Tag Archives: boutique hotel

La Bandita, Tuscany, France

This isn’t so much a hotel as a cool pad that belongs to the friend of a friend. Those once-removed friends are John Voigtmann, the former manager of the Strokes and Christina Aguilera, and Ondine Read more [...]

Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden

Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm - hip design hotel A few doors down from the Grand Hotel, Stockholm’s grandest dame, the Lydmar does things differently. The photogenic view across the harbour is the same, Read more [...]

The Iroquois, New York

The Iroquois is part of the Small Luxury Hotels chain, and situated within walking distance of Times Square, this is a beautiful boutique hotel. It has a charming lobby, a cozy library and very helpful Read more [...]

St George Residence, Budapest, Hungary

St George is tradition-steeped Budapest through and through, each suite a living museum. Huge, too, as the 26 of them take the same space once occupied by three medieval townhouses in the Castle District. Read more [...]

Boutique Hostal Salinas, Ibiza, Spain

On the coolest beach on the island, this chic, no-frills residence has also become one of its smartest hang-outs. It’s been renovated by the Space DJ David Phillips and the couple behind the ever-popular Read more [...]

Palau de la Mar, Valencia, Spain

Palau de la Mar, Valencia - minimalist and sexy Walk through the grand facade of this 19th-century palace and suddenly it’s all 21st-century glass and modern fripperies. Every wall possible has Read more [...]

La Maison Douce, Ile de Ré, France

A little treasure of a hotel. Situated centrally within just a few 100 years of the harbor,  down a cobbled lane, this friendly and welcoming small establishment is a pure delight. It's more Read more [...]

Chateau de Bagnols, Near Lyons

If there’s a finer hotel in France, please tell us. Bagnols, a 13th-century castle rising above the vineyards of Beaujolais, is sheer, unadulterated sophistication. With only 21 rooms and suites, Read more [...]

Hotel du Petit Moulin, Paris, France

Hotel du Petit Moulin, Paris - small and intimate A playful 17-room former bakery, the Petit Moulin is well situated (in the Haut-Marais) for shopping at some of Paris’s more interesting boutiques. Read more [...]

Finca Malvasia, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Photogenic Finca Malvasia is probably the best boutique guesthouse in the Canary Islands. Four lava-stone apartments around a cool-kitschy pool and cactus-strewn gardens, each in bright colours, with Read more [...]