As Fashion Weeks Kick Off TripAdvisor Kicks in With World's Hippest Hotels for the Fashion Forward
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As Fashion Weeks Kick Off TripAdvisor Kicks in With World's Hippest Hotels for the Fashion Forward
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Category: Worldwide - Industry economy
- Trends / Expert's advice
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-08-29
Paris' Hotel Costes Leads on the Runway
TripAdvisor(R), the world's
largest travel community, today announced the top 10 hip fashion hotels in
the world, according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors.
1. Raising the Bar: Hotel Costes, Paris, France - Average Nightly Rate:
$600
With a world-renowned bar -- confirmed by its own popular CD collection
-- Hotel Costes is draped in gold and purple with beautiful dangling
chandeliers. Stay during Paris Fashion Week and you're guaranteed to knock
champagne glasses with some mingling fashion editor. As one TripAdvisor
traveler put it, "There are so many fab hotels in Paris, but we love Hotel
Costes for its gorgeous courtyard, where we eat, meet our friends for
drinks, and people watch too!"
2. Bullish on Bulgari: Bulgari Milano, Milan, Italy - Average Nightly
Rate: $1,053
A short dash to the fashion quarter, Bulgari Milano exudes style with a
lobby featuring black marble falls, white walls, green accents and a
fireplace to warm the scantily clad. Before hitting the fashion shows, feel
like a god or goddess by indulging in the Bulgari Spa, accented with a gold
mosaic pool and green glass hammam (or bath). As one TripAdvisor traveler
said, "A palace of super cool luxury. Gorgeous finishes in absolutely every
nook and cranny, charming detail to hospitality (yummy house scent as a
gift, sumptuous fabrics everywhere, signature Bulgari toiletries) and
simply awesome spa."
3. Bow to the Bowery: The Bowery Hotel, New York City, New York -
Average Nightly Rate: $600
Shunning popular minimalist interiors, the Bowery Hotel embraces regal
opulence by indulging in the past. Popular with fashion's finest, the
baroque-style living area -- doused in reds, lanterns and dark woods --
provides a lounge area not to be missed. One TripAdvisor traveler
recommended, "Overall, the hotel is fabulous -- a bohemian hideaway
providing an authentic New York experience."
4. Making Hay: Haymarket Hotel, London, U.K. - Average Nightly Rate:
$599
Bursting with bold colors and prints contrasting with oak floors and
steel sculptures, Haymarket Hotel features a modern English interior,
designed by duo Tim and Kit Kemp. For a drink, head to the lively bar
Brumus, or stroll downstairs to the magnificent pool area, featuring a
pseudo-sunset light installation and stainless steel bar -- where you're
sure to make a splash. According to one TripAdvisor traveler, "The lounge
areas are comfortable and, again, stunningly decorated. The pool is fab."
5. Top Heavy: Hotel Unique, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Average Nightly Rate:
$508
Living up to its name, there is no hotel that resembles the Hotel
Unique, which has four rooms on the second floor and 30 rooms on the top
floor. With an audacious structure and boasting a truly unusual interior,
even the most avant-garde outfits will blend right in. As one TripAdvisor
traveler said, "The hotel is extremely beautiful, with very modern
architecture, a beautiful lobby and really nice and clean modern rooms. The
restaurant on the top is very trendy and serves an amazing (but expensive)
breakfast."
6. Deluxe Digs: Lux 11, Berlin, Germany - Average Nightly Rate: $261
Situated in the heart of Berlin's hip fashion district and designed by
London duo Claudio Silvestrin and Guiliana Salmaso, Lux 11 embraces luxury
and style with stark-white interiors, open-plan rooms and clean lines. The
in-hotel amenities, including a salon, spa, and clothing store, make
primping convenient, especially with one of Berlin's most popular meeting
spots on the ground floor. According to one TripAdvisor traveler,
"Cutting-edge style and urban sophistication make this hotel a fitting
complement to trendy East Berlin/Mitte."
7. Park's the Place: Park Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Average Nightly
Rate: $595
Nothing compares to the perfection of the Park Hyatt Tokyo, with its
uber-chic gadgets (temperature-adjusting toilet seats) yet relaxed
atmosphere. Enjoy magnificent scenery at the New York Bar, where the
beautiful mingle and the Tokyo skyline appeases as the backdrop. As one
TripAdvisor traveler said, "The service is flawless and unobtrusive. The
style of the place is modern, but nothing like a spaceship."
8. Fish Story: Hotel Arts Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain - Average Nightly
Rate: $604
With its inside-out facade (steel beams reflect the sun), the Hotel
Arts Barcelona is an extraordinary building designed by Skidmore, Owings
and Merrill. A true Spanish hotel, Frank Gehry adds his touch with a
fish-inspired structure - fittingly adjacent to the pool. As one
TripAdvisor traveler said, "The Hotel Arts is directly on the Mediterranean
and stands like a monument to modern luxury. High-tech and chic, this hotel
is stunning in a multitude of ways. The men and women working look like
Vogue ads or GQ models but act like true professionals."
9. Water Works: BLUE Sydney, Sydney, Australia - Average Nightly Rate:
$248
Sip a cocktail in the BLUE Sydney at the Water Bar, a popular spot for
the fashion elite, complete with plush ice-blue cushions and open lounge
areas. The spacious lobby creates a relaxed and inviting environment, while
integrating the wharf-planks and all. According to one TripAdvisor
traveler, "The hotel is stylish and very well-presented and the rooms are
comfortable. There are also great views from the city-facing rooms."
10. Star Gazing: Chateau Marmont - West Hollywood, California - Average
Nightly Rate: $473
Half the fun is star gazing at the Chateau Marmont, where you're bound
to rub elbows with an "A" list celebrity, but follow Hollywood legend Harry
Cohn's advice, "If you must get in trouble, do it at the Chateau Marmont."
Modeled after a chateau in the Loire Valley, it's no surprise that
fashion's international elite would feel most at home here. As one
TripAdvisor traveler commented, "What you get when you stay here is access
to a fun world of musicians and movie producers hanging out, an historic
and beautiful setting, and some of the nicest hotel rooms I've ever stayed
in."
"These hotels are unique for being a scene unto themselves, where
you'll be sure to find fashion industry luminaries, hipsters and
fashionistas, particularly during the upcoming fall fashion weeks," said
Michele Perry, vice president of global communications for TripAdvisor.
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