Top 20 Hip Hotels in 2007 (GALLERY)

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Top 20 Hip Hotels and Hotel Innovations

1. Chateau La Rue - Tori Spelling & Husband Open Doors to B&B

(Tanya Schliff) If you haven’t heard, Chateau La Rue is Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s new bed and breakfast located in Fallbrook, California not far from Temecula’s Wine Country. Spelling used the $800K inheritance from her father to purchase the 8-acre estate, formerly Oak Creek Manor B & B, where renov… [More]

2. Mega Pools - Boat or Swim in the World’s Largest Pool at San Alfonso del Mar (GALLERY)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Nearly 1 km in length, the pool at Chile’s San Alfonso del Mar is so large that tourists actually cruise along in sail boats and kayaks. 

The 250,000 cubic meter mega pool has already been acknowledged by Guiness as the world’s largest pool.  In fact, it holds as much water as 6,000 standard pools… [More]

3. Luxury Underwater Hotel in Dubai - Hydropolis to Open This Month (GALLERY)

(Bianca Bartz) People have long been attracted to the mysteries of marine life, and fascination with aquariums is seen world wide. Scheduled to open this month is the Hydropolis Dubai, a much anticipated luxury underwater hotel in the middle of desert. It will include 220 suites submerged under 66 feet of water. T… [More]

4. Blueberry Lake Resort Review – Innovative Luxury in the Woods of Quebec (GALLERY)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Nestled in the heart of Quebec is an ultra luxury destination called Blueberry Lake Resort.  Newly opened, Blueberry resort features a couple dozen 4 or 5 bedroom cabins scattered throughout a 200 acre forest that boasts three majestic lakes. What separates Blueberry Lake Resort from other wildernes… [More]

5. Cube Architecture - Dubai Sports City (GALLERY)

(Hjortur) A few days ago I told you about the Dubai Sports City project. Here is a “little detail” from within the Dubai Sports City - The Cube!

The Cube is a 27 stories high building at a prime location within Dubai Sports City conisting of 561 ultra-modern condo hotel units with amazing balconies, unparall… [More]

6. Das Park Hotel - Sleep in a Pipe (and Pay What You Wish)

(POPEYE) Sleep in a pipe at the minimalist Das Park Hotel.  This hotel was designed by Andreas Strauss. The concept was to provide easy access sleeping a unit for friends, students or artists with smaller budgets. “Das Park Hotel offers room with minimum space volume for maximum comfort in the green heart of… [More]

7. Huvafen Fushi - Luxury Hotel of the Stars

(Juan Rodriguez Villa) This is a post really difficult to write, because my jaw is touching the floor while I am reading all the information I have been able to get about this super-luxury hotel that we could call a piece of paradise.  The price of each bungalow starts at USD 880/ night, but this super-cool hotel in the … [More]

8. Clothing Optional Women’s Resort - Pearl’s Rainbow (GALLERY)

(Alex Cove) “Pearl’s Rainbow is a clothing-optional resort for adult women – lesbians and gay-friendly straight women.” Located in Key West, Florida, the inn has two swimming pools, two hot tubs, on-site massage, and Key West’s only bar just for women, Pearl’s Patio. Who is Pearl? Visit their site and find ou… [More]

9. Portable 5 Star Hotel with 50 Person Capacity

(annaOMline) Long ago, Trend Hunter featured two mobile hotel rooms that travel the world, HERE and HERE.  Now, we have a new addition, Hotelmovil.  The difference is that Hotelmovil has a 50 person capacity.

