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The Straits Collection Hotel is located in Penang, in Malaysia. This hotel is located in an ancient residence decorated in a traditional style, with large wooden bathtubs and colourful decorations.

Rooms.

The hotel has four ancient houses located on Armenia Street. Each one of the houses has several rooms, a bathroom and a large living room.

The building is one of the many ancient colonial style houses located in the neighbourhood. There are wooden doors and floors, and the rooms are decorated in many colours. There are Chinese antiques in the rooms. The suites has flat screen television sets and mosquito repellents. The bathrooms have cascade showers.

The first suite is House 89, which has two double rooms, each one with its own bathrooms. The first room is a loft with a kingsize bed and the second room is located on the ground floor and has three individual beds. There is a television set in the living room area, next to the fridge and the tea and coffee making machines.

The 91 suite is a duplex suite. The ground floor has a living room area with a large bathroom with a wooden bathtub, two showers and access to the patio. The top floor has two rooms, one with a queensize bed and one with two twin beds, and next to them is another bathroom.

House 93 is a house of two floors. The living room, which has access to the courtyard and the antique wooden bathtub, is located on the ground floor. The top floor has a double room with a queensize bed, a sofa bed and a desk. The bathroom is located near the courtyard.

House 95 is a duplex suite. There is a room with a queensize bed, a room with two twin beds, a living room with a kitchen area and a bathroom that has access to the suite’s own courtyard.

The hotel has an oriental décor with colonial antiques and an industrial design. Each room has traditional local pieces of art. Price is around 120€ per room per night.

Restaurant.

The Little Kopi café is located in one of the hotel’s buildings, and is known for its variety of traditional dishes. The top floor of the café is now part of an art gallery.

The café offers a variety of fresh traditional pastries. The nearby restaurant, the Café y Bar Kopi C Espresso, belongs to the hotel and offers a menu of regional delicacies.

The proceeds from the art gallery are sent to a nearby animal shelter. The gallery has an area dedicated to local artists.

Events.

The hotel can organize a shuttle service to and from the airport. Guided trips around the city can be organized by the hotel.

This hotel is located on Penang street, one of the first streets to be built in this ancient districts. The street has many historical houses built in a traditional Chinese style, and four of these houses have been transformed into duplex suites. The other houses are art galleries, restaurants and shops.

Location.

The hotel is located in the Georgetown neighbourhood in Penang. The Armenia street has three large ancient buildings that were built in a colonial style. These three buildings have now been transformed into cafés, art galleries, restaurants and shops. Guests will be able to walk around the neighbourhood and visit nearby museums and temples.

The Armenia housing complex is filled with art galleries that visitors will be able to explore. The China House is one of the restaurants in the area that serves traditional Chinese food, and tea ceremonies can be enjoyed in one of the nearby tea houses. There are several restaurants, from the Edelweiss restaurant that specializes in centroeuropean food to Amélie’s Café, where pasta and coffee are served.

The nearby galleries are Straits Studio, where many pieces by local artists are exhibited, China House known for its craft-shops and Seni Mutiara, dedicated to temporary exhibitions. Guests will be able to enjoy the city’s art scene.

House of Waine is a hotel located in Nairobi, Kenya. This ancient mansion has been transformed into a lodge with rooms dedicated to one of the country’s regions and decorated with wooden furniture.

Rooms.

The hotel has eleven double rooms. Each room has a large double bed and a bathroom with a shower, and the decorations vary in each room.

Each room is dedicated to an aspect of the local culture. Nine of the rooms can be transformed into individual rooms, double rooms with one bed and double rooms with two beds. Each room has a large marble bathroom with a window. The bathrooms have a bathtub and a shower, and two of the rooms have only a bathtub.

Makan is a room dedicated to the typical red chillis found in the region and is decorated in shades of red. This room can be connected to the Kanini room, a room decorated in lighter shades, to create a large family room.

The Safari room is a room that has decorations similar to a lodge and a large traveller’s trunk next to the bed. The room next to it is Ziwa, a blue room that represents a lake.

Malaika is a large suite with a double bed and a lounge area decorated in black. Tembo is a grey room that evokes one of the region’s animals, the elephant.

Manyatta is decorated with colours and material typical of the Maasai Mara tribe, black and red. Bustani is a green room that has views towards the hotel’s garden.

The Pwani room is a room decorated in the style of traditional seaside houses, with wicker chairs and wood furniture. The Sahara room has a large carpet the colour of the desert, two beds and a table. The Victoria room has an iron bed, a bathroom with a claw foot bathtub and a fireplace.

