Original Hotels

The North Island Hotel is located in the Seychelles Islands. This ecological resort has several traditional cabins located on a white sandy beach.

Villas.

The hotel is made up of eleven villas, where each villa is built in a traditional style and has several bedrooms, bathrooms and a butler. Price includes accommodation and three meals.

Each villa has a main bedroom and a guest bedroom, a marble bathroom and traditional hand made decorations from the Seychelles and Africa. The villas are decorated with wood, glass and stone. All rooms have air conditioning and traditional punkah punkah fans.

The main bedroom has a walk in closet and a library corner with a desk and chair. The bathroom is made of marble and has a separate WC, two sinks, an interior shower and an exterior shower. The kitchen is connected to the living room. Each room has satellite TV, CDs, DVDs and Internet access. There is a small private swimming pool in each villa’s garden, and each villa has views towards the sea. Price is from 2000€ per night.

The first ten villas are located next to Anse d’Est beach. Villa 11, known as the North Island Villa, is the hotel’s largest cabin and is located next to the northern tip of the beach and the Takamaka forest.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant offers a personalized service for each guest. The hotel can cater for guests who have food allergies and intolerances. Each meal is made of fresh local ingredients and guests will be able to enjoy their meals with a wine from the wine menu.

The traditionally decorated bar and the lounge area have views towards the mountains and the sea. There is a small pond next to the wine cellar, which can be rented for private events.

Activities.

The hotel has a large gym and its own spa where guests can enjoy traditional massages. Guests can rent bicycles if they want to explore this island, and trips around the nearby islands can be organized.

The hotel’s center point is the Island Piazza, a small square decorated with an ancient tree that is used as a meeting point. The hotel’s swimming pool is located nearer to the mountain. The 45 meter long swimming pool has an infinity design.

Location.

Next to the harbour guests will find the hotel’s library, a space built from coral. There are many books dedicated to several topics, and there are shelves with a collection of traditional artifacts from the island. There are brochures that inform guests about the island’s environmental programmes.

The hotel was designed for those guests who appreciate the calm surroundings and who want to relax. Guests can enjoy snorkel, practice water sports and swim in the sea. There is a diving center and a water sport center on the shore, and a private dock in front of each villa.

The Miramonte Hotel is an ecological hotel located in Bad Gastein, in the Austrian mountains. This hotel was designed for relaxation and offers yoga classes in the summer and ski courses in the winter.

Rooms.

The hotel is decorated in an Alpine style with a bohemian design. There are 36 double rooms at the hotel, and each one has a bathroom and a traditional Alpine décor. All rooms have a double bed and a large bathroom. In each room there is a hair dryer, a telephone, a television set, bathrobes and a working area. Price increases 10€ during the weekends and 20€ during high season.

The Small Double rooms are the smallest rooms at the hotel and have plenty of natural light. They can be used as individual rooms and as double rooms, and they have a separate bathroom and shower. Price is from around 54€ per night.

The Double rooms are the hotel’s standard rooms. The rooms have natural light and can be connecting rooms. Price is from 64€ per night.

The Panorama S rooms have views towards the mountains. These rooms can be used as individual and as double rooms. Some are interconnected rooms that can form family rooms. Price is from 74€ per night.

The Panorama M rooms are larger and have a retro chic décor. These rooms have a balcony and a bathroom with a bathtub. Price starts from around 82€ per night.

The Panorama L rooms are the hotel’s largest rooms. Each room has a double bed, a sofa, a bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower and large windows. These rooms have their own private balcony. Some of these rooms can be interconnecting. Price starts from 92€ per night.

Restaurant.

Guests can enjoy breakfasts at the breakfast buffet until noon. Several varieties of Mutterland tea and Italian coffee are served during the meals.

The hotel has a restaurant where guests can enjoy traditional Austrian meals made from local ingredients. The are local wines on the wine menu and a range of beers produced in the local breweries. Guests can enjoy cocktails and mineral water from the Gastein mountains with their meals.

The hotel’s Der Standard Bar has retro decorations where James Bond would step in for a drink. The Miramonte bar has a lounge area where guests can enjoy coffee, tea, fresh bread, baked pastries, salads and soups. The bar and the lobby have Internet access.

Activities.

Yoga classes are offered daily at the hotel. The hotel has a terrace where guests can rest during the winter and the summer months.

The hotel’s spa has a sauna with views towards the mountains, a large solarium area for those who want a tan, a steam bath and a hot spring. Massages and traditional Chinese treatments are offered. The spa has views towards the mountains.

