Skypool of Hotel Hubertus | one of the most spectacular hotel pools
30-11-2016
The spectacular wellness novelty at the Alpin Panorama Hotel Hubertus, their new Skypool. No visible boundaries, only transparent glass and fresh mountain water. With 25 meters of length and 20 meters high, the extraordinary pool blends harmoniously into the surroundings of the Hubertus Hotel. You probably have a spectacular view from this skypool in the snowy months as well…
Trends we spotted this week – week 44
4-11-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, the unique collaboration between Spa Zuiver and Rituals, and the ‘rookworstkroket’ by FEBO & HEMA.
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Small gestures of hospitality from The Yeatman hotel
1-11-2016
The best city hotel we have had the pleasure to visit! The World Heritage city of Porto has an iconic hotel, The Yeatman. With a breath-taking position overlooking the Douro River and the historic city centre, The Yeatman offers a great place to stay with stunning panoramic views from the terraces, the indoor and exterior pool (in the shape of a port bottle), the rooms and restaurants. Some of the small gestures of hospitality from The Yeatman, the naming of the rooms, the design elements, the housekeeping & maintenance and of course the friendly approach from all the staff.
Trends we spotted this week – week 43
28-10-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, how the world of online reservations is evolving in the Netherlands, a 3D printer that creates full colour candy and the Hangover Bar from Amsterdam went viral worldwide.
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Trends we spotted this week – week 42
21-10-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, Karl Lagerfeld will launch a hotel brand, some examples of the use of rooftops in Melbourne and a new beer.
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Storytelling | Villa De Bear
20-10-2016
Villa De Bear can be found in an old teddy bear factory, situated in the west of Bangkok. If we are talking about special concepts and storytelling around your brand, this restaurant should be named. Although the production of teddy bears in this factory stopped a long time ago, the history of the property is still clearly visible. A perfect example of a concept which is conducted in detail.
The Shelter | An inflatable black nightclub
13-10-2016
Swiss studio Bureau A created this inflatable black nightclub for the summer party of the ‘Bund Schweizer Architekten’ (federation of Swiss Architects). The black blow-up building contains a bar, dance floor, inflatable furniture, tables and a DJ booth.
Just for fun: a cork popping wine gun for your wine tastings
11-10-2016
WineOvation’s cork popping wine gun allows you to pop wine bottles open with nothing but a simple push of a button, like most electric wine openers. The difference: it’s shaped like a pistol. It’s fun for your wine-tasting parties.
Augmented Climbing Walls
5-10-2016
In January this year we published a white paper of the Indoor Playgrounds in the Netherlands. One of the trends we spotted in this industry is the quickly professionalization. Climbing walls are sometimes part of a bigger family indoor playgrounds and the interactive technology developed at the Aalto University Game Research faculty in Finland would push the professionalism in the sector.
#MGravityRoom
30-9-2016
The luxury hotel Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge in New York, invites visitors to snap pictures of their inverted replica of a guest room. The pictures are shared on social media with the hashtag #MGravityRoom.