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파리에는 보통 수백년이 넘는 전통을 가진 그랜드 호텔들과 최첨단 시설을 겸비한 호텔들이 그 자신들을 과시합니다. Hotel Recamier은 새롭게 개조되고 리모델링된, 밖으로 보여지는 곳이 아닌 조용히 숨어 있을 수 있는 럭셔리 호텔입니다.
매력을 풍기는 오래된 교회와 럭셔리 브랜드들이 모여있는 St. Germain des Prés 중심의 경치 좋은 Place St. Sulpice에 위치해 있습니다. Racameir호텔은 작지만 이웃처럼 친근함이 느껴지고 공용 공간은 없지만 아침식사실과 테라스 그리고 24개의 리모델링된 객실이 있습니다.
여기에는 각 층마다 '모던함'에서 '평범함' 혹은 '아프리카' 느낌이 어우러진 미묘한 테마가 존재합니다. 모든 객실에는 갓 리모델링된 듯한 신선함과 컨템포러리 디자인이 보여집니다만 파리의 어느 호텔보다도 Hotel Recamier에서 누리실 수 있는 것은 외부와 격리된 '프라이버시'라는 것입니다. 이 호텔의 단점을 굳이 꼬집어 말한다면 미니멀한 서비스일 것입니다. 하지만 '파리에서는 배고플 날이 없다'라는 말처럼 가끔은 이러한 신개념의 독립된 호텔도 고객님의 피로와 여정을 푸는데 큰 도움이 될 수 있을 것입니다.
Please note: Villa Paola is open seasonally, April through October. Children under 12 are not permitted.
There’s no place on Italy’s Tyrrhenian coast that’s hard on the eyes, exactly, but the sixteenth-century sisters who founded the St. Francesco of Paola convent chose their location with an eye worthy of a twenty-first-century property developer. One imagines that thanks to their duties they didn’t spend an inordinate amount of time basking in the views, but present-day visitors are under no such constraint; anyone unlucky enough to miss out on a sea view from their guest quarters (read: anyone on the ground floor) will find no shortage of postcard-perfect vistas from Villa Paola’s patios and gardens.
You’ll want to spend some time looking at what’s inside as well. In Italy, like perhaps nowhere else, they’re comfortable spanning centuries in architecture and design. Here clean-lined contemporary Italian furniture blends seamlessly into sixteenth-century spaces, with modern conveniences included as a matter of course. For while the house represents its era well, it hardly shows its age; the hotel conversion included a very thorough restoration, and it’s doubtful whether it’s ever looked fresher. The village of Tropea makes for a pleasant stroll, if a quiet one — just be back at Villa Paola by sunset for a cocktail on the terrace or by the poolside.
One of the joys of the job is finding extraordinary hotels in unexpected places. Of course downtown Miami shouldn’t count as an unexpected place — some quirk of the novelty-driven travel press leads it to lavish attention on Miami Beach at the expense of its mainland neighbor. But in this case we’re also talking about finding a hotel inside of another hotel. For it’s within (or more precisely, atop) the already very fine JW Marriott Marquis that you’ll find the Hotel Beaux Arts Miami, a “private hotel” occupying the top floors of this high-rise tower, with access to the parent hotel’s five-star services and facilities but with its own private reception and lounge, and accommodations that are, incredible as it may seem, a generous cut above what’s offered downstairs.
Of course, in a more perfect world, this might be what all of Downtown’s luxury hotels look like — clean-lined minimalist rooms, modernist furniture, impressive views through full-length windows and a full complement of thoughtful conveniences, from Bang & Olufsen entertainment systems to Illy espresso machines (the product of which is complimentary), and an iPad issued to every room. The beds are enormous, the materials are rich, and the bath products are Molton Brown. All this and access to the JW Marriott Marquis too — this means access to the spa, the gym, Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne restaurant and even a golf school by Jim McLean, should your swing require a brush-up. And the rates include a wealth of extras, from breakfast to cocktails to hors d’oeuvres; if you’ve had Club Level treatment at any of Asia’s top luxury hotels you’re familiar with the drill.
As for the location, it’s not really meant to be a substitute for the hedonism of South Beach. Downtown is the home of Miami’s design district, and it’s the center of quite a bit of the city’s local life, a world apart from the tourists-only vibe on offer elsewhere. Where Miami Beach traffics in fantasy (with varying degrees of success), downtown is reality — and if the Beaux Arts is any guide, it’s a pretty appealing reality at that.
One of the joys of the job is finding extraordinary hotels in unexpected places. Of course downtown Miami shouldn’t count as an unexpected place — some quirk of the novelty-driven travel press leads it to lavish attention on Miami Beach at the expense of its mainland neighbor. But in this case we’re also talking about finding a hotel inside of another hotel. For it’s within (or more precisely, atop) the already very fine JW Marriott Marquis that you’ll find the Hotel Beaux Arts Miami, a “private hotel” occupying the top floors of this high-rise tower, with access to the parent hotel’s five-star services and facilities but with its own private reception and lounge, and accommodations that are, incredible as it may seem, a generous cut above what’s offered downstairs.
Of course, in a more perfect world, this might be what all of Downtown’s luxury hotels look like — clean-lined minimalist rooms, modernist furniture, impressive views through full-length windows and a full complement of thoughtful conveniences, from Bang & Olufsen entertainment systems to Illy espresso machines (the product of which is complimentary), and an iPad issued to every room. The beds are enormous, the materials are rich, and the bath products are Molton Brown. All this and access to the JW Marriott Marquis too — this means access to the spa, the gym, Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne restaurant and even a golf school by Jim McLean, should your swing require a brush-up. And the rates include a wealth of extras, from breakfast to cocktails to hors d’oeuvres; if you’ve had Club Level treatment at any of Asia’s top luxury hotels you’re familiar with the drill.
