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    What we know about Britain’s largest cruise ship, designed by Jestico + Whiles

    What we know about Britain’s largest cruise ship, designed by Jestico + Whiles British cruise ship operator, P&O Cruises, has launched the latest addition to its fleet, Iona, with interiors designed by hospitality experts, Jestico + Whiles. Nearly three years since we first started following this project, let’s take a look inside Britain’s largest cruise ship… Britain’s largest and most…

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    VIP arrivals: Hottest April hotel openings

    VIP arrivals: Hottest April hotel openings The industry is gearing up for a summer of hospitality, is the feeling the editorial desk at Hotel Designs has as it selects the most exciting hotel openings expected in April 2021. Editor Hamish Kilburn writes… Blink and you will miss it! With vaccine updates, hotel re-opening strategies being across social media and conversations…

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    Weekly briefing: international hotel arrivals – we have ‘lift-off’!

    Weekly briefing: international hotel arrivals – we have ‘lift-off’! Editor Hamish Kilburn here to deliver your first weekly briefing of the year, featuring all the hottest hotel stories of the week. This round-up includes a look at this year’s VIP international arrivals, a rather ‘dandy’ hotel review and even a pre-flight check into what a hotel in space will look…

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    Project watch: the ‘shimmering’ Dorsett Gold Coast takes shape

    Project watch: the ‘shimmering’ Dorsett Gold Coast takes shape As the project surpasses its two-year mark, construction on Dorsett Gold Coast at The Star Gold Coast, a 313-key hotel, is on the home straight for a 2022 opening. Editor Hamish Kilburn takes a look at what we can expect… Currently on the boards, but preparing to take the Gold Coast…

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    Hottest hotel openings anticipated for 2021 (Q1 & Q2)

    Hottest hotel openings anticipated for 2021 (Q1 & Q2) Concussed from 2020, Hotel Designs is kicking off the year with positivity; shining its editorial spotlight on the hotel openings that will take hospitality worldwide to new heights. In our first of two series we take a look at Q1 & Q2’s VIP arrivals. Editor Hamish Kilburn writes… Despite the pandemic,…

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    Checking in to Hotel Brooklyn in Manchester, the best of both worlds

    Checking in to Hotel Brooklyn in Manchester, the best of both worlds Two years after Hotel Designs reviewed Hotel Gotham, editor Hamish Kilburn is transported to New York City without having to leave Manchester as he checks in to review Hotel Brooklyn…   Could checking in to places like Hotel Brooklyn, in Manchester – experiencing the unequivocal flair and flavour…

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    Bill Bensley has designed a ‘human zoo hotel’ concept

    Bill Bensley has designed a ‘human zoo hotel’ concept Architect Bill Bensley responded to a hotel brief by designing a hotel where guests are caged while wild, exotic animals roam free… Known for his bohemian and brilliant ideas when it comes to sustainability, architect Bill Bensley has perhaps new creative heights by designing a concept to flip the idea of…

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    EXCLUSIVE: Aqualisa unveils next generation of smart showers

    EXCLUSIVE: Aqualisa unveils next generation of smart showers Brand new smart shower products have catapulted Aqualisa out to the front of the smart shower market. Hotel Designs has the exclusive… Almost imperceptibly, the smart home/hotel is becoming a reality. It’s a fully-fledged sector – not just a niche market anymore and bathroom brand Aqualisa has recognised and is responding to…

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    7 savage hotel construction projects on the boards

    7 savage hotel construction projects on the boards To celebrate ‘Architecture & Construction’ firmly being in the spotlight this month, the editorial team at Hotel Designs have identified some of the industry’s most ambitious hotel projects that are expected to open in the next few years…  The hotel industry is booming, is the verdict from the data analysts at STR…

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    Five-star Le Coucou opens in Méribel, France

    Five-star Le Coucou opens in Méribel, France Renowned architect Pierre Yovanovitch completes Hotel Le Coucou, which is located on the slopes within the premium ski destination of Meribel in the French Alps…  Maisons Pariente, a new luxury collection of boutique, five-star hotels across France, has announced the official opening of its third property in 2019. Le Coucou in Muriel is a 55-suite luxury…

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    Four Seasons opens Les Chalets du Mont d’Arbois, Megève