Each room has a safe, tea and coffee machines and a television set. Fresh milk and freshly grounded coffee is delivered to each room before breakfast. There is a selection of pastries served at breakfast. Price is between 157 and 217€ per night.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant has views towards the garden. Guests will be able to enjoy traditional food made using local ingredients and ecological products.

Guests will be able to try traditional dishes from several of the country’s regions. Guests can have their lunches and dinners at several places around the hotel’s territory, in the garden, next to the swimming pool and at two bars. The Main Bar is the hotel’s most visited bar, and the Pool Bar is located next to the swimming pool.

The hotel has its own heated pool. Guests will be able to relax in the pool and enjoy a cocktail at the bar.

Events.

There are two conference halls at the hotel. These halls can be used for conferences and other types of private events.

Location.

The hotel is located close to the city of Nairobi. This ancient mansion has gardens where guests will be able to enjoy walks.

Guests can explore the city. The hotel can organize safaris and tours around the regions, and guests can visit the nearby natural parks.

Guided tours around the neighbourhood of Karen, where the hotel is located, are available for guests who stay at the hotel. The tours visit the Matbronze Art Gallery. The nearby streets are filled with shops, stalls selling traditional Kazuri trinkets and craft shops selling hand made pottery.

The Giraffe Center is located a short distance away from the hotel, a place where guests can feed the giraffes and walk around the park. The Daphne Sheldrick Sanctuary is located nearby, and there are many elephants and rhinoceros on the territory of the sanctuary. The Nairobi National Park is located next to the city.

The Spirit of the Knights Hotel is located on the Island of Rodhes, in Greece. This boutique hotel has suites dedicated to the Templar knights and Ottoman suites with views towards a stone swimming pool.

Rooms.

The suites at the hotel are double suites with a bathroom. Each suite has its own theme dedicated to archaeology, the Templars and the Ottoman Empire, and is decorated with antique furniture.

The rooms are decorated with ancient pieces of art that we brought from  Greece, Morocco, Persia, Turkey and the Middle East. There are hand woven carpets and kilims on the floors. The furniture is made of wood and was carved by hand.

The Knights Chamber is a room that was built during the crusades. This room has marble floors and high ceilings. There is a large kingsize bed. The bathroom has a marble sink, a bathtub carved by hand and a shower.

The Ottoman suite is part of a building that was built during the Crusades. The suite has a kingsize bed, a marble bathroom and a lounge area. The ceilings are high and there is a Turkish style chimney in the center of the room.

The Crusaders’ Suite is dedicated to the Crusaders. This room has the same ceilings that the first building had, and the windows are decorated with stained glass and ottoman patterns. There is a kingsize bed and a bathroom with a marble bathtub and shower, and the loft has been transformed into the living room area.

The Rodos Suite has a room with a kingsize bed, a bathroom and a separate living room area. The main room has views towards the patio and the Palacio of the Great Masters, and the living room has windows decorated with stained glass.

The Gran Master suite has windows covered by traditional Turkish style shades made from wood. There is a large kingsize bed, a bathroom and a living room with views towards the palace.

The Pasha suite is a suite decorated with furniture that was assembled during the Ottoman Empire. The ceiling of the lounge is known for its mural and the room has a large kingsize bed. The bathroom has a marble bathtub with a shower. Each suite has a private hammam where guests will be able to relax.

Restaurant.

The hotel has a bar. Guests will be able to enjoy lunch, dinner and cocktails at the bar, which has views towards the patio of the hotel.

There is a large breakfast hall at the hotel. During breakfast guests have a choice of fresh fruit, cereal, coffee, tea and juice.

Next to the reception is the lounge. There is a library, an interior patio and an exterior patios decorated with fountains. The garden has a jacuzzi.

This hotel was built using recyclable material. There are solar panels that are used to heat the water for showers, and the floors are made of wood, marble and stone. The hotel’s radiators are made of marble. The carpets were woven using natural materials and there are hypoallergenic pillows. Bath amenities and cleaning products are made from non allergenic ingredients. The lamps around the hotel are designer lamps that were made by hand.

Yoga classes are organized at the hotel. The hotel offers several trips and excursions to nearby villages.

Events.

There is Internet access at the hotel and next to the lobby visitors will find a business center. Conferences and events can be organized at the hotel.

Guests who stay at the hotel can participate in yoga classes. The hotel offers a variety of massages and skin treatments for guests.

