Parisian and Asian themed suites and absinthe

Maison 140 is a boutique hotel located in Beverly Hills, California, in the United States. This chic boutique hotel has several rooms and suites which have been recently renovated and now possess an individual and trendy style.

The hotel is located in Beverly Hills, one of the city’s best neighbourhoods. The hotel’s décor is inspired by two very different designs, the tradition of the Mandarin culture and the Parisian spirit, which manage to harmonize at this hotel.

The boutique hotel has a total of 43 rooms. There are two types of rooms, Mandarin rooms and Parisian rooms. All rooms have a double bed, a private bathroom, a safe, a minibar, a television with a DVD, telephones with two landlines and Internet access. Some of the decorations and furniture are hand made, while others are pure vintage. The bathrooms are equipped with Neil George amenities and home spa products. Each room has beds with hand made mattresses and hypoallergenic pillows as well as ironing boards and both linen and bathrobes designed by Italian brands.

The hotel has two very different types of rooms. The Mandarin rooms have a more traditional oriental décor, just like their name suggests, full of chinoiserie elements. The Parisian rooms have a distinctive Bohemian touch with a modernist décor.

The Parisian rooms are slightly smaller rooms with either a queensize or a kingsize bed. These rooms have vintage and bohemian decorations and pictures of the turn of the century Paris hanging on the walls. Price is around 125€ per night.

The Mandarin rooms are more spacious, with a distinctive Asian feel and a kingsize bed in the centre of the room. These rooms have a minimalist décor, classical furniture and modern technologies. Price is around 140€ per night.

The decoration varies from room to room. In the case of the Parisian rooms, the walls of each room are papered in wallpaper with different motifs, all of them representing historical pictures of Paris. Some of the Mandarin rooms are painted in one solid colour, although the colour varies depending on the room. Some of these rooms are painted in bright red, while others are painted in grey and have Asian artefacts as ornaments. The room painted in yellow has monochrome, black and white furniture and decorations.

Guests who stay at this hotel will have access to the swimming pool located at the nearby Hotel Avalon. This huge swimming pool is shaped like a giant hourglass and has vintage decorations.

The hotel offers its guests delicious continental breakfasts made from organic products accompanied by fresh pastries. Guests will be able to enjoy a fresh tea or coffee in their rooms just by calling room service. A catering service is provided on request for those who come to the hotel for conferences and meetings.

One of the hotel’s main assets is its trendy bar called the Noir Bar, which is decorated in black, white and red colours. This bar has a separate vintage lounge with eclectic decorations and over sized chandeliers. During the cocktail hour, guests are welcome to take part in L’Heure Vert, a traditional tasting of absinthe. A great variety of  exotic cocktails are served, always accompanied by cheese platters. The bar can host photo shoots, advertising campaigns and similar events, as well as private events.

The hotel has several conference rooms equipped with all kinds of modern audiovisual material. The conference rooms are decorated in neutral tones. The hotel itself is located near the city’s business district and several conference halls are a short distance away.

This hotel is located in the centre of Beverly Hills, one of the world’s most exclusive neighbourhoods. Several major shopping streets are nearby, as well as many of the city’s landmarks. There are many trendy bars and chic restaurants in the neighbourhood, where guests will be able to taste the creations of some of the world’s best chefs. A short distance away from the hotel guests will find the Sunset Strip, the neighbourhoods of Bel Air, Santa Monica and Hollywood, as well as Universal Studios and Rodeo Drive.

Colour hotel

The Color Hotel is located near the Garda Lake, in the city of Bardolino in Italy. In this hotel each space has its own colour and theme, and most windows have views towards the glistening waters of the lake.

The main theme of this jovial hotel are colours, and each room and suite is decorated in a different hue. The common areas have been designed according to the principles of chromotherapy. According to this, blue hues help one sleep, yellow makes people happier and green is ideal for relax.

The hotel has 91 rooms, each one of them painted in a different colour scheme. Price varies depending on the type of room and the season, and usually oscillates between 180 and 400€ per night. All rooms are double rooms with double beds and special orthopaedic mattresses, a modern bathroom and Italian furniture. Amongst other details, rooms have a television set, a safe, a minibar, local bathroom amenities and terry bathrobes for guests.

The Iride rooms are the smallest rooms at the hotel and have standard basic amenities, and are most popular with young people. The Pastello rooms are slightly larger rooms decorated in smooth, pastel colours.

