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Viritual (Clutter-free) Vacation at The Wild Rabbit
By Sara Bliss on April 10, 2014Does your house ever look like the toy aisle at Target exploded in it? Mine does. I keep finding Play-Doh stuck in the cracks of the floor (and it’s soooo not coming out). My 2-year old has decided her favorite canvas is the living room wall (that I just painted). And Legos seem to multiply like rabbits hiding under every sofa, […] -
A Seriously Groovy (& Affordable!) Hotel in Snowmass: Inside The Wildwood
By Sara Bliss on April 7, 2014Throwback ski lodge style with a seriously fun vibe, and rooms that start at $189 a night–Wildwood Snowmass is a total find. The playful retro style is the vision of NYC design studio Reunion Goods & Services —Carlton DeWoody, Eric Adolfsen, and Laura Flam. Note to hotel owners, sign them up for more hotel projects! They are currently working on the 12-room Hotel […] -
Photographer Walter Neidermyr: The Aspen Series
By Sara Bliss on April 3, 2014Photographer Walter Niedermayr’s work reminds me of Massimo Vitale, except the focus is ski slopes rather than the sea side–always capturing people at play with a critical eye. I fell for his powerful large-scale multi image works when I toured The Little Nell last month. His work Niedermayr’s Aspen Series, which reproduced as a book, focuses on the relationship between people and natural and man-made […] -
Inside The Jerome Hotel in Aspen
By Sara Bliss on March 31, 2014There are some hotels I just want to move into, (clearly I read waaay too much Eloise when I was little, but that’s another story). The second I walked into the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, I wanted to unpack my bags and not check out. Not to live in Aspen, mind you, but the hotel itself is totally magical. The […] -
Inside the Aspen Meadows Resort
By Sara Bliss on March 25, 2014For architecture and design junkies, it doesn’t get better than the Bauhaus-style Aspen Meadows Resort which Herbert Bayer designed in 1950. I’ve always been fascinated by Bayer, who was considered the last surviving member of the Bauhaus movement and was a total Renaissance man. Bayer was an architect, interior designer, painter, sculptor, graphic designer, and photographer. He moved to Aspen […] -
Where to Go 2014
By Sara Bliss on February 25, 2014Refinery 29 asked me to come up with 29 of the coolest trips to take for 2014. From catching the northern lights in Iceland, to sleeping in a Bedouin tent in the Omani desert, to hitting up a 12-acre wine festival in France, or learning to drive on ice in Finland, I picked adventures that run the gamut. There’s also a […]
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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.