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A conversation with The Maker

“Really, we are all are makers, but artists, craftsman, writers – and particularly art and design makers drove our inspiration.“ Lev Glazman THC: What inspired The Maker? LG: The Maker is inspired by the celebration of art, design and...

Lockdown Portraits

There’s a man, who stood in front of your favourite chefs and asked them to do something they’re simply not used to doing in their restaurants. He asked them to stand still. Established restaurant, food and portrait...

The Big Bond Issue

Since inception some six years ago we have rarely mentioned the matter of hotel rates. Because we believe there’s more to the modern day hotel experience. But during these times of hardship and challenges, we asked ourselves one question...

From place to place

The world, one could argue, is made up of a series of neighbourhoods and punctuating these neighbourhoods is a mix of independently run and chain operated hotels. Each and all bound by hospitality, public spaces, bars, restaurants and the spirit of...

Something to Say

“It’s the same story told over and over. All that the artist can offer the world is how they see those twelve notes”. You could say the latest incarnation of ‘A Star is Born’ was a film that had something to say, and acting veteran Sam Elliot was...

Sleeping Around

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...

Principal, London

Contributor/ Imran Hussain BEST KNOWN FOR Being the iconic 19th Century beauty that sits, overlooking London’s Russell Square. But in much of that...

The Jeremy, West Hollywood

Contributor/ Amy Guttman Best Known For The Jeremy only opened last year, but its location is a defining factor. Located at the intersection of...

Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara

Contributor/ Amy Guttman Best Known For The El Encanto has a pedigreed guest list, with Gable, Streisand and Ms. Stone among some of the biggest...

Hotel 1902, Mallorca

Contributor/ Lucy Goddard Best Known For In the heart of Soller old town, almost invisible from the road, lays an incredible townhouse – Hotel 1902....

About Us

The Hotel Culture is a new hub for hotel geeks, culture mavens, experience-seekers and brand insiders to share reviews, insights, knowledge and intelligence about the world of hotels.

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.