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Here for the Neighborhood
A city is more than a sum of its parts, and each part is more than a piece of the whole. Neighborhoods offer intimate connections within bustling metropolises: They are the places where people expect to see familiar faces on the street, at the coffee shop, and while waiting for the train. These are the places people call home. Design Hotels presents eight properties that celebrate and welcome guests into their neighborhoods. Click here for the online version of Here for the Neighborhood. With its brick façade and factory casement windows, The Ludlow Hotel blends seamlessly into New York City’s Lower East Side, an area where tenement buildings have been converted…
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Concepció by Nobis, Neueröffnung
Mit seinem entspannten Lebensgefühl, der Vielfalt an kulturellen Angeboten und dem Zusammenspiel aus Meer und Stadt wurde Palma de Mallorca zum perfekten Ort für das neueste Hotel der Nobis-Gruppe, die erstmals ein Haus außerhalb Skandinaviens eröffnete. Seit Juni diesen Jahres begrüßt das Concepció by Nobis designaffine Gäste in der mallorquinischen Hauptstadt, die den charakteristischen Skandi-Stil der schwedischen Hotelgruppe in einer einzigartigen Kombination mit dem raffinierten Charme Mallorcas und dessen architektonischen Erbe zu schätzen wissen. In einem historischen Gebäude am Rande von Palmas Altstadt und mit nur 31 Gästezimmern und Suiten ist das Concepció by Nobis ein Hotel, in dem man in das temperamentvolle Leben der Hauptstadt eintauchen oder zugleich auch…
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A Conscious Effort
Amidst a hospitality landscape where green credentials and social engagement have evolved into hollow buzzwords, London’s Inhabit Hotel is emerging as a new benchmark for genuine commitment to environmental initiatives and community partnerships. Located in the Paddington area, the 88-room property lays real claim to being a beacon of its neighborhood. A tangible London sensibility goes hand-in-hand with a year-round lineup of activities, collaborations, and events that place an emphasis on both wellness and a wider wellness for the world. Recently awarded Green Key Certification—the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility across hotels—Inhabit Hotel continues to guide honest connections with local partners and a championing of circular economy…
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Minos Beach Art Hotel
In an almost mythical setting tucked into the picturesque coves of Crete, Minos Beach Art Hotel is an assembly of waterfront bungalows and gardens that spans 2.5 km of coastline with an open-air art museum at the core of its concept. Here, on the southern Greek isle, an original building from 1963 and a cluster of bungalows and villas with private pools house 121 rooms, which have been radically renovated while retaining a throwback fishing village charm. Once inhabited by local fishers decades ago, today the waterfront slice of paradise boasts two sandy beaches—the pinnacle of secluded luxury—more than 50 unique art installations, and high regard for all that is…
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New Directions, out now
Granted, creating a travel magazine over the past year wasn’t easy, but it was a challenge that got us thinking deeply about travel and led us on an odyssey of our own. That’s why we are so excited to share the 2021 issue of Directions, entitled Odyssey. It’s a true labor of love and an ode to something that’s bound so many of us over time: walking. At once something so universal yet personal, it was through the genuine joy of this simple act we took a gentle journey around the world. Through a good dose of ‘digital backpacking’ and heaps of nimble collaboration, we are proud to have navigated a…
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Destination: Unexpected
Sure, the bright lights and buzz of New York, Berlin, and Mexico City burn bright in our hearts and imaginations. But if there’s anything these times have taught us, it’s to look in new places for hidden treasures—to broaden our horizons, and in some cases even look closer to home—and to explore some lesser tread trails. Just don’t call them ‘second’ cities; they are first rate in our books. A tour of the unexpected begins with a stop in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. Set in the heart of the Old Town, Hotel Pacai is the culmination of a passion project by a team of local architects and designers—and a…
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Beachy-keen
As temperatures start to climb, days become longer and peak sunshine approaches in the Western Hemisphere, it’s only natural that the mind starts to dream of coastal sojourns. Luckily, the possibilities are endless. From the allure of the Greek isles and Croatia’s scenic seaside spots, to a communal playground on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, Design Hotels presents a host of beachside hideaways where wiling away the days, drink in hand, isn’t just a temptation, it’s a requirement. www.designhotels.com/beachy-keen With its unrivalled views of the Aegean Sea from sun-dappled terraces and a name that alludes to the ocean—Kyma is Greek for ‘wave’—Myconian Kyma is a perfect launchpad from which to…
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Hotel June’s Upcoming Artist in Residence
LA’s casual-cool Hotel June has not only been a soft spot to land on the Westside during an unprecedented year, the team has also taken this time to double-down on their cultural quotient. Already established for hip poolside hangs since opening in 2020, Hotel June is now set to push industry boundaries with an artist in residence program that marks a collaboration with the digital gallery space Tappan Collective. Founded in 2012 by Chelsea Nassib as a new avenue for art online, the virtual gallery operates with a firm mission to reinvent how we discover and collect contemporary art. This partnership, which will be a showcase for the works of…
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Concepció by Nobis, Opening Summer 2021
With seven well-loved properties already in its portfolio, the Nobis Hospitality Group will further expand its collection this summer with the opening of Concepció by Nobis in Palma de Mallorca. Intimate, relaxed, and wearing a distinctly Mediterranean glamor, the property will be a southern beacon for the Swedish brand, which will apply its hallmark style to a historic building on the edge of the city’s Old Town. Designed in joint collaboration with longtime architecture partner Wingårdhs, alongside Spanish firms Jordi Herrero Arquitectos and Eduardo Garcia Acuna Arquitecto, the 31 room-hotel is set to be a year-round celebration of the Mallorcan capital, and a place where Scandinavian cool and sophisticated Spanish…
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Introducing eight additions to Design Hotels™
Spanning a brightly colored Modernist delight set deep amongst the mountain ranges and desert landscape of Tucson, to a pared back minimalist retreat overlooking the Genkai Sea on Japan’s Iki Island, Design Hotels’ newest additions exceed all expectations and break many more molds. Here, we present eight new members across the globe that are reshaping the international hospitality landscape. Set in Japan’s culinary capital, Zentis Osaka is a 16-story, 212-room boutique hotel that is making waves for its French-Japanese cuisine and inspired world-class design. A newly built property, the hotel was designed by Philippe Starck protégé Tara Bernerd and stands out for its merger of a natural color palette with…