The Acquerello rooms are big rooms full of large, brightly coloured decorations and boast a balcony. The Arcobaleno rooms are painted in flashy colours and have a large, colourful living room with a private balcony.

The Junior Suites are spacious rooms, each one decorated in a different colour. There is a living room with a balcony, a master bedroom with a kingsize bed and original artwork covering the walls. Several slightly different varieties of these suites exist, such as the Mosaic suites or the Spa suites, all of them following a set theme.

The Armonia Suites are larger suites full of art pieces. Each suite has a different colour and plenty of natural light in the living room and terrace. The master bedroom can either have a kingsize bed or two queensize beds. The bathroom holds a large jacuzzi and provides bathrobes for guests. The Perla Suites are a larger version of the Armonia suites, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. These suites have views towards the pool known as the Laguna, the hotel’s largest swimming pool.

The Samsara suites are the most notable suites at the hotel, with an exquisite decoration with varying colours, shapes and even fragrances. The suites have strangely shaped furniture and bright bursts of colour all around the rooms. The master bedroom has a round bed and there is a round jacuzzi in the bathroom, which has views towards the swimming pool and the gardens. There is a separate living room with a guest bathroom.

This colourful hotel has an equally colourful restaurant, the Colour, where guests will be able to taste authentic Italian food accompanied by Bardolino wine. The restaurant has a different location depending on the time of day, allowing guests to enjoy a taste of Italy in the luxurious Aranciaia hall, on one of the terraces or in the barbecue area. Near the restaurant guests will be able to relax in the lounge decorated with hammocks.

The hotel’s spacious gardens are full of fountains and sculptures. There is a separate Zen garden and a relaxing lounge. The hotel has three swimming pools with lounge chairs for the guests and an indoor swimming pool.

Located on the banks of Lake Garda, in an area filled with trees and open spaces, this hotel is only 5 minutes away from the historical centre of the city. Near the hotel stands Mount Baldo, and guests will be able to hik in the Lessini mountains. Guests can enjoy a sunny afternoon by the lake or rent a boat that will take them across the lake. The hotel provides guests with umbrellas on rainy days, and limousines and bicycles are available for rent.

Ecologically friendly hotel

Eve’s Garden Hotel is an ecologically friendly hotel in Marathon, Texas, in the United States. The hotel has an eye catching design with ochre painted walls, earth coloured furniture and the fact that it is made mostly of recycled, organic and natural materials.

Eve’s Garden and Ecology Resource Center is a center dedicated to ecological resources. The hotel was the brainchild of Clyde T. Curry and Kate Thyer, who decided to build an eco friendly hotel with recycled and non contaminating building materials. The hotel is well known for its interest in ecology and several seminars take place at the hotel in order to show the guests the importance of preserving our planet.

The hotel is actually a bed and breakfast whose main theme is nature, and it is located near the Big Bend National Park. The hotel has panoramic views towards the desert and the many small mountains that pepper the horizon.

All rooms at the hotel are dedicated to ecology. Each one of these rooms has a large double bed and a private bathroom, and the electricity used in the rooms comes from less contaminating sources. The building itself was built in a material called papercrete, an innovative material which contaminates much less than the usual products.

Price varies according to the type of rooms guests choose to stay at and the season, but most of the time price is around 130€ per night. Price includes a delicious breakfast cooked with organic and ecological ingredients.

The Ocotillo room is the smallest room at the hotel. Price is about 115€ per night and it can accommodate up to two people. The room is painted in the same tones as the desert outside and is decorated with flower prints. This room has a queensize bed, a bathroom with a shower, a fridge and views towards the central patio.

The bright Orchard room is more spacious. Priced at around 125€ per night, it admits another adult for an extra 18€ or another child for an extra 10€. There are two queensize beds, a bathroom with either a shower or a bath tub and a fridge.

Las Boquillas is a room priced at 125€ per night, with an extra 10€ per child. This spacious room has a queensize bed, a bathroom equipped with a shower and a fridge. The room has a distinctive, traditional Mexican feel, with bright bed covers, stained glass windows and views towards the central patio.

The Garden room is one of the largest rooms decorated with vaulted ceilings and arches, and is painted in many different colours reminiscent of ancient Mexico. This room has a kingsize bed, a fridge and a reading chair, as well as a large bathroom. Price is around 144€ per night. This comfortable and bright room also has its own patio where guests can enjoy a relaxing atmosphere while reading.