Events.

The hotel can organize events and meetings. The meeting halls have natural light and conference equipment. Small scale events and events of up to 200 people can be organized at the hotel.

Location.

This hotel is a mansion located in the Alps, near Salzburg. The hotel is a thousand meters above sea level, allowing guests to enjoy views of the mountain lakes, mountains and valleys.

A short distance away from the hotel is the spa town of Bad Gastein, known for its waterfall. There are hot springs and spas with thermal spring waters.

Several activities are offered to guests. During the summer months guests can enjoy the mountain views from the terraces, explore the town and the mountains. During the winter months guests can ski in the Salzburg Alps, which have more than 250 kilometers of mountain ski tracks, 90 kilometers of cross country skiing trails and 60 kilometers of skiing trails.

The Gaige House is an antique mansion located in the wine country of California, in the United States. This mansion used to belong to the Gaige family in the 1800, and was later transformed into a guest house.

Rooms.

The mansion has 23 rooms. Fifteen rooms are located in the main building, where each room is a double room with its own bathroom. There are two types of rooms, the Deluxe Queen rooms that cost 152€ per night and the larger Deluxe King rooms that cost 172€ per night. These rooms have a Victorian décor and East Asian decorations.

The other eight rooms are Zen suites with spa amenities. The Zen suites are located in the hotel’s Japanese gardens. The suites have views towards the gardens, cedar roofs and private balconies. There are four types of Zen suites, each one of them decorated with vintage Asian decorations. Price varies depending on the suite and is usually between 221 and 416€ per night.

The hotel’s interior décor consists of dark wooden beds on platforms, delicate shoji screens on the walls and fireplaces. There are colored orchids and Asian statues in each room. Each bathroom has a granite bathtub for two and a separate shower. The Zen suites have a private courtyard and a jacuzzi.

Breakfasts.

The hotel is a bed and breakfast where guests can enjoy continental breakfasts included in the room price. For a slightly higher price guests will be able to enjoy breakfasts made by Charles Holmes, who creates menus with Thai ingredients and Napa Valley wines.

Every evening the hotel organizes wine tastings and guests can taste the local wines. Each afternoon the wine tasting are accompanied by cheese platters, olives and Sonoma cocoa.

Guests who stay at this hotel will be able to enjoy relaxing massages and spa treatments in the Zen cabins. There is a wide range of massages offered. The hotel has an exterior swimming pool and a Jacuzzi.

Events.

The hotel can organize celebrations and events in the hotel’s restaurant and on its territory. The hotel can organize conferences and meetings. The Terrace Hall is the main conference hall and has plenty of natural light and its own terrace. This hall has a maximum capacity for around twenty guests. The hotel offers a catering service for all kinds of events.

Location.

The hotel is located away from the city noise. This ancient mansion has large gardens filled with bamboo, cypresses and magnolias.

The hotel is located near Glen Ellen, in Sonoma Valley, an area of California known for its wine. The house used to belong to the Gaige family in 1800 and has know become a hotel with an Asian décor. Guests who stay here can visit the vineyards an taste the region’s wines.

The Ushuaïa Beach Hotel is located in Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands in Spain. This hotel, located right on the beach, is designed for parties.

Party on the beach.

The hotel is designed for parties and for guests who visit the island for its beaches, music, sea, sun and parties. Parties with the most popular DJ’s can be organized on the hotel’s own beach and in the swimming pool.

Décor.

This Ibizan hotel is decorated with designs inspired by nature. The hotel itself is formed by several bungalows. Each bungalow has a maximum of three floors. The hotel is open from May until October.

Rooms.

There are 236 rooms at the hotel. All rooms are double rooms with a minimum of décor and have a technologically advanced bathroom, chromotherapy lights, aromatherapy fragrances and thick curtains that block out the lights after a hard night partying. For an extra price guests will be able to choose their own eiderdowns and pillows, enjoy a thick bathrobe and fluffy towels for the pool and have their own small refrigerator filled with snacks in their rooms.

The Double Standard rooms have a double bed and a bathroom with a shower, a laptop sized safe and an iPod dock. The Double Superior rooms are larger and have the same amenities, and the double bed can be transformed into two twin beds. Prices are between 200 and 300€ per night.

The Swim Up rooms have a private terrace with direct access to the swimming pool that flows around the hotel like a river. Price is around 410€ per night.

