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Showing posts with label Hotels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hotels. Show all posts
6.25.2011
Visit Ruschmeyer's - but don't tell anyone
A camp. A commune. A seaside retreat. Perfectly nostalgic and comfortable. And pleasing to the eye. On the end of Long Island. Montauk. But please keep it a secret. (shhhhh....it's ruschmeyer's)
4.22.2011
Just Visiting
Aaaand we're back. April vacation done. And done. A little time on Marco Island to visit the Grandparents, watch the sun set, and do things we normally don't do in Brookline. And then some days in Miami Beach which usually means lots of time in the Atlantic and a lot of time just lally-gaggin' around at our hotel.
We stayed at a very decent family-friendly hotel, with spectacular views, direct access to the beach, four enormo pools, and convenience galore. Americana gone wild. My one complaint would be the drone of really bad music that was piped in 24/7. Not even that groovy chill ambient stuff that actually is pretty nice as background music goes when you're in a place like Florida....no, this was annoying enough that I probably would not go back.
But where I would go back, without the kids, would be this dream of a 'house" Scott and I strolled into on our last night out.....the Soho Beach House, to be exact.
There's something decidedly non-Floridian about this hotel. In fact, I would say it's more Out of Africa or Passage to India, which makes sense since Soho House is a British owned company - hence the heavy-on-colonization-period decor. I think a stay at this hotel would make it very easy to pretend you were in Goa, the Seychelles, or even Mauritius. And this change in pace is something I find really striking amidst all the art deco that I think has seen better days.
We stayed at a very decent family-friendly hotel, with spectacular views, direct access to the beach, four enormo pools, and convenience galore. Americana gone wild. My one complaint would be the drone of really bad music that was piped in 24/7. Not even that groovy chill ambient stuff that actually is pretty nice as background music goes when you're in a place like Florida....no, this was annoying enough that I probably would not go back.
But where I would go back, without the kids, would be this dream of a 'house" Scott and I strolled into on our last night out.....the Soho Beach House, to be exact.
all images | SOHO BEACH HOUSE
There's something decidedly non-Floridian about this hotel. In fact, I would say it's more Out of Africa or Passage to India, which makes sense since Soho House is a British owned company - hence the heavy-on-colonization-period decor. I think a stay at this hotel would make it very easy to pretend you were in Goa, the Seychelles, or even Mauritius. And this change in pace is something I find really striking amidst all the art deco that I think has seen better days.
4.01.2011
25hrs of Circus
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Something in a size 14 red patent leather?
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Panties on the lampshade, yes?
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I usually have my tea without the tulle and tambourine, but thanks.
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Okay. But only for a drink that doesn't come out of the hat.
It's not open yet. This hotel opens April 17th. And it's in Vienna. Part of the 25hours Hotel chain, which has other gimmicky lodgings, as well. Crazy good times sleeping with clowns and circus freaks, I guess. Actually, I would love to go to Vienna but maybe just not stay here.
2.03.2011
Come with me
If I stare at this long enough, do you think I could squish through my computer screen and fly to Italy? Fiesole, to be exact.
Get lost, forget your winter-y troubles, warm yourself here: Villa San Michele. Right outside of Florence. In the hills.
10.07.2010
Celebrating Oktoberfest Quietly
I'm not one for an enormous crowd of beer swilling, cherry-cheek drunkards - reminds me too much of college. And I'm not one for loud, clanky beer steins - or really any beer stein, for that matter.
But -
With this chill in the air we're having and the turning of the leaves, I feel a little wanderlust for Germany. Particularly, after stumbling upon this hotel that is situated perfectly in the middle of Munich.
No crowds here.
No spills, lederhosen, or glockenspiel left behind...
and yet, seems appropriately Bavarian with the subtle touches of wood, color, and hearth.
But -
With this chill in the air we're having and the turning of the leaves, I feel a little wanderlust for Germany. Particularly, after stumbling upon this hotel that is situated perfectly in the middle of Munich.
No crowds here.
and a room with a view.
LOUIS HOTEL
Viktualienmarkt 6 • 80331 Munich •Germany
7.20.2010
On the Rocks in Bailey Island, Maine
It's not for everyone, that's for sure. And it's probably the closest I'll ever come to camping - but we return every three years or so to get our fix of that salty, timeless Maine coast.
Situated right on the edge of the earth, where the rocks meet the waves, the Driftwood Inn will never disappoint. That is, if you don't mind lumpy mattresses, a shared bath, and creaky stairs. And what it lacks in amenities, you cannot beat the location.
Bailey Island, ME
Labels:
Hotels,
Maine,
New England,
travel
5.24.2010
Color my World, Pantone Hotel, Brussels
I appreciate a well-designed hotel as much as the next person. And no, I haven't stayed here. Yet. But I'm not all together convinced that the masters of color (Pantone) and this hotel of PMS would make a stay in Brussels any better.
