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The Epic Hotel is a spacious hotel located in downtown Miami, Florida, in the United States. The hotel has spacious suites equipped with the latest technologies, and special rooms for tall people and bedding for pets.

Concept.

Some of the technological innovations that guests will find at this hotel include automatic light signals that read either Do Not Disturb or Please Clean the Room, substituting the old paper signs on the doorknob. Each room is equipped with a modern computer and a flat screen television set. Room service can bring snacks and meals directly to the room, as well as the latest books.

This cosmopolitan designer hotel is more than just brand name furniture. Each room is equipped with technological devices to ensure a relaxing stay, such as flat screen television sets controlled by the same remote that controls the lights and the temperature.

Rooms and Prices.

The hotel has 411 rooms and suites that vary according to size. The décor is modern, with large windows that let in plenty of natural lights and high ceilings. Rooms have views either towards the city or towards the water, and the hotel’s façade looks like a candle.

The rooms are decorated in light shades of gold. The furniture is made from wood and covered by colourful cloths. The bathrooms are equipped with hydromassage bathtubs.

The City View Double rooms and the Water View Double rooms have two double beds, a large bathroom and private balconies. The former rooms have views towards the city, and the latter ones have views towards the water. Some of these rooms are connecting rooms designed for families travelling together. Price is 275€ per night for a city view room and 310€ per night for a water view room.

The City View King Premier rooms have views towards the city from their private balcony. These rooms are spacious and have a kingsize bed. The Water View King Premier rooms are similar, except that they have views towards the ocean from their private balconies. Some of these rooms can be connected in order to create suites, and price is slightly higher than that of the Double rooms.

The most sought after rooms are the Club Level rooms, famed for their views. Guests who choose to stay in these rooms will be able to enjoy spa treatments directly in their rooms. The Club Level rooms are located on the two top floors of the hotel. Guests can use the private lounge club which have balconies with views towards the city and butlers available 24 hours a day. Each afternoon wine tasting evenings are organized at the lounge and there is a gourmet catering service.Price varies between 340 and 375€ per night.

The Water View suites are one bedroom suites with two balconies and views towards the bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Near the kingsize bed there are several walk in closets, and there is a sofa which can be transformed into a queensize bed in the living room. there is a main bathroom and a guest bathroom. Price is 440€ per night.

The Junior suites have floor to ceiling windows, private balconies, several closets and two bathrooms. The main bedroom has a kingsize bed and there is a queensize sofa bed in the living room. If guests want a larger room with views towards the ocean, these rooms can be connected to the Water View suites, creating an 140 metre space. Price is 375€ per night.

Most of other rooms are known for either their décor or their views, the Tall rooms being the exceptions. These rooms have larger beds which offer an extra 44cm of space. There are 13 Tall rooms, all of them with 244cm long beds and ceiling high shower cabins adapted for their tallest guests.

Guests who stay at this hotel will be able to enjoy the Forgot It? We’ve Got It service. The hotel can provide guests with the essential amenities that they might have forgotten at home.

Fitness and Spa.

The hotel’s spa is the Exhale Spa, known for its innovative skin treatments and massages. There are several swimming pools and a fitness centre.

Families with Children.

There are extra beds and cots available for families travelling with children, and a child proof safety kit is given to all families after check in which includes outlet covers and toilet latches. There is a children’s club for kids of all ages where fun activities are organized every day, and there are two pools for children on the 16th floor. Each child is given a Kimpton Kids Treasure Chest filled with games and toys upon arrival.

Pet Policy.

This hotel allows guests to bring their pets. Pets are given their own bowl and a bed courtesy of the Very Important Pet program. The rooms which are adapted for pets are provided with dog leashes and plastic bags to be used during walks. There is a petsitting service, a hairdresser for dogs and a massage room for pets.

Bars and Restaurants.

There are several bars, lounges and open air terraces with views towards the city. The Area 31 restaurant is located on the 16th floor of this hotel and has bay views. The restaurant has a terrace with views towards the pool where guests will be able to enjoy al fresco dining and the extensive wine list. The Zuma restaurant is focused on Japanese cuisine and has an innovative design.

Location.

This hotel has views towards the city, the river and the ocean. The hotel is located downtown, close to the famous Brickwell Avenue. Near the hotel lies the central business district, several main shopping streets, and many galleries and restaurants.

The Pera Palace Hotel is one of Istanbul’s most famed and historic hotels, dating back from the times of the Turkish Empire. This centric hotel dates from 1892, when it was built for passengers of the Orient Express.

History.

This special category hotel can be considered as a museum hotel. The hotel is located in the Beyoglu district, a centric historical neighbourhood of the city, and is the oldest European hotel in the country.

The hotel has art nouveau elements with a touch of neoclassical and oriental style. The hotel officially opened in 1895. During many years, guests who arrived at the city by the Orient Express stayed at this hotel, and because of this the logo of the hotel is the same as the one of the Orient Express.

