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Oct 14, 2024 | hotel-addict.com | Doug Wallace |Today’s Bride

The Hoxton brand defines itself as a series of “open house hotels,” more of a hospitable neighbor than a traditional hotel. And while it doesn’t have the market cornered on decked-out, high-design public spaces, it definitely draws a crowd to Vienna’s calm and quiet 3rd District with the new The Hoxton, Vienna. An open lobby is busy with both guests and locals lingering over an afternoon coffee, chairing a small business meeting or quietly taking a Zoom call.

Jul 21, 2024 | hotel-addict.com | Doug Wallace |Today’s Bride

In a city with almost 150 small hotels of 50 rooms or fewer, you’ve got your pick of two-story hideaways with the pool in the middle. But if your style verges on pink sofas, black lacquer lamps, Kartell chairs and resin-coated portraits of Barbie, the 17-room Twist may be your happy place. Introductions first: There is no front desk or restaurant, just a gorgeous little pool and whimsically designed rooms with pizzaz. It’s simple but it works.

Jun 8, 2024 | hotel-addict.com | Doug Wallace |Today’s Bride

The Savoy Palace is the flagship urban resort of the family-owned Savoy Signature – a group of six hotel properties on the Portuguese island of Madeira. A member of Leading Hotels of the World, it was redone in 2019 in a lovely, lavish manner, and recently launched a sort of “hotel within a hotel” offering, designated The Reserve.

Mar 2, 2024 | hotel-addict.com | Doug Wallace |Today’s Bride

Anchoring one of the numerous street corners of Place d’Armes, adjacent to Notre-Dame Basilica and many other historic buildings, the venerable Hôtel Place d’Armes is a true gem in Old Montreal. Comprising four different 19th-century neoclassical buildings, it has a stately vibe overlayed with a modern veneer and warm, old-style service. Street cred: It’s all about locationThe hotel’s location is inarguably one of its biggest draws.

Nov 19, 2023 | hotel-addict.com | Doug Wallace |Today’s Bride

A breath of fresh air in the center of Madrid’s Habsburg District, this five-star remodelled palace used to be the mid-19th-century home of the Dukes of Granada de Ega and Villahermosa, well-connected aristocrats and art collectors. Regal design inspiration—and indeed the whole hotel vibe—comes from the bold brushstrokes of 17th-century Spanish painter Diego Velázquez. His work is reproduced throughout the hotel, the rich colors and décor elements themed around his paintings.