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The Klaus K hotel is located in Helsinki, in Finland. The hotel is dedicated to the Kalevala saga, a collection of local folklore and stories, and all rooms are decorated with characters from the saga.

Rooms.

The hotel has 137 double rooms. Each room has a bed with a large colourful headboard and a bathroom with a shower. All rooms have murals depicting various scenes from the Kalevala.

The main themes of the rooms are desire, envy, mysticism and passion. There are several types of rooms, and some of them are designer rooms. All rooms have designer beds, a desk with a chair, a television set with an LCD television screen, a selection of DVDs and boardgames, and Internet access. The bathroom has robes for each guest. Guests can have tea and coffee making machines in their rooms. Price is around 270€ per night per room and 360€ per night per suite.

There are two types of Desire rooms: those with two beds and those with a kingsize bed. Each room has a bathroom with a shower and a lounge area with a table and chairs. The Mystical rooms have decorations and murals based on the stories of the Kalevala. These rooms have bathrooms with a shower. There are rooms with a large individual bed and rooms with a queensize bed.

The Passion room are rooms filled with stories of the Kalevala. Some of the rooms have an individual bed, and others have a queensize bed, all the beds made by local carpenters. Each room has a laptop-sized safe and a bathroom with a shower and bathrobes for each guest. The Passion for MINI are similar rooms. These rooms are decorated with scaled models of MINI cars and with MINI products. They have individual beds, a bathroom with a shower and a desk with a chair.

The Envy King and Twin rooms are decorated in darker colours. The Twin rooms have two beds and the King rooms have a kingsize bed. The Envy Plus are large rooms with a kingsize bed. The Envy Suites are suite with a kingsize bed and a lounge area. Each suite has a master room with a kingsize bed, and there are two bathrooms and a living room with a sofa bed. Each suite has a desk with chairs, a Nespresso machine and two LCD television screens.

The Movie Room is a designer suite with a large television set, video game consoles and several DVDs. There is a large four-poster bed with red velvet curtains. The Urban Nature room is a suite with wooden and stone furniture. This room is decorated in shades of green, and a large glass panel separates the bathroom from the room. There is a double bed and a sofa.

The Tukianen Arte Suite is a room decorated with murals of the Italian city of Tivoli. This room has colourful LEDs. The Sakkinen Art Room is a room dedicated to several cultures…and their respective cuisines. The murals depict traditional Chinese, Mexican and Finnish landmarks and dishes. The Leinonen Art Room is a suite with two rooms. There is a room with a double bed and a living room. The living room is decorated with white grafiti paintings of famous couples: Romeo and Juliet, Diana and Charles and many more. The same paintings can be seen in black on the other side of the suite, in the bedroom: several of them no longer show married couples, showing Charles and Camilla.

Restaurant.

The hotel has two restaurants and a bar. The Toscanini restaurant offers traditional Italian dishes and Tuscan specialities, and is decorated with frescoes by local painter Akseli Gallen Kallela.

The Ilmatar restaurant offers traditional and award-winning Finnish breakfasts. Breakfasts are made using traditional Finnish ingredients from nearby farms.

The Ahjo Bar and Club is the hotel’s bar. The Lunchroom is located next to it, a large hall where a variety of aperitifs are served. The lobby has another bar that offers a selection of champagne. Close to the bar guests will find a spa with a gym, several massage rooms and a traditional Finnish sauna.

Events.

The hotel has a large banquet hall where events of up to 120 people can be organized. The Stage1 and Stage 3 halls have a table for six people, and the Stage 2 hall can accommodate up to 20 guests.

Brunches and formal dinners can be organized at the hotel’s restaurant. The Ahjo Bar and Club can be rented out for events of up to 350 guests. This bar offers a variety of cocktails and has a DJ booth for parties.

Location.

The hotel is located in an historical mansion in the center of Helsinki. Guests will be able to enjoy walks around the city center and visits to nearby museums. A short distance away from the hotel guests will find the port, which is usually filled with docked cruise ships. The hotel can organize transfers from and to the city’s airport. The hotel is steps away from the Esplanade, a popular meeting place that consists of a promenade and a park.

The Design and Wine Hotel is located in the port village of Caminha, in Portugal. The hotel used to be a wine cellar which was later on transformed into a hotel with wood-panelled rooms.

Rooms.

Half of the hotel is located inside an ancient mansion, and the other half is located inside a steel building with solar panels. There are 18 double rooms and five suites, each one of them with its own bathroom and themed murals. The suites have lounge areas. The rooms are filled with painting, graphic design, murals and other artistic decorations.