During the last century the hotel has lived through the fall of the Ottoman Empire and two World Wars. During the First World War the hotel was used as the main headquarters by the occupying forces. This building was the first building to have electricity, which was only used in palaces at the time.

Rooms and Prices.

The hotel has 99 rooms and 16 suites. All rooms are double rooms with a spacious bathroom. The rooms have been renovated maintaining the same style they had all those decades ago when both royalty and celebrities stayed here.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey, stayed in Room 101. In 1981, to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the rooms was converted into the Atatürk museum, where visitors will find authentic antiques dating from 1917 and personal amenities that belonged to the man who founded the Republic of Turkey. The room is painted in a light sunrise pink, his favourite colour, and is decorated with ancient Turkish and international books of great value and collections of magazines, post cards, medals and other antiques.

Other historical figures who at some point stayed at this hotel are King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Zar Nicholas II and the Austro Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, and many others. Even personalities such as Great Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Jacqueline Kennedy and Zsa Zsa Gabor enjoyed a stay at this hotel.

The Deluxe Pera View rooms have views towards the famous Petits Champs street. These rooms can have either a kingsize bed or two large individual beds, and the bathrooms have either a bathtub or a shower. Some of the rooms have their own French balcony. Each room is decorated with crystal ornaments and has a lot of natural light. Price is around 155€ per night.

The Deluxe Golden Horn View rooms have views towards the Golden Horn. The bathrooms are made of marble and most rooms have a private French balcony. Price is 195€ per night.

The Grand Pera Studios have views towards one of the city’s main streets, Les Petits Champs. Guests will be able to enjoy views towards the centre of the city, which has many buildings and historical monuments, from the large sofas in their living rooms. The room is connected to the bathroom, which has both a bathtub and a shower.

Room 411 is known as Agatha Christie’s room. The Queen of Crime stayed in this particular room several times between 1926 and 1932. Several urban legends claim that this hotel was the place she spent the 11 days she was missing, and half a century after that incident a key to one of her still missing diaries was found in this room. This rooms is one of the most booked rooms at the hotel, and guests will have to book in advance if they want to stay at the place where she wrote Murder on the Orient Express.

The six Greta Garbo rooms are 50 square metres each, and have small French balconies with views towards the Petits Champs. The Swedish actress stayed in these six rooms. Price starts from 270€ per night.

The Pera Palace Special Suites are decorated with paintings, antique furniture and designer carpets. The large marble bathrooms have a bathtub and a shower. Most suites have French balconies, and each suite is named in honour of an historical figure who stayed at that room. Price varies according to the suite, with the minimum price being around 445€ per night.

Five suites are known as the Ernest Hemingway suites. The writer stayed here in 1922. The 55 square metre suites have a bedroom, a bathroom, a closet, a living rooms and a French balcony.

The Pierre Loti suites were some of the French writer’s favourite places. The suites are located on the corners of the building and have different views. The suites have a bedroom, a bathroom and a living room.

Suite 201, the Ismet İnönü suite, and Suite 301, the Celal Bayar suite, are senior suites named in honour of the second and third presidents of the Republic of Turkey. These suites have large balconies with views towards the Golden Horn. Each suite has a large bedroom with a marble bathroom and a separate working area.

The Piano suite is located on the sixth floor and has views towards the bay. The suite is decorated in an Art Déco style, and has a large bedroom, a bathroom and a living area.

The Presidential suites at the hotel are known as the King Edward VIII suite and the Franz Joseph suite. These suites are located on the fourth and fifth floors of the hotel. Each suite has 155 square metres, with a bedroom, a closet, a large living room area, a dining room, an office and two bathrooms.

Interior décor.

The reception, hallways and rooms at the hotel are covered in white marble and are decorated with Murano glass chandeliers that hang from the ceilings. New technologies have been integrated without disrupting the design.

The hotel has conserved its XIXth century style, and little has changed in its décor. The elevator has been renovated conserving the same structure that the first elevator installed at this hotel had.

Bar and Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant, Agatha, combines the traditional cuisines of the three cities where the Orient Express stopped, Istanbul, Paris and Venice. Guests will be able to savour dishes from the French, Italian and Turkish cuisines. The restaurant has an open kitchen and its own wine cellar.

The Orient Bar remains one of the city’s most trendy bars. Many historical figures and celebrities have enjoyed a night out at this bar, which is known for its Oriental décor and its cocktail and wine list.

Events.

The Kubbeli Tea Room Saloon can be rented for private events. This room has high ceilings, large windows and a piano. Many guests come to this tea room during tea time, and live music is played during the afternoons.

Pâtisserie.

The hotel has an historical bakery, the Pâtisserie de Pera. This pâtisserie serves fresh croissants and ground coffee. Guests and visitors will be able to enjoy home-made cakes, chocolates and pies from both France and Turkey.