    Four Seasons opens Les Chalets du Mont d’Arbois, Megève The new hospitality addition will become a sister property to existing Four Seasons Hotel Megève, which opened in 2017… After meticulous renovations and more than EUR 10 million of investment, Les Chalets du Mont d’Arbois, Megève, A Four Seasons Hotel has opened its doors. Beautifully complementing the existing Four Seasons Hotel Megève,…

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    Checking in: Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain, Saint Lucia

    Patina Maldives brings a new take on hotel design that inspires and delights online casino players. After all, the Maldives is the most remote tropical paradise on planet Earth, where, in addition, online casino players can watch Girls Basketball: Robbinsville runs away early on from Stuart Day. Sarah Darling made a duel flight to land in the heart of Patina…

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    Checking in to a urban landmark: The Edwardian Manchester

    Checking in to a urban landmark: The Edwardian Manchester The Edwardian Manchester, which joins The May Fair as Edwardian Hotels London’s second Radisson Collection property, has recently completed a £12m renovation. Editor Hamish Kilburn was invited to exclusive review the 263-room hotel…  A coherent blend of old and new is my first impression when, stood under a glass box that…

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    Sleep & Eat announces this year’s conference line-up

    Sleep & Eat announces this year’s conference line-up Sleep & Eat has revealed a conference programme that is set fair to live up to the show’s reputation as one of Europe’s leading hospitality design and innovation event… With some of the speakers yet to be announced, Sleep & Eat’s 2019 programme already scales new heights and reaches new depths, grapples…

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    Four Seasons opens in Philadelphia’s tallest building

    Four Seasons opens in Philadelphia’s tallest building Foster + Partners’ Norman Foster is responsible for the architecture and interior design of Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Centre, which is sheltered in the 48th and 60th floors of the city’s tallest building… The newly opened Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center is located on the uppermost floors of what is now…

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    SPOTLIGHT ON: 7 hotel concepts on the boards that will rock your world

    SPOTLIGHT ON: 7 hotel concepts on the boards that will rock your world During this month’s Spotlight On Hotel Concepts, editor Hamish Kilburn identifies the projects on the boards that are taking international hotel design to unseen heights… The hotels that are currently opening around the globe are impressive, innovative and are a reaction to the ever-evolving demands of the…

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    Trends forecast ahead of Independent Hotel Show London 2019

    Trends forecast ahead of Independent Hotel Show London 2019 Ahead of the Independent Hotel Show London 2019, which takes place on October 15 – 16 at Olympia London, design partners and exhibitors identify four key areas predicted to be hot in hotel design…  Now that registration is officially open for the Independent Hotel Show London 2019 – and following the…

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    Leading designers, architects and hoteliers to attend Meet Up North 2019

    Leading designers, architects and hoteliers to attend Meet Up North 2019 Meet Up North, which takes place on July 1 at Hotel Gotham’s Club Brass, will be attended by leading hoteliers, designers and architects… Following the success of Meet Up London in March, Hotel Designs is weeks away from heading up to Manchester with Meet Up North. The event, which…

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    Meet Up North welcomes Atlas Concorde as event partner

    Meet Up North welcomes Atlas Concorde as event partner Meet Up North, Hotel Designs’ premium networking evening in Manchester, has confirmed the Italian surface brand, Atlas Concorde, as an event partner…  Atlas Concorde, a leading Italian surfaces brand which supplies products for some of the world’s most impressive design hotels,  has been confirmed as an event partner for Meet Up North.…

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    SPOTLIGHT ON: 10 inspirational hotel bars and restaurants

    SPOTLIGHT ON: 10 inspirational hotel bars and restaurants To kickstart our Spotlight On topic of Bars & Restaurants, Hotel Designs has scoured the globe to highlight hotel F&B gems that deserve to be recognised. Editor Hamish Kilburn edits… In 2018, according to Technomic, overall consumer spending for hotel food and beverage showed a solid 5.5 percent annual growth since 2011.…

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    MANCHESTER: luxury hotel design scene shows no signs of slowing

    MANCHESTER: luxury hotel design scene shows no signs of slowing Ahead of Meet Up North 2019 in Manchester, Hotel Designs takes a peak at the northern city’s hotel design scene to establish why it is considered as one of the most fast-growing design hubs in the UK. Editor Hamish Kilburn investigates…  Manchester has a lot to be proud of. Not…

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    Meet Up North: Early bird promotion expires today

