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A Closer Look at the Girly Hotel Trend
"Girly" but not gaudy: Hotel Le Bristol, Paris
With all the talk and controversy surrounding female-only floors at hotels in London and Copenhagen, our thoughts have turned markedly more femme-oriented in recent weeks.
Certainly "women-friendly" hotels are nothing new; ladylike touches and targeted packages (think: bachelorette weekend, Fashion Week, and Sex and the City-themed deals) are often dreamt up to attract a female clientele.
But what hotels are truly catering to women, minus the gaudy marketing tactics? We take a closer look at three European accommodations for ladies doing just that sans tiaras, pink-splashed walls, or cringe worthy frills.
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A Hotel For Plants? Now We've Heard It All
We suppose we should have seen this coming. After all, if you can book a massage for your dog, and make use of pet loyalty programs, then it's really no surprise that a shopping mall in Madrid is now offering a hotel for plants.
Hotel Para Plantas, which had exceeded its bandwidth limit when we tried to visit its site, is located inside the Isla Azul shopping center, located off the M-40 highway. Not too far away is the Egido Via Lusitana, with rates starting at €46. So even if you prefer to ride with your cacti on the airplane, you can at least have separate sleeping quarters once you land in Madrid.
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Bueno! The Waldorf Astoria Sevilla to Open This Summer
Not content with one luxe country retreat in London (Syon Park), The Waldorf Astoria Collection has announced another one in Sevilla, Spain, their first ever hotel in the country.
The brand is converting the Hacienda La Boticaria into Waldorf Astoria Sevilla and what's more it will open this Summer. Talk about quick work!
The original building opened in 2004 and has a massive 40 acres of private grounds for guests to go wild in. According to the release "The property will be a warm and inviting hideaway, where guests will discover the delights of the Andalusian lifestyle while enjoying exceptional facilities." So no student rampages here then.
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Could Spain Be Getting Its Very Own Las Vegas-Style Strip?
Could Las Vegas Sands Corp., of Venetian fame, really be bringing a giant clutch of casino-resorts to Spain, a country where unemployment now tops 20 percent? Yes, at least according to chairman Sheldon Adelson, who told reporters late last week, "I want to do a mini Las Vegas." He suggested the overall price tag for the development would be €10-€15 billion, but there's not yet a timetable for the project.
The company is already in talks with governments in Barcelona and Madrid, and Valencia and locations along the Costa del Sol are also on the Sands' radar for the 20,000-room super-project that Adelson claims could create as many as 180,000 jobs.
He appears to be serious about this! And while it seems unlikely that the Spanish would be rushing to gamble at new casinos and fill additional rooms in an already weak market, Spain does offer one thing that Las Vegas and Macao don't: proximity to English punters.
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Searching For the Newest Hotel In Barcelona? Just Look For the Security Cameras
UPDATE: the hotel tells us that the official opening is 18 February. In the meantime, PulsoBCN has found out that room rates start at 170 euros for basic rooms, 190 for interior rooms and 270 for junior suites. To be continued...
Barcelona may have been off our hotel radar for a little while, but looks like things are hotting up in Spain’s city of cool – because, right in time for V Day, a new hotel opened its doors for a soft launch on Saturday.
It’s called the Ohla Hotel, it’s five stars and it’s on Via Laietana, just round the corner from the cathedral and the Gothic Quarter.
PulsoBCN, who wasn’t too impressed with the W Barcelona when it opened, got a sneak peek before the weekend, and from his pictures, we like what we see! It’s in a big old palazzo of a building and they’ve jazzed up the outside with security cameras popping out all over the front, which looks kinda cool. The bar, with its mismatched crates on the walls, also looks fun.
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Budget Hotel Brand Lookotels Is The Latest In The Pod Hotel Room Game
Where: Spain
Jumping off the trend for hotels to become more energy-efficient, and mindful of that worrisome little thing called the economy, Lookotels, out of Spain, is the latest company to enter the low-cost, pre-fab hotel room fray.