Spa.

The hotel has a 380 square metre spa where guests will be able to enjoy traditional Turkish baths. The spa has a gym, a swimming pool, several saunas and Turkish baths, and there are massage rooms.

Conference Rooms.

There are several renovated conference rooms which combine design and technology. The conference rooms have high ceilings and plenty of natural light. Some of the rooms can be divided into smaller rooms.

Location.

The hotel has views towards the Golden Horn, an estuary that divides the city, and part of the peninsula. The hotel is located in one of the city’s oldest districts, where people of European descent used to live, which explains why the area is known as Little Europe. Nowadays the neighbourhood is one of the most visited places in the city, and has many bars, restaurants and a variety of museums.

The hotel is located a short distance away from the main streets and main squares, such as Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square. There are many shopping centres, open air markets selling carpets, jewellery and spices, and traditional restaurants nearby.

The Malmaison Hotel is located in Oxford, England, in the United Kingdom. Today this old city prison has been remodelled and converted into a large hotel which still conserves its past décor.

Originally this building was an ancient Victorian prison, and even now guests can appreciate the heavy metal doors, iron staircases and forged steel cells. Inside, the hotel could not be more different, with a plush modern décor and rooms with flat screen television sets, climate control and light control. There is Internet throughout the hotel.

The hotel has 95 double rooms, and each room is located in one of the ancient cells. Each room has a private bathroom, a double bed, and heavy metal doors which serve as a reminder of what the building used to be. The cells are painted in dark colours and have red velvet curtains that match the furniture.

The hotel has several suites. One of the old jail’s wings houses several large suites, while what used to be the jailer’s room now has spacious rooms with poster beds and a small cinema.

Each one of the cells holds a selection of wines and snacks, and a large bathroom with a modern shower. There is room service during all day and guests will be able to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner directly in their rooms.

Price starts from 200€ per night in a double room, and is higher for suites. An extra bed costs 34€ per night, and the cribs are free of charge.

The Liberty Hotel is located in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. This jail was built in 1851 and because of terrible conditions it had to close its doors nearly 140 years later.

More than a decade ago and after a major makeover, the building was transformed into a hotel. The old jail, where Malcolm X and Frank Abagnale Jr. were imprisoned, still has the original brick façade. The interior patio has remained mainly unchanged.

A large tower was built after the jail closed its doors, and most of the hotel’s rooms and suites can be found there. All rooms are double rooms with a private bathroom, and are decorated in pale pink and grey with mahogany furniture. The windows fill a whole wall and many rooms have views towards either the river Charles or the city itself.

The suites are even larger and have a kingsize bed and a bathroom, another guest bathroom and separate living and dining areas. There are several types of suites, and none remind guests that the building used to be a prison, since they all have a private pantry, a giant closet and a library. Other suites have a private open air terrace.

The hotel has five bars and restaurants whose decoration reminds one of the building’s original use. One of the bars is an open air bar which opens during the summer months, located where the interior patio once was. Some of the old cells have been transformed into conference halls and meeting rooms, and a large portion of one floor is now a ballroom where events can take place.

The Lowengraben Hotel is located in Lucerne, in Switzerland. The building was built as a city prison in 1862, but from 1998 onwards it has been converted into an hotel.

The rooms are located inside the old cells. Each cell is now a double room with a bathroom, although the windows still have bars on them. The hotel has several themed suites located in what used to be the old recreation room, the jailer’s office, the visiting room and the library. Price varies between 95 and 187€ per night.

The Langholmen hotel is located in Stockholm, in Sweden. Known as the Prison of the Crown, the prison closed its doors in 1975 and years later was remodelled into a hotel.

The rooms can either be individual or double rooms with a bathroom, and despite their modern design they still have the same doors they had when the hotel was still a prison, although each one has their own key. The windows no longer have bars and the decoration is apt for the most exquisite of guests. Price starts from 172€ per night for an individual room and 215€ per night for a double room.

The hotel has its own museum, called From Crime to Chains. The museum has several galleries dedicated to the nearly 150 years of this prison’s existence.

The hotel has a restaurant, the Finkan, known for its traditional cuisine and its Sunday brunches. The hotel has a small café which serves snacks and a shop. Guests will be able to use the hotel’s parking.

There are many historical landmarks near this centric hotel, such as a beach near Langholm bridge where locals and visitors soak up the sun rays during the summer months. On the other side of the bridge guests will find many shops, restaurants, cinemas and art galleries.

The Cram Hotel is a boutique hotel located in Barcelona, easily recognizable because of its interior design and colourful façade. The hotel has incorporated new trends into its design and each space is decorated in a different way.

Barcelona is a city where architecture is always in the limelight. Modern glass buildings can be found next to centuries old structures. The hotel’s façade follows a similar line of thought, with intricate carvins dating from as far as 1892.