The Lotus Suite is one of the most coveted rooms at the hotel. It has a classical interior design with large stained glass windows. This suite has two bedrooms, and while the master bedroom has the larger queensize bed, the other bedroom is spacious enough for a double bed. There is a large bathroom with a shower and a small fridge in one of the rooms. Price is around 144€ per night, and this suite can accommodate up to four people, with an extra 30€ per adult per night and an extra 10€ per child per night.

The hotel also offers guests the opportunity to savour a wide array of delicious organic foods. Many different dishes are made from exclusively organic ingredients which support sustainable and ecological farming. One of the owners of this nature friendly hotel also makes elaborate flower bouquets for special events and celebrations. Guests will also be able to decorate their rooms with wild flowers, exotic flora or unique bouquets hand picked and assorted upon request to commemorate special dates.

When 24 hours aren’t enough

The 25 Hours Hotel is a sleek and modern boutique hotel in Hamburg, Germany. The hotel has several types of rooms which vary according to size and interior design, full of original architectural elements and coloured curves.

The hotel has a total of 128 rooms. Rooms come in various sizes. The smallest rooms are medium sized rooms known as M rooms; large rooms are L rooms; more spacious rooms are known as XL rooms; and the Studio rooms are more like apartments. XL Family rooms are rooms specifically designed for families, while the guest house is a separate block for groups of friends travelling together. All rooms can accommodate up to 4 people.

Price varies according to season, although prices are usually around 95€ for a small M room, 105€ for a larger L room, 115€ for a spacious XL room and 135€ for a Studio room per night. Children who are under 12 years of age and share a room with their parents are free of charge. The XL Familiy room costs around 135€ night and can accommodate up to two adults an two children. Children under 16 are free of charge, although for children older than that there is an extra charge of 25€ per night. All prices include a delicious breakfast. Guests who are under 25 years of age have a 15% discount on all rooms.

The 25 Hours hotel is a modern and cosmopolitan hotel by all standards. The decorations are a middle ground between the austere and the luxurious, with a jovial design and many integrated new technologies. Some rooms are decorated in a more retro style reminiscent of the 1960’s, while the large XL rooms also have a chimney.

All rooms have a colourful décor with a slight retro touch. The wallpaper has a different colour depending on the room, and the furniture is upholstered in different tones and materials. All rooms have an individual style with exclusive furnishings, although all rooms have a double bed, a bathroom and plenty of light. These rooms also have iPod docks, Internet access, a telephone and a television set.

The guest house stands on the hotel territory and is the best choice for those who travel as a group. The villa has 3 M rooms and 2 classy XL rooms with their respective en suite bathrooms. There is also a cosy private garden. The small villa is well equipped with a large kitchen.

The hotel also has a large living room where guests can relax and enjoy the company of their fellow travellers. The living room has a juke box where guests can choose their own background music, and every evening a wide range of cocktails is served there. On the fourth floor guests will also find a terrace which is open during the warmer months and has impressive views towards the city.

The hotel can also help guests out by looking for apartments and houses available for rent, a useful opportunity for busy business travellers who have to spend a lot of time travelling around the area. Guests will also be able to rent a bicycle directly at the hotel and explore the city on two wheels.

Breakfast is served in the buffet, and guests will be able to choose between a wide variety of local dishes. After breakfast fresh croissants are offered to those guests who plan so spend the day exploring the city. The hotel also has its own restaurant, a place full of eclectic designs and with a distinctive retro feel. The restaurant specializes in both German and Italian food. The menu offers special, two course quick lunches for those guests who are always in a hurry, and every evening there is a Golden Hour when visitors will be able to enjoy many varieties of beer at a lower price. The restaurant only has one extremely long table at the Esszimmer, so guests will be able to dine in a family-like atmosphere. There is a smaller dining room for private, more romantic dinners.

The hotel organizes events such as business meetings and celebrations. The bar is usually used for informal events and parties. The hotel has several conference rooms for more formal events, called the Freiraum. Freiraum 1 has 90 square metres of space and can accommodate up to 60 people. This conference room has plenty of natural light and is equipped with the latest technologies. Freiraum 3 is slightly smaller and has 70 square metres of available space for meetings of up to 25 people. This room has wall length windows and the latest audiovisual equipment. The Freiraum XL is the largest conference room with 100 square metres of space. This room can be connected with Freiraum 1 and the bar in order to host larger events. Any large conference or meeting will be able to use the chimney and the juke box in order to create a pleasant atmosphere, and will have access to the terrace.