As for the location, it’s not really meant to be a substitute for the hedonism of South Beach. Downtown is the home of Miami’s design district, and it’s the center of quite a bit of the city’s local life, a world apart from the tourists-only vibe on offer elsewhere. Where Miami Beach traffics in fantasy (with varying degrees of success), downtown is reality — and if the Beaux Arts is any guide, it’s a pretty appealing reality at that.
Location isn’t everything when it comes to hotels, but it’s not nothing either. In some countries Le Caméléon’s crisp, contemporary monochrome look might signal little more than membership in the local boutique-hotel scene. In Costa Rica, land of natural-finish eco-lodges and thatched-hut villas, its modern interiors and glossy white-on-white color scheme is something of a statement — a statement to the effect that while the Caribbean coast is all about the beaches, the water, the jungle, there’s no reason why you can’t live in the urbane, sophisticated style to which you’re accustomed.
These rooms are about more than just looks, with comforts that begin to edge into luxury-hotel territory: plasma TVs, iPod docks, some with king beds and private balconies or terraces. Die-hard luxury junkies will have to admit they’ve seen rooms that are bigger and plusher, but in these environs, anything more would be incongruous. Suffice it to say the physical charms are every bit the equal of the visual ones, and taking the natural environment into account, it’s essentially paradise. There’s a stylish pool deck for the moments when you don’t feel like venturing all the way to the beach, there’s a full-service spa, and the Numu restaurant and bar are stylish spaces, accentuating, perhaps, the contrast between Costa Rica’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts.
How to get there:
Le Cameleon is 136 miles (3h30m) from the Juan Santamaria Airport. Airport transfer can be arranged for USD287.50 per way. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Please note: Eagles Palace is open seasonally, April through October.
As the sister hotel to the Excelsior, a city boutique in Thessaloniki, Eagles Palace is the opposite of an urban hotel. This part of Greece, on the peninsula just short of the remote Eastern Orthodox holy site of Mount Athos, was more or less entirely unsettled before the hotel broke ground. Fresh off a 2008 renovation, Eagles Palace is looking quite up to date — and while it’s not quite as secluded as the monks’ refuge at Athos, this part of Halkidiki is still quiet, relatively untouched by development, especially when compared with some of Greece’s better-known destinations.
The rooms start out comfortably enough, with views of the garden or the sea, their solid, unfinished furnishings taking some inspiration from the monastic setting. The suites begin to pile on the luxuries, with balconies or terraces and, in some cases, Jacuzzis. It’s in the sea view bungalows, though, that Eagles Palace really starts feeling palatial — space, obviously, is no concern, and each one comes with its own private plunge pool.
Like its city cousin, Eagles Palace comes equipped with an Elemis spa and a handful of fine restaurants, some featuring sea views from the outdoor terraces. And while you’re seemingly worlds away from it all, it’s no less stunning a natural setting than most of Greece’s island destinations. A private beach and a PADI dive center make the most of the seaside location, and a number of watercraft are available for excursions to the nearby islands and inlets.
How to get there:
Eagles Palace is a 90 minute drive from Thessaloniki, which can be reached by air or train from several European cities.
Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Bringing crisp minimal design out of the city and into the wild, Southern Ocean Lodge is a shining example of very modern and very Australian architecture: clean open spaces, neutral tones and tons of glass wrapped in an environmentally-friendly package. Located on Kangaroo Island just off the South Australian coast, Southern Ocean Lodge is unexpectedly hip for such a remote and rugged locale, sporting a cool, unlabored vibe that doesn’t interfere with its beautiful coastal surrounds.
Comprising 21 sea-facing rooms, the SOL hovers over the mallee scrub, offering wide views of ocean, sky and whatever fauna happens to venture past: expect anything from kangaroos to echidnas to native birds. Inside, paintings by local artists complement pure white walls, with bespoke furniture and Ecosmart fireplaces creating the type of relaxed, uncluttered feeling one vows to recreate at home.
Tuning out is the main past time at the SOL (only the Family rooms have TVs) and guests can choose to do this on their private terrace, in their sunken lounge, or on one of a long list of nature tours. The surrounding national parkland offers so much by way of exploration — sea lion-spotting, kangaroo-meeting and hiking included — that the lodge provides each guest with a custom itinerary. Of course, some may opt to do nothing more demanding than enjoy the property’s gourmet meals and open bar, including a walk-in cellar stocked with locally-produced and imported wines, all included in the tariff.
Daily sunset drinks in the lodge’s Great Room allow guests to swap travel stories while taking in views of the Southern Ocean. An onsite spa with floor-to-ceiling windows offers a further chance to unwind while watching — and being watched by, presumably — the local wildlife.
How to get there:
Connect through Adelaide for flights to Kangaroo Island, or drive to Cape Jervis to board the ferry for the island.
마라케시에서 예로부터의 숙소라고 하면, 구시가 ‘메디나’의 호화로운 전통 주택을 이용한 리아도 호텔이 일반적입니다. 소규모로 사적인 분위기로, 치밀하면서도 호화스러운 분위기입니다. 그 리아도 호텔을 한층 더 호화롭게 하는 것이, 마라캐슈 시가에서 15분 인 사막의 오아시스, 팔메레에 있는 테레 리조트 앤 스파 (Terre Resort and Spa)입니다.
미국인이 소유하는 옥토곤 호텔즈 (Octogone Hotels)의 일원인 이 호텔은, 월드컵 경기장 1개 정도인 12 에이커라는 광대한 부지에 8동의 리아도를 지어 객실 수는 전부 52개입니다. 실내는, 휴가 기분을 북돋우는 사치스럽고 느긋한 구조입니다. 상급의 빌라나 스위트는 보다 넓고, 현대적인 치장과 아까울 정도 고저스한 욕실을 완비하고 있습니다. 또 전용의 풀이나 자쿠지가 달린 방도 있습니다.
