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Design Lessons from The Viceroy in Santa Monica
By Sara Bliss on February 8, 2012In terms of boutique hotel design, it is almost impossible to top the Viceroy in Santa Monica. The dramatic details, unique styling, sexy color scheme, and 1940s Hollywood inspiration showcase design star Kelly Wearstler at her best. So many great ideas to make your own here, and many of them can be done on the cheap. FRAME MIRRORS AS ART: […] -
A NYC Native Guest Blogs about The Edgewater in Seattle
By Sara Bliss on February 5, 2012My friend, and fellow New Yorker, Laura L.M. Hill recently launched a very cool website called New York Natives, which chronicles NYC life from a native perspective. Funny, insightful, and unexpected, the site has become a must read for those of us who are in love with the rollercoaster ride of life in this crazy city. Today we’re lucky enough […] -
Book Your Hotel Through Us!
By Sara Bliss on January 31, 2012One stop shopping! Thanks to a partnership with Tablet Hotels, you will now be able to book many of the hotels you read about on Hotel Chic directly on our site. This makes Hotel Chic not only a great source of design ideas, but also a go-to site for finding and booking the best travel destinations around the globe. We chose […] -
Design Lessons from the Jnane Hotel in Marrakesh
By Sara Bliss on January 25, 2012There is just something about Moroccan design that I can’t get enough of–the intense sense of color (all that red!), the arched doorways, the inlaid furniture, the bold patterns, the brightly colored rugs, the lanterns….I could go on and on! If you’re with me on this, you will have the same reaction I did when I saw pictures of the […] -
Virtual Vacation at Le Taha’a in Tahiti
By Sara Bliss on January 19, 2012There are 3 ways that I hope you will use this blog–as a source of gorgeous design ideas from the world’s coolest boutique hotels, as a travel guide for finding chic hotels and under-the-radar properties, or as just a place to dream of exotic destinations and have a little virtual vacation in the middle of a hectic day. Here in […] -
Bunking up at Tenuta Santo Pietro in Tuscany
By Sara Bliss on January 14, 2012After I posted on the cozy and colorful children’s rooms at the Kurland in South Africa many of you asked for more hotels with rooms designed specifically for kids. It seems those of you with wanderlust and little ones too, love the idea of unique hotels that are designed with families in mind. Hotel designers take note! Creating gorgeous grown-up bedrooms along […]
Archive for 2012
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.