Location.

The hotel is located close to the city center of Rhodes. The ancient building was built by knights during the crusades, and was later partially restores and rebuilt during the Ottoman Empire.

Guests will be able to explore the ancient medieval town. A short distance away is the Souleiman Mosque and the Grand Palace. Guests who want to explore the island and join one of the many guided tours that the hotel organizes. There are many beaches near the hotel for guests to enjoy.

The Donqinn Inn Hotel is located in Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States. This inn has themed suites with antique jacuzzis and a traditional restaurant.

Rooms.

The hotels has several standard double rooms, each one with its own private bathroom, and several themed suites with large bathtubs. The suites vary in décor and each suite is dedicated to a place.

There are 25 themed suites. Each suite has a double room with a double bed, a television and a private bathroom. Some of the suites are duplex suite, spread on two floors. There is a jacuzzi in the bathroom.

There are standard rooms with two queensize beds and standard rooms with a kingsize bed. Standard rooms have beds suitable for children.

The Caesar’s Court are a set of suites with Ancient Roman decorations, jacuzzis and marble columns. The Casino Royale Suite is a casino hall.

The Jungle Safari room is decorated in shades of green and has a queensize bed, a jacuzzi and jungle decorations. The Sherwood Forest room is Robin Hood’s suite, with a fourposter  kingsize bed.

The Cave is a cavernous room with a decagonal bed and a large jacuzzi. Cupid’s Corner is a suite with a heart shaped bed, red and pink decorations and a black marble jacuzzi.

The Geisha Garden Suite has lacquered, oriental style furniture, Japanese paintings and a jacuzzi next to a Zen garden. The Indian Summer suite has a bed inside a wigwam, several Native American murals and a jacuzzi covered in colourful mosaics.

In the Northern Lights Suite the bed has a water mattress that is located inside an igloo, and the suite is decorated in white. Tranquillity Base is a space suite where the bed is a replica of the Gemini space capsule and the jacuzzi is a lunar crater.

The Up, Up and Away Suite is a hot air balloon with a bed inside the basket and a jacuzzi in the shape of a waterfall. The Arabian Nights room is decorated in an oriental style, with a thin, silky tent in the middle of the room, a round bed and a marble jacuzzi.

Some of the rooms are located in the old section of the house, and that is where the first themed suites were built. These suites have antique copper bathtubs and jacuzzis.

Don’s Den is a rustic suite with a queensize bed, an electrical heater and a large copper and ceramic bathtub. The Float is a Viking suite, with a bed in the shape of a Viking boat and a large jacuzzi.

Maggie’s Place is a pink suite with a kingsize bed and a red jacuzzi. The Medieval suite has a large poster bed and an antique bathtub.

Paradise Cove is a tropical suite with a kingsize bed, light wooden furniture and a large bathtub with a shower. Shotgun’s theme is hunting, and this suite has a large queensize bed, antique decorative weapons and a copper bathtub with a shower.

The Swinger suite is a large room with a hanging queensize bed and copper bathtub for two. The Blue Room is decorated in blue, with a blue bed, blue decorations and a red, copper bathtub in the blue bathroom.

Price per room per night varies. Most Standard rooms cost around 53€ per night, and the themed suites cost between 83 and 133€ per room per night.

One of the hotel’s main attractions is the Boeing C97 that is located on the hotel grounds. Visitors will be able to explore the inside of this ancient plane.

Restaurant.

Next to the hotel guests will find the Sam and Maddie Restaurant and Lounge. Here guests will be able to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The restaurant is connected to the hotel by an underground tunnel. The large dining room has a fireplace and the menu is known for its variety of regional products, fresh hamburgers and grilled meat.

The hotel has a large heated swimming pool with views towards the hills. Next to the swimming pool there is a large jacuzzi for eight people. Public tours are organized around the hotel’s themed suites. These tours show the public the hotel’s designer suites and the Boeing.

Events.

Guests will be able to celebrate events of up to 60 people at the hotel’s restaurant. The hotel can organize conferences, dinners and other events.

Location.

The hotel is located in the city of Madison, in the state of Wisconsin. Guests can enjoy walks to the top of nearby hills and visit nearby towns and cities.

Some of the region’s most visited attractions are located next to the hotel. Guests will be able to visit many ancient houses, caves and Governor Dodge State Park. A short distance away from the hotel is the Taliesin Studio of Frank Lloyd Webber and many golf courses.