한편, 부지 내에는 ‘하맘’이라 불리우는 터키풍의 욕실을 병설한 호화 스파, 매우 넓은 스위밍 풀, 레스토랑, 라운지, 도서실 외에도 테니스 코트과 패팅 그린도 있습니다. 또 근처에는 다양한 골프 코스가 갖추어져 있습니다.
구시가의 리아도 호텔은, 모래 먼지로 뒤 덥힌 이국적인 정서의 모습이 특징입니다. 이 호텔은 그 점에서 리아도 호텔적이지 않을지도 모릅니다만, 그것을 보충하고도 남을 정도의 선명하고 럭셔리한 빛이 휘감고 있습니다. 아직 개업한지 얼마 되지 않은 호텔입니다만, 향후의 개발이 계획대로 나간다면, 모로코에는 전부 8개의 옥토곤 호텔이 나오게 됩니다.
위치정보：
마라캐슈 메나라 공항에서 차로 약 20분, 마라캐슈 중심부로부터 약 10km 정도의 거리에 위치합니다. 공항픽업을 원하시면customerservice@tablethotels.com으로 연락주시기 바랍니다.
After years of pining for more contemporary hotels in Paris, we’re finally getting what we wished for. Suddenly the place is awash in design-oriented boutique hotels. And not half measures, either. The Hotel Secret de Paris, for example, isn’t content with just one vibrant, contemporary look — not when it can have six of them, each one patterned after a stylized version of a different view of Paris.
There’s the Musée d’Orsay, with its famous clock face, the Tour Eiffel with its iron beams, the ballet-themed Opéra Garnier and the art deco Trocadéro. Moulin Rouge is suitably saucy, and the Atelier d’Artiste, all in white (with judicious splatters of paint), is a rather luxe interpretation of the classic artist’s garret. Suffice it to say you’re reminded at every turn that you’re in Paris.
A gym, sauna, hammam and massage room are there to keep the Secret’s guests feeling fit, and in typical Parisian style you’re left at the city’s mercy when it comes time for a meal — a blessing, in this town, not a curse. For the city’s minimalist clientele, perhaps not, but anyone who’s found Parisian hotels a bit drab is bound to love it.
Some hotels need to be seen to be properly understood. Other hotel concepts, though, more or less speak for themselves. Simply at the mention of the Armani Hotel Milan one knows what one’s going to get: a bold and tasteful elegance, a certain richness in texture and materials, and of course an imposing silhouette — and one, incidentally, that’s suitable both for business and for pleasure.
In one sense it’s almost a living showroom for the Armani Casa shop across the road. But it’s more than that — a hotel, for a fashion chain, is a showroom for an entire lifestyle, and these interiors, modern Milanese to a tee, will have you checking yourself in the mirror to make sure you’re measuring up. And like the best in fashion, they’re more than surface deep, with a remarkable amount of attention paid to the physical luxuries that don’t show up on film.
Ninety-five rooms isn’t enormous, but without question the Armani joins the Milanese big league, competing directly against the town’s top luxury hotels. The spa and the restaurants see to these high-flying guests’ needs in the manner to which they’re accustomed, and the location is tough to beat, with walking access to what’s arguably the world’s finest shopping district. As branding, it’s a stroke of genius — and it’s no less impressive as a hotel.
After years of pining for more contemporary hotels in Paris, we’re finally getting what we wished for. Suddenly the place is awash in design-oriented boutique hotels. And not half measures, either. The Hotel Secret de Paris, for example, isn’t content with just one vibrant, contemporary look — not when it can have six of them, each one patterned after a stylized version of a different view of Paris.
There’s the Musée d’Orsay, with its famous clock face, the Tour Eiffel with its iron beams, the ballet-themed Opéra Garnier and the art deco Trocadéro. Moulin Rouge is suitably saucy, and the Atelier d’Artiste, all in white (with judicious splatters of paint), is a rather luxe interpretation of the classic artist’s garret. Suffice it to say you’re reminded at every turn that you’re in Paris.
A gym, sauna, hammam and massage room are there to keep the Secret’s guests feeling fit, and in typical Parisian style you’re left at the city’s mercy when it comes time for a meal — a blessing, in this town, not a curse. For the city’s minimalist clientele, perhaps not, but anyone who’s found Parisian hotels a bit drab is bound to love it.
After years of pining for more contemporary hotels in Paris, we’re finally getting what we wished for. Suddenly the place is awash in design-oriented boutique hotels. And not half measures, either. The Hotel Secret de Paris, for example, isn’t content with just one vibrant, contemporary look — not when it can have six of them, each one patterned after a stylized version of a different view of Paris.
There’s the Musée d’Orsay, with its famous clock face, the Tour Eiffel with its iron beams, the ballet-themed Opéra Garnier and the art deco Trocadéro. Moulin Rouge is suitably saucy, and the Atelier d’Artiste, all in white (with judicious splatters of paint), is a rather luxe interpretation of the classic artist’s garret. Suffice it to say you’re reminded at every turn that you’re in Paris.
A gym, sauna, hammam and massage room are there to keep the Secret’s guests feeling fit, and in typical Parisian style you’re left at the city’s mercy when it comes time for a meal — a blessing, in this town, not a curse. For the city’s minimalist clientele, perhaps not, but anyone who’s found Parisian hotels a bit drab is bound to love it.
After years of pining for more contemporary hotels in Paris, we’re finally getting what we wished for. Suddenly the place is awash in design-oriented boutique hotels. And not half measures, either. The Hotel Secret de Paris, for example, isn’t content with just one vibrant, contemporary look — not when it can have six of them, each one patterned after a stylized version of a different view of Paris.
There’s the Musée d’Orsay, with its famous clock face, the Tour Eiffel with its iron beams, the ballet-themed Opéra Garnier and the art deco Trocadéro. Moulin Rouge is suitably saucy, and the Atelier d’Artiste, all in white (with judicious splatters of paint), is a rather luxe interpretation of the classic artist’s garret. Suffice it to say you’re reminded at every turn that you’re in Paris.
