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Design Lessons from Barcelona’s Hotel Pulitzer
By Sara Bliss on June 27, 2011Spanish designer Lazaro Rosa-Violan is the visionary behind the buzzing Hotel Pulitzer in Barcelona. Lazaro is a prolific restaurant, shop, and hotel designer who creates spaces that are sexy yet masculine. He designed the 91-room Hotel Pulitzer to feel like a cosmopolitan home and not a hotel. Not surprisingly then, the hotel boasts dozens of design ideas that would work particularly well […] -
Bedroom Inspiration from The Crosby Street Hotel
By Sara Bliss on June 20, 2011My bedroom is in desperate need of a Hotel Chic makeover! When we moved in a few years back, I played it safe with a blue and white palette, which is pretty much yawnsville. Now due to the wear and tear of life with a 5 year old and a dog, our headboard needs re-upholstering, and the walls need major […] -
Ruthie Sommers Checks into The Palazzo Sasso
By Sara Bliss on June 13, 2011When designer Ruthie Sommers and her pooch appeared on the cover of domino in front of a killer, graphic pink couch, she quickly became the poster girl for a new approach to decorating. Ruthie’s early signatures–graphic prints paired with vintage finds, a vibrant approach to color, and a dose of laid back cool–inspired legions of fans (and imitators). The genius of […] -
Suzani Chic at The Colony Palms
By Sara Bliss on June 7, 2011The color-saturated Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, California is a perfect example of taking design inspiration from another part of the world and giving it a fresh spin. Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard (currently vamping it up on Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorators) translated some of the best elements of Moroccan style to create this sexy and exotic hotel. The 57 room hotel […]
Archive for June, 2011
SARA BLISSAs a freelance design and travel writer, I am always on the lookout for the most innovative and glamorous hotels. I started Hotel Chic as a travel/design blog to showcase the coolest hotels around the globe, and show you how to bring the look home. Whether you use this site to plan your next trip, redecorate your bedroom, or check into an amazing hotel without leaving your couch, I hope Hotel Chic will be a source of inspiration. Read full bio.