Hotelmovil is a unique and exclusive 5 star hotel that’s been designed to fit on a trailer platform. … [More]

10. Amuleto Hotel - Laid-Back Luxury in Zihuatanejo Mexico (GALLERY)

(Juan Carlos Bonilla) This is a superb boutique hotel, organically integrated with Zihuatanejo’s natural beauty. The hotel’s thatched roofs, clean lines and simple luxury appointments help increase the feeling that you are worlds away from home. The hotel is located on a hillside so the beach is a 20-minute steep walk aw… [More]

11. Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza - Tokyo’s Sanctuary above the Streets

(Japanathan) From the deep dark elegance of Italian Piero Lissoni’s interior to the hug oak bar hugging the lounge music, Tokyo’s Mitsui Garden Hotel in Ginza is the boutique hotel for those of us who hate the name “boutique hotel”.  Tokyo is rife with hotels catering to the ultra-wealthy, ultra-short, and ultra… [More]

12. One Room Underwater Hotel - Utter Inn Hotel

(POPEYE) There is only one room at the Utter Inn, and that room is mostly underwater. “The Utter Inn is the creation of Mikael Genberg, an artist and sculptor who has chosen to focus on “making art for the public. The guests of Utter Inn arrive at the port of Vasteras and they are taken the 1 km out on the l… [More]

13. In Room Stripper Pole - Sexy Rooms at The Ivy Hotel (GALLERY)

(Tanya Schliff) “Work hard, play harder”, states the newly opened Ivy Hotel in downtown San Diego, setting new standards in the boutique hotel experience.

With 159 guestrooms, including 14 deluxe suites and 3 specialty suites this cutting-edge hotel offers modern luxuries with a seductive twist. You don’t ha… [More]

14. Luxury Travel for Pets - Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Las Cabos Mexico (GALLERY)

(Juan Carlos Bonilla) “Las Ventanas al Paraiso” at Los Cabos offers you a Pet luxury program so your pet doesn’t have to miss an extravagent experience.  Services for your pet include: a world class pet spa, pet massage, grooming and shaded pet cabana for the beach.

This hotel is a great option for a luxury vacations in… [More]

15. Rolls Royce Hotel – Hong Kong Hotel Provides Guests with Sweet Ride

(paulat) The Pininsula Hotel in Hong Kong has just ordered 14 Rolls-Royce Phantom extended wheelbase cars which are used exclusively by the hotel’s guests.  This is very chic! Something all guests want and need. This is not the kind of treatment you see in every hotels, only in those, like the Peninsula, tha… [More]

16. In Room Service – In Room Massage, Shopping and Meals Cooked in Your Room (GALLERY)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Why bother ordering traditional room service for a simple meal when you can order a world class chef to prepare a meal in the comfort of your own room?  In a world where simple amenities like room service are ubiquitous, hotels and luxury resorts are developing new amenities that redefine expectatio… [More]

17. Biggest Property Development ever in the US - CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip

(Jacob Courtade) At a price tag of over $7 billion, CityCenter is the largest privately financed development in the United States.  Located in the heart of the strip, this city within a city is being built on the site of the former Boardwalk Hotel & Casino, between the Monte Carlo and world-famous Bellagio hotels.  … [More]

18. Luxury Fashion Hotels - Bvlgari Hotels Join Armani, Versace, Ralph Lauren and Miss Sixty

(Tao) Bvlgari, Versace, Armin, Miss 60 and Ralph Lauren now each have their own boutique hotels.

Most recently, Italy Fashion house Bvlgari opened two ULTRA luxury hotels.  One in Milan and one in Bali.  Immaculate attention to detail and service as one would expect from Bvlgari.  Beautiful everything fr… [More]

19. GAIA Hotel & Reserve - Luxury Hotel Review in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (GALLERY)

(Angela Lowe) GAIA Hotel is an uber luxury escape that combines an eco-reserve with ultra chic european design. 

Perched on a hill overlooking the ocean, Gaia stands gleaming in the hot sunlight amidst a lowland coastal forest full with magnificent wildlife. Gaia is a luxury adult only boutique 5 star hotel tha… [More]

20. Inside Palazzo Versace - Opposites Attract at Fashion Designer’s Hotel (GALLERY)

(Juan Carlos Bonilla) In the Gold Coast of Australia we find Palazzo Versace, a glamorous hip hotel where opposites attract.  Specifically, the interior design exudes the opposites trend, which we have seen from several designer collections this year.  There are dramatic contrasts from one room to the next, and even the … [More]