A gym, sauna, hammam and massage room are there to keep the Secret’s guests feeling fit, and in typical Parisian style you’re left at the city’s mercy when it comes time for a meal — a blessing, in this town, not a curse. For the city’s minimalist clientele, perhaps not, but anyone who’s found Parisian hotels a bit drab is bound to love it.
It’s not necessarily the owners’ Italian heritage per se that makes Casa del Horno one of Panama’s top boutique hotels. The house is an architectural treasure in its own right, dating back to the French colonial days, and its rough-hewn stone provides the backdrop against which its sleeker, more contemporary elements are allowed to stand out. But in the end it’s the keenness of that contemporary eye which elevates a charming house into an extraordinary hotel.
And it’s in the design that the owners’ influence shows through most distinctly. At the moment there’s nothing quite like Italian design for blending modernist visual impact with top-notch tactile luxury, and Casa del Horno’s interiors fit that description to a tee. Imported pieces mesh with local craftsmanship and antique details, and the result is a hotel with a character all its own — and in boutique hotels, that’s at least half the battle.
The other half, of course, is the nuts and bolts: the LCD televisions and iPod docks, the Old Town location with its picturesque views, the in-room massage service, the thoughtful concierge and the generally high level of service. It’s safe to say there’s nothing else quite like it anywhere else in town.
How to get there:
Casa dal Horno is 33.5km away from Tocumen International Airport (30-40 min) or 3.5km from Marcos A Gelabert Airport. Transfers can be organized for USD35 for 2 guests, each way and USD10 per additional guest. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Please note: Locanda Rossa is open annually April through December. Three night minimum required for stays in June, July and August. Two night minimum required for all other dates.
The Maremma, the coastal region where Tuscany meets Lazio, is a bit of a Johnny-come-lately as a holiday destination, though you’d never know it from looking at it today — here a once-impoverished agricultural region has been transformed into, well, a not-at-all-impoverished agricultural region, and one that’s as well known for tourism as for produce. And this fame is due in no small part to a wealth of independent hotels, places like Capalbio’s Locanda Rossa.
Locanda Rossa’s original structure has undergone a modern expansion, but the seams don’t show a bit. Contemporary interiors meet farmhouse architecture in the rooms and suites, which, if not for the half-timbered ceilings and the views of the farm, could easily pass for modern urban apartments. Then again those views of the olive groves, not to mention the gardens and the pool deck, are why you’re here and not in a modern urban apartment in the first place.
There’s a spa for those tough cases who need even more relaxation, and the Osteria Wine Bar is more than a wine bar, serving sophisticated local fare, much of it made from the estate’s own produce. Meanwhile the beaches are minutes away, and the splendid Maremma countryside surrounds — all less than two hours’ drive from Rome.
How to get there:
Train: Rome to Capalbio, approximately 2 hours. Transfers from the train station can be arranged with the hotel.
Driving Directions from Rome: Take Strada Statale 1 Aurelia in the direction of Livorno. Exit at Chiarone 124 km then turn left towards Pescia Fiorentina. After 2.5 km, take mandatory left turn to Capalbio. After 3 km you will find the red entrance to Locanda Rossa on your right. Approximate driving time from Rome is 1.30 hours.
Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with directions.
There are places whose appeal waxes and wanes with the trend-chasing crowds — and then there’s the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. The boom in Sri Lankan hospitality doesn’t seem to have much to do with the changing fashions, and one imagines a place like Aditya, though recently opened, is in it for the long haul, as its splendid beachfront location and its low-key, friendly approach to service are unlikely to see substantial revision any time in the near future.
Most every boutique hotel thinks of its design sense as “eclectic,” but Aditya presents a stronger case than most, its starkly modernist beds, furniture and bathrooms sharing time with antique pieces and traditional architectural details. Five suites are nestled into private gardens, six of them face out to sea, and the Grand Surya Suite, a two-story villa, has a private terrace with a plunge pool and a prime view of the Indian Ocean sunset.
The activities on offer are suitably low-key, from spa treatments to cooking classes to coastal explorations, whether that means the old fort at Galle or dolphin-watching at Mirissa. The beach occupies its fair share of guests’ daytime hours, as does the pool. And while there’s no nightlife to speak of, it’s hard not to imagine that that’s just how Aditya’s guests like it.
How to get there:
Aditya is located on a secluded beach 10 minutes north of Galle (on the SW coast of Sri Lanka). The hotel is 2.5 hours south of Colombo. Transfers can be arranged from/to the Bandaranaike International Airport (135 km away) in Colombo. Train service is also available from Colombo to Galle (where a taxi can be arranged to pick you up). Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for further questions or assistance with airport transfers.
There are places whose appeal waxes and wanes with the trend-chasing crowds — and then there’s the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. The boom in Sri Lankan hospitality doesn’t seem to have much to do with the changing fashions, and one imagines a place like Aditya, though recently opened, is in it for the long haul, as its splendid beachfront location and its low-key, friendly approach to service are unlikely to see substantial revision any time in the near future.
Most every boutique hotel thinks of its design sense as “eclectic,” but Aditya presents a stronger case than most, its starkly modernist beds, furniture and bathrooms sharing time with antique pieces and traditional architectural details. Five suites are nestled into private gardens, six of them face out to sea, and the Grand Surya Suite, a two-story villa, has a private terrace with a plunge pool and a prime view of the Indian Ocean sunset.
The activities on offer are suitably low-key, from spa treatments to cooking classes to coastal explorations, whether that means the old fort at Galle or dolphin-watching at Mirissa. The beach occupies its fair share of guests’ daytime hours, as does the pool. And while there’s no nightlife to speak of, it’s hard not to imagine that that’s just how Aditya’s guests like it.