The interior design of the hotel is full of white walls, waxed and polished wooden floors and black ceilings creating a contrast with the bright furniture. The boutique hotel has several double rooms, each one of them decorated in a different way. The common areas are connected between them, with one area being decorated in whites, the next in blacks, and the next one in whites again, like a piano.

Rooms.

The hotel has 67 rooms and several suites. All rooms are double rooms with a bathroom and a working area, and the suites have a separate living room. The decoration is both timeless and futuristic, with white walls, wooden floors and furniture and decorations that vary in colours depending on the room. The rooms have large windows and receive a lot of natural light, and there is special light control system that allows each guest to personalize the light intensity. Guests have access to fast WiFi connection and all rooms have modern technologies that include large LCD television screens with radio and Internet that provide tourist information and other services.

Standard rooms have a double bed, while Standard Twin rooms have two twin beds. Both these rooms have large windows with views towards the city and a bathroom with many bath amenities. Price is around 132€ per night, but it can vary depending on the season.

Superior rooms are more spacious and have more decorative elements. Price is around 179€ per night depending whether it’s low or high season. Executive rooms are double rooms with a private terrace and a large working area. Price is 230€ per room per night. Privilege rooms have a private terrace and stylish décor with a lot of technology. Price is up to 235€ per night.

The two suites have a master bedroom with a kingsize bed and a separate living room. The bathroom has a three metre squared jacuzzi with scented candles, flower petals and bath salts. Guests who stay in these rooms will be able to enjoy a complimentary champagne bottle, a dinner for two at the restaurant and a breakfast starting at 265€ per night, although the average price is around 330€ per suite per night.

Dining.

The hotel has its own restaurant with one Michelin star, the Gaig restaurant, which specializes in traditional Catalan food. This restaurant is one of the city’s best known ones, where the menu changes according to the season, although traditional Catalan meals are provided throughout the year. The restaurant is decorated with classical styled furniture and contrasting colours.

Meetings.

Business lunches and dinners can be organized at the Gaig restaurant. Hotel Cram has three different conference halls which can be joined in order to create one large meeting hall with a capacity of up to 90 people.

Extras.

The hotel has an open air swimming pool with a large solarium. The terrace, where guests can enjoy the sunshine, is located next to the Mareva Lobby Cocktail Bar, a lounge where guests can have a drink and a cigar.

One of the hotel’s features is its façade, which can be illuminated in several colours. The colour changes every day and guests can decide what colour they want it to be. People who visit the hotel’s website can leave messages describing their emotional state, and at the end of the day the hotel is illuminated according to the colour representing the most voted emotion of the day.

Location.

The hotel is located in the neighbourhood of Aribau. The hotel’s décor is a modern version of avant garde, similar to the city. The hotel is located in the centre of the city, only a few minutes away from the main shopping areas, financial district and the city’s cultural landmarks. It is a short distance away from the Passeig de Gracia, the Gothic Quarter, Plaça Catalunya and the Rambla.

The Curious Hotel is located in Barcelona, in Spain. This small hotel is one of the city’s most known ones, with its affordable prices, diverse décor and spaces divided to represent one of the four elements.

The hotel is located next to Plaza Catalunya, one of the cities most centric squares. The hotel is only a few minutes by foot away from the main landmarks and historical monuments. A couple of blocks away guests will find traditional markets, bars and tapas places.

Each room at the hotel is decorated in a different way. All rooms have a double bed and a bathroom with shower. Each one of the hotel’s floors is decorated according to one of the four elements, and each room on one particular floor will be decorated according to a theme pertaining to one of the four elements, Fire, Earth, Air or Water.

All the rooms have free WiFi, allowing guests to stay connected. The rooms have a radio, air conditioning and a television with satellite channels. The walls in each room are decorated with  photographs and paintings representing some of the city’s main landmarks, monuments and historical buildings.

The individual rooms have a large individual bed. Each rooms has a bathroom with a shower, and while some rooms have views towards the interior patio, others have views towards the street. individual rooms cost 79€ a night.

Double rooms have two twin beds and a bathroom with either a bathtub or a shower stall. These rooms have a small balcony with views towards the Barri del Carme. Price is around 1901€ per night.

Other double rooms have a large double bed and a bathroom with a shower. Each room has a balcony with views towards the hotel’s patio.  These rooms have a price of 101€ per night. All rooms can fit in an extra bed, converting double rooms into triple rooms, with a price of about 139€ per night.

The rooms located on the Fire themed floor are decorated in bright and intense colours. Those rooms on the Earth themed floor are coloured in a palette of browns and greens with pictures of nature. Rooms located on the Water floor are painted in shades of blue with blue tinted photographs on the walls. Those rooms on the Air floor are covered in pastel colours with light furniture and pictures of aerial views of the city.

