Earn Loyalty Points at Hotels with Style Points
Design, art, and architecture in independent hotels
When an independent hotel arrives in town and starts unpacking swanky lobby furniture, beehives, and doormen, neighborhoods get excited—and real estate prices go up. Everything’s about to get better—food, architecture, the economy—all those tangible things that make up that Jane Jacobs-ian “I feel really good on this street” vibe. So if you’re looking for a good reason to […]
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Ever fallen in love with your hotel room? The colors, the bed linens, the twice daily maid service …. Great design is a big part of the appeal of independent hotels. Our guest contributor Paula Oblen of Hotelements visits Sunset Marquis and tells us how to get that rock royalty feeling at home. It’s perfectly fitting that West Hollywood, […]
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It’s nice to see art in a great museum: hushed galleries, perfect lighting, small schoolchildren sitting cross-legged and sketching. It’s a knockout lifetime experience to stay in a hotel with great art—to see a Magritte from your shower, or hard-to-find masterworks of American photography on your way back from a beach cabana. Here, a tour of three independent hotels where […]
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The Verb Hotel is a restoration of a classic Fenway 1959 motor lodge, drawing on the expertise of architects and rock historians to create the newest place to be in the neighborhood. Already winning rave reviews, buzz will amp up when the restaurant opens in 2015: a high-energy, Tokyo Pop-inspired izakaya grill by the owners of o ya restaurant. […]
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It’s officially autumn here in New England. The air is crisp, with apple-scented undertones. The leaves are turning vibrant shades of yellow, red and orange. And everywhere you look there’s a group of travelers ready to capture that picture perfect vista. But it’s not just the colorful tree tops and pristine pumpkin patches that bring visitors […]
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You’re lounging in a living room glowing with candlelight, sipping a cocktail and flipping through an art book, watching the St. Louis street scene outside the paneled windows. You’re near tomorrow’s meeting, and the Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. It’s just another night at Magnolia Hotel St. Louis, a restoration of the The Mayfair Hotel that keeps all the […]
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Wyatt Earp’s favorite hotel now offers Stash points. Horton Grand Hotel is an historic hotel built around a tree-shaded central courtyard. In the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter & walking distance to Padres baseball. Historic architectural detail, carefully restored Palace Bar Central courtyard shaded by trees No two rooms are alike Palace Bar entrance Some of the pieces […]
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