How to get there:
Aditya is located on a secluded beach 10 minutes north of Galle (on the SW coast of Sri Lanka). The hotel is 2.5 hours south of Colombo. Transfers can be arranged from/to the Bandaranaike International Airport (135 km away) in Colombo. Train service is also available from Colombo to Galle (where a taxi can be arranged to pick you up). Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for further questions or assistance with airport transfers.
Please note: 1864 The Sea Captain's House is open seasonally, March through mid-December.
In Santorini, the location does almost all of the work; most hotels just do their best not to spoil the view. Any hotel that can actually add something to the natural experience very quickly crosses over into the extraordinary — and the reason we’re here, as you might have imagined, is that the delightfully named 1864 The Sea Captain’s House is one of this rare breed.
First of all, even on Santorini, there are locations, and then there are locations. Oia, at the top of the inner crescent, is probably the island’s most picturesque town, its terraced residences cascading precipitously down the cliffside. The Sea Captain’s House joins them — with just four suites (and no reception or other common space), it’s scarcely a hotel at all, presenting what’s essentially an idealized, luxe version of Oian village life.
That means jacuzzis in every suite, for one, and an approach to decorating that goes beyond the stripped-down Greek-island norm — there are hints of the baroque in these bedrooms, with their antique woodwork and gilded mirrors. It’s all in the name of character, though, rather than pure flash; the scale of the place prevents it ever feeling over-opulent. Dine in, if you’re in the mood for some privacy, or book a table at one of the owners’ two village restaurants, if you prefer a more sociable stay.
How to get there:
Santorini (Thira) can be easily reached by plane or ferry. Flight time from Athens is approximately 45 minutes.
Ferries from Athens' Pireaus port to Thira take approximately 3 hours. For more information about ferry schedules, and to purchase tickets in advance of your trip, we recommend the following website: Paleologos
Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with transfers to the hotel.
Thai boutique hotels tend to stick to a couple of themes; think beach villas in the coastal regions, or ultramodern design in Bangkok. More suited to the old northern capital of Chiang Mai, however, is 137 Pillars House, a luxury boutique that’s more elegant than funky, more traditional than outré, a natural stylistic evolution from the old house’s former use as the headquarters of the East Borneo Company.
So well kept is 137 Pillars, however, that the result is more a trad-luxe fantasy than an outright preservation job. Much of the construction, however classic in style, is in fact a painstaking contemporary reconstruction, giving the lie to the notion that “they don’t make them like they used to.” In fact they make them better; these century-old suites are only improved by the addition of modern electronics, plumbing and climate control, and the 19th-century atmosphere suffers not a bit.
The common spaces are equally genteel in aspect, from the Library Bar to the Parlor Lounge, from the dark and romantic Dining Room to the casual show kitchen, which mounts demonstrations and cooking classes. The gym, spa and pool keep guests in fighting trim, and outside, rather than some generic entertainment district, is Old Chiang Mai, home to any number of temples, monuments and cultural attractions.
How to get there:
137 Pillars House is located 10 minutes from Chiang Mai Airport. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Thai boutique hotels tend to stick to a couple of themes; think beach villas in the coastal regions, or ultramodern design in Bangkok. More suited to the old northern capital of Chiang Mai, however, is 137 Pillars House, a luxury boutique that’s more elegant than funky, more traditional than outré, a natural stylistic evolution from the old house’s former use as the headquarters of the East Borneo Company.
So well kept is 137 Pillars, however, that the result is more a trad-luxe fantasy than an outright preservation job. Much of the construction, however classic in style, is in fact a painstaking contemporary reconstruction, giving the lie to the notion that “they don’t make them like they used to.” In fact they make them better; these century-old suites are only improved by the addition of modern electronics, plumbing and climate control, and the 19th-century atmosphere suffers not a bit.
The common spaces are equally genteel in aspect, from the Library Bar to the Parlor Lounge, from the dark and romantic Dining Room to the casual show kitchen, which mounts demonstrations and cooking classes. The gym, spa and pool keep guests in fighting trim, and outside, rather than some generic entertainment district, is Old Chiang Mai, home to any number of temples, monuments and cultural attractions.
How to get there:
137 Pillars House is located 10 minutes from Chiang Mai Airport. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Chances are, the “infinity” in Infinity Residences & Resort refers to the seemingly endless views out into the Gulf of Thailand. But it could equally refer to how far this corner of northwestern Koh Samui feels from the rest of the island’s booming tourist business. If you’re feeling social you’re a short drive away from Bophut Bay and Chaweng Beach, but from these wooded hillsides you don’t even have to know they exist — and if you’re a frequent Tablet reader you know that in Koh Samui there’s no greater luxury than that.
Infinity’s residences range from one to four bedrooms, and while the space and equipment necessarily vary a bit, there are some constants: king beds, sea views, full open kitchens, modern electronics, and massive bathrooms. Some have private lap pools, others hot tubs or plunge pools, and in the very worst case you’ll share a pool with the other half of your duplex — life is pretty good when that’s the worst case.
The gym, spa, pool and restaurant, naturally, are up to the same general level as the accommodations, and there’s an astonishing view from just about every corner of the place. If there’s anything to grouse about, perhaps it’s the location, which might feel slightly out of the way in comparison with the rest of the island’s high-end properties — but if remoteness feels like a disadvantage, then we humbly suggest that you just might have your priorities the wrong way round.
How to get there:
Infinity Residences & Resort is located 20 km from the Koh Samui airport.
Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Luang Prabang is one of those destinations where you hardly need an extraordinary hotel to have an extraordinary experience — which makes the fact that there are several of them feel almost gratuitous. Not that we’re complaining. In the case of the Hotel de la Paix it means a rare conjunction of historical architecture and modern design, and a chance to inhabit an ancient place in an atmosphere of the utmost contemporary luxury.
The architect, Duangrit Bunnag, is responsible for some very fine modernist beach hotels in Thailand, and here he’s wedded a handful of original French Colonial structures (including the old governor’s mansion) to a number of new buildings, heavily influenced in turn by traditional Lao architecture. The result is a strangely timeless blend, especially in the guest suites, which feel not just sequestered in space but somehow lost in time as well.
