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Nobu Hotel, Warsaw
BEST KNOWN FOR The Nobu hotel is named after the founder Nobu Matsuhisa, a Japanese celebrity chef, but the actor Robert De Niro is also a major player within the Nobu brand, that now boasts 13 hotels and 50 restaurants across the global. It took Robert De Niro four years to convince Nobu to allow him to be a part of the business after first eating in his sushi restaurant in the late 1980’s. Initially a restaurant chain, Nobu opened it’s first hotel in Las Vegas in 2013, and the Nobu Hotel...
The Wild Rabbit, Oxfordshire
BEST KNOWN FOR You know The Wild Rabbit for at least one of three reasons. 1. Being a part of the achingly cool farm, farmshop,...
The Ned, London
BEST KNOWN FOR Being the super-hot lovechild of Soho House and Sydell Group and the only place to stay in the financial district (that has 10...
THE PIG, DEVON
BEST KNOWN FOR Being one of the many Pigs located all around the UK. Founded by hotel legend, Robin Hutson who original started and later sold Hotel...
BIKINI ISLAND & MOUNTAIN HOTELS, MALLORCA
BEST KNOWN FOR A 1970s Bauhaus hotel transformed. Sitting high above Port de Sóller with dramatic backdrops of the Tramuntana mountain range, this...
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Established in 2014, by a group of hotel obsessives from the UK, US and Australia, The Hotel Culture analyses what makes the perfect hotel stay in the world’s major gateway cities. In addition, the contributors provide insight into cultural events and brand collaborations both in and around lifestyle hotels and destinations internationally. A neighbourhood defines a hotel, but every just so often, a great hotel defines a neighbourhood, The Hotel Culture explores the relationship between brand, identity and sense of place.
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JACU STRAUSS, LORE GROUP
“I see interiors becoming even more diverse, and good design has a lot of emphasis on storytelling and meaning.“ JS THC: What inspires...
Adrien Gloaguen, Touriste
“The only thing that I am sure of is that I always want to change direction and create something new for each hotel. I hate...
Nathalie Rozencwajg, NAME architecture
“I like being surrounded by people who can’t answer the question of where they are from in a single word.” Nathalie Rozencwajg ...
Mark Hooper, Hole & Corner
“I tend to prefer brands who have always had a bit of culture and heritage central to what they do – like Hermès who have always championed...
Jonathan Plutzik, The Betsy
“I am constantly inspired by all of the talented people that we are fortunate to collaborate with and how many of them are trying to make...
Loh Lik Peng, Unlisted Collection
“There’s no future for us hoteliers if we don’t engage with businesses and the culture of our neighbourhood.” Loh Lik Peng Hotelier...
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