How to renovate a bar ? A Collaborative Effort with the Head Bartender of the Plaza Athénée Interview with Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku ” We worked together on meeting the desires and operational needs of the bar staff. The head bartender has put a lot of thought into developing ways for improving the operation […]
I have a wonderful conversation to share with you all today. Sylvia Harrault is a well-known personality in the hotel industry. She is very involved in the association AICR, as well as in her hotel. She is always coming up with fantastic ideas for her clients. I recommend staying at her hotel if you are […]
Josh Littman is the EMEA Vice President of Development for Hotels at Hard Rock International, based in London, having joined the company in April 2012. At Hard Rock, he is responsible for expanding the firm’s portfolio of hotels in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, which involves the sourcing of opportunities, negotiation of transaction […]
Away from Home with Architect-Designer Isabelle Miaja Last year, I had the pleasure of conducting a roundtable at the Maison & Objet Salon around the theme “Haute Couture Hotels,” in the presence of Isabelle Miaja (architect-designer), Geoffray Maugin (Marketing Director of Sofitel), and Giovanna Golnelli (Marketing Head of Fendi Maison). We addressed various themes and topics […]
Boutique Hotel: Between Hotel and Boutique I recently met with Eric-Jean Floureusse, founder of the concept hotel Hameau des Baux, where he has recently integrated a boutique spirit. What this means: he’s established an exhibition gallery and artist boutique, both of which are redesigned every year, just like an actual gallery. In the space designated […]
Interview of Giovanna Golnelli, Marketing and communication director of Fendi Casa. Could you present your positionning ? Fendi Casa is positioned on a high-end segment of the market, with a range of exclusive offers that reinterpret the aesthetics of living in a new kind of glamor-comfort. A collection of furniture that has been able to develop […]
Pop-up Hotels Pop-up hotels regularly pop up from time to time in various places around the world, often in untapped locations. To describe one as a ‘hotel,’ though, could be considered somewhat of a stretch, since it describes above all a room that comes with a few services. Nevertheless, these hotels often form unique experiences for enthusiasts. […]
The W Paris After opening back in February 2012, the W Paris, located a stone’s throw away from the Opera in Paris, has taken a strong foothold in just a matter of months among the vast panorama of Parisian hotels. The hotel features its own take on the art of living, which draws inspiration from […]
“Being Away at a Hotel” With Alexis Tricoire Up until only a few years ago, clients largely sought out hotels that made them feel at home. Today, the circumstances have changed. The client, who has now become an experienced traveler and a well-informed connoisseur of hotels, is increasingly in search of being transported ‘elsewhere,’ an experience […]
The Unique Character of the St Regis Mauritius I recently spoke with Rocco Bova, when he was the General Manager of the St Regis Hotel in Mauritius, which belongs to the Starwood Group. This very fine hotel has just opened its doors, and two years in, I found the occasion to talk with Rocco Bova […]
Meet John Licence, Continental Brand Leader – Europe – Autograph Collection What characterizes your brand Autograph Collection in terms of construction and design? How do you select the hotels? How do you embody the spirit of the Autograph collection brand? Can you give us an example? The Autograph Collection marketing tag line is ‘exactly like nothing else’ and […]
Flowers in Hotels It is a touch of luxury tradition to be met with a resplendent arrangement of flowers upon entering a hotel. For the Royal Monceau, this forms a centerpiece that the hotel revisits every few months with the help of skilled artists. (I invite you to rediscover my article featuring Sylvie Maréchal, who was responsible for […]
Interview with Edouard François, the architect behind the design of Fouquet’s Barrière Paris Hotel. What inherited expertise have you reinterpreted in your project for the Fouquet’s Barrière Hotel? At Fouquet’s, we faced an ensemble of seven buildings constructed in both true and faux Haussmann-style and a building dating from the 70s that formed a near-complete island in the Triangle […]
Fanélie Gaffinel Following the success of our first conference in January 2013 on the changes in luxury hotel renovations under the involvement of Studio Putman, Jean-Philippe Nuel, and Max Flageollet, I had the pleasure of working with Journal des Palaces to organize a second conference on hotel renovation at the Salon Maison et Objets. I was able to discuss the concerns […]
Meet Dominique Desseigne .. What are some future projects for the Barrière Group? Do you have plans for developments abroad? At the moment, we are focusing our efforts on some work that we’ve taken on at Courchevel, but after that, we will also go after developments in the Middle East. As for Baule, we have […]
An encounter with architect Edouard François, who took part in the construction of Fouquet’s Barrière Paris. What is the specialty of your agency? What characterizes your work? Can you tell us about your proudest achievements that will allow us to better understand your philosophy? What hotel projects have you worked on? I am largely known for representing green architecture […]
I recently had the pleasure of conducting a roundtable with Iris Maluski at the Maison & Objet Salon around the theme: “BEING AWAY FROM HOME IN A HOTEL” Be sure to check out all my articles with other guest speakers from the salon: => Fabrice Knoll => Réda Amalou => Alexis Tricoire I leave you to discover the international […]
Haute couture hotels : “Away from home” with Isabelle Miaja Back in January, I had the pleasure of conducting a roundtable at the Maison & Objet Salon around the theme “Haute Couture Hotels,” in the presence of Isabelle Miaja (architect-designer), Geoffray Maugin (Marketing Director of Sofitel), and Giovanna Golnelli (Marketing Head of Fendi Maison). We addressed various themes and […]
Hyatt Regency The Hyatt brand holds a presence across over 50 countries and offers more than 550 hotels, resorts, and residences, under 10 different labels. It can all easily get confusing. I hope to regularly offer you a chance to gradually discover their principal labels through my site. Today I present to you Hyatt Regency Hotels. Hyatt Regency […]
Relais & Châteaux and its architecture I invite you each day of this week to discover my interview with Philippe Gombert, President of the brand Relais & Châteaux, around the French art of welcoming and Relais & Châteaux. From an architectural point of view, your hotels are often very different, whether from one hotel to the next or […]
Buddha-Bar Hotel Today I invite you to meet Buddha-Bar co-founders Tarja Visan and Raymond Visan, of George V Entertainment Group—the same group that has launched such establishments as Barfly, Buddha-Bar, and Barrio Latino and continues today to develop spas and hotels. You have recently opened up a hotel in Paris. Can you present it to us? What concept are you […]
