lifestyle

After Miami, Stuttgart is the second city in the world to see a Porsche tower rise into the sky. A logical privilege for the birthplace of these top-of-the-range cars. Located in the north of the city, in Pragsattel, and linked to the business district of the Baden-Württemberg metropolis by numerous...

Following the recent opening of a hotel in Biarritz (see box), the Experimental Group has announced new developments. Where will you be expanding your offer in the coming years? Romée de Goriainoff - We are indeed going to open three new establishments in the near future, with our first hotel in via Ludovisi, Rome, the result of the conversion of a...

The Ascott group is continuing to expand in Vienna. After opening its first property in the Austrian capital last year - the Citadines South Vienna - the world leader in extended-stay hotels has announced the opening of two new residences this November. Located in the capital's 12th arrondissement, the Meidling district, the...

Mama Shelter has had a following. Building on the success of this emblematic lifestyle brand over the last fifteen years, which has since been sold to Accor, Serge Trigano has set himself a new challenge with Oh Baby, a new hotel concept at more affordable prices, around a hundred euros a night. A new offspring for the 'Mama', as it were...

Following on from Paris CDG airport last March, Eklo has set up shop near another popular stop-off point for business travellers: Montpellier's Saint-Roch station. Located just opposite the station, five minutes from Place de la Comédie, the new hotel from the business and lifestyle chain...

The first and the last (to date). Philippe Starck was at the genesis of the Mondrian brand, creating its first establishment in Los Angeles in 1997. The world-famous design star is back with a new creation, the Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes. Expected to open in mid-November in the lively Chartrons district, this...

Meeting in Paris, the Hilton Group's management team for Continental Europe is delighted to announce its debut in Monte Carlo, a destination that the American hotelier has long had its eye on. By the end of 2023, the Columbus hotel is set to become part of the Curio Collection brand, which now comprises almost 150 boutique hotels worldwide. Offering...

Sydney Harbour has been enriched by a new architectural jewel. The Australian metropolis was of course famous for its opera house. It may one day be known for another iconic building, the Ribbon, whose curved, futuristic silhouette rises above the bustling Darling Harbour district. Designed by the renowned Australian architects Hassell,...

The Domaine de la Reine Margot is set in a relatively rare natural environment so close to Paris. It is almost entirely green, yet with a breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower just a few leagues away as the crow flies. Located in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, just a five-minute walk from the metro station and almost as close by car to...

The autumn-winter collection for the Paris hotel industry began its runway show in mid-September with the opening of Le Grand Mazarin, Maisons Pariente's first showcase in the capital. Vintage furniture, works of art galore, the very best in French craftsmanship and, to orchestrate it all, a benchmark, the designer Martin Brudnizki, who combines his passion for...

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Elton John, Laurence Olivier and the London premiere of Arturo Ui's Resistible Ascension: the Saville Theatre stage has long played the leading roles. A prestigious list to which the CitizenM brand could soon be added, in the company of another headliner, the...

A rooftop with a view of Hollywood Hill and the Los Angeles skyline: since 2015, fans of Mama Shelter hotels have already had a pretty spot to stay in L.A., the only one currently in the United States. In a few years' time, in 2026, they will have a new opportunity to live in the Californian metropolis in a Mama Shelter...

After Rome, Barcelona, Brussels and Berlin in recent years, The Hoxton is continuing its tour of major European cities by adding a second hotel in Amsterdam. Already established on Herengracht, in the Negen Straatjes district, nine typical, lively alleyways in the heart of the city, the brand has just set up in the docklands district...

With 48 hotels in Turkey, including around thirty in Istanbul alone, the Marriott group is not entering uncharted territory. However, the American hotelier has no intention of stopping there. Its expansion plan will soon see the opening of 13 new hotels, with a total of 2,000 rooms. Contracts have recently been signed for a number of...

The opening of the FirstName hotel last year, the new lifestyle face of the Burdigala, which is due to return to business this month, and soon a Mondrian establishment designed by Philippe Starck: contemporary hotels are all the rage in Bordeaux. This autumn, the Gironde city will have the privilege of welcoming the Hotel Indigo brand, part of the...

The W Edinburgh has taken its time getting off the ground. Seven years after the announcement of the project - when the lifestyle brand was still managed by the Starwood group, before its takeover by Marriott - and two years behind schedule - Covid being the only hotel in the world to have been built - the...

The Carlton has regained all its prestige after a long renovation phase, and the Grand Hotel is now being revived under the Mondrian brand: the Cannes hotel industry has seen several major developments in recent months. The recent opening of the Canopy by Hilton Cannes has just added to the list, with a lifestyle hotel of...

As August draws to a close, the Australian hotel scene is confirming its dynamism. Alongside the arrival of Moxy in Sydney, another lifestyle brand is making its debut in Melbourne. Hotel Indigo Melbourne on Flinders has just opened on the eponymous thoroughfare. 216 rooms await business travellers, with the leitmotif being a tribute to...

Moxy Sydney Airport, the brand's first 'down under' location, officially opened its doors on 22 August. As its name suggests, it offers a new strategic option for business trips to the Australian metropolis. The pink shuttle bus will take you to the airport in just 10 minutes. The...

Design, an arty touch, lively lobbies: with Radisson RED, the Radisson Group portfolio has its lifestyle trump card. First seen last year in Liverpool, Madrid, Oslo and Vienna, but also present in Cape Town, Chandiragh, Dubai and Brussels, Radisson's design brand is approaching the milestone of twenty hotels...