    Meet Up North: Early bird promotion expires today There are now just a few hours remaining for designers, hoteliers, architects, developers and suppliers to take advantage of Hotel Designs’ early bird promotion for Meet Up North, which takes place on July 1 at Hotel Gotham, Manchester…   The early bird promotion for Meet Up North 2019 ends today! On July 1,…

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    7 outdoor products that are changing the hotel design landscape

    7 outdoor products that are changing the hotel design landscape To mark Hotel Designs’ focus on Outdoor Style, the editorial team have identified outdoor products that are vastly changing the landscape of hotel design… There’s no doubt about it, the way in which guests consume their hotel experience is changing, and quickly. With this drastic in the demands of modern travellers,…

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    MEET UP NORTH: Headline Speaker announced

    MEET UP NORTH: Headline Speaker announced Tom Lindblom, Principal and Hospitality Leader at Gensler (London), has been confirmed as the Headline Speaker for Meet Up North, which takes place at Hotel Gotham, on July 1, 2019… Hotel Designs has confirmed that Tom Lindblom, The Brit List 2018 finalist from Gensler, will be the Headline Speaker at Meet Up North, which…

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    Part 30: 5 tiling tricks to transform hotel interiors

    GTHD Part 30: 5 tiling tricks to transform hotel interiors Technology is leading the way in a new wave of tile innovation, say tiles experts Tiles Direct. Here are their 5 tiling tips for transforming hotel interiors by using tiles in contemporary and classic ways Credit: Domus Piano Hotels represent an escape – a destination more beautiful and more luxurious than their own…

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    The interior designer behind Rosewood Bangkok

    The interior designer behind Rosewood Bangkok As its highly anticipated opening is imminently on the horizon, the Rosewood Bangkok’s interior design story is one yet to be unveiled in detail. Editor Hamish Kilburn caught up with interior designer Celia Chu to establish the narrative told within the walls of the soon-to-open 159-key luxury hotel… The interior designer Celia Chu has…

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    Checking in to Hotel X – the luxury Canadian hotel that stands alone

    Situated adjacent to Lake Ontario, a shimmering glass tower shelters a new kind of luxury in Toronto. Edited by Hamish Kilburn, Vincenzo Ferrara reviews Hotel X… Juxtaposing the neighbouring buildings in the Liberty Village area, which were once cut off from the rest of the city of Toronto, Hotel X Toronto is the new sought-after boutique kid on the block that is making…

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    SPOTLIGHT ON: Major hotel openings for Q1 & Q2 2019

    Hotel Designs is starting the New Year fresh by focusing the spotlight on significant hotel openings for 2019 that together are expected to transform the landscape of international hotel design. Here are our top picks of hotels that are launching in Q1 & Q2… Looking ahead, and kickstarting our Spotlight On feature on Hotel Openings, here are the most anticipated ribbon cuts that are…

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    The Brit List 2018 – hotelier profiles

    In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our winning hoteliers in alphabetical order… This year’s The Brit List 2018 concluded on November 22, when leading designers, hoteliers and architects gathered at BEAT London to find out which of them made it on to this year’s The Brit List…

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    Top stories of 2018 – editor’s round-up

    With more than half a million viewers this year in 2018, Hotel Designs has enjoyed a fantastic 12 months of exclusive stories, features, events and some rather spectacular hotel reviews. Here, the editor of Hotel Designs, Hamish Kilburn, runs us through the top nine articles of 2018… The age-old saying goes: “Out with the old and in with the new” –…

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    Hotel Indigo arrives in Manchester

    The 187-key hotel will be situated in the stylish and ever-changing Manchester neighbourhood of the Northern Quarter…  Hotel Indigo® Manchester – Victoria Station has arrived, marking the brand’s debut in one of the UK’s largest cities, which was described earlier this year as a hive for hotel design. Famous for its cotton mills and its role in the industrial revolution,…

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    Hotel Designs enjoys another record-breaking month of traffic

    Hotel Designs experienced its highest ever month of traffic in October with 56,674 visitors to the website… The leading international hotel design website for interior designers, architects, hoteliers and industry suppliers has enjoyed its highest month of traffic ever recorded, with 56,674 visitors to the site throughout October. Some of the leading stories of the month included British independent hotels taking…

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    The EDITION brand to arrive in Shanghai next month