Pod hotel, iPods and bright colours

The Pod Hotel is located in the centre of New York, in the United States. This small hotel is the ideal accommodation choice for those who travel on business, since it is well equipped with all the necessary technologies and comfortable as well as ergonomic furniture which ensures a pleasant stay.

This hotel may not be big, but it is definitely very modern and stylish. The hotel has four different types of rooms, the Bunk rooms, Single Rooms, Double Rooms and Queen Rooms, as well as several apartments. All rooms have at least one bed which can vary in size depending on the room, a shared or individual bathroom, an iPod dock, free Internet access and flat screen televisions.

All rooms have a sleek design, with modern amenities as well as ergonomic and multifunctional furniture. The rooms are also equipped with the latest technologies and the flashy colour scheme brightens up the living spaces. Guests will be able to choose the accommodation type that best suits their needs, as well as relax while listening to their own music and enjoying the beautiful view out of the window. The rooms also have a sophisticated temperature control and dimmer light control system.

Each Pod adapts to each guest. The mp3 and iPod docks allow guests to feel like they’re at home, and the dimmer light control system will allow the workaholics to concentrate better on their tasks. The furniture is ergonomic, allowing to increase the available living space.

There are several types of rooms. The Bunk Pods are small rooms with a bunk bed. Each bunk has curtains for privacy, as well as its own overhead lamp and a small TV screen with individual headphones. This room also has a large and spacious wardrobe with a safe and views towards the city.

The Single Pod rooms are the ideal choice for those who travel on their own or are planning a short business trip. These rooms, decorated in bright colours and prints, have a single bed, a wardrobe and an in room sink. There is also a working area with a large desk and light control. Like all other rooms, these pods also have free Internet access. The safe is hidden inside the wardrobe. Price is around 65€ per night.

Both the Bunk Pods and Single Pods share a bathroom, and each room has a light indicating whether or not the bathrooms are occupied. The shared bathrooms are quite large, with spacious private shower cabins, designer lavatories and music, as well as marble floors and counters and bathroom decorations made of granite.

The larger Pods are more original. The Double Double Pod is a larger room with two double beds. All beds have personal drawers for guests to keep their personal items in. Like all rooms, these pods also have enough space for a television, a working desk, a wardrobe with a safe and iPod docks, as well as a private bathroom.

The Veranda Pods are larger rooms designed for larger groups who travel together, and have a double and an individual bed. All beds have individual drawers for personal items and the enormous wardrobe has a safe. These rooms have a television, an mp3 and iPod dock, Internet access, and a small, cute terrace with mesmerizing views towards the city. These rooms also have a private bathroom.

The Townhouse Studio Pods are larger pods usually used as family rooms. The sleeping area stands on a small dais, and there is a queensize bed as well as a double bed. The working area is slightly larger, but as all other rooms there is a wardrobe with a safe, mp3 and iPod docks and Internet access. The large 32 inch television screen occupies one wall. These rooms also have a spacious private bathroom with a bath tub and a shower amongst other details, as well as a hair dryer and other necessary amenities.

The Double Pod rooms are ideal for couples, and are spacious enough for a large desk and a big double bed. The working area holds the desk and an ergonomic chair, and the lights can be controlled manually in order to achieve the necessary brightness. The  wardrobe has a curious design full of shelves and different sized drawers which ensure that all the guests’ clothing and personal items are organized throughout the stay. The Double Pods have their own private bathroom with a thick glass doors, a sleek modern lavatory and a large shower. Price per room usually varies between 80 and 120€ per night.

The Queen Pod rooms are the most luxurious and spacious rooms at the hotel, where every inch of space is full of colour. These rooms have a large queensize bed with bright covers and an enormous closet with drawers, shelves, and enough space for suitcases. These rooms also have a safe, a spacious working space with light control, a 20 inch flat television screen, an iPod dock and free Internet access, amongst curious decorations. The en suite bathrooms are separated from the main dormitory by an opaque glass wall, and have a relaxing cascading shower and a sleek sink and lavatory. The price of this rooms varies depending on the season, although usually it is around 130€ per night.

