is as a bastion of high-style; thanks...
New York
An unpretentious and informal experience awaits guests at Arlo SoHo. The first hotel from eponymous newcomers to the hospitality scene, Arlo's debut property features 325 neatly thought-out micro rooms, in a space created for (quote — unquote)...
Playa del Carmen
This is the tale of two city-hotel coastal outposts in a Yucatan Peninsula resort: Thompson Playa del Carmen and Thompson Beach House. Designed by Merida-based architects Seijo Peon Arquitectos y Asociados and AS Arquitectura, with interiors styled...
Melbourne
A hotel (well, AirBnb apartment), design showroom, and shop — all rolled up into one imaginative little space; Micro-Luxe is a refined urban den located in Melbourne’s happening Fitzroy neighbourhood. 'What’s in a name?' For...
Cornwall
Originally flinging open their doors in 2011, the paint has just set on boutique hotel Artist Residence Cornwall's recent spruce-up; giving its Georgian manor in Penzance two new feature bedrooms, a 3-bedroom cottage, new bar, and fresh artwork; in...
Amsterdam
Hosting an event? Putting on a party? Or, dear fellow, are you simply looking to show your pals exactly what you’re made of? Amsterdam has a new status symbol, and what could be one of the world's most extravagant hotel rooms: The Loft, located on...
Reykjavik
ODDSSON is a very different proposition. Different is good. Billing itself as a 'ho(s)tel', the Reykjavík concept has design at its helm; embracing high- and low-culture and, as they say, 'leaving everything mainstream out'. Expect the unexpected....
Mykonos
Theodosis Kakoutis, the Mykonian hotelier behind luxury hillside hotel Bill & Coo Suites and Lounge, is taking peaceful seclusion to new heights on the island at the newly-added Bill & Coo Coast Suites. Although the words ‘peaceful...
Paris
From bright, luminous rooms to the Réjane brasserie and the hushed tones of the Grand Salon, Nolinski Paris (part of Evok Hôtels Collection) is a space to let the senses roam. With close neighbours like the Louvre and the Palais Royal...
Melbourne
Having owned a three level car park in Melbourne’s CBD for around a decade, James Fry decided he wanted to do something a little bit outside the norm, something different for a city that revels in being different; after banding around ideas of a...
Tokyo
'The concept is simple,' say the team behind Japanese multi-venue arts-hospitality venture BnA Project, 'we create art hotel rooms with artists, the artists receive a percentage of the booking fee every time their room is booked. Room design, from...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
The bathroom is obviously one really important part of the home/building. This is because of the essential role that it plays in ensuring personal hygiene and overall health. As a result, investment in this important part of the building is ideal,...
Dispatches
Orlando's theme parks are exciting to visit. That is why Disney World attracts 50 million visitors each year. However, visiting the city doesn't have to break the bank. There are many free and budget-friendly activities that you can enjoy in the...
Dispatches
Stress has become an unavoidable part of modern life. Between work, family responsibilities, and personal challenges, many people struggle to find a sense of calm. While traditional stress management methods such as meditation, yoga, and exercise...
Dispatches
Sure, none of us think constantly about potential disasters that could strike our home, such as floods, fires, storm damage and similar. But, things happen. And, when they do, we have to find a way to resolve the situation. Of course, in those...