Where the Hotel Bar Is Part of the Experience
There is something special about a great hotel bar. From glamorous grand-hotel institutions and dark, intimate cocktail bars to rooftop hangouts and effortlessly cool neighbourhood spots, these are places worth checking into for—even if you never leave the bar. Bar Culture celebrates hotels where drinks, design, atmosphere and people come together, and where the bar isn’t simply an amenity, but part of the hotel’s identity.
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens - Vouliagmeni, Greece A Modernist Riviera Icon Where Athenian Glamour Meets the Aegean Sea Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● An impeccably restored 1960s modernist landmark that helped define the Athens Riviera, reimagined by Meyer Davis, K-Studio, and Martin Brudnizki. ● A spectacular 74-acre pine-covered peninsula with private beaches,…
read moreLocated on top one of Lisbon’s seven hills, Torel Palace is a unique boutique hotel with a singular style of Portuguese antiques and modern furniture. It is set in 2 traditional city palaces, one pink dating from 1902 and one striking blue (the former guesthouse of the Bishop of Lisbon) – from 1904. Surrounded by lavish gardens, the buildings offer stunning views over the city centre, the Tagus River and the São Jorge Castle.
read moreBarceló Torre de Madrid is a luxury hotel designed by Jaime Hayón, set in Madrid’s iconic Torre de Madrid at the end of the Gran Vía on Plaza de España. One of Madrid’s tallest buildings at 36 floors it was constructed between 1954 and 1957 and was for some time the world’s tallest concrete structure.
read moreSet in an architectural gem from 1883, and hailed for its iconic nine-story atrium and pyramidal skylight, The Beekman is a unique luxury lifestyle hotel located in New York’s downtown.
read moreThompson Nashville, Tennessee, USA Southern sophistication, creative energy and rooftop swagger in the heart of The Gulch Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Hastings Architecture and Parts and Labor Design give this 224-room hotel a distinctly Nashville identity without falling back on obvious music-city clichés. ● Locally made details—from Patrick Hayes’ monumental reclaimed-wood lobby floor…
read moreElement Detroit at the Metropolitan - Michigan, USA Where Neo-Gothic grandeur gives an unlikely extended-stay hotel some serious Detroit drama. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Occupies the spectacular 1925 Metropolitan Building, once the centre of Detroit’s jewellery trade and rescued after nearly four decades of abandonment. ● An unusual collision of Element’s clean, contemporary…
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