There are rooms with two twin beds and rooms with a double bed. All rooms can accommodate two guests and have bathrooms with ecological bath products. Each room has a multimedia system with a flat-screen television set and PlayStation 3 game console. There is WiFi is all rooms. Some rooms have a balcony with views towards the vineyard.

Each room is decorated with a mural, and no mural is the same. One of the rooms has a headboard decorated with a figure of a Greek statue. Another room has a mural depicting a black and white horse race. There is a room decorated in black with thin yellow lines. Price per room is around 80€ per night. The suite rooms cost around 160€ per night.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant offers authentic Portuguese food. This restaurant has large bay windows and leather chairs, and locally-sourced ingredients are used in the kitchens.

The wine cellar is located next to the restaurant and is decorated in shades of ochre. The cellar has several galleries where guests will be able to taste a variety of local wine, including the Alvarinho and Loureiro wines made from green grapes.

The Whitebox gallery is located on the hotel’s territory. This gallery organizes temporary exhibits by local and international artists. Wine tasting tours and food tasting tours are organized each afternoon.

This hotel has a gym, a terrace and a room filled with boardgames and video games. Guests will be able to enjoy spa treatments and massages. The spa has a sauna and a Turkish bath.

There is WiFi in the common areas and guests will be able to enjoy WiFi in their rooms for an extra charge. The hotel offers a shuttle service from and to the airport, and can organize trips around the region.

Events.

The hotel organizes many food and wine related events. There are several conference rooms which can be transformed into galleries for cultural events. Family events can be celebrated at the restaurant and in the wine cellar.

The Whitebox gallery hall is ideal for themed parties and art exhibits. When there are no exhibits, this hall is used by guests who want to play pool and enjoy wine-tasting afternoons.

Location.

The hotel is located in the rural town of Caminha, on the banks of the Minho river, around two kilometers away from the Atlantic Ocean. This town has views towards the hills and estuaries, and guests will be able to visit the nearby forts.

The historical town center is located a short distance away from the hotel. There is an ancient church and a Renaissance fountain on the main square. The city center is filled with Gothic buildings and medieval forts. The Caminha Igerja Matriz church and Santa Tecla Celta mount are located close by. Guests will be able to relax on the beaches of Moldeo do Minho. The Spanish region of Galicia can be seen from the banks of the Minho river. Hiking and trekking are popular sports in the region.

theWit Hotel is located in Chicago, in the United States. The hotel is known for its halls filled with murals, bathrooms with their own in-room spas and restaurants that serve craft beer.

Rooms.

There are 247 double rooms and 36 suites at this hotel. Each room has a large double bed, a bathroom with spa features, white furniture and colourful decorations.

Each room has WiFi and all were designed to be eco-friendly. There are touchscreens where guests will be able to set the alarm, control the room’s settings and see if there have been any changes in their flight schedule. This screen is connected to the television set and the iPods dock. All bathrooms are equipped with spa products. There are rooms with a kingsize bed and rooms with two queensize beds, ideal for families. Some of the rooms are adapted to guests with mobility issues.

theClassic are the hotel’s standard rooms. Some of these rooms have queensize beds and others have a large kingsize beds. The beds are covered with embroidered cushions. Each room has a tea and coffee making machine. theSpa rooms are slightly larger, with a bathroom with a bathtub and a shower. There are two types of these rooms: those with queensize beds have armchairs and those with a kingsize bed have a chaise longue that can be used by a third guest. Price is around 280€ per night.

The hotel suites are twice the size of the standard rooms. The suites are located on the top five floors of the hotel and are known for their views towards the city. Each suite has a kitchen where guests will be able to cook. The bathrooms have a bathtub, a separate shower and spa products.

All suites have a lounge area with a sofa bed and views towards the Chicago river. Part of the suites have city views. The Junior Spa Suites have a kingsize bed, a lounge with a sofa bed, a kitchen and floor-to-ceiling windows. These room have views towards State Street, one of the city’s main streets. Each bathroom has a large bathtub and a shower. Price is around 300€ per night.

theLuxury spa are large suites where guests will be able to enjoy a variety of spa treatments. Each suite has a kingsize bed and a lounge area with armchairs and sofas. The lounge has access to the kitchen. The bathroom has a large hydromassage bathtub and a shower. Some of the suites have views towards Chicago river, and others have views towards Lake Michigan.

theParamount Spa suite is a large suite with several rooms. There is a room with a kingsize bed and a living room with a sofa bed, an armchair and a flat screen television set. The kitchen has a dining table. This suite is known for its views towards some of the city’s most famous landmarks: Lake Michigan and Millenium Park. The suite has two bathrooms, one with a bathtub and the other one with a bathtub and separate shower. This suite can be transformed into a family room by connecting to the adjacent double room, which has a kingsize bed and another bathroom. The suite has a price of 400€ per night.