On its website, Lookotels admits that this concept is already being trialed by other companies, but claims its edge is that it's bringing professionalism to the game--reducing overall costs with energy-efficient design, a reduction in construction time and costs, centralized control, and a reduction in personnel costs.
It certainly sounds like the future, whether we like dispensing with all the pomp and circumstance of luxury hotels or not.
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The Next Must-Have Hotel Amenity Could Be a Music Studio
Inside a typical room at the PuroHotel Oasis Urbano
Where do the heavy hitters of the music industry stay when they're far away from their mansions and second and third homes? Well, they either go way remote and luxe like a cabana in the Seychelles or they go somewhere with good proximity to a studio, like a friend's mansion with home studio or a hotel nicely located near one. Well, Mallorca's Puro Hotel Oasis Urbano is keeping their music industry guests happy by just building one into the hotel.
Apparently Puro, a hotel that has it's own music mix albums in the minibar, is the place to stay for visiting DJs, who are a big part of the cultural scene on Palma de Mallorca. The new music studio, opening in March 2011, will be in a private wing, a "completely new area which can be hired exclusively by musicians, or small groups looking for a private space to celebrate."
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Spain's Hotel Villa Padierna Prepares For Obama Girls
Forget Whatshername who just got married in Rhinebeck, there's much more exciting Presidential Daughter news going on in hotel land: the Obamas are headed to Marbella, Spain. Well, two of them are: First Lady Michelle and First Daughter Sasha.
The pair, along with longtime family friends, are said to have booked four nights at the luxurious Villa Padierna, a Ritz-Carlton property that we've ogled before.
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A Hotel With a 'Sole': The Casa Camper in Barcelona
The boho-chic Camper, one of Spain’s best-known brands of footwear, knows how to make great shoes. It turns out they’re also good at hotels.
The Mallorcan shoe company eschewed the normal route of diversifying into, say, handbags or watches because, as co-founder Miguel Fluxá puts it, "Food and shelter, like shoes, are a basic need."
We’re a fan of Camper’s cheeky, comfy shoes, so we were shivery-excited to check in to Casa Camper to see how their signature style – wonderfully silly, a touch subversive – would extend to a hotel. It’s one thing to excel at chunky heels and zany stitching. But to apply that to a living space? Hmm…
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The Mallorca Rocks Hotel: The Newest Place to Party, Puke and Pass Out
What happens when you drink too much--you post blurry pictures of your own hotel on the hotel's website.
Ever heard of the Ibiza Rocks hotel? If not, that’s more than possibly a good thing – it opened a couple of years ago on the island as a more rock n roll hotel than the other designer/house musicky places on the island, and lured in punters with live performances from bands.
We always assumed it was a bit grubby, but it’s obviously done very well, because the Fiesta Hotel Group, which owns IR, has announced it’s opening a sister property, the Mallorca Rocks Hotel which will, unsurprisingly, be on the island of Mallorca, in grotville Magaluf (ugh).
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The Donkeys Are Invited to the Picnic at La Residencia
How cute are these guys? We know! But what the hell have they got to do with hotels? No, they're not the newest addition to the mini-bar menu, but they will carry your lunch for you, if you're a guest at the super-luxe La Residencia hotel in Mallorca.
Oh, how rude of us. We didn't introduce you. This is Pancho and his sisters Alba and Lluna—they're the latest staff members at the Orient Express property, and they make it possible for hotel guests to hike into the hills behind the main house to enjoy a picnic. (We're glad they just carry the food—at first we thought they were for riding, and were shocked how small they were.)
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Spanish Chefs Are Hungry For Their Own Hotels
Usually you'll find your hotelier in a swank office or buzzing about in the lobby, but in the latest clutch of Spanish hotels making news, you'll find the owners are in the kitchen.
That's right, chefs are getting hungry for their own hotels. The New York Times has the story on this trend in Catalonia and other parts of Spain: the rise of gastrohotels.
Apparently these blend of Michelin-starred restaurants and high-end boutique hotels are "popping up like porcini mushrooms." While some are opened by the chefs themselves, most are owned by silent partners who let the chef stand in the spotlight.
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