The Cocomama hotel is located in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. The building used to be one of the city’s brothels and has now been transformed into a hostel with many rooms.

Rooms.

This hotel has several hotel rooms and several shared hostel rooms. There are four private rooms at the hotel, and each room has a double bed and a private bathroom.

There are several hostel rooms with four beds each, a room with two beds and a larger room with six beds. Each room has a private bathroom with a shower.

The rooms are decorated with designer pieces of art that represent the country’s regions. One of the rooms has a Warholesque portrait of the Queen of The Netherlands. Another room has beds covered in white and blue Delftware patterned covers, and these white and blue patterns representing the countryside are very typical in the region of Delft.

The four private double rooms have their own bathrooms. Each room has a safe, a double bed covered with colourful covers, coffee and tea making machines and themed decorations. The Tulips room is a twin room dedicated to these very typical local flowers. The Forest rooms is a colourful green room with replicas of deer heads. The Royal room has several paintings of the Queen. The Cow and Milk room is decorated with a countryside design and has murals of cows.

The two bed hostel room can be rented by bed and by room. This room has a bunkbed and is decorated in Delftware, with decorative Delftware plates on the walls, a private bathroom and a locker the size of a large backpack for each guest.

There are several themes in the four bed hostel rooms. One of the rooms is dedicated to the Red Light district. Another room is the Windmill room, decorated with cuckoo clocks in the shape of traditional windmills. The Water room has blue decorations and several murals of canals. Bikes and Traffic has several bicycles and a carpet that has a city map. Cheese is a yellow room with cheese holes. There is another blue and white Delftware room. Each one of these rooms has a locker for each guest and a private bathroom.

The hostel has a six bed room. The room’s theme is the city’s Red Light District. The room is covered in gold.framed ancient posters offering escort services, leopard-print cushions and red velvety curtains. The room has its own bathroom and a locker for each guest.

Price is around 21€ per bed in a room with six beds. Each bed in a four bed bedroom costs 29€ per person per night. Price per bed in a double room in the hostel is 39€ per night. The hotel’s double room costs 39€ per person per night.

This hotel was one of the first hostels to offer hotel rooms in the city. Guests will be able to mingle in the common rooms, and there is WiFi connection in the hotel.

The hostel has a large kitchen where guests will be able to cook. There is a fridge with a freezer where guests can keep their products, and the kitchen has a selection of natural spices.

Events.

The hostel organizes many activities for guests. There is a hall with a large television screen for movies and the hostel organizes themed afternoons. There is a computer hall that has access to Internet.

There is WiFi connection at the hotel and hostel. Joop, the hotel’s cat, lives in the common room. The common room is filled with sofas, many board games and screens. Guests will be able to participate in tours and trips organized by the hostel.

Location.

The hotel is located in the center of Amsterdam. There are many ancient bridges, historical canals and many museums nearby.

The ancient building used to be the Yab Yum brothel. After that the house was transformed into a mansion of a porn actor. The actor rebuilt part of the house, and some of the decorations remain the same, ranging from chandeliers hanging from the ceilings to the large windows. The hotel has large garden with a patio for guests.

A short walk away from the hotel visitors will find the city’s Red Light District. The Royal Palace and the centric Dom square are located nearby. The hotel organizes tours around the city’s main landmarks and offers a bike rental service for guests who want to explore the city by bike. The hotel can point guests towards bars, cafés and restaurants located in the area. The hotel is known for its centric location, next to various museums. Guests will be able to buy fresh ingredients at one of the markets located steps away from the hotel. There is a tram that connects the hotel to two of the city’s main streets, Leidsplein and Rembrandtplein.

The Moonrise Hotel is located in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States. This hotel was built on one of the city’s most visited streets and has suites dedicated to the city’s Walk of Fame.

Rooms.

This hotel has several standard room and many themed suites dedicated to celebrities. Each room is a double room with a double bed and its own private bathroom with a shower.

The hotel is filled with colours and paintings. The hotel’s staircases change colours, and the lobby area is decorated with paintings of the moon. There are paintings in each one of the rooms.

Each bathroom have bath salts for guests. There are several type of room, from Superior King and Superior Double Queen room to Cosmic Jacuzzi King and Walk of Fame rooms.

There are designer beds and paintings of the moon decorating each room. Guests who decide to stay at the hotel with their families can choose to stay in interconnecting rooms, which form large two bedroom family suites. The hotel rooms have views towards The Loop, one of the city’s cultural districts.