The Pod Hotel is a hotel full of colour and music. The stylish lobby is also a small information office where guests will be able to get all the necessary details and information about the city and its most famous landmarks. The hotel can also make restaurant reservations, buy tickets or else arrange excursions. The hotel also has a small restaurant which is well known for preparing the best and most original organic meals. The hotel is comfortably located in Manhattan, near the Radio City Music Hall, the United Nations Headquarters and the famous Rockefeller Center.

Colourful hotel with a casino, a megamall, and an amusement park

The First World Hotel is undoubtedly one of the largest hotels in the world. It is located in the Genting Highlands Resort, in Malaysia. This hotel has several floors, and has its own mall, several parks, an open air and an external amusement park and a hotel on the rooftop.

This hotel is the third largest hotel in the world when it comes to the number of guestrooms. The gargantuan hotel has a whooping 6,118 rooms available for visitors. However, the hotel itself occupies only a very small part of the building, since apart from the guestrooms, one can find a megamall, a tropical forest and even an amusement park. This giant, whose bright, colourful façade cannot be easily missed, also happens to have a wide variety of entertainment options.

The main building is made up by two towers, and each tower has 28 floors. In order to get to the hotel, which stands atop a mountain, guests will have to take the fastest cable car in the world, which travels at around six metres per second.

The hotel also has more than 80 different shops and stores, around 90 different restaurants specializing in food from all over the world, and even a large casino. The most adventurous guests will be able to try their luck at the Starworld casino or else sing the greatest hits in one of the 50 karaoke bars.

The First World Hotel has several types of rooms, although most rooms are simple standard rooms with a double bed, a bathroom and views towards the city. The Standard rooms can either have a double bed or two twin beds, while the Standard View rooms have the same characteristics but with better views. The Deluxe rooms are slightly more spacious, and can either have a double queensize bed or two individual beds. The smallest rooms are 19 square metre rooms, but the Deluxe ones are larger.

Price per night varies according to the type of room and season.A Standard room can cost around 23€ per night, while a Standard View costs around 25€ per night and a Deluxe room costs around 27€ per night during the low season. The World Club rooms are exclusive suites with their own fridge and sofa. All rooms are painted in bright, jovial colours and have windows facing the city that spreads below their feet.

The hotel does not cease to surprise its guests. Its colourful façade stands like a beacon dozens of metres above the city and the main lobby is designed like a traditional Spanish courtyard and is located in a tropical forest. Hotel guests will be able to enjoy different cuisines from all over the world in one of the hotel’s 11 restaurants. Several of the most notable dining places are Ristorante Torcello’s, which serves the best Italian food, as well as the First World Café and the Hou Mei Noodles House, where guests will be able to taste many of the different varieties of local noodles.

Since the hotel itself occupies the top floors of the building, the lower levels are made up of over 46, 000 square metres full of shops, bars, restaurants, casinos and amusement parks. There is a large stage in the middle where each week guests will be able to enjoy magic shows or concerts. One of the most curious aspects of the hotel is the small replica of the Times Square that stands on one level, with the nearby Statue of Liberty looking over it. The hotel also has an interior water park with an enormous pool, as well as the first free fall simulator in Asia. This hotel is also in the Guinness Book of World Records since it is the largest hotel complex by number of rooms.

Hotel in Brighton Beach

The Pelirocco Hotel is located in Brighton Beach, in the United Kingdom. This hotel was one of the first boutique hotels of the country, and it has several main themes, including the 1950’s, rocknroll and pop themes.

The hotel has 19 very different rooms, such as individual rooms, double rooms with a double bed, or double rooms with two twin beds, as well as rooms for people with reduced mobility. All the rooms at this hotel have their own bathroom with a shower or a bathtub, and breakfast is included in the price. Each room is decorated in its own quirky style, and all rooms are painted in very bright colours and have rather unusual decorations. Each room has a flat screen TV, a Playstation 2, radio and Internet access. Price varies between 50 and 270€ per night.

All rooms have curious themes, with some of the rooms decorated in a lavish pop style, other rooms decorated like a mermaid’s dwelling and other rooms dedicated to musicians. The Pin Up Parlour is decorated with a Pin Up Girl theme, full of dark colours and photos. One of the rooms has a curious boudoir dedicated to the 1950’s muse Betty Page.

