Amsterdam: The Dylan has a new owner (again)

The Spanish Stein Group of companies operates inter alia The College Hotel in Amsterdam. After a year it transferred ownership of The Dylan Hotel (former Blakes) to the Apollo Group of companies which was already one of the major financiers in the acquisition by Stein. Apollo is now renovating parts of the Dylan under supervision of FG Stijl, a Dutch designer group that is farming out in Hotel design. FG Style is also responsible for the famous Do und Co Hotel in Vienna.

Dylan’s Bar and lounge are to be restyled and there will be a new banqueting room with a glassroof.

Source: Theme:nl

Beware: Something new near Brussels

 

This farm near Brussels, Idrani Lodge I stumbled upon just surfin around. Seems worthwhile albeit pricey, but its site produces a lot of noise. So beware! Not handy when you want to use an office computer to book a weekend here!

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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 in The Hague: Residenz

Petra Mallant en Frank Iwema have created a very nice 4 suite city lodge in The Hague. 15th March 2006 is their official opening. Already they became a member of »Erfgoed Logies. Their site Residenz still needs some attention. Their name sounds like excellenz. I hope they will find some time in the near future to tell us about the making of Residenz.