The Suites at this hotel have views towards the sea, a queensize bed, a 50 inch television screen and a bathroom with a jacuzzi. Guests who stay in these rooms will be able to check in without having to wait and the price includes transport to and from the airport. Price is 550€ per night.

The Presidential Suite has views towards the beach and the sea. This suite is the largest suite at the hotel, with a bedroom, decorations designed by known brands and a bathroom with a jacuzzi. Price is around 745€ per night.

The Pioneer Suite offers guests a new concept. This suite is a party suite in a party centered hotel. The walls are thick and soundproof and the suite is equipped with the latest Pioneer sound system. Guests will be able to organize parties with DJs at the suite and a VIP service is available for these guests.

Swimming pools.

The hotel has several pools and sun decks where guests can relax in Balinese hammocks and Jacuzzis. One of the swimming pools is oval shaped and another one looks like a river that flows through the hotel. There is a gym with several machines and a spa with massage rooms, hairdressers and skin treatment centers.

Events.

Many events are organized in the main hall of the hotel, including parties with DJ’s, fashion catwalks and live concerts. The hotel can organize all kinds of events, such as celebrations and private parties.

Restaurant.

The Beach Club is the hotel’s restaurant where guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast that is included in the price of the room. Every night guests can enjoy samples of Mediterranean cuisine at the restaurant. The Magic Chill and Garden restaurant serves a la carte breakfasts with views towards the pool. The Magic Garden serves salads and refreshments during the day and guests can enjoy a barbecue. The hotel’s other restaurant is the U Sushi and Teppanyaki which serves traditional Japanese food, which guests can enjoy in the oriental lounge and in the Zen garden.

Boutique.

The hotel has its own boutique store, the U Fashion Boutique, where guests can buy accessories and clothes. There is air conditioning and WiFi in all the hotel.

Location.

The hotel is located near the Playa d’en Bossa beach, between the airport and the island’s capital. Guests can enjoy many water sports activities on the beach and there are many bars and clubs. Ibiza is not only about crystal waters, parties that last all night and shops everywhere. Guests can visit the natural landscapes and the caves, go inside the XIVth century Cathedral and walk around the traditional towns and cities.

The Verana Hotel is located in the Bay of Flags in Mexico. The hotel has several private cabins from where guests can enjoy views and celebrate events.

Rooms.

There are several types of accommodation options at the hotel, which has nine cabins, ranging from small colourful traditional houses to larger bungalows. The minimum stay at the hotel is for five nights, and price varies between 172 and 330€ per night.

All the cabins were built with local and ecological materials. Each cabin has a different style, with large spaces and hand crafted wooden furniture. Each cabin has a private bathroom, a master bedroom with two beds that can form a kingsize bed and a terrace with hammocks. The beds have mosquito nets and there is an area for practicing yoga. The cabins have views towards either the sea or the mountains.

The Tea House is the largest cabin and has a private swimming pool. The Jungle Suite cabin has two bedrooms, one of them queensize and the other kingsize, a large bathroom with a bathtub and a spacious living room. The Bungalow V House is a cabin with a master bedroom with a kingsize bed and two extra bedrooms with queensize beds.

The Bungalow cabin has two bedrooms, the Casa Piedra cabin has a bedroom with a kingsize bed and the Pool House has two kingsize bedrooms. The smaller Studio cabin has a kingsize bedroom, Casa Amor is a one bedroom cabin and the Palapa cabin is a duplex.

Gardens and Pool.

On the hotel’s territory guests will find a large swimming pool that integrates with the landscape. The hotel’s gardens have several types of trees and views towards the sea.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant offers three daily meals made from local ingredients. The ingredients used are fresh and are brought from Puerto Vallarta each morning. Guests will be able to taste Mexican dishes and international cuisine. The hotel can prepare picnic baskets for guests who want to spend a day exploring the region.

The hotel has a bar with a terrace where guests can enjoy cocktails and wine while watching the sunset. There is a wide range of tequilas.

Events.

The hotel can cater and organize all kinds of events. There are special prices for groups who want to celebrate an event at the hotel, and a group of at least 16 guests can spend a maximum of five nights at the hotel for around 87€ per person per night.

Spa.

The hotel’s spa offers guests a wide range of massages, facial treatments and relaxation therapies, and guests can spend the day in the jacuzzi and in the Japanese baths. Revitalizing fruit cocktails are served at the spa.

Location.

