Paris: Murano Urban Resort

Not sure whether it is new, but it sure looks Cool: Murano Urban Resort.

Update 2020:

I found a blogpost about it at Urban Partners

Opened in 2004, the Murano Urban Resort was founded by one of the great Parisian hoteliers, Mr Patrick Machefert, the man at the origin of the Hotels de Paris group, which aimed to create luxury hotels for the 21st century.

Situated in the east of Paris, between the multicultural République and the arty Marais, the hotel brings some sparkle from the west of Paris to a typically more bohemian area.

The hotel’s young manager, the talented Jérôme Foucaud, ensured this surprising transplant, bringing his dynamism and his address book to make the establishment the most lively and innovative as possible : this involves cycling operations in the summer, champagne in winter, or from day to day, making the bar a festive and enthusiastic place, with musicians and DJs throughout the week.

And a photo collage by Escapio:

A Luxury Travel Blog

A Luxury Travel Blog

As Always I am looking for luxe up market sites.
In doing so I came across Luxury Travel Blog:

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Paul has worked in the travel industry for some 20 years and has traveled extensively, from his home in Kendal, Cumbria to Kangerlussuaq in West Greenland.

He is also Managing Director of The Dedicated Partnership Ltd., an online tourism marketing company with a client base that includes some of the finest hotels in the world.

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Soon: Maastricht, Kind of Blue

Kind of Blue

Soon to be opened: this small new Hotel Kind of Blue in Maastricht. According to its website “To B” or “2be” means “B&B” (two b’s), nicely found.

Hotelroom + Cabrio

Queen cum BMW

Marketing of Hotel Queen in Dutch Waalwijk is effectively handled by Femke Heinrich, a charming 28 yr old member of the very well known Dutch Van der Valk clan of Hoteliers. She created the BMW Special One or two nights stay in the hotel combined with the use of a BMW cabrio.

Dutch ladies who want to surprise their alter ego – or want to be surprised by their alter ego who regularly tend to forget to do so – love it! Reservations are never to be confirmed at the home addresses….

Update: Since posting Hotel Queen was acquired by NH Hoteles.

Last edited by gje on December 14, 2016.

New: Three Suites Hotel in Antwerp

After beautifully decorating Hotels as The Tuilerieen in Brugge, Recourt in Poperinge and The Orangerie in Brugge, all in Belgium , Pieter Porters opens in February, 2006 his own Three Suites Hotel in Antwerp in his interior design shop, under the name of House of Porters.

As Pieter is not very interested in Internet the website is not ready yet, but between 2nd december en 18nd December, 2005 clients and relations of Pieter can have a preview.

Happy Hotelier is impressed.