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Cool hotel bar on wheels

This is the kind of bar I like to see in hotels; not sad mini-bars where you have to get on your knees to get a gin tonic out on your own!

Hotel soap cut to measure

Get a piece of soap instead of individual small soap containers at hotels! Soap bars use less packaging and transportation than liquid soap. At Mexico’s Viceroy Riviera Maya you get a piece of locally-made soap of your taste hand-cut by the ‘soap concierge’.

Hotel uses reusable jars to serve jam

A great way to reduce waste at the hotel breakfast table without sacrificing comfort: refillable glass containers as seen at Casa Camper in Berlin!  

Milá’s TMM Lamp turns 50!

We want to keep the interiors local and long-lasting, so what better lamp than Barcelona designer Miguel Milá’s TMM Lamp that just turned 50?!  

Plus One apartment rental comes with a local

Book a room and a local when in Berlin! A great set-up to connect guests with locals, and the room is made from reclaimed materials ;) Check out Plus One for more info.  

presso eco coffee machine

Presso man-powered eco coffee machine

What if you got to use your own energy to make your espresso at the hotel? Would you be up for a little ritual? Presso is a non-electrical coffee maker that is also fully repairable, love it!

Infographic: Do not disturb campaign

Very cool infographic! “In the US, hotels create 1.9 billion lbs of waste each year, enough to fill 37 million suitcases” To see all the facts, visit the Do not disturb campaign!  

Rethink hotels!

It seems our hotel idea is the new challenge, great!! We are definitely up for making the prefect social hotel come true! (Thanks Steve W. for the tip!)  

A culinary landscape for hotels?

I can only imagine the cooking classes and local food tasting sessions we could have around this culinary landscape at the hotel…  

Running route from your hotel

A nice idea to provide guests with a running route starting at the hotel… Via Monocle  

Sand timer for hotel showers

Would you be smiling or annoyed if you found this in your hotel shower? by Hu2 design  

If you are racist, don’t come in!

Can I put this on the hotel’s entrance door?! Via The Real Art of Street Art  

Rough first layout of our hotel idea

A rough layout for the hotel, with spaces to relax, play, work, eat and socialise. By Petz Scholtus.  

Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree

Wow! Can we have one of these lamps? Barcelona does emit a lot of CO2 and is lacking some trees… is this a solution? This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree!  

Inspiration: Daniel Hotel in Vienna

Photo by Zita Oberwalder for derStandard.at “Superfluous pomp and awkward hospitality are simply an unnecessary burden for modern travelers. In fact, what they really want is precisely the opposite: a fast and uncomplicated change of locations, an attractive hotel design and a […]