Only some of them come with private pools, but all are indulgent in their own way, with private gardens and spa-like bathrooms. Of course there’s a proper spa as well, for when “spa-like” isn’t quite enough, and a main pool for a more serious approach to swimming. Add a fine restaurant and lounge, as well as a cooking school, and the culinary angle is more than covered — especially when you add the restaurants at 3 Nagas, the sister hotel, just a few minutes down the road.
How to get there:
Hotel de la Paix is conveniently located just 5 minutes from the central area of town and a 15-minute drive from the Luang Prabang Airport. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Val Thorens makes much of its status as the Alps’ highest ski resort; more practically, it makes much of its status as its largest, at least in terms of terrain. But from our hospitality-centric viewpoint, a French ski town isn’t really on the map until the Sibuets have opened a hotel there. Altapura, like its sisters in Megève, answers a number of perennial ski-hotel complaints — it’s modern in style without sacrificing a sense of place, it’s comfortable without lapsing into kitsch, and it’s proof positive that a stylish social scene and a family-friendly vibe need not be mutually exclusive.
The look of the place is often described as Scandinavian, but if you look beyond the blond wood you’ll see what’s essentially a post-modern take on a very French alpine lodge. The heavy timbers, it seems, have been hauled down and made into furniture, into patchwork tiles, or into latticed screens; even the traditional taxidermy is present, though largely in stylized carved wood.
In a ski lodge, however, the tactile pleasures often take precedence over the visual ones. Here Altapura doesn’t disappoint. The rooms, however striking, are never stark, and that modern furniture lacks for nothing in terms of comfort — and the less tangible conveniences include Apple iPads alongside pervasive wi-fi and satellite television.
The three restaurants inhabit equally contemporary spaces, but vary in atmosphere, from the ultra-cozy La Laiterie to the rather more adult Les Enfants Terribles. Meanwhile the Pure Altitude spa, with its seven treatment rooms and heated indoor pool, is a viable alternative to a day on the slopes. And last but not least, Altapura benefits from ski-in ski-out access, as well as a ski shop in partnership with Goitschel.
How to get there:
Altapura is located 30 km from the Courchevel Airport (CVF). This is approximately 1 hour by car. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
Though it might have been strange to say so a few years ago, the Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel as it stands today is a building of some architectural distinction. This Seventies-vintage zig-zag of a modernist hotel behemoth has climbed out of the stylistic uncanny valley, the aesthetic no-man’s-land between contemporary and retro. Now it’s a piece of historic Monte Carlo, a pleasingly retro modernist monument — and, not incidentally, one of the finer luxury hotels in town.
And while the bones of the place have improved with age, the interiors have been kept very much up to date; a thorough renovation has this Fairmont looking extremely well turned out, if a touch on the conservative side. That’s no criticism — one doesn’t come to Monte Carlo to have one’s world turned upside down, but rather for a taste of the good life, in classic Riviera style. The basic rooms are big enough, and certainly comfortable enough, but it pays to spring for an up-close sea view, available in the better rooms and many of the suites.
Either way, you’ll soak in the view at L’Argentin, the fine dining restaurant, and Saphir 24, the lounge and bar, both of which look out over the Mediterranean through wraparound floor-to-ceiling windows. Meanwhile the spa and health club occupy a new addition to the hotel, and the soothing interiors, all white and sky blue, only intensify the atmosphere of relaxation. Monte Carlo has hotels with a longer history, as well as hotels of a more recent vintage than the Fairmont; still, in terms of character, this place stands apart.
Chances are, the “infinity” in Infinity Residences & Resort refers to the seemingly endless views out into the Gulf of Thailand. But it could equally refer to how far this corner of northwestern Koh Samui feels from the rest of the island’s booming tourist business. If you’re feeling social you’re a short drive away from Bophut Bay and Chaweng Beach, but from these wooded hillsides you don’t even have to know they exist — and if you’re a frequent Tablet reader you know that in Koh Samui there’s no greater luxury than that.
Infinity’s residences range from one to four bedrooms, and while the space and equipment necessarily vary a bit, there are some constants: king beds, sea views, full open kitchens, modern electronics, and massive bathrooms. Some have private lap pools, others hot tubs or plunge pools, and in the very worst case you’ll share a pool with the other half of your duplex — life is pretty good when that’s the worst case.
The gym, spa, pool and restaurant, naturally, are up to the same general level as the accommodations, and there’s an astonishing view from just about every corner of the place. If there’s anything to grouse about, perhaps it’s the location, which might feel slightly out of the way in comparison with the rest of the island’s high-end properties — but if remoteness feels like a disadvantage, then we humbly suggest that you just might have your priorities the wrong way round.
How to get there:
Infinity Residences & Resort is located 20 km from the Koh Samui airport.
Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.
공지사항: 주말을 포함한 예약은 기간에 따라 최소 2박이나 3박 예약만 가능한 경우도 있사오니 양지하시기 바랍니다.
파리에는 보통 수백년이 넘는 전통을 가진 그랜드 호텔들과 최첨단 시설을 겸비한 호텔들이 그 자신들을 과시합니다. Hotel Recamier은 새롭게 개조되고 리모델링된, 밖으로 보여지는 곳이 아닌 조용히 숨어 있을 수 있는 럭셔리 호텔입니다.
매력을 풍기는 오래된 교회와 럭셔리 브랜드들이 모여있는 St. Germain des Prés 중심의 경치 좋은 Place St. Sulpice에 위치해 있습니다. Racameir호텔은 작지만 이웃처럼 친근함이 느껴지고 공용 공간은 없지만 아침식사실과 테라스 그리고 24개의 리모델링된 객실이 있습니다.
