Five years in the making, French property developer Pierre Beckerich’s model of full hotel service layered over Airbnb-type accommodation has opened March 2017. The YOOMA Urban Lodge is set between mini skyscrapers (including the unmissable 1970s Totem Tower) overlooking a busy riverside road in the 15th arrondissement of central Paris.
read moreLong Story Short is a casually hip hostel in the Czech city of Olomouc. Located in the old town, it is a short meander away from the main square and other ecclesiastical sights such as the Holy Trinity Column. The hostel is set in a 17th-century horseshoe-shaped building of 1,000m2 (11,000 square feet) that was used for military purposes. Inside, the restored building shows original details combined with a mix of (mostly Czech) vintage furnishings and simple materials such as wood, metal and concrete.
read moreThe sexy Six Senses Duxton is Six Senses Resorts first urban hotel. It is located in Singapore’s historic Tanjong Pagar area, amidst shopping and eating venues. The hotel was originally a row of traditional shophouses re-designed by Anouska Hempel to blend the shophouse aesthetic with the comfort of a hotel. The hotel clearly bears Hempel’s signature style with yellow, gold and black design elements, including oversized Chinese fans as wall art.
read moreW Ibiza: Where Island Vibes Meet Playful LuxuryA beachfront playground bursting with color, cool, and carefree spirit Carrer Ricardo Curtoys Gotarredona, 37 07840 Santa Eulària des Riu, Illes Balears, Spain Type: architectural hotel, design hotel, luxury hotel Style: big & bold, colors Vibe: lively, rooftop bar From 1980s Concrete to Balearic Cool Turning a lackluster…
read moreA firm favourite with the Milanese high society since 1863 (and still private owned), and -more recently- with the fashionista incrowd, the Grand Hotel et de Milan is a classic grand hotel, yet always with that je-ne-sais-quoi atmoshere that is always in fashion.
read moreThe Princesa Sofia Hotel was for some years Barcelona’s InterContinental Hotel and for some years the Gran Hotel Princesa Sofia. Now, after a major revamp it is called just “Sofia”. The new Sofia is designed by Jaime Beriestain, a name familiar to many hotels on the DNA Hotels pages.
read moreLocated just steps from Passeig de Gràcia and Plaça Cataluña, the luxury Almanac Barcelona is the first in the Almanac Hotels collection, and is designed by Carlos Ferrater of Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB) and incorporates two neighboring buildings from two different eras into one seamless contemporary hotel experience.
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