The hotel is open from November until June. The hotel is located in Atop Yelapa, near Puerto Vallarta, and has views towards the mountains and the Sierra Oriental Valley. A water taxi can pick guests up in Puerto Vallarta and take them to the hotel, and mules can transport the luggage from the harbour to the hotel.

The hotel organized several activities for guests. Guests can spend a day at the beach, which is only a couple of minutes away from the hotel. Guests can practice several water sports, such as kayak, deep sea fishing, trekking and snorkel, and spend a day practicing yoga and enjoying day trips to nearby towns. The hotel can organize guided trips around the jungle and the waterfalls, and to places where guests can observe birds and whales. Guests can enjoy short trips to the nearby islands.

The Re! Hotel is located in Singapore. This small boutique hotel has a clear retro style, with each room decorated by a different team of architects, artists and designers.

Rooms and prices.

The hotel has twelve floors and 140 different types of rooms. Each floor at the hotel is painted in a different colour, and all the rooms on a floor follow the same theme. All rooms are double rooms with a bathroom covered in mosaic tiles, and the décor varies in each room. Most rooms have a retro design with pop decorations and the latest technologies.

There are 53 Superior rooms. These rooms have a unique design, with walls painted in several colours, vinyl furniture covered by patterned textiles and pop art decorations. Price starts from 88€ per night.

The Premier rooms are brightly coloured rooms with a minimalist décor and views towards the city, with a price of 100€ per night. The Deluxe rooms can come either with a double bed or two twin beds and cost 110€ per night, and all the rooms in this category have views towards the park.

The Executive rooms are larger rooms with colourful decorations and queensize beds, with a price of 122€ per night. The Business rooms have two windows with natural light and a large bathroom with a bathtub from where guests can enjoy views of the city, and the price is 133€ per night.

The Family Suites are family rooms with two bedrooms and a living room. The master bedroom has a queensize bed and the guest room has two twin beds. Price is more than 200€ per night.

The Themed Suites are the hotel’s trademark accommodation. Each one of these themed suites is decorated in shades of either silver, gold or bronze. Each suite has a round kingsize bed and an LCD television set. Price is around 245€ per night.

Spa.

On the ground floor of the hotel guests will find the Re!Fresh, a spa where guests can enjoy relaxing massages, manicure and pedicure. Next to the spa is the gym, known as the Re!Charge.

Conference Rooms.

There is a large conference room, the Re!Union hall, which can accommodate up to 100 people. Nearby there are two meeting rooms, the Re!Call and Re!Tune, both of them with the latest audiovisual equipment and a capacity of up to 20 people. The Re!Connect business centre has several computers, fax machines and photocopying machines.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant, the Re!Fill, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. On the second floor of the hotel is the Re!Wine, a wine cellar with views towards Pearl Hill Park.

The Re!Joice is a large terrace located under a canopy where guests can celebrate events such as weddings and large conferences. There are fifty tables with a capacity for ten people around each table.

Location.

The hotel offers several extra services to their guests, such as transport to and from the centre of the city. The hotel is located on Chin Swee Street, only a short distance away from Chinatown and Outram Park, places which are communicated with the rest of the city by several bus and metro lines. Orchard Street is located only a couple of blocks from the hotel, and some of the city’s finest places can be found there, such as bars, restaurants and shops. The airport is located only 20 minutes away from the hotel.

The Glymur Hotel is located in Hvalfjodur, in Iceland. This Nordic hotel stands on a hill and has views towards the fjords and is a place where guests can enjoy the Aurora Borealis.

Rooms and prices.

The hotel has 23 colourful rooms and two suites, all of them decorated with works of contemporary art from all over the world. The rooms are duplexes, with the double bedroom and the bathroom located on the top floor and the living room on the ground floor. The living room has a leather sofa and a television set. All bathrooms have heated floors. The rooms can have views either towards the fjords or the mountains.

The suites are larger than the double rooms and are decorated with bright designs and leather sofas made by hand. The bathroom at each suite has a hydromassage bathtub. The bedroom has a large double bed with a control pad where guests can choose whether they want a massage. All rooms and suites have bathrobes, flat screen television screens, coffee machines, bathroom amenities and a minibar.

There are several villas next to the hotel that can accommodate families and groups traveling together. The villas are more spacious and have several bedrooms and bathrooms, a dining and living room and a kitchen. All rooms are decorated in bright colours with matching furnishings. There is a jacuzzi for several people on the terrace and a garden with a barbecue area.