There are several types of room. The Superior King room are double rooms with a large kingsize bed and a sitting room area for guests. Each one of the hotel’s rooms has WiFi access, iPod docks, a desk with a chair, coffe and tea making machines and a television set. The bathrooms are decorated with ceramic tiles and glass, and have a shower, colourful lights and designer sinks.

There are ten Walk of Shame suite. Each suite is dedicated to a celebrity whose plaque can be found in the city’s Walk of Fame. The rooms have a kingsize bed each. The living room area has a dining table for four, a fridge and a sofa. These rooms have two television screens each and each room is decorated with a star from the Walk of Fame.

The themed suites are dedicated to the actresses Mary Wickens, Shelley Winters, Virginia Mayo, Agnes Moorehead, Josephine Baker and Betty Garble. Another suite is dedicate to the author Tennessee Williams. One of the suites has posters of the actor Red Foxx, and two other suites are dedicated to the actors Vincent Prices and Buddy Ebsen.

Restaurants.

The Eclipse restaurant is located on one of the hotel’s floors. The restaurant serves traditional American dishes that use fresh, local and organic ingredients. Cocktails are served during dinner. The restaurant menu is a retro comic. Guests will be able to enjoy breakfasts, lunches and dinners in the restaurant and in their rooms.

The restaurant’s bar is decorated with blue optic fibre river, and is known for its selection of cocktails and wines. The restaurant is decorated with figurines of spaceships. The Rooftop Terrace Bar has a large terrace with views towards the city.

The colour of the lobby changes from white to green to blue and back to white, and the lobby itself is filled with paintings of the moon, moon toys and sparkling stones. The hotel has a fitness center that offers complimentary mineral water and towels to guests.

Events.

The hotel has several conference rooms. Guests can celebrate and organize private and public events in the conference halls, and each conference hall has desks, chairs and several projectors.

The Walk of Fame suites can be used for meeting and other events. The hotel can provide tables for more than ten people if there are more than four people at a conference.

The hotel staff can redecorate and prepare the suites for private events, transforming the suites into dining halls with long tables and conference halls. The rooms can be decorated with balloons, flowers and other decorations.

Location.

The hotel is located on The Loop, one of the most visited districts in St. Louis, in Missouri. Next to the hotel guests will find many bars, restaurants, boutique stores and shops.

The hotel is located next to the Pageant, one of the city’s most visited places. There are more than ten galleries where visitors will be able to see paintings and sculptures. Guests will be able to explore the city and walk along the Walk of Fame.

The Greenwood Fantasuites Hotel is located in Greenwood, Indiana, in the United States. This ancient mansion has several suites, and each suite has its own décor.

Rooms.

The hotel has 88 rooms and 24 themed suites. There are several individual rooms and double rooms, and each room has its own private bathroom with a shower and a tub.

The Alien Invasion room has a double bed built in the shape of a flying saucer. This room is decorated with science fiction decorations and large moon stones, one of which has been transformed into a jacuzzi.

The Arabian Nights Suite is a suite decorated with traditional Arab decorations. The dodecagonal bed and the ceiling are covered with thin silk material, turning the room into a large tent. The jacuzzi is located inside the suite.

Cesar’s Court is a large double room decorated in the style of Ancient Roman palaces. The kingsize bed is located in the center of this room, which is covered with mirrors. The marble jacuzzi has several decorative columns.

Casino Royale is the hotel’s Las Vegas style suite. The queensize bed is decorated in reds and blacks, and the large jacuzzi for two has several mirrors.

The Cave room is a cavernous room with stone walls and prehistoric decorations. The bed has ten sides and next to one of the larger caverns there is a bathroom with a jacuzzi.

The Cinderella room is a fairy tale room decorated in shades of blue . The queensize bed was built inside a large carriage. The jacuzzi has the shape of Cinderella’s glass shoe.

Cupid’s Corner is another double room, this one decorated in red with a large statue of a cupid. The bed has the shape of a heart and there are gilded decorations.

Desert Nights is a room decorated in the style of Berber nomadic tents. The large bed is covered by silky colourful curtains. Next to the bathroom guests will find a desert coloured jacuzzi.

Geisha Garden is room decorated with black lacquered furniture. Inside the bathroom visitors will find the jacuzzi. decorated with a mural of a Japanese Garden.

Indy 500 is a room dedicated to one of the region’s main events, the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. The queensize bed was built in the shape of a racing car, and in front of the bed there is a large television screen.

