Londen Boutique hotels are booming

20-9-2011

A new report has shown that in London the next few years the amount of Boutique hotels will grow rapidly. London will be the host of the Olympic Games in 2012, which is mainly the cause of the growth. The expectation is a doubling in the amount of rooms in 2013. The new boutique hotels will be operated by well-known brands and other local entrepreneurs.

Upgraded old fashion

20-9-2011

The “Hôtel Thoumieux” is a new creation of the designers Thierry Costes and India Mahdavi. The hotel is situated above the popular “Thoumieux Brasserie” in Paris. The interior might look old-fashioned, but this is all according to the style of the designers. The hotel features 15 rooms.

Pop-up cocktail bar

19-9-2011

Max Messier is the creator behind the popular ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ cocktail pop-up bar. He creates cocktails which are seasonal concoctions, made of hand-made vermouths, bitters and syrups. Due to its great success, the cocktail bar also pops-up at informal locations at people’s homes. This summer he opened a cocktail bar in Brooklyn.

L’Opera restaurant

16-9-2011

Recently the French architect Odile Decq has completed the L’ Opera restaurant. The restaurant, situated in Palais Garnier in Paris is astonishing. The decoration of the restaurant preserves that typical character of the theater and gives it a modern touch, without alternating of the walls. The red and white colors remind of the musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’.

Your personal city guide

15-9-2011

The Austrian company Nectar and Pulse offers a new kind of ‘travel guide’. When looking for tips and suggestions of a particular city, they choose a personal guide (as they call it a ‘soulmate’) who gives you tips. This ‘soulmate’ is chosen by similar interests and personalities. This service is currently available for Londen, Vienna and Stockholm.

Library at train station

13-9-2011

Recently the first library on a train station (in Dutch Bibliotheek op het station) has opened its doors. This is the first library placed on a train station, specially created for the daily travelers. The travelers can borrow books, magazines and they can go online. In the future more libraries will be opening on train stations in the Netherlands.

New store concept Sluiz in Ibiza

13-9-2011

Sluiz is a new store concept which can be found on Ibiza. This is a warehouse for fashion, lifestyle, living and eating and drinking and is created by the Dutch couple Yvonne and Hans Nuyten. During shopping, an adventured, magical and inspirational feeling will be created.

Silent concert

12-9-2011

The concept of a silent disco is widely spread nowadays. Last week was the birth of a new concept, the silent concert. Rowwen Hèze played in a forrest, the audience could hear their songs through headphones and the animals didn’t hear the music.

Second Wash & Coffee in Amsterdam

12-9-2011

The second Wash & Coffee in the world is opened in Amsterdam. It is an initiative from Persil and Bosch and opened in München before. In a wash & coffee there is the possibillity to wash, study, lunch and use internet.

Book a babysitter and theatre together

12-9-2011

The problem of finding a babysitter often withholds parents to go to the theater. The Theater Bellevue in Amsterdam came with a solution for this group. Parents can visit a show while a babysitter from Babysitter Central Kriterion looks after the young one(s). The service cost 7 euro per hour and is only for inhabitants of Amsterdam, an extra fee is charged for houses outside of the city ring, at IJburg and in Amsterdam-Noord.

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