The Play Room is the most burlesque room at the hotel, with an enormous circular bed, kitsch decorations and a boudoir. The room even has a pole in the centre, allowing guests to take pole dancing and striptease lessons. One of the newest rooms at this hotel is The Ophelia Fancy Upper Room, a room where lingerie and lace are part of the pastel decorations.

The Sputnik room is an individual room with a futurist look in just about every centimetre of the room, and reminds guests of a space capsule. The Rough Trade Rough Nite room was inspired by a music shop in London, and immortalises an indie style. Ali’s Room is named after one of the best boxers in the world, and in the very centre of this large room guests will find a real boxing ring.

One of the best rooms at this hotel is the Soul Supreme Room. It has a classical style with similar furniture, golden walls, a wide array of golden ornaments, dark purple details and smoke screens. Another delightful room is Cissy Mo’s Magic Garden, a room full of psychedelic colours and intricate designs.

The hotel organizes many activities. Guests can enjoy a Singstar night, when all guests are invited to sing along to their favourite artist’s song as they watch their videoclips, or else visit the hotel’s PlayStation Bar. The hotel offers its guests a delicious traditional English breakfast, with bacon, eggs, fresh fruit and toast. The hotel also offers menus for vegetarians.

The hotel also offers a catering service, and can even prepare picnic baskets for guests who want to spend a quiet day in the countryside. The picnic basket varies according to season. The hotel can also bake fresh cupcakes for guests to enjoy upon their arrival. The catering service can also prepare salads, sandwiches or puddings for guests to enjoy directly in their rooms or in one of the meeting rooms.

The hotel has several meeting and conference rooms, which can be used both for informal meetings and more formal conferences. The meeting rooms are quite small and can be arranged in several ways. The maximum capacity is eight people sitting around a large desk or fourteen people sitting in rows opposite a large screen. For larger celebrations and conferences, guests can rent the PlayStation Bar and the hotel’s restaurant, with a maximum capacity of 25 people.

The Petit Moulin by Lacroix

The Petit Moulin Hotel is a small, fashionable four star hotel in Paris, France. The charming hotel was designed by Christian Lacroix and is a must see place for all fashionistas.

The hotel is located in the Le Marais neighbourhood, which spreads out between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements. The hotel is well known for its curious designs.

The hotel is located in an historical building dating from the XVIIth century. Before it became a hotel, this building housed a bakery but was renovated later on. However, the building’s façade, which dates from the early years of the XXth Century, and the vintage Boulangerie sign that still hangs above the door, have been named Historical Monuments.

The lobby at this luxurious hotel, designed by the famous designer, is fashionably decorated with many colours, paintings and statues and is open 24 hours a day. It also has access for people with reduced mobility, a business centre with photocopy machines and fax, laundry service and a private parking. This hotel also allows guests to bring their small pets.

The hotel has 17 rooms. There are several types of rooms with different characteristics, such as the Confort, Executive, Superieur and Deluxe rooms. All rooms have a double bed, a bathroom and panoramic views towards the city. Each one of the rooms also has air conditioning, a safe, a hair dryer, WiFi connection, a flat screen TV, a mini bar and a telephone.

All the 17 rooms are decorated in a unique style. Each rooms offers guests several varying points of view of the historically bourgeois neighbourhood of Le Marais.

One of the rooms at this hotel has a more rustic touch, with Toile de Jouy decorations, curtains and furniture. Another one of these luxurious rooms has a Zen atmosphere, with purely oriental designs and Asian silks spread around the room.

Another room has a more jovial style, and is painted in many different colours and furnished with comfortable, kitsch furniture. Yet another room is decorated in a more antique style, with a bathroom full of mosaics and wooden, ancient looking furniture. One of the rooms has a traditional Scandinavian touch, with walls covered in wall paper, lush carpets and covers and textiles picturing Nordic designs.

One of the most curious rooms at this hotel has black walls and black curtains with red and green prints representing hunting scenes in the campagne, or countryside, as well as a shiny black bathtub with red details and a large selection of bath amenities. Another room has white walls covered by coloured haute couture runway sketches, giving the guests who stay there a distinctive feeling that their room is actually some famous designer’s office.

Price varies according to the type of room. The cheapest rooms are the Confort rooms, which cost around 190€ per night, followed by the Superieur rooms, at 250€ per night. The Executive rooms are more spacious and cost 290€ per night, while the most expensive and luxurious rooms are the De Luxe rooms, as 350€ per night.

