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By Sara Bliss on January 4, 2015Rounding up the coolest new design hotels. Here’s the ultimate travel wishlist with 12 dream destinations. Malliouhana, Anguilla It’s impossible not to fall in love with the colorful, preppy-meets-glamorous revamp of this island favorite. Auberge Resorts spent 18-months on the renovation with Todd-Avery Lenahan of TAL Studios (who also did the amazing Hotel Jerome in Aspen). Between the stunning design […] -
Inside Spain’s Dreamy Mas De Torrent Hotel
By Sara Bliss on November 19, 2014Our new contributor Jackie Bryant reports from Hotel Mas de Torrent in Spain: Spain is no stranger to rustic chic, as many hotels in the countryside are repurposed feudal manors and farmhouses. In the northeastern region of Catalonia, these old homes called mas or masia dot the rolling hills. Some are more updated than others, and the most successful are those that have been able to […] -
A Carb Lovers Dream: Hotel Meets Bakery in Barcelona
By Sara Bliss on September 6, 2014If you’re like me and believe that freshly baked bread, croissants, & muffins are some of the great joys of life –I have the perfect hotel for you. Praktik Bakery Hotel in Barcelona pairs a bustling and popular bakery in the lobby with 74-minimalist rooms done by designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán. Waking up to the scent of freshly baked bread from the […] -
Virtual Vacation: La Residencia in Mallorca, Spain
By Sara Bliss on May 25, 2013When it comes to covering hotels, my editors always want to focus on what’s new, but for me, often the most intriguing hotels aren’t the newest ones. Case in point, La Residencia on the glamorous island of Mallorca. With 67 rooms set in 16th and 17th-century villas, decorated with poster beds and Spanish antiques, the classic setting isn’t something you […] -
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 […]
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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.