Posts Tagged ‘Hip’

Singapore is renowned as a finance, transportation, and convention hub in the heart of South East Asia. Home to a remarkable collection of world-class luxury business hotels of all the major international brands. Mostly larger hotels, some of which are well positioned as convention hotels. This multi-cultural modern place has been lacking what should’ve been second nature ~ smaller hotels with a personality.

The wait is over, in Singapore’s CBD lies a delightful urban gem: The Naumi.

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By Dian Hasan | October 15, 2009

The River Danube is forever etched in travelers’ minds as the quintessential European river. Countless songs, poems, and books have been inspired by her beauty. Meandering through quaint towns and magnificent cities alike, across several Central European Countries.

No river says Europe like Danube. And no city knows the Danube as well as Budapest.

The city’s latest boutique hotel – Lánchíd 19 - takes on this role graciously. Sitting on the banks of the magnificent river this intimate small hotel takes full advantage of the views across the historical city and Budapest’s historical landmark, the Széchenyi Lánchíd Chain Bridge.

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With a rooftop pool done in blood-red tiles and a building that resembles a minimalist ocean liner replete with portholes, Hotel Unique in Sao Paulo, truly lives up to its name. It’s unlike any other city hotel!

Situated in the heart of Jardins, Sao Paulo’s upscale residential area near Ibirapuera Park. Conveniently located near Avenida Paulista, Avenida Luis Carlos Berrini, Juscelino Kubistcheck and Faria Lima the most important business areas of Sao Paulo as well as the Jardins shopping areas which is 15 minutes from Congonhas and 40 minutes from Guarulhos International Airport.

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By Dian Hasan | October 1, 2009

Singapore is renowned as a finance, transportation, and convention hub in the heart of South East Asia. Home to a remarkable collection of world-class luxury business hotels of all the major international brands. Mostly larger hotels, some of which are well positioned as convention hotels. This multi-cultural modern place has been lacking what should’ve been second nature ~ smaller hotels with a personality.

The wait is over, in Singapore’s CBD lies a delightful urban gem: The Naumi.

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It’s not difficult to imagine how fast the über cool Habita hotel entered the mindset and vocabulary of Mexico City’s fashionable folks. Small hotel with attitude, furniture pieces like Eames chairs, and others from B&B Italia, TEN Arquitectos, Hermes toiletries, flat-screen TVs, rooftop chill bar, in-house urban Spa. Befitting the neighborhood of Polanco, Habita plays the trendsetting role like hand in glove.
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By Dian Hasan | September 1, 2009

Brimming with history & culture, Mexico City is a city that is probably more famous for its size – among the world’s biggest cities – that gets el DF (say it like a local: élle Dé éFé, if you want to avoid standing out like a sore thumb) its bad rap for its pollution and traffic. However, the thousands of visitors that visit one of the world’s leading travel destinations are attracted to Mexico City‘s interesting neighborhoods, and her glorious past – both Colonial and Aztec. The fact that the Mexico City of today actually sits atop an ancient Aztec City of Tenochtitlán and that the entire city used to be a lake, are her main assets. (click on any picture for more info)

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A hotelier with a knack for hipness and pushing the envelope, and a French designer known for his quirky “out-of-the-box” creations, sure sound like a match made in heaven. And the collaboration did generate magic, coining the term boutique design hotel in the 1980s, long before the term “boutique” jumped into the vocabulary of the hospitality industry. Royalton, Morgans and Hudson – all in New York City – are the pioneers of this category. And Schrager’s Morgans Hotel Group continues to work magic across the world, upping the ante in the design quotient of any hotel they touch. London’s Sanderson is no exception. Read the rest of this entry »

The Amalfi Coast in Italy has forever been etched in travelers’ minds as the quintessence of romance. The lure of the craggy coast overlooking the blue azure waters of the Mediterranean, and quaint little fishing villages, dotted with superyachts, and chic people sipping their espressos, looking like they just walked off a fashion magazine. Fitting accommodations of course abound, such as Hotel Santa Caterina. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dian Hasan | August 17, 2009

Bearing the unmistakable imprint of legendary Indonesian hotelier Adrian Zecha – of Amanresorts fame – with Asian traditions of simplicity and elegance, The Setai Miami Beach is a utterly chic hotel. Sharing its design DNA with that of The Virtus Milan (formerly The Chedi Milan), the interior comes from the same creative talent, Indonesian interior designer Jaya Ibrahim, who has worked his magic on a few Amanresorts across the globe. For a tad bit of trivia: few in the travel industry know that Zecha has a knack for naming hotels after abbreviations of Indonesian or Sanskrit. The Setai comes from the play on “Selatan Pantai”, a literal translation of “South Beach”. The Setai doesn’t fail to impress, consistently ranked top among ultra exclusive hotels in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Few other private island resorts have Hollywood cred as celebrity honeymoon destination as Cayo Esperanto in Belize. From Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockheart. Read the rest of this entry »