Hotel vocabulary for beginners! In Spanish via Traveler.es. Concierge: el Sr. Lobo de los hoteles. La palabra viene de comte des cierges (“keeper of the candles”): era quien guiaba a los aristócratas con una vela por sus palacios. Es quien te ayuda y responde tus […]
Green walls look great and improve the air quality. Here some impressive vertical gardens in hotels around the world by Traveler.es.
It seems the Mercer Hotel Barcelona managed to nicely preserve history and its roman walls while at the same time adding a touch of new without over-designing the place. Often designers and architects spoil what’s there by adding too many modern features […]
Truly authentic, not over-designed, fun as well as cosy hotels are hard to come by but here is one: 25hours Hotel Hafencity in Hamburg! Visit Inhabitat for a sideshow.
Let´s face it: most hotels are boring; un-hotels are not! Nice to see more and more of those popping up, like One Fine Stay (a sort of 5 Star Airbnb that is also based on collaborative consumption), the Pixel Hotel and Plus One. […]
“Airbnb has reached one million nights booked in Spain in the last twelve months, Airbnb’s Kay Kuehne, announced yesterday. This represents an increase of 900% since September last year.” reports Ouishare. Maybe guests should stay in apartments rather than rooms, especially if they […]
Another examplary hotelier is Eric Goode who, apart from owning fabulous hotels like The Maritime, has made it his mission to save the plowshare tortoise. His Manhattan apartment and business partner Sean McPherson are also worth checking out!
Interesting statistics regarding eco-friendly practices in hotels and b&bs, according to TripAdvisor’s 2012 Industry Index.
Here is my report for Treehugger about assisting at the honey harvest of the roof of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC! If beekeeping can be done in Hong Kong and NYC, why not Barcelona?
Buildings are complicated, so why not have portable hotels? Snoozebox delivers rooms made out of shipping containers wherever needed…
I want to be hotelier Sean MacPherson when I grow up! He cuts his own hair and is co-owner of the Maritime Hotel amongst others.
Here’s the post about my visit to the Maritime Hotel in New York.
Top 10 ideas from Springwise’s Tourism and Travel section over the last 12 months!
Great idea! The customised wallpaper of the Wythe Hotel tells the story of the building… growhousegrow: Beautiful wallpaper cooked up by the very talented Dan Funderburgh for the new Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Can we find a building like the old cooperage in Brooklyn that is now the Wythe Hotel in Barcelona? That’d be nice…