The hotel is well connected to the city centre, with several bus stops and metro stops outside the hotel and the airport shuffle bus only a couple of minutes away. The hotel is located next to the trendy La Rambla street. The hotel is a short distance away from most of the city’s historical landmarks. Places such as the Plaza de Catalunya, the Cathedral and the Gothic Quarter can be easily reached by foot, as well as many other monuments that identify this city. The Port and the Mercat de la Boquería are close by.

Miss Sophie’s Hostel is located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The hostel is designed like a boutique hotel, with colourful and chic decorations and a modern design.

The hostel is part of bohemian hostel chain, although this particular hostel is more boutique than bohemian. Miss Sophie’s has a centric location and a design that is the cross section between simple luxe and fine arts. The hostel was built in 2004.

The hostel is located in an historical building which is known for its irregular architecture, the inside of which has been decorated by a team of architects and designers. The hostel has several dormitories, private rooms and apartments available to guests, many of whom travel either on business or on short sightseeing trips to the city.

There are several types of rooms and apartments at the hostel, and each one of them has free WiFi access. The walls of each room are painted in pastel colours with bright patterns and bohemian murals on top. Smoking is not allowed at the hotel, and only some rooms have air conditioning.

The dorm rooms at the hostel have several beds and bunk beds. Each bed has its own socket, a small shelf with an individual lamp and a private drawer underneath the bed which serves as a wardrobe and has a lock. There is one bathroom per two rooms, and the bathrooms are large, with several separate toilet and shower stalls. Guests can rent towels and for a small deposit they will be able to use hair dryers, ironing boards, alarm clocks and socket adapters. Price is around 15€ per person.

The private rooms are larger with more comforts, such as a a safe, a small refrigerator and a wardrobe with several shelves. These rooms have air conditioning and a landline phone. The bathroom has towels and a hairdryer. These rooms have free WiFi connection and cable television. The furniture has a futuristic look about it and the walls are covered in different patterns. Price is around 46€ per night.

The apartments at the hotel are designed as suites. There is a master bedroom with a double bed and a walk in closet, a lounge with a sofa, and a working area complete with a desk and patterned chair. There is a kitchenette with coffee and tea making machines, an oven and other amenities. Price can reach 55€ per apartment per night. Like the rooms, the apartments have WiFi. Guests are provided with free towels, and have a safe, cable television, a hair dryer and paintings by the Czech painter Zora Mazácová.

The reception desk and lobby are open 24 hours a day, and have free WiFi. Both on the day of arrival and on the day of departure, the hostel offers luggage storage. The people who work at this hostel are all multilingual, making communication less of an issue, and sell special maps that offer discounts at some places. There are several telephone booths from where guests can call at a lower rate.

The ground floor houses the lounge and the kitchen. The brick covered lounge has several bright leather sofas and a huge television screen with a large collection of DVDs. This common area is connected to a terrace with views of the city.

Miss Sophie’s is located in Prague’s New Town, a neighbourhood built by King Charles IV in the XIVth century. Guests are only a few blocks away from the Old Town, a place filled with historical landmarks. The New Town has many different bars, coffee shops, restaurants and all kinds of shops, while the Old Town is focused more on the cultural heritage of this monument filled city. The hostel is near a tramway stop, allowing guests to explore the rest of the city.

The Art Factory Hostel is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital city. This hostel is located in the centre of the city, and its clean and modern rooms together with a colourful interior design make this one of the best places to stay for those travelling on a budget, in groups and those visiting the city for a couple of days.

The hostel has several types of rooms. Some of the rooms have a shared bathroom, but for a small extra fee guests will be able to have a room with a private bathroom. There are individual, double and triple rooms, as well as large dormitories for larger groups.

Each room has an individual design, since each one of them was painted and decorated by a different group of artists who each had their own take on the décor. This concept has transformed this centric hostel in a boutique hostel.

The shared dorms are decorated with street art such as graffiti and murals, and cost around 9€ per bed, which comes with bed linen and towels. An individual room with a shared bathroom costs 22€ per night, while an individual room with a private bathroom costs 27€ per night.

The double rooms can either have two individual beds or a double bed, and each one of these rooms has a different theme. A double room without a bathroom costs 27€ per night, while a double room with a private bathroom costs 35€ per night.

Triple rooms are slightly larger and have three individual beds. A triple bedroom with a shared bathroom costs 33€ per night, and a triple bedroom with a private bathroom costs 39€ per night.

Prices include bed linen and towels, and a continental breakfast served at the hostel. There is WiFi in all bedrooms, and the hostel’s common areas have fast Internet connection.

The hostel has its own bar and a terrace. There is cable television in the common areas. Check out is at 11 am, although guests can leave their luggage at the hostel if they still some time to enjoy the city before their departure. There is a large kitchen where guests can cook their own meals, and fresh fruit is provided at breakfast. The hostel has a library filled with books and magazines. Guests can hire a transfer service from and to the airport.

