Author archive for Sara Bliss

  • BaliTravelUbud Hanging GardensVirtual Vacation

    Virtual Vacation to Bali’s Ubud Hanging Gardens

    By Sara Bliss on October 19, 2012
    It is torrential in NYC today. Which has me dreaming of Bali. Culture, jungle, beach, architecture, design, food…..Bali is heaven. Ubud Hanging Gardens is a 28-room boutique hotel perched cliffside in the jungle near the cultural mecca of Ubud. It is right near the Monkey Forest, countless temples, and the Ubud palace. The villas, all done in a traditional Balinese […]
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  • Chic IdeasExpedia

    Kelly Wearstler’s Rhapsody

    By Sara Bliss on October 11, 2012
    Designer Kelly Wearstler has truly transformed the relationship between hotels and design. Starting with Maison 140 and continuing with the Viceroy  hotels, Kelly has shown that innovative, unexpected, and cutting edge design works beautifully in a hotel. The boutique hotel industry has followed her bold lead, realizing that a fabulously designed hotel is a destination onto itself. Whether it is experiencing a hotel’s […]
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  • Design LessonsExpediaMoroccoUncategorized

    Exotic Glamour: The Royal Mansour in Marrakech

    By Sara Bliss on October 5, 2012
    I am crazy about Moroccan design. I love the exotic glamour of it–the rich colors, the incredible details, the pattern-on-pattern, the silhouettes.  Some of the best examples of Moroccan design can be found in its hotels like the stunning La Mamounia and La Sultana. Today I want to share images of the Royal Mansour, that King Mohammed VI built as an homage to Morocco and a celebration […]
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  • DesignDorset Hotel

    Color Blocking a Wing Chair at London’s Dorset Hotel

    By Sara Bliss on September 27, 2012
    I always love reading Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke’s cheeky blog Demystifying Design.  The writers, stylists, editors, and interior designers don’t take themselves or design too seriously.  Their design motto is Banish the Beige, which they do with a zany, bold sense of fun. So refreshing in a time when “Style Experts” are running around making grand (often ridiculously pricey) style pronouncements! Jason […]
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  • Greenwich HotelMy Favorite HotelScout Designs

    Scout Design Checks into the Viceroy Anguilla

    By Sara Bliss on September 17, 2012
    With an alluring mix of global, vintage, artsy, and modern, I’m completely in love with Scout Design‘s aesthetic.  Design partners Nicki Clendening and Callie Jenschke met while styling the amazing Greenwich Hotel–propping the spaces with those personal details that give the hotel its warmth and cool. What I love about their rooms, is that they don’t feel calculated or “decorated.” […]
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  • ChileUncategorized

    Melding Architecture & Landscape: Chile’s Tierra Patagonia Hotel

    By Sara Bliss on September 13, 2012
    I get so focused on all of the gorgeous hotel interiors that I feature here, that I’ll admit that I sometimes overlook the importance of architecture. In particular, how a hotel fits in the landscape. It is something I definitely consider–there is nothing I hate more than cookie-cutter highrise hotels on a once beautiful beach, for example (Miami excluded). However, […]
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