여기에는 각 층마다 '모던함'에서 '평범함' 혹은 '아프리카' 느낌이 어우러진 미묘한 테마가 존재합니다. 모든 객실에는 갓 리모델링된 듯한 신선함과 컨템포러리 디자인이 보여집니다만 파리의 어느 호텔보다도 Hotel Recamier에서 누리실 수 있는 것은 외부와 격리된 '프라이버시'라는 것입니다. 이 호텔의 단점을 굳이 꼬집어 말한다면 미니멀한 서비스일 것입니다. 하지만 '파리에서는 배고플 날이 없다'라는 말처럼 가끔은 이러한 신개념의 독립된 호텔도 고객님의 피로와 여정을 푸는데 큰 도움이 될 수 있을 것입니다.
"2개의 같은 방은 없다 …"
조금이라도 개성이 있는 호텔이라면, 광고에 이러한 카피가 들어가 있습니다. 이러한 카피 중에, 당 사이트에서 소개하고 있는 호텔이라면 어느 정도는 사실입니다. 그러나 예를 들어, 눈덩이의 파편은 2개의 같은 것이 없어도, 비슷한 눈사람을 만들 수 있습니다. 그렇듯이, 같은 방이 없다는 것이, 그 호텔 전체의 개성을 결정한다고는 단언할 수 없지 아닐까요
그렇지만 이 L'Hotel의 경우, 이러한 카피가 사실입니다. 객실은 하나 하나가 정말 개성적으로, 같은 호텔의 객실이라고는 생각되지 않을 만큼 차이가 납니다. 이탈리아의 바로크 양식, 고풍스러운 일본 풍, 표범무늬 등을 테마로 한 객실 외에도 극작가 오스카 와일드의 저택 식당을 본뜬 전통적인 영국 양식의 객실에는, 그의 사후에 도착한 숙박대의 독촉장이 장식되어 있습니다. 이러한 매력적인 장치가 선전을 넘어 진짜 개성으로 승화되고 있습니다
Tablet Hotel의 일원이 되는 결정적 수단은 「개성」입니다. 24시간의 룸 서비스도, 옥내 풀도, 별 5개 호텔과 같은 호화로운 설비나 서비스도 없습니다. L'Hotel의 개성이라면, 예를 들어 돔형의 유리 천정의 나선 계단이나 지하의 로마 목욕탕입니다. 이런 것에 견줄만한 매력이, 붕어빵 같은 체인 호텔에 있을지 매우 의문입니다. 한편, 호텔의 레스토랑 「Le Blier」는, 미쉐린의 별은 없지만 일류의 훌륭한 레스토랑으로, 특출의 요리를 타당한 가격에 맛볼 수 있습니다
호텔은 리브 고쉬의 중앙인 생제르맹 데 프레에 있어, 파리 미술 학교에 가깝고, 주위에는 수많은 갤러리, 카페, 부티크가 줄지어 있습니다. 파리의 호텔의 입지로서는 최고로, 진짜 파리를 체험하기에는 멋진 장소입니다. 만약 이 호텔이 시시한 대형 체인 호텔이라면, 이 근처의 가게나 관광 명소를 방문하는 것만으로 충분하겠지요. 눈이 휘둥그레지는 아름다움과 생생한 개성, 그리고 입지의 편리함을 겸비한 L'Hotel은, 파리 유수의 추천할 만한 호텔이며, 아마, 완벽한 Tablet Hotel이기도 하겠지요.
Elbow Beach에 세워진 Mandarin Oriental은 무엇보다도 훌륭하고 빛납니다.
옛날엔 어땠을까요? 이채를 띠어 언뜻 보기에 새로운 듯한 이 리조트는 1912년에 South Shore Hotel로 설립되어 대서양 연안에 세워진 식민지풍의 호텔로서 당시에도 버뮤다제도에서 최고급 일류로 평가되는 호텔이었습니다.
오늘날도 그 모습은 당당합니다. 기둥이 특징인 통로는 늦은 오후의 빛을 받아 빛납니다. 호화롭고 여유로운 객실은 대리석의 욕실에 테라스 또는 발코니를 갖추고 있습니다. 내장은 현대적이지만 디자인보다 쾌적함에 중점을 두고 있고 가구는 예술성을 추구한 것보다 호화로운 느낌으로 완성되어 있습니다.
서비스와 설비에서 여기가 다른 만다린 호텔과 마찬가지로 일류 리조트인 것을 알 수 있습니다. 여행객이 바라는 모든 것이 갖춰져 있습니다. 옥내외의 레스토랑, 바, 넓은 회의실, 수영장, 헬스클럽, 조명 있는 테니스 코트등이 갖춰져 있습니다. 또 버뮤다는 골프천국으로 스코틀랜드나 플로리다의 대응 지역과 비교해도 보다 많은 골프 코스가 있습니다. 한층 더 해양 레저로는 해변산책에서 스쿠버 다이빙까지 즐길 수 있습니다.
버뮤다의 위치는 마이애미보다 뉴욕에 가깝고 국제선이 적어 카리브해에 밀려드는 인파를 피할 수 있습니다. 그리고 Elbow Beach 는 건물 전체가 벽지의 분위기를 지니며 훌륭한 환경과 최고의 서비스에 의해서 조성되는 독특한 분위기가 있습니다.
Ace Hotel의 표준 객실은 공동 욕실을 사용하게 되므로 주의를 요합니다. 호텔 객실의 반이 욕실이 없습니다.
이미 아셨겠지만, 이 Ace Hotel은 예를 들면 소렌토 호텔과는 조금 달리 꾸밈 없는 심플한 호텔입니다. 호텔 로비는 어두운 호두나무 바닥과 흰 벽의(Balazs라기보다 Barbarella ) 차분한 구조로, 호텔 로비라고 하기보다 마치 아트 갤러리같습니다. 그리고, 객실도 14피트 높이의 천정과 새하얀 벽돌로 된 벽이어서 갤러리보다 더 갤러리같은 분위기입니다.