The hostel regularly organizes football competitions and guests can rent bicycles for touring the city. Depending on the day, the hostel can organize Spanish lessons or tango classes.

The hostel organizes theme nights. Several days a week guests will be able to enjoy an authentic Argentinian steak, and vegetarian options are provided for non carnivore guests. On other nights guests will enjoy live music by local independent bands and classical  film nights. Guests can participate in the Caminata Secreta, a guided walking tour across the historical streets of the San Telmo district.

The hostel is an artistic place strategically positioned for those guests who want to discover Buenos Aires at their ow pace. Every corner of the hostel was designed by a different group of artists, architects and designers. The hostel is located in one of the cities most centric districts, San Telmo, a contemporary and colonial neighbourhood with vintage shops, art galleries and places of historical interest.

The hostel is located in the centric district of San Telmo. Only a five minute walk away is the Plaza de Mato, which is considered the city’s main square. The hotel is communicated with the rest of the city by two nearby metro stations. Nearby guests will find Plaza Dorrego, a square where outdoor markets and market fairs are organized every weekend. A short walk away from the hotel guests will find many bars and restaurants, many of which organize live tango and music shows. Puerto Madero, the city’s most chic area, is a short distance away. San Telmo can be considered one of the most artistic barrios in the city, where art galleries, temporary exhibitions and permanent museums can be found within walking distance.

The Le Seven Hotel is located in the City of Lights, Paris, France. This hotel has a minimalist décor and the latest technologies, with beds and bathtubs that float in the air.

This hotel is part of the chain of hotels responsible for creating the emblematic The Five Hotel. This particular hotel has its own design. At a first glance, this hotel seems to be an upper scale boutique hotel with double rooms with large flat screens and large bathrooms. Behind the now common iPod docks there lies a minimalist, carefully thought of décor designed to ensure each guest’s tranquillity. There are several types of rooms, where each rooms has its own, slightly futuristic design.

The hotel envelopes one right from the reception area. A huge 3D screen filled with bubbles stands in the centre of the lobby, allowing visitors to have a glimpse and a virtual tour of the hotel. The personnel offers guests a guided tour around the hotel’s common areas and tells them the story of the creation of each room. Next to the lobby there is a large bar with a serious, modern looking design, with LED lights that change colours according to the time of day.

All the rooms have a Nespresso coffee making machine. There are several iPod docks for all kinds of Apple products. The large plasma television screen has several international channels and the remote control has four buttons that allow guests to choose the fragrance that they want their room to smell of. Each room and suite provides guests with bathrobes, a large safe and a separate, well lit working area with a desk and chair.

The 28 Levitation rooms look like standard rooms at a first glance. It only takes a few moments to realize that this is an illusion. The large double bed is actually a couple of inches above ground. The shower is illuminated in different colours, as is the modern bathroom. Price starts from 153€ per night.

The Absolute Levitation rooms are slightly more spacious double rooms which have a large floating bed right next to the glass, colour illuminated shower. Price usually starts from 185€ per night.

The Suspended Bath suite is one of the hotel’s most wanted suites. The double beds in the suite are covered in bright white linen and float several centimetres off the ground, while the large black bathtub floats in another corner of the room. This rooms is painted in dark colours and has a minimalist décor, veiling the suite in mystery. The floating bathtub for which the suite is named is made of black stone and can seemingly shine, depending on the light. Price is 233€ per night.

The Close to the Stars Suite and the Touching the Stars suite are located on the hotel’s top floor and have views towards the city. The ceiling in both rooms is covered in a dark cloth and filled with small lights representing the stars and forming constellations. Guests who stay in these two rooms will be able to enjoy views of the city centre and the sky of Paris, since one of the windows is in the ceiling. These suites cost 233€ per night.

The Black Diamond suite is decorated in black. The kingsize bed, the rest of the furniture, the curtains and the bed linen and even the mirrors are black and are decorated with thousands of crystals which reflect light and create a luminous sparking effect. The bathtub is made from black stone, with Swarovski crystals en each corner. The large shower has a hydromassage column and glass decorations on the ceiling. The black carpet covering the floor has golden accessories and optical fibres that can be lighted.

The Marie Antoinette suite has a boudoir and a deluxe décor, representing Marie Antoinette’s lifestyle had she lived at the start of the XXIst century. This large rooms has a psychedelic edge to it. A huge bed which looks like a throne stand in the centre of the room, which is filled with elaborate chandeliers. One of the room’s corners has been transformed into the living room with sofas. The bathroom is decorated with mirrors similar to those at the Versailles Palace, and both the shower and the bathtub are covered by pink optic fibre.