    East meets west as the new generation of luxury, The Edition Hotels brand, sets to launch in Shangahi… Ian Schrager, the inventor and innovator of the boutique hotel concept, now brings the modern luxury of the EDITION Hotels brand to Shanghai as the hotel collection continues to expand into international waters. Following the success of the EDITION Hotels in London,…

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    Checking in to King Street Townhouse, Manchester

    With hotel design in the north enjoying a major moment, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn checked in to the design-led King Street Townhouse, to marvel over Manchester from a totally unique perspective… “Manchester is a shrinking violet,” said no designer, ever! It’s impossible to ignore the scale of construction that is happening right now in the UK’s third largest city. It has become,…

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    9 eye-catching hotel concepts from around the world

    As Hotel Designs begins to shine the spotlight on ‘hotel concepts’ this month, the editorial team have pulled together a handful of the most striking hotels from around the world… The hotel design industry is overflowing with innovative drawings and exceptional design concepts that year after year complete to unveil buildings that further challenge conventional overnight accommodation. Whether it be…

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    Top 5 stories of the week: Mountain-mad retreats, chart-topping hotel groups and cliff-hanging hotel design

    As our month of threading together the latest in fabrics and soft furnishings comes to a close, we wrap up another fast-paced week in the creative world of international hotel design with the top five stories of the last five days… Following on from the successful Meet Up North networking event we hosted in Manchester’s King Street Townhouse, this week we’ve covered hotel…

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    Hyatt Regency Zhenjiang opens in the Chinese city’s tallest skyscraper

    Taking Chinese hotel design to new heights, the Hyatt Regency Zhenijang opens 318 well-appointed rooms… Hyatt Hotels Corporation has recently opened Hyatt Regency Zhenjiang in East China’s Jiangsu province. Set atop the East Tower of Suning Plaza, the tallest skyscraper in Zhenjiang, the 318-room Hyatt Regency hotel is set to provide travelers and locals alike with a fresh perspective of the city…

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    Seven minutes with Fiona Thompson, Principal of Richmond International

    Hotel Designs editor Hamish Kilburn caught up with Richmond International’s award-winning designer, and this year’s headline speaker at Meet Up North, Fiona Thompson, to find out how technology is influencing modern hotel design… As we sit down to discuss what’s happened in the last three years, I am reminded of how much travelling is actually required to being the Principal…

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    Seven minutes with HBA London’s creative director

    Hotel Designs editor Hamish Kilburn sits down with Constantina Tsoutsikou to discuss emerging trends, common pitfalls and future projects… “We would never design a hotel that felt out of place,” leaks a confident and assured spark in Constantina Tsoutsikou, creative director of HBA London. I first met the now award-winning designer at Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at the backend of 2015,…

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    Part 30: 5 tiling tricks to transform hotel interiors

    Technology is leading the way in a new wave of tile innovation, say tiles experts Tiles Direct. Here are their 5 tiling tips for transforming hotel interiors by using tiles in contemporary and classic ways Hotels represent an escape – a destination more beautiful and more luxurious than their own home. This concept is communicated well in the bedroom, but the bathroom is…

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    5 tiling tricks to transform hotel interiors

    Technology is leading the way in a new wave of tile innovation, say tiles experts Tiles Direct. Here are their 5 tiling tips for transforming hotel interiors by using tiles in contemporary and classic ways Hotels represent an escape – a destination more beautiful and more luxurious than their own home. This concept is communicated well in the bedroom, but the…

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    Clinton Hotel, South Beach Miami reopens after renovation

    Ideally located in the heart of South Beach Miami, the Clinton Hotel has been totally gut renovated, revamped and recently reopened. Owned and operated by Think Hotel Group, Clinton Hotel’s transformation was completed in October 2017, in time to welcome international travelers as Miami’s most exciting event season commences. The renovations enhance the original 1930s art deco, boutique-style ambiance of…

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    Redesign for the iconic Royal Hotel, Copenhagen

    Set to be complete in spring 2018, famed Danish architect Arne Jacobsen’s only hotel, the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, is in the final stages of its extensive renewal and modernisation. The world-famous landmark is undergoing a major redesign and already now, the entire meeting space, the new Café Royal Restaurant, the entire lobby and most of the guest rooms…

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    The Principal York becomes triple award winner