The hotel is located in the Le Marais district, a bohemian and bourgeois neighbourhood with hundreds of things to see. Guests are only a short walk away from the Picasso Museum, the Carnavalet Museum and many art galleries. The nearby Place des Vosges is the ideal place for a quiet walk or for a shopping spree in the best boutiques, and there are many delicious haute cuisine restaurants and theatres next to the hotel.

Hotel with fish bowls and fortune tellers

The Monaco Hotel is in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. This original four star hotel is located in one of the most active neighbourhoods of the city. The hotel is a fascinating meeting point between eclectic themes, clashing colours and wacky decorations. This boutique hotel is smaller than a usual hotel, which adds to its charm, as do the brightly coloured rooms decorated with curious and unique designs in each one of them.

Even before guests enter the lobby, they are surprised by the varied décor reminiscent of an Ancient Greek Port. The floors, ceilings and walls are decorated with white stucco and bright blue murals and decorations. The lobby and most of the halls at the hotel are full of bronze decorations and ornaments, with big, shiny, multicoloured crystal globes and extraordinary murals about marine and nautical life spread around the hotel.

All rooms have luxurious amenities, ranging from Aveda bath products, bathrobes decorated with leopard print and an ironing board. The rooms also have an in-room honour bar, comfortable armchairs, a work area with a chair and a desk, flat screen televisions and even a Nintendo. The rooms and suites at this hotel are designed in different shades and colours, with some rooms painted in bright scarlet and others decorated in yellow ochre. All rooms have a double bed and a classically designed bathroom. There is a great variety of comfortable and eclectic furniture in all of the rooms, as well as several ornaments which harmonize the varied décor of the hotel and give the rooms a younger, lighter atmosphere.

This hotel has several types of rooms. There are small yet comfortable double rooms, spacious rooms adapted for people with any mobility problems with an adapted bathroom, and rooms which allow guests to bring their pets with them.

The Monaco Queen Queen is a double room with two large, queensize beds. With 36 square metres of space, these rooms have beautiful views towards the city. There are several types of pillows and covers for guests to choose from, all of them made with the best materials, a little something which makes their visit much more enjoyable. The average price per night is around 114€ per room.

The Monte Carlo Suite is another distinguished rooms. There are 33 suites of this type, each one of them with 44 square metres of space. These suites have a master bedroom with a kingsize bed, a living room with a sofa bed and velvet curtains separating both rooms. The decorations are painted in different shades and have varying styles. Guests will be able to sit in hand carved chairs while admiring some Native art. Price per room is usually around 134€ per night.

The Mediterranean Suites are ten luxurious, 45 square metre rooms. These rooms have a master bedroom and a king-size bed, a large, spacious living room and a big bathroom. Those guests who choose to stay at these suites will be able to enjoy the large Fuji Spa Tub with a capacity for two. The bathroom also holds a separate, glass-enclosed shower. The decorations are traditionally Mediterranean, with a summer atmosphere that makes the suite look like a Mediterranean Villa with coastal decorations. The minimum price for the suite is around 134€ per night.

The hotel also has other rooms and suites. The average price is around 214€ per night, although the best suites are much more expensive and can cost around 500€ per night.

The hotel also has gift certificates available for several nights at the hotel. This original idea allows guests to find the ideal gift for those friends and family members in need of a break. Gift certificate holders have several perks, such as free Internet access.

The Monaco Hotel is very focused on the smallest details. Apart from having the traditional hotel commodities, guests will be able to watch several films from the hotel’s large DVD collection, listen to different types of music, enjoy a relaxing cup of coffee or tea at any time of day or enjoy the company of several coloured goldfishes. The goldfishes have their own name and personal fish bowl. Guests will also be able to enjoy a wine catering experience in one of the hotel’s halls or a free cup of coffee or tea at the reception.

Amongst the numerous services offered by this luxurious boutique hotel, guests who stay here can also enjoy a relaxing spa treatment directly in their rooms or practice yoga with help from the yoga kits available at the hotel. Near the reception, guests will also find a small shop which sells all the necessary travel equipment, as well as an express laundry service and a shoe shiner.

Guests participating in the Kimpton InTouch Guest Loyalty will be able to modify their rooms according to their taste, as well as enjoying free Internet access and free Nintendo games. All guests will be able to enjoy a selection of hot beverages, such as the best Starbucks blends, which are served at the hotel. Guests also receive free press each morning. During the evenings, the hotel organizes several activities, such as a wine reception or Guitar Hero games. Each Wednesday and Friday guests are welcome to visit the fortune teller of the hotel, who will read your palm. Each Thursday guests can enjoy the massaging armchairs.