The Sublime suite is one of the hotel’s honeymoon suites. It is decorated in different shades of white and a large circular bed stands in the middle of the room. A thick carpet covers the room’s floor. The ceiling above the bed is decorated with tiny lights and futuristic lights that looks like stars. The suite has a lounge area with classical style furniture and a sofa. This suite’s bathroom has a futuristic design, with bright lights and a bathroom that looks like a cocoon.

The 007 suite is decorated in honour of the world’s most famous spy, Bond, James Bond. This suite has a retro touch mixed with some futuristic designs, just like Mr. Bond’s classical stance was always backed up by the latest technological inventions. Guests who stay in this room will be able to watch all the James Bond films on the giant television screen. This suite has a kingsize bed and a lounge area with a sofa and a coffee table. The bathroom has a shower which can be transformed into a Turkish bath.

The On/Off suite is the star suite at the hotel. At a first glance this suite has a simple, minimalistic décor. One needs only to turn on the lights in order for the room to transform itself. Once the light is on, the white walls suddenly become all shades of the rainbow and surreal designs appear along the suite.

The Alice suite allows guests to enter Wonderland. One of the walls is decorated with clocks of all shapes and sizes, including clocks where time goes backwards. Several different lamps hang from the ceiling. The walls are covered with plush imitations of Caroll Lewis’ characters. The bathroom has two toilets with a chess board between them. The lounge area of the suite has a bright red sofa and many plush toys, and the room can change its colour if one changes the light. All of these suites cost 505€ per night.

The Lovez- Vouz suite is the largest one at the hotel. The design features the importance of ecological tourism and all of the ornaments honour Mother Nature, such as stone and wood floors and wooden and leather furniture. The master bedroom has a large round bed and a television screen, and there is another screen in the living room. This suite has a fireplace. There are two bathrooms, one of them with a shower for two and the other with a bathtub covered in cow hide and direct access towards a private terrace with a Jacuzzi. Price is around 801€ per night.

The hotel is open all year round. The hotel is adapted for people with disabilities and the reception works 24 hours a day. Laptops can be rented for the length if the stay, and guests can use the fax and photocopy machines. The hotel offers laundry service and room service.

The hotel has a lounge and a restaurant on its ground floor. Guests will be able to enjoy delicious tapas and a wide selection of different wines.

This hotel is located in the 5th arrondissement in Paris. The hotel stands in the centre of the Quartier Latin, one of the city’s most cultural and historical neighbourhoods. Guests will be able to enjoy the local food at the many nearby cafés and restaurants. The area has many art galleries, and only a couple of minutes away guests with find an ancient amphitheatre, Les Arènes de Lutèce. Two of Paris’ best known places, the Jardines de Luxembourg and le Jardin des Plantes, are only a couple of minutes away. Other places such as Saint Germain, the Montparnasse Cemetery and the Notre Dame Cathedral are within walking distance.

The Colors Hostel and Hotel is located in the centre of Rome, in Italy. This colourful hotel has both hostel dormitories and private hotel rooms, all of them painted in bright colours.

Italy has another colour hotel located in Lake Garda. This hotel is much less about the frills and more about experiencing the city. The hotel is located in the centre of Rome and offers guests basic amenities in a modern setting, making this hostel and hotel one of the best for backpackers travelling around Europe.

The hostel rooms are ideal for groups of friends travelling together. Each dormitory is painted in a different colour and is equipped with several bunk beds and a modern bathroom. These rooms have air conditioning, a small refrigerator and Internet access, and are provided with clean bed linen. The 2, 3 and 4 bed rooms with a sink and a shared bathroom cost 8€ per person per night, while the 3, 4 and 5 bed rooms with a small private bathroom cost 10€ per person per night.

There is a large common room with a kitchen and a terrace where guests will be able to enjoy continental breakfasts which include tea, coffee, sugar, cereal and several types of jams. Price per breakfast is around 7€ per person. There is a small colourful terrace and a garden full of flowers and plants on the hotel’s top floor, from where guests will be able to enjoy views towards the city.

The hotel’s rooms are more spacious with more privacy and amenities. The walls are painted in bright jovial colours, and all the other elements, including bed linen, is of a different colour. These rooms can accommodate from one to four people, and can either have a private shower with a shared bathroom or a complete private bathroom. Hotel rooms can have one individual bed or one double bed. An individual room with shower and shared bathroom costs 30€ per night, while an individual room with a private bathroom costs 40€ per night. A double room with a shower and a shared bathroom costs 50€ per night, while a double room with a private bathroom costs 55€ per night. Small Queen rooms are rooms with a queensize bed, and cost 40€ with an in room shower and a shared bathroom, and 50€ with a complete private bathroom. The hotel has triple and quadruple family rooms wither with an in room sink and shower or a private bathroom, priced between 65 and 90€ per night. All of these rooms have air conditioning, a television set with cable television, complimentary Internet access, a safe, a minibar, and include a continental breakfast every morning.