Restaurant.

The bar and lounge Roof is located on the 27th floor. The lounge is ideal for enjoying cocktails with views towards the city center. The roof terrace offers sushi and several international dishes. There is a pastry shop where churros are served. Another dining option for guests is to enjoy dinner in one of the bungalows that have a fireplace.

The State and Lake Chicago Tavern is another place where to grab a bite. This bistro is known for its brunches, which are served at noon. Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be enjoyed at this tavern. Craft beer made at the hotel is served here.

The hotel’s main hall is decorated with a mural that is a collection of quotes by famous politicians and poets aptly named The Wit. The hotel has its own spa, Spa@theWit, which has four treatments rooms for massages.

Events.

Guests will be able to celebrate conferences and events at one of the hotel’s many halls. The main conference room is Lincoln Boardroom. Screen Room is a multimedia hall ideal for large conferences. Private events can be celebrated at the Roof lounge bar and the nearby Phoenix lounge.

Location.

The hotel is located a short distance away from the center of Chicago. Guests will be able to enjoy the city’s cultural scene, take strolls in Millennium Park and visit the many shops located on Michigan Avenue, one of the city’s most popular streets. There are several art museums and galleries located close to the hotel.

The Henry Hotel is located in the city of Cebu, on Cebu island on the Philippines. This hotel has rooms decorated with murals and regional decorations.

Rooms.

The hotel was designed by a couple of explorers who wanted to share their trips with the public by decorating the rooms with mementos from their trips. Each room is dedicated to a culture and a country.

The hotel has 36 rooms and two suites. There are several types of rooms: Big, Large, X large and XX Large, each one decorated with sculptures. All rooms have a flat screen television set with a selection of DVDs and a bathroom.

The Big rooms are the hotel’s standard rooms. Each room has a kingsize bed and a bathroom with a shower. One of the room’s has a sailor theme and a bathroom with a chess board. These rooms have a price of 60€ per night.

The Large rooms have a decorative mural on one side of the room and a lounge area on the other side. There is a kingsize bed and each bathroom has a shower. Price is around 66€ per night.

The X Large rooms are rooms with a kingsize bed and a living room area. Some of the rooms have a bathtub standing on a pedestal. All rooms have colourful murals and designs. One of the rooms has an Argentinian theme, and another one has an industrial design. These rooms cost around 72€ per night.

The XXLarge rooms are the hotel suites, and are the ideal accommodation for families. Each suite has tow rooms, and each room has a double bed. One of the bathrooms has a double sink and a shower, and the other one has a bathtub set on a pedestal. These rooms cost between 100 and 130€ per night.

Part of the room are decorated with many colours, and other rooms have designer headboards and murals. The hotel rooms have views towards the nearby streets.

Restaurant.

This hotel has two restaurants and a bar. Paseo One is located close to the lobby and is known for its German dishes. This restaurant has high-back chairs, ceilings decorated with murals and colourful decorations. Guests will be able to enjoy breakfast and dinner at this dining hall. There are four types of breakfast: American, European, Philippine and fitness, a lighter breakfast. The hotel’s other restaurant serves a variety of international dishes and regional specialities. Food is made using locally-sourced ingredients and the restaurant is decorated with sculptures.

The Scrapyard Bar is located on the second floor of the hotel. This bar is decorated with pieces bought in the flea markets of Berlin and Shanghai, and in the souks of the Middle East. Guests can enjoy views towards the hotel gardens from the bar. The swimming pool is located next to the gardens.

Each floor has its own theme. There is a hall filled with armchairs and novels on one floor and an art gallery on another floor, a place where guests will be able to see pieces by local artists.

Events.

The hotel has a large conference hall and a banquet hall. The banquet hall can accommodate up to ninety guests, and the conference room has a capacity for around 40 guests.

Each space at this hotel has its own decoration and design. Pamphlets about the city’s main attractions can be found in the lobby. The hotel can organize a pick up service to and from the nearest airport.

Location.

The hotel is located close to the center of Cebu, an ideal location for those who want to explore the city. Guests will be able to explore the nearby basilicas and fortresses, and spend a relaxing afternoon by the beach. St. Peter’s Fort is located a short distance away, known for its ancient cannons. The fort has views towards the city and the sea.