This hotel is part of the Kimpton hotel chain. It is located in the centre of the city, near Pike Place Market, the famous Pioneer Square and the Washington State Trade & Convention Centre. Near this hotel guests will also be able to find the main shopping streets, and they will also have the opportunity to visit several famous landmarks, including the Seattle Public Library.

12 floors, 12 designs, 12 styles

The Puerta de América Hotel is located near the centre of Madrid, in Spain. The hotel was designed by numerous architects, designers and artists. The hotel’s façade is painted in a variety of bright colours with words in many languages written across the balconies. The fusion of a classy decoration and an unexpected mixture of colours and languages creates a most interesting effect.

This five star hotel is a fusion of several different art and design currents. The merger of several very diverse atmospheres, designs, materials and colours creates a rather comfortable unique space.

The hotel has twelve floors, each floor designed by a different team of designers and architects. Designers from more than nineteen different studios have worked on this project, and some of the most famous names include Teresa Sapey, Victorio&Lucchino, Norman Foster, Kathryn Findlay and Arata Isozaki, amongst many others.

There are several different types of rooms. There are several double rooms, deluxe rooms, junior, senior and executive suites, as well as two luxurious presidential suites. Price per night varies depending on the type of room and the season. A standard double room costs around 100€ a night, while most of the deluxe rooms cost between 200 and 350€ a night. The cost of staying in one of the exclusive suites varies between 800 and 3424€ per night.

The hotel has 315 double rooms, as well as 30 rooms adapted for people with reduced mobility, and 12 suites. All the rooms have a comfortable double bed, their own private bathroom and magnificent views towards the city. The style of each room varies greatly and follows the design set by the decoration of each floor. Most rooms are full of bright colours, with a minimalist touch and curved furniture.

Each one of the double or deluxe rooms has a safe, a television set, Internet access, a mini bar and a stereo set. The floor designed by Ron Arad has rooms with round double beds, while the one designed by Richard Gluckman has a variety of minimalist designs in light colours. The floor designed by Arata Isozaki is full of oriental décor belonging to a traditional Japanese interior, with dark lacquered colours in the rooms and light wooden decorations in the bathrooms.

The executive suites were designed by Jean Nouvel. Each suite has an area of 60 squared metres full of all kinds of luxuries. Each suite has its own hall, a master bedroom, a living room, a complete bathroom and a large walk in wardrobe. Enormous windows decorate the walls, and a multi use remote control controls the intensity of the lights and the window shutters. This remote control also controls the wooden panels that can be moved according to the guests’ desires, allowing each guest to design and divide their room the way they want to see it.

The two exclusive presidential suites are 140 squared metres each, and have two dormitories, two bathrooms, a hall, two walk in wardrobes, a living room and a dining room. One of the bedrooms has large, curved windows that stretch out from the floor to the ceiling, allowing guests to enjoy enviable views of the city. Guests can choose whether they want to stay at the black or the white suite.

The Puerta de America has several restaurants as well as a bar in the attic. The restaurants, found on the ground and top floors of the hotel, have magnificent views towards the vast city. The attic of this hotel is the ideal relaxation zone, with a funky bar which offers its guests a large variety of cocktails, and floors made of glass supported by great metal pylons which allow visitors to watch the bustling city right below their feet. In the attic guests will also be able to find the curious swimming pool decorated with black tiles.

This hotel also has a lobby where events can be organized. The 950 metre squared lobby has five different halls. This floor was designed by John Pawson. Several halls can be used for each event, and all halls have the best technological and audiovisual material and very high ceilings.

On the other floors of the hotel guests can also organize a variety of events, reunions, business meetings and celebrations. The fifth floor has 11 conference rooms designed by Victorio&Lucchino. Two of these rooms, V&L Black and V&L Silver, have a more elegant, dark design, making them the ideal locations for a party or a festival. The Parking Space floor was designed by Teresa Spacey, and is the most used location where numerous runway  and fashion shows have taken place. If visitors want to organize a conference or an event in a more stylish, avant-garde room with breathtaking views towards the city and the mountains, they can rent the hall on the thirteenth floor, which was also designed by Jean Nouvel.