Teaching Hotel Maastricht
12-9-2010
On Friday September 10th 2010 the Teaching Hotel Chateau Bethlehem was officially opened. This ancient castle has been decorated by contemporary Dutch designers. The hotel serves as a learning environment for students of the Hotelschool Maastricht.
Tipp-ex Shoot the Bear
4-9-2010
New way to play youtube videos. Perhaps an opportunity for owners of restaurants to interact with guests about what ingredients to use or not. Or in the future, to determine the colors of the hotelrooms with the help of guests. The movie is briljant.
Simple gesture of hospitality
31-8-2010
Sometimes it is oh so easy to create the ultimate feeling of hospitality. 4 people in one room, why don’t you give them 5 large towels!
Roof terraces in Berlin
31-8-2010
A roof terrace on top of a design hotel in East Berlin. Sofas are more expected in a city like Marrakech than up here in the north. Caransa hotel has a kind of roof (at the entrance), just like the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. It remains a special place, usually with a nice view.
Pantone Hotel
30-8-2010
Starting out as a paint manufacturer, Pantone now owns a hotel in Brussels. The design of the hotel is clearly based on the color chart of the paint manufacturer.
7th heaven
30-8-2010
At Hotel Seven in Paris the furniture in the room floats.They also made extensive use of perspex. Besides the 28 rooms the hotel has seven themed suites inspired by 007, Alice in Wonderland and Marie Antionette.
Sleep in a car
28-8-2010
The old airport Bobingen in Stuttgart, Germany was recently converted into a hotel. The special thing about this hotel is that the beds are made from old classic cars. So you can sleep in a beetle, a Mercedes-Benz car wash or a 70’s Cadillac Drive-in theater. The old control tower is now a 3-storey suite.
Hypoallergenic suite
4-8-2010
The demand for hypoallergenic hotel rooms is increasing. But often these are standard rooms. The Four Seasons in Chicago now offers the first hypoallergenic suite.
Town Hall Hotel
4-8-2010
In the old 19th century city hall in London now a modern hotel is situated, the Town Hall Hotel. While retaining as many original features, the hotel also facilitates a modern and minimalistic decor. This in contrast to the Edwardian Baroque style exterior.
First Halal hotel
31-7-2010
In Brussels, Belgium, 2 hotels received the halal-certificate. Upon request of guests, rooms can be made halal-proof. This means no alcohol in the minibar and guests cannot watch adult tv channels.