All that said, I guess I would like to know the influence of a color through the services of a hotel. Aaaand there is a rooftop bar and terrace. Perhaps the best place to drink a Pink Champagne PANTONE 12-1107 with a view of Brussels off in the distance.
(images from hotels.nl)
From the Pantone Hotel website:
The PANTONE HOTEL™ invites you to experience the city of Brussels through a lens of color and a spectrum of comforts. From the moment you arrive, our “hotel of colors” will awaken your senses to an array of delights and playful surprises.
Impeccably designed by Michel Penneman and Oliver Hannaert, The PANTONE HOTEL™, Brussels showcases the color of emotion with a distinctive hue on each colorous guest floor. From vivid to subdued, for business or leisure, our unique boutique hotel perfectly suits your savvy palette and colorful imagination.
From a design perspective, The PANTONE HOTEL™, Brussels is built on an exceptional use of contrast; a white canvas provides clean space for saturated colors to pop. Guest rooms feature unique photography by esteemed Belgian photographer Victor Levy.
Pantone Hotel, Brussels.
5.17.2010
My Sixth Sense
Oh, I have the travel bug bad....really bad -
Bad. Ly.
Badly. My husband's off to his regular European city swirl at this end of this week. No new destination, but it's the hotel staying and the dining out and the waking up without demands for French toast or Raisin Bran™ that seem so inviting.
With a new T+L magazine that just arrived, I rabbit-eared a couple of pages with amazing recommendations. It was their 'hotels' issue. Of all the superlatives, this is the one I got hung up on.
Bad. Ly.
Badly. My husband's off to his regular European city swirl at this end of this week. No new destination, but it's the hotel staying and the dining out and the waking up without demands for French toast or Raisin Bran™ that seem so inviting.
With a new T+L magazine that just arrived, I rabbit-eared a couple of pages with amazing recommendations. It was their 'hotels' issue. Of all the superlatives, this is the one I got hung up on.
5.10.2010
Ocean House, Watch Hill, R.I.
Summers on the shore, black-tie affairs, decked out ballrooms with the likes of Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Nick Carraway--the glorious yellow hotel known as the Ocean House that gazed over Watch Hill, Rhode Island, for almost 150 years harkened back to an earlier time.
From theoceanhouse.org:
Built in 1868, the Ocean House remained the only standing hotel from the glory days of the Victorian era. Mid-way between Boston and New York, the big yellow hotel became, at the turn of the Twentieth Century, an innovative landmark physically and socially. For instance, Watch Hill's Ocean House was the first resort hotel in the country to offer telephone service, which made it a target for businessmen from major cities since they could access their offices while away on vacation. Perhaps even more importantly, the Ocean House was the first hotel to offer indoor plumbing!
In 2003 this grand dame, after many years of back and forth financing, ownership, and struggles shut it's doors for good.
Six years after the original Ocean House, built in 1868, was torn down the new version will open this summer seeking to recreate that elegant era with a few modern touches--year round dinning and accommodations, eco-friendly practices, farm to table dining, a spa, and an ocean view lap pool.
Originally one of five hotels in town, the Ocean House was one of the last Victorian era hotels in mainland Rhode Island. In 2003 the hotel closed, and in 2004 when it became clear the Ocean House's historic structure couldn't be saved, it was torn down. The local community rallied together to save the site from development forming Bluff Avenue LLC with the goal of persevering both the site as a hotel and the Ocean House's 136 year history.
The 2010 Ocean House hotel was built in the likeness of the old incorporating many of the original hotel features including the main fireplace, front desk, some wick furniture, and of course the yellow paint.
From theoceanhouse.org:
Built in 1868, the Ocean House remained the only standing hotel from the glory days of the Victorian era. Mid-way between Boston and New York, the big yellow hotel became, at the turn of the Twentieth Century, an innovative landmark physically and socially. For instance, Watch Hill's Ocean House was the first resort hotel in the country to offer telephone service, which made it a target for businessmen from major cities since they could access their offices while away on vacation. Perhaps even more importantly, the Ocean House was the first hotel to offer indoor plumbing!
In 2003 this grand dame, after many years of back and forth financing, ownership, and struggles shut it's doors for good.
Six years after the original Ocean House, built in 1868, was torn down the new version will open this summer seeking to recreate that elegant era with a few modern touches--year round dinning and accommodations, eco-friendly practices, farm to table dining, a spa, and an ocean view lap pool.
Originally one of five hotels in town, the Ocean House was one of the last Victorian era hotels in mainland Rhode Island. In 2003 the hotel closed, and in 2004 when it became clear the Ocean House's historic structure couldn't be saved, it was torn down. The local community rallied together to save the site from development forming Bluff Avenue LLC with the goal of persevering both the site as a hotel and the Ocean House's 136 year history.
The 2010 Ocean House hotel was built in the likeness of the old incorporating many of the original hotel features including the main fireplace, front desk, some wick furniture, and of course the yellow paint.
Labels:
Hotels,
New England,
Rhode Island,
travel
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