    It was confirmed last month that The Principal York (designed by Goddard Littlefair and one of the launch hotels for PRINCIPAL, a collection of landmark hotels in UK city centres) has won the Gold Award for Hospitality Interior Design at the London Design Awards 2016, to be presented at a ceremony in March of this year. The new award is…

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    The Luxury Collection makes Singapore debut

    The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts has announced it will debut the brand’s first-ever hotel in Singapore in early 2017. In partnership with boutique developers Harpreet and Satinder Garcha, The Duxton Club, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Singapore will showcase the island’s rich history with stunning redesigns from Anouska Hempel and Jacques Garcia of traditional shophouses – a prevalent building in…

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    Peninsula Paris given prestigious ‘Palace’ accolade

    The Peninsula Paris, located within walking distance of the Champs Elysees and some of the city’s most famous monuments, museums and luxury boutiques, joins a prestigious group of Parisian hotels accorded the “Palace” distinction. Bestowed by the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France, the “Palace” status was created in November 2010 to reward hotel excellence and to assist in promoting…

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    London Hilton Bankside

    One of the perks of my job is being able to see the progression of hotels from mere ideas and drawings right through to the bricks and mortar of a completed project. And one thing that always fascinates me is how much (and sometimes how little) the finished product can differ from the concept first visualised by designers and architects.…

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    London Hilton Bankside

    One of the perks of my job is being able to see the progression of hotels from mere ideas and drawings right through to the bricks and mortar of a completed project. And one thing that always fascinates me is how much (and sometimes how little) the finished product can differ from the concept first visualised by designers and architects.So,…

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    Skamania, Oregon USA (Patrick Goff)

    Like many Brits, my images of America are part Hollywood, part romance,part television all tempered with the reality of numerous visits over the years. The big cars with their fins and chrome may be in the past, but Skamania showed me how much of my imaginings are still to be discovered, including that mournful train wail that features in so…

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    Multi-Million Dollar Renovations Program Combines History, Technology, Comfort and Value

    A multi-million dollar renovation of interior and exterior space brings one of the Mid Atlantic region’s most prominent meeting venues to new heights of productivity, professionalism and value. The Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen, Virginia, committed over $3 million to providing state-of-the-art technology in its dedicated conference centre. The renovation includes lobbies, restaurants, meeting and…

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    Accor strengthens its commitment to future and existing employees

    Accor announced yesterday a new people development strategy, strengthening its commitment to providing a true learning and development support to its future and existing employees across its network of 185 hotels in the UK. “Now more than ever, finding and developing talent is vital to achieving our ambitious growth strategy. This is why we are making this significant investment,” said…

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    Cliff House Hotel, Ireland (Patrick Goff)

    The owner lives on the other side of the bay, looking on to his hotel, or at least the Victorian seaside hotel that was there. When he saw the proposed plans for its replacement, he didn’t like it. Refusing to spend his evenings looking at something unsightly, he bought the site and had Cliff House Hotel built. Wouldn’t we all…

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    Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia Announces Legendary Opening Date…

    In honour of its vibrant history deeply intertwined with that of Vancouver itself, Rosewood Hotel Georgia will officially open its doors on Saturday May 7th 2011, exactly 84 years to the day that the hotel first opened its doors in 1927. Originally opened in the decadent 1920’s, the hotel came to be known as Vancouver’s most elegant retreat, attracting Royalty…

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    First lifestyle airport hotel to open in Beijing in August

    Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport opens on August 16, 2010 with a bold new mission: to revolutionize the way we see airport hotels.Featuring DJs in the lobby, loft-style apartments and a stimulating 24-hour high-tech environment for work and play, Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport will be the first airport hotel in the world to make downtown guests green with envy.…

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    Encompass launches Solo range

    Encompass has released its newest range – Solo garden dining tables.The outdoor tables are available in a variety of heights and lengths of 3.8m, 2.4m, 1.9m and 0.9m, to match accompanying Solo modern garden benches which fit underneath the table when not in use. The new range of designed by Wim Segers for Viteo and is a modern take on…

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    Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh (Patrick Goff)

    Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 1 Busy. Pink. Two words sum up first impressions of Hotel Missoni. The style is indeed Missoni and the styling has been done by Rosita Missoni of the eponymous Italian fashion house. However, in hotel terms style is not content. Key to making disparate ingredients work in…

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