The Jungle Safari room is decorated with murals of the rainforest. The queensize bed is covered with a mosquito net and there are bamboo decorations. A bamboo screen leads to the jacuzzi.

Medieval Castle is a large room with a wooden four poster, queensize bed. There is a knight statue in the center of the room, and the bathroom has a separate bathroom and shower.

The Northern Lights room was built in a style similar to that of traditional igloos. There is a large double bed with a white spread and colourful lights that create a set of Northern Lights on the ceiling.

The Pharaoh’s Chambers is decorated with murals of Ancient Egypt. The bed is located inside a sarcophagus, and the sarcophagus is inside a pyramid. The oasis is the room’s jacuzzi.

Pink Cadillac is a family room with a queensize bed and a kingsize bed inside a large pink Cadillac. This room has vintage decorations.

The hotel has its own Robin Hood room, the Sherwood Forest room. The queensize bed and the television set are tangled in the decorative branches.

Space Odyssey is a room that has the shape of a satellite. The bed is a copy of the Gemini capsule, and the jacuzzi is located inside a large moon crater on the other side of the room.

The hotel’s Veneetian Gondola room is a room dedicated to this Italian city. The queensize bed is located inside the gondola, and one of the canals leads to the jacuzzi.

The Victorian room is decorated with wooden furniture and other Victorian decorations. The kingsize four poster bed is covered by a silky, blue bedspread.

Wild Wild West is a family suite that has two bedrooms and a bathroom. One of the rooms has a double bed in the shape of a wagon, and the other room has a bed inside a tepee.

Price for a themed room is around 105€ per night. There are three types of standard rooms at the hotel, the double rooms, queensize rooms and kingsize rooms, each one of them with a fridge, a microwave and tea and coffee making machines. Each room has its own bathroom decorated with handmade products and a price of 392€ per night. Price includes a continental breakfast.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant offers several types of continental breakfasts, and guests will be able to enjoy a selection of cereal, juices, waffles, tea and coffee. The restaurant serves traditional regional dishes during lunch and dinner.

There are many amenities for guests. There is a swimming pool area and next to the pool guests will find several lounge chairs. The hotel organizes trips to nearby towns.

Events.

The hotel can organize events for guests. Private tours and trips are organized around Indianapolis. The hotel has Internet access and a business center. In this hall visitors will be able to use fax machines and the photocopier.

Location.

The hotel is located near the town of Greenwood, in Indiana. A short distance away from the hotel visitors will find Indianapolis, and the city’s motor speedway.

Near the hotel guests will find several restaurants. The hotel staff can organize guided tours around Greenwood. Visitors will be able to visit nearby attractions and the Brown County State Park.

The Arabias Boutique Hotel is located in the town of Maputo, in Mozambique. This hotel was one of the first hotels in the region and is decorated in a traditional Arab style.

Rooms.

The hotel has several double rooms decorated with designer furniture. Each room has a double bed covered with a colourful cover and a private bathroom.

The hotel is decorated in a traditional Arabic style, with thick colourful carpets and wooden furniture covered in leather. The hotel’s décor is dedicated to the many Arab traders who made their way to Mozambique.

The hotel has several standard, superior and junior suites. Each suite has Internet access, a large safe, a minibar, a desk with a chair and a television set.

The seven individual suites are standard rooms with a bed and a desk. There are two types of standard double suites, those with a double bed and those with an individual bed. The wooden doors are decorated with carvings and each rooms has antique lamps. Price is around 105€ per night for an individual room and 114€ for a standard room.

The three superior suites have a double bed each and there is space for an individual bed. There is a desk and a living room area with a television set and video games. These suites are decorated in purple and the ceilings are covered with vaporous pieces of silky material. Price is around 125€ per night.

The five Junior Suites are located next to the hotel’s swimming pool and oasis. Each suite is a double suites with a lounge area equipped with a television set and video games. There are large beds and the rooms are decorated with embroidered cushions and colourful furniture. Price is around 142€ per night.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s common hall is the Oasis, which is used as a restaurant. This hall is decorated in an Arab style, with carpets and cushions, and has views towards the swimming pool. The breakfast, which is included in the price, is served in this hall. Guests will be able to enjoy many regional dishes at this restaurant.

The hotel’s swimming pool was built using the design of an aquarium, with several round windows. Next to the swimming pool there are several hammocks where guests will be able to relax. Cocktails and local delicacies are served in the swimming pool area.

Events.

Guests will be able to celebrate their events at the hotel’s restaurant. The Oasis Hall can be rented for larger celebrations and private dinners.