아트 갤러리처럼 전부 하얀색 내장으로 하여 건물의 결점을 숨겨, 그저 멋지게 보이려고 할 뿐이라는 부정적인 의견도 있습니다만 Ace Hotel은 진정 그렇지 않습니다. 흰색으로 칠한 벽돌을 있는 그대로 보여주고, 쓸데없는 것을 모두 없애버림으로써 표준객실의 일박 숙박료를 70달러 이하로 설정하고 있습니다.
호텔은 높은 것이라는 고정 관념은 버려 주십시오. 이곳은 태평양에 접한 미국 북서부 도시 시애틀입니다. 결코 헐리우드가 아닙니다. 여기서는 주식에 대한 박식함을 이용하여 주식으로 한밑천 장만한 사람도 미국 육군에서 쓰고남은 T셔츠를 싸게 사 입는 사람들의 도시입니다. 싸게 묵으며 얼마나 돈을 잘 사용하는가가 이곳 시애틀에서 ‘잘나가는’ 사람들의 증거입니다.
엘리오트 베이나 올림픽 마운틴 그리고 벨 타운 거리가 보이는 방에서Shepard Fairey 가 그린 안드레 더 자이언트를 바라보며 잠이 들지도 모릅니다. 공동 욕실은 기숙사의 공동 욕실과는 달리 매우 청결합니다. 50 달러를 더 내면 공동이 아닌 개별 욕실을 사용할 수도 있습니다. 배트맨에서 나오는 회전문을 빠져 나오면 호두나무와 흰색으로 깨끗이 정리된 공간이 펼쳐집니다. Philippe Starck 제품은 전혀 없지만, 알루미늄으로 만든 심플한 세면대가 있습니다.
서비스나 오락시설도 쓸데없는 것은 생략하여 최소한으로 줄였습니다. 물론, 케이블 TV나 인터넷은 있으므로 걱정하실 필요는 없습니다. 이 호텔은 우아함을 즐기는 호텔이 아니라 단지 느긋하게 쉬고, 하루종일 거리 여기저기에 돌아다니고 싶은 사람들을 위한 호텔입니다. 일찍 자는 사람이나, 시차적응이 잘 안되어 피곤한 사람에게는 추천하지 않습니다.
호텔 1층에는 현지에서도 유명한 Cyclops Café 가 있습니다. 그 밖에도 다양한 바나 카페가 벨 타운에 있습니다. 밴쿠버의 벨 타운은 시애틀의 파이오니아 스퀘어나 파이크 플레이스와 같은 장소입니다. 호텔 흰 벽의 진짜 의미는 아마 한가한 숙박객을 호텔밖으로 내보내 밖에서의 여러 즐거움을 느껴보라는 것일지도 모릅니다.
Chewton Glen은 컨트리하우스식 호텔의 대표적 존재라고 말할 수 있을 것입니다. 한 때 노르만 귀족의 수렵장소였으며, 훗날 대륙으로부터 온 밀수업자들의 은둔지가 된 뉴 포레스트 지구 130 에이커를 차지하고 있는 최고의 위치입니다. 근처에는Salisbury 대성당, 스톤헨지, 와이트섬이 있으며, 장대하고 드라마틱한 도셋트 해안도 가까우며, 저 멀리는 영국 해협도 있습니다.
이러한 주위의 경관을 즐기지 못하고 호텔을 떠나는 손님이 많은 것은 호텔 자체가 한없이 호화롭고, 엄청난 의지를 가진 사람이 아닌 이상 외출하고자 하는 생각이 들지 않기 때문일 것입니다. 외관은 시골의 대저택같은 분위기입니다만, 내부는 근대적인 호화로운 호텔 그 자체. 진짜 18 세기 인테리어를 찾아온 분이라면 실망할지도 모르겠습니다만, 아무리 진짜라고 해도 남루한 가구보다 쾌적함을 원하는 분에게는 최고입니다. 어쨌든 당시의 객실이나 욕실은 이 정도로 넓지는 않았습니다. 무엇보다 이 호텔의 사치스러움이라고 하면 넓은 공간뿐만은 아닙니다. 큰 창문 앞에는 숨을 죽이게 하는, 위성 TV나Bang & Olufsen의 오디오 기기에도 지지 않을 만큼의 절경이 펼쳐져 있습니다.
레스토랑 ‘Marryat’도 훌륭하여 자연스레 발길이 향할 것입니다. 여기서는 뉴 포레스트의 버섯, 고기, 어패류 등을 사용한 퓨전요리를 즐길 수 있습니다. 채식주의 메뉴나 와인 종류도 풍부합니다.
남부의 낭만적인 욕실의 전통을 계승한 ‘Chewton Glen Spa’는 영국에서 가장 훌륭한 온천입니다. 유례없는 편안함을 제공하고 있으며, 많은 상도 수여하였니다. 이곳은 클라랑스, 탈고, 기노 제품을 사용한 트리트먼트를 받을 수가 있습니다. 중앙 홀의 17미터 실내 수영장에서 헤엄치는 것도 좋을 것입니다. 이 수영장은 단지 대규모로 보기에 좋을 뿐 아니라 오존 처리를 한 물이므로 일반적인 염소 처리를 할 필요성이 적습니다. 일상적인 실내 수영장조차 온천으로 적합할 만큼 사치스러움이 숨어있는 곳입니다.
야외 활동에 있어서도 컨트리하우스 호텔에 있어야 할 모든 것이 갖추어져 있습니다. 삼림과 바다의 사이에 위치하기 때문에 골프, 테니스, 크로켓, 사격, 승마 등을 근처에서 즐길 수 있습니다. 더 즐기고 싶은 경우에는 피싱 투어, 뉴 포레스트까지의 4 WD투어, 햄프셔와 와이트섬 사이에 위치한 소렌트 해협의 항해술 등도 가능합니다.
