The “design” component of Hotel Bloom hit me over the head before I'd even walked in. The front windows are glammed up like department store displays, bringing funk to an otherwise unlovely exterior. Crossing the threshold and then the lobby, I found...

Lots of visitors to New York would love to stay close to the clubs and restaurants of the Lower East Side and other nearby neighborhoods, but until fairly recently there were just not many rooms available here, outside of a few scattered guesthouses and...

As a result of the omnipresence of the water, Amsterdam is even more beautiful seen from a water perspective. Recently somebody mentioned me that Daan and Jasmijn Stoelinga were hiring out a tiny motorboat for Boat&Breakfast purposes. Sheltered by...

Having recently interviewed Elizabeth Hurley made me think of her favourite hotel. No. 11 Cadogan Gardens, she mentioned, feels like home. I agree that it’s a rare feeling in many hotels. But somehow I don’t mind that so much. To me, checking into a hotel...

Paris is filled with lavish hotels - former palaces that have been converted into dens of discreet luxury. These are places that recall an earlier empire, or, depending on your cultural preferences, the last episode of Sex and the City. These are not places we can afford....