Location.

The hotel is located in the city of Maputo. Guests who stay at the hotel will be able to spend an afternoon visiting the coastal towns and enjoying the nearby beaches.

This city is known for its many cultures, where the architecture and the food borrow architectural styles and ingredients from the Arab countries, China, Portugal and several nearby African countries. The hotel’s staff can point out nearby ethnic restaurants and organize trips around the city.

In the nearby Museum of Natural History guests will be able to find several galleries dedicated to elephants. Guests can walk around the historical city center, where the city’s cathedral, the central market and some of the main museums are located.

The hotel can organize trips to three nearby regions. Guests will be able to visit Inhaca island, known for its ecosystem, the Kruger National Park which has several safari routes and the Bilene Beach, known for its views towards the sea.

The Victorian Mansion Hotel is located in Los Alamos, in the state of California in the United States. This ancient Victorian mansion has several themed double rooms and suites.

Rooms.

This ancient Victorian mansion has several themed suites. Each suite is a double suite with decorations that take guests to bygone era, empires and faraway exotic cities and countries.

This mansion has been restored recently by a team of more than 200 craftsmen, who transformed the house into a large space with six suites, bathrooms, spiral staircases and themed decorations. Each suite has a large queensize bed, floor tiles and hand painted murals. Each bathroom has a large bathtub for two guests and bathrobes. These suites have a fireplace, a television set with a selection of DVDs relevant to the suite’s theme and a breakfast area. Guests will be able to enjoy breakfast directly in their rooms.

The 50’s Suite is a suite with a large double bed that has the shape of a Cadillac car. There is a living room area and a bathroom with a jacuzzi. The bed is placed in front of a projector screen, a sort of home cinema. This room is decorated with neon lights and a mural.

The Gypsy suite is a suite that has a double bed inside a gypsy cart. This gypsy themed room is decorated with bright colours, rustic furniture and a fireplace that has the shape of a camping fire. The suite has several loudspeakers and visitors will be able to enjoy the sound of rain, and behind a large mural is the bathroom with a bathtub with a cascade and a shower.

The Egyptian Suite has an elevated four poster bed with golden curtains. The living room has access to a private balcony. The suite is decorated with Persian carpets and desert colours, with murals of dunes and palm trees. The bathroom is located behind a large statue of Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus.

The Roman Suite has a bed in the shape of an ancient Roman carriage. There is a large carved set of shelves that lead to the bathroom. A set of marble stairs lead to the bathtub, and there are several murals with arches, columns and several of Ancient Rome’s buildings.

In the Pirate Suite visitors will be able to enjoy a stay in a captain’s cabin. There are red lamps hanging from the ceiling, the fireplace is made of stone and the furniture is made of wood. There is a treasure map that indicates the location of the bathroom, which has a bathtub covered in painted mosaics and stained glass windows.

The French suite is a large loft. This suite has a living room with a balcony and murals of the Eiffel Tower and the city of Paris. An iron wrought spiral staircase connects the living room to the double bedroom, and the suite’s bathroom is located behind the Eiffel Tower mural. The iron wrought bathtub is located inside the bedroom.

This bed and breakfast hotel is known for its retro and vintage rooms. Price is around 212€ per room per night. This price includes accommodation, breakfast for two and a complimentary bottle of wine.

Restaurant.

The bed and breakfast offers continental breakfasts that include a selection of coffee, tea and juices. Guests will be able to enjoy their breakfast in the breakfast hall and directly in their rooms.

There is an in room spa service and visitors will be able to enjoy massages directly in their suites. The rooms have Internet access and each rooms has its own soundtrack.

Events.

This hotel does not have any conference facilities. The hotel does offers several extra services, including private tours to nearby wineries and other group activities.

Location.

The hotel is located in the town of Los Alamos, in the state of California. Guests will be able to explore this town and enjoy a stroll around its gardens and parks.

This bed and breakfast is located in the Santa Ynez wine region. A short distance away from the hotel there are several vineyards and wineries where guests will be able to taste a selection of locally produced wines. Guests will be able to visit the nearby Hearst Castle. Those who arrive by car can enjoy trips to the nearby cities of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

The Twelve Decades Hotel is located in Johannesburg, in South Africa. This boutique hotel has many rooms decorated in several art styles, and each one of the twelve decades has its own style.

Rooms.