An individual room costs 149€ per night and a double room with a double bed or two individual beds has a price of 199€ per night. The Guðríðarstofa suite costs 249€ per night and the Hallgrímsstofa suite costs 299€ per night. An extra bed costs 39€ per night. The small villas have a price of 300€ per night and the large villas have a price of 400€ a night. Prices include breakfast and access to the jacuzzis.

Restaurant and future spa.

At the hotel’s restaurant guests will be able to try typical regional dishes, such as Arctic trout or reindeer meat. There are several dégustation menus that allow guests the opportunity to savour some of the traditional foods from different parts of the country. The hotel’s café serves delicious waffles and pancakes with cranberry jam and cranberry sauce. A spa is due to open soon.

The Aurora.

Many of the guests who stay at this hotel do so for one main reason, to be able to witness the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights. The hotel is located above the Hvalfjordur hill and has views towards the natural fjords.

On the other side of the fjord guests will find one of Europe’s most visited waterfalls, the Glymur waterfall. Near the waterfall is the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal lagoon where visitors can bathe while enjoying the views towards the glaciers. The capital of the country, Reykjavik, is only 45 minutes away by car. In the nearby town of Alafoss guests will find many markets that sell traditional artifacts, local works of art and typical gastronomical delicacies of the country.

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 Cube Hotel is located in three different cities in Austria and Switzerland. One of these hotels is located in Savognin, near the mountains and several ski resorts.

The Hotel.

From the outside the hotel looks like the product of a giant disco ball and a huge sugar cube. The Savognin Hotel has a large lounge area, its own spa, a bar and a grill restaurant.

Rooms and Prices.

Each one of the 76 rooms has a special area right near the entrance where guests can leave their skiing gear. The bed linen and pillows are hypoallergenic. All rooms in this cube shaped hotel have a functional design, a bedroom with a flat screen television set, a safe, luggage storage space and a bathroom with a hair dryer.

There are quadruple rooms designed for families. The Cube Suites are even more spacious, with a kingsize bed, a bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower and a living room with a sofa bed. Price is 129€ per night for a double room, and the price includes a ski pass.

Extra Services.

The room key does not only open the door to each guest’s room, but can be used to access some of the ski slopes. All Cube hotels are located near the ski lifts and the skiing resorts. Some of the extra services offered by the hotel are a late breakfast option which allows guests to enjoy breakfast in their rooms until three in the afternoon, and a late dinner at the buffet which lasts until ten in the evening. On the day of arrival and departure guests can use the changing rooms and the showers in the lobby, and there is a luggage room for those who want to enjoy their last hours on the slopes before leaving.

All the floors at the hotel are connected between them by special ramps that allow guests to carry their ski gear without much effort. The hotel has an advanced climate control system that makes sure that the ski gear and ski clothes dry in the least possible time without damaging the material.

The cubes are made from steel and glass. As soon as it gets dark the façade of each cube illuminates in a different colour. All cubes are connected by colourful hallways, and the common areas are located in these hallways. The common rooms have glass floors that light up and fireplaces, leather armchairs and sofas where guests can relax.

On the ground floor of the hotel guests will find the spa, several saunas, steam rooms, a gym and massage areas. One of the hotel’s largest common rooms has a climbing wall.

Restaurants.

In the basement guests will find the Cube Club, a disco bar where parties are organized every night. On the ground floor there is a terrace. The hotel has a buffet restaurant where guests will find a wide range of regional and international dishes. The snack bar is open 24 hours a day. The Cube Grill is an upscale restaurant where gourmet guests will be able to savour traditional dishes with views towards the mountains. The restaurant offers international cuisine and has a large wine list.

Conference Halls.

There are several conference halls at the hotels, and all can be rented for events and presentations. These conference rooms are equipped with modern audiovisual technologies, have natural light and are located near the reception. The maximum capacity is around 140 people. The bars and restaurants can be rented for larger events of up to 600 people. The hotel organizes all kinds of corporate and private events and can find the appropriate catering and decoration services.

Location.

The hotel is located in Savognin, in the Swiss canton of Grisones, and offers many activities for guests. Guests will be able to enjoy the many ski slopes located right outside the hotel, and practice sports such as ski, snowboard and snowmobiles. All skiing gear can be rented at the hotel. Other activities such as riding snowbikes, practising airboard and skifox are offered. Those who enjoy hikes and long walks in the mountains will find guide books in the lobby, and during the summer months guests can bathe in the Barnagn Lake.