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How to Rock a Peacock Blue Living Room
By Sara Bliss on August 10, 2016Looking for a new color palette for a living space? Take cues from the Rachel Reider designed The Merchant (one of the design-centric Lark Hotels group). At the inn in Salem, Massachusetts, a tufted cranberry velvet sofa pops against lacquered peacock blue walls. A pair of barrel chairs feature a green, yellow, and blue abstract print that work seamlessly with the wall color. […] -
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Revamps Casa Laguna
By Sara Bliss on August 9, 2016One of my all time favorite design hotels is Colony Palms by designer-to-the-stars Martyn Lawrence Bullard. This year the brilliant designer has put his globally-inspired stamp on the revamp of Casa Laguna. The 23-room boutique hotel consists of several Spanish Colonial style buildings dating back to the 1900s in Laguna Beach California. The compound is set overlooking the Pacific just a few blocks […] -
Paradise Beach: A New Escape in Nevis
By Sara Bliss on November 29, 2015If you’re looking for a glamorous escape that’s a hybrid of house and hotel, check out Paradise Beach in Nevis. The boutique resort features seven two to four-bedroom beachfront villas. With the benefits of a hotel, a butler and concierge arrange meals, water sports, spa treatments, or local adventures. However, the roomy villas boast kitchens, lap pools, grills, and outdoor […] -
Checking Into The Chequit: Shelter Island’s Charming Retreat
By Sara Bliss on October 2, 2015Looking for a charming, yet totally mellow escape that’s only two hours from NYC? Check out the recently revamped Chequit Hotel in idyllic Shelter Island, New York. To find out what it’s like to spend the night, check out my review of the Victorian-era hideaway for Yahoo Travel. The hotel was just reopened this summer. Gone is the Victorian-era property’s chintz […] -
Inside the Coolest New Hotel in NYC-The Edition
By Sara Bliss on July 11, 2015I just wrote about the newest Edition hotel (the third following London and Miami) for Yahoo Travel. I spent the night just after the opening last month to see if it lived up to to all the hype. It has all the ingredients of a buzzy hotel, the great location off of Madison Square Park, the cool destination bar, and […] -
The Chicest New Inn in Vermont–Edson Hill
By Sara Bliss on February 8, 2015When an interior designer is also the owner of a hotel, the results are usually amazing. For guests it’s a chance to inhabit some seriously gorgeous interiors. For the designers, it’s an opportunity show off their style, without having the constraints of a client. At Edson Hill in Stowe, Vermont, owner and designer Susan Stacy of Gauthier Stacy has given […]
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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.