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Porto
The word hostel may have you immediately reaching for the insecticide, but it’s time to put aside your prejudices and embrace communal quarters - the number of 'hip hostels' on our radar continues to rise. Have a gander at this re-imagining of...
Travellers to Portugal wanting a taste of boutique hotel at B&B prices are in for a treat when visiting Lisbon’s Casa das Janelas com Vista, located in the hip Biarro Alto district. As the name suggests, the building – a former basketry...
South Lake Tahoe
Outdoorsy types: Berghaus fleeces, The North Face jackets, chintzy B&Bs and hearty bowls of porridge - it's a field that's not necessarily renowned for its design aesthetic. Enter Basecamp, a frightfully good-looking hotel concept that takes the...
London
We were recently invited over to the launch of London's shiny new concept hotel - citizenM. Welcomed by waiters with painted mustaches and fabulously fruity cocktails, my first impressions were "this place is awesome". Surrounded by vibrant and...
Hamburg
So, looks like hip-hostels are all the rage right now. It's just a week since we introduced Iceland's super-cool Kex Hostel, and now we're over to Germany, to introduce Hamburg's super-hip - and aptly named - Superbude (bude being German for a...
Istanbul
Retro is everywhere, you can't escape it, more often than not it's a half-hearted nod to the past; a token mid-century chair, or the odd vintage chandelier. Occasionally retro is achieved with flair and grace, adding much needed warmth to modernist...
Cheltenham
I was recently very lucky to be offered a complimentary night at The Montpellier Chapter in Cheltenham in order to see what I thought of it. I love my job! Well, I can report back that it was very nice indeed. But rather than showing off about the...
Sicily
"I was looking for a small house in the area and found this place the very first day. I fell in love with it and decided to invest every drop of my energy into it", proclaims Guido Alessandro - owner of Monaci delle Terre Nere, a new Sicilian...
Reykjavik
Well considered, stylishly turned out and frightfully hip hostels are certainly a phenomena on the rise; whether it's recession-led, or the realisation from creatively minded travellers that your accommodation's overall vibe and aesthetic is more...
Melbourne
Channelling the spirit of mid-century California, Melbourne set/interior designer Danielle Brustman has gone to town on this new Brunswick bar, it's all skimpy swimwear by a 1960s Palm Springs pool party, art deco grandeur and vintage elegance. Sat...
Mykonos
Following on from last year's debut 'project' - Papaya Playa a temporary beach hotel in Tulum, Mexico - German hotel curation giants Design Hotels™ have just unveiled their second foray into the physical world of hospitality. Bringing their two...
Bangkok
Let me tell you, having lived in the region for 3 years, I can sum up the design of luxury Asian hotels in two words. Cream. Marble. It doesn't matter which hotel superpower owns it, Hilton, Hyatt, the result is the same. Comfortable? Yes. Well...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
No matter what type of business you run, a clear and comprehensive digital marketing strategy should be at the heart of it. Companies are continuing to invest more and more into getting themselves noticed online, and if you aren’t up to date with...
Dispatches
Moving, renovating, or downsizing in a fast-growing city like Dallas can quickly become overwhelming. Between tight housing transitions, unpredictable weather, and the sheer logistics of packing up a home or office, it’s easy to feel buried under...
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Drivers race the yellow light constantly. It's become normal behavior. Someone sees the light turn yellow and accelerates to beat it rather than slowing down. Another driver is already committed to going through. They collide in the middle of the...
Dispatches
Once upon a time, hotels were where we went to escape real life, and homes were where we returned to it. Today, that separation is disappearing. The warmth, comfort, and design sophistication that once defined boutique hotels are now finding their...