The hotel, located in a building that is part of a large cultural complex, has twelve double rooms. Each room is dedicated to a decade and was designed by a team of local architect and designers. Each room has a double bed, a lounge area with armchairs, a bathroom with a shower, Internet access and flat television screens. The price per room is between 77 and 90€ per night.

The Vision Main Street life is a room based on the impact of a meteorite that crashed into the southern part of the city billions of years ago, creating the Vredefort Crater. This room is decorated in whites.

Sir Abe Bailey room is dedicated to the Randlords, the rulers that used to rule the region. This rooms has a brick wall and antique Chinese carved furniture that represents the many Chinese immigrants, many of whom travelled to the region to become miners.

The House That Jack Built is a room dedicated to the city’s boxing history. In the center of the room guests will find a boxing ring made of wood and there are several trophies decorating the wooden shelves.

The Minehaus room is a double room known for its bauhaus décor. The room has many murals decorated with bauhaus graphic designs, and the angular furniture is made of colourful metal and dark wood.

The Marabi Room is dedicated to the many mines that can be found in the region and to the marabi dance. The room is decorated with furniture built in several styles and has a rough floor.

Who is Herbert Dolmo is a large room dedicated to the traditional Bantu performances. Bantu was a teacher who tried to buffer the effect of colonial domination by promoting dramatic performances, and the beds in this rooms have thick velvet curtains.

A Part Love A Part Hate has a satirical design, mocking the tumultuous history of the Apartheid. This room is decorated with black and white phrases relating to the Apartheid.

Main Street Constellations is decorated with constellations that have the shape of men and women. Each one of the men and women held together by a red string is a person who is part of the city’s history, and one of the constellations is Nelson Mandela.

50 Stories is based on the history of the Carlton Center, one of the city’s first malls and one of the first public spaces to allow interracial socializing. The mall has an observation deck with views towards the city decorated with black walls and black paintings, and these decorations can be seen in this room.

The Ponte Obscura room is dedicated to the Ponte building. This building was one of the city’s largest downtown buildings, which was abandoned during the exodus towards the suburbs, and the room has a large screen with the city painted upside down on it separating the double room and the lounge area.

Catwalk Customs room is a vogue room dedicated to fashion. There is a runway in the middle of the room and the room’s lamp have the shape of large industrial spotlights used in modelling shows.

The Perpetual Liberty rooms has three living spaces, one of them dedicated to the past, another one to the present and the third one to the future. The city’s dark past is the living room, the present is where the bed is located and the bright future is the niche area that has a large window with views towards the city.

Restaurant.

The hotel provides glasses, plates and dining utensils for guests who want to prepare their own meals. The Rooftop Bar is a bar located on the hotel’s roof. The bar, which has views towards the city center, is known for its live DJ performances and themed nights.

Near the hotel there are several restaurants, and part of the restaurants offer breakfasts and room service to guests who stay at the hotel. The main restaurants are the Pata Pata diner and the Chalkboard Café. In the center of the complex where the hotel is located guests will find the Canteen restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner. Guests will be able to enjoy ethnic food at one of the many stalls located in the Main Market.

On the roof of the hotel visitors will find a gym with weights and a boxing ring, and the hotel organizes boxing and yoga classes. The gym is decorated in dark colours and there is a large windows with views towards the city.

The Cocoon is a spa with a meditation area located on one of the hotel’s floors. Guests will be able to enjoy massages and relaxing treatments, and there is a nutritionist who can advise guests who want to control their weight. Meditation and yoga classes are organized in one of the spa’s rooms.

Events.

There are several options for guests who want to celebrate their events at the hotel. On one of the floors there is a meeting space that can accommodate up to fifteen guests.

The halls located in the Chalkboard Café and the large conference hall located in the complex that can accommodate up to 400 people can be rented for events. The Bioscope is another events hall equipped with audiovisual equipment which can be rented for events of up to 67 people.

Location.

The hotel is located to the east of Johannesburg’s city center, in the city’s central business district. Near the hotel there are many bars, ethnic restaurants and local shops.

The hotel is part of the Main Street Life complex, which supports the Maboneng Project that was created to promote art and design in the city. The complex has several art galleries, a cinema and a stage for concerts and performances.

There is a transport service to and from the city center. Near the hotel there are many art galleries and museums. The hotel offers an exchange program for designers, who will be able to stay at the hotel in exchange for their designs being shown in the Main Street Life collection.

The hotel organizes guided tours on foot around the city. These excursions tour the city’s main landmarks and monuments, and guests will be able to visit the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Apartheid Museum and the Ellis Park Stadium.