All the rooms and the hallways are painted in different primary colours. The hostel and hotel have a simple, modern décor, and even the bed linen, the doors and wardrobes are coloured in different shades. The personnel at this hotel speak English and other languages, allowing guests to enquire about the best places to visit in the city.

At the hotel’s 24 hour reception desk guests will get all the necessary information about the best bars, restaurants and landmarks in the city. The hostel and hotel is located just 5 minutes away from Vatican City, and 10 minutes on foot from Piazza Navona. Guests staying at this hotel will be able to explore the centre of the Eternal City, walking along its historic streets and visiting the remains of the Roman Empire.

The Gore Hotel is located in London, Great Britain. This hotel is in one of the city’s most fashionable areas and dates from the XIXth century building which still conserves the classic Victorian décor and façade.

According to a legend, when a new law prohibited any hotels in the area, the family transformed their mansion into a large guest house. With some of the many rooms allotted for guests, the guest house managed to evade the no hotel law until it was no longer valid, and by this time the mansion was legally transformed into one of the city’s best hotels. Even nowadays the hotel is one of the favourite places to stay of many visitors and celebrities who seek some quiet time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday city life.

The hotel has 50 rooms which vary in size. The Double Queen Rooms are smaller rooms with a queensize bed, while the Tudor rooms are the most luxurious rooms at the hotel. There are several types of rooms at the hotel, such as Queen Double, Wonderful Double, Luxury Double, Deluxe and Tudor, all of them double rooms with a private bathroom and somewhat Victorian ornaments. All rooms have several characteristics in common, such as television sets and carved furniture coupled with an antique décor. The bed linen, towels and bathrobes belong to the Frette brand.

The Wonderful rooms and Queen rooms are standard double rooms. They are decorated with large gilded mirrors, sparkling chandeliers and antique style furniture. Price is around 180€ per room per night.

The Luxury Doubles are more spacious rooms which have a similar decoration to the standard rooms. These rooms hold huge oak beds and are equipped with more amenities than the standard rooms, which means that price per room is higher, at 219€ per night.

The Deluxe rooms are large rooms with plenty of living space. Each one of these rooms has a different theme and decorations, and a room costs around 270€ per night.

The Lady Blessington room is decorated according to the taste of this lady who stayed at the hotel during the Victorian era and organized many intellectual soirées for famous writers, such as Charles Dickens or Hans Christian Andersen. The room has an enormous bed with a mirror on the headboard, and it’s adjoining black marble bathroom has a separate shower and bathtub.

Miss Ada’s room used to be the room of one of the first owners of the hotel. This comfortable room is best known for its bathroom, a mahogany covered room with a throne in the middle. The master bedroom is decorated in what is traditionally seen as a Victorian style.

Miss Fanny’s room is the room that used to belong to Miss Ada’s sister. The main bedroom is full of brightly coloured curtains, carpets and upholstery coupled with antique portraits, while the bathroom is decorated in a Victorian style with mahogany panels and a throne.

The Judy Garland room is one of the most luxurious rooms at this hotel. The bedroom holds a large, carved, wooden bed covered in golden paint, and the decorations in this spacious room have a touch reminiscent of a Wizard of Oz scene. The bathroom walls are covered in hand painted tiles.

The Dame Nellie room is a grand room decorated with gilded furniture, intricate ornaments and heavy velvet curtains. This room is named in honour of a XIXth century artist, and because of the hotel’s proximity to the Royal Albert Hall, over the years it has become one of the favourite rooms for musicians and other artists to stay in. The bathroom has a huge marble bathtub flanked by statues of Venus and Adonis. Price is around 430€ per night.

The Tudor room is an enormous room fashioned in the same way the grand mansions were decorated during the reign of the Tudors. This room has high ceilings, elaborate chandeliers and a huge stone chimney. There is antique furniture stationed around the room under huge portraits. The adjoining bathroom has a separate copper shower and a large clawfoot bathtub.

The hotel has its own bar, Bar 190, and a small bistro, Bistro 190. Both serve a mix of typical dishes from several European countries and have a Gothic interior. Private areas can be reserved for private events and special occasions.

There are three air conditioned meeting rooms at the hotel. These spacious rooms have XXIst century technological gadgets discreetly integrated in the XIXth century décor. The Tapestry room is a large meeting room with two chimneys and gilded portraits hanging both in the lounge and in the library. The Mulberry room is the most formal hall, with wooden panels and decorative chandeliers. The Green room is a traditional conference room with a capacity of up two 18 people, a fireplace and a small library.

Right above the hotel’s impressive staircase guests will find a small balcony which has been remodelled into a business centre. Guests will be able to use the computers, fax machines and printers.

The hotel is located between Kensington and Knightsbridge. Guests will be able to stroll in Hyde Park or visit some of the nearby museums, such as the National History Museum. The hotel is only a few minutes away from Harrods and the Royal Albert Hall.