The bustling port city of Piraeus on the Athens Riviera continues its revival and surge in popularity with a brand new kid on the block … The Alex Hotel from the Santikos Collection. Perched on Kastella’s Hill and just 15 minutes from the city centre, the hotel overlooks the little harbour of Microlimano, lined with
The Back Bay neighbourhood is where Boston’s past, present and future come together, with something new to experience at every turn. Hardly surprising then that Four Seasons chose the location for its newly-opened glass skyscraper, Hotel One Dalton Street. Soaring to 725 ft, the city’s third tallest building, along with its highest residences, is surrounded by
Its mighty vaults kept safe the jewels of the rich and famous throughout the 20th century, but now the former Paris headquarters of Crédit Commercial de France has taken on a new identity to become a gem in its own right. The iconic Hotel Banke, owned by Derby Hotels Collection, is the first property in
Renowned for its colourful architecture, exquisite restaurants and burgeoning creative scene, Porto has over the years enchanted travellers with its innumerable charms. Now, with the opening of Vila Foz Hotel & Spa, Portugal’s second city cements its reputation as a veritable design destination. Set on one of the finest avenues in the district of Foz,
With a name like The Lowry its is only to be expected that the Manchester hotel’s latest creation would be a work of art. And the first glimpse of its newly renovated Presidential Suite matches those expectations. The suite, already famous for its VIP guest list, will now cost £4,000 a night following renovations totalling
A trip down Memory Lane with HotelView editor David Simpson Learning that Raffles Singapore was accepting reservations for its new and expanded suite life brought the memories flooding back. Is it really 25 years since I crossed the threshold of this iconic hotel with my wife to celebrate her 40th birthday? From the word go
The 42-room hotel Chapter Roma, opening in March, is the first location in the newly established Chapter Italia Portfolio developed by Marco Cilia, formerly of Hotel Americano in New York City. Set in Rome’s vibrant and historic Regola neighbourhood, and part of the Design Hotels collection, Chapter Roma aims to provide accessibility to luxury that
A Jumbo jet normally covers 12.5 kilometers in less than a minute, but City of Bangkok’s epic final journey from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport was anything but ordinary, with a flightpath crossing 17 ditches, highway A9 and one provincial road. In fact this 12.5-kilometer journey, which attracted worldwide media attention, took five days as the jet,
Four Seasons claims “an extraordinary journey is about to begin” as it prepares to open the doors of its new Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy ONE, the company’s second venture in India, joining its sister property in Mumbai. Reservations are now being confirmed from 1 May, with an introductory Early Bird offers enabling guests