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Sheet happens: This Greek start-up is turning old hotel bedding into staff uniforms
Athens-based company This Was a Sheet transforms checked-out hotel linen into new products, helping more than 120 hotels in the country tackle waste with a bit of creativity.
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Riviera renaissance: Inside the revamped, historic Monte-Carlo Beach hotel
Some of the world’s most exciting creative names, from chef Simone Zanoni to designer Simon Porte Jacquemus and architect India Mahdavi, have been adding contemporary touches to this Monegasque institution.
Have you broken this posh dinner-party rule?
Now I’m not sure what happens where you reside but in London it’s still deemed polite to pick up a bottle of wine when you’re invited to dinner at someone’s house. Two if you’re…
Postcard from the edge: The cliffhanging Gran Hotel Margalida brings Mediterranean glamour to Banyalbufar
The historic town of Banyalbufar clings to the slopes of Mallorca’s northwestern coast. Now, it’s home to a new hotel that takes full advantage of its cliffside vistas.
‘Our main goal is to bring people out on the water.’ A bright new chapter for the iconic Danieli hotel
A subtle yet ambitious revamp has breathed new life into one of Venice’s first grand hotels. Now under Four Seasons, its historic grandeur meets the lightness of the lagoon.
Amsterdam’s old brown bars are pouring themselves a second life
A new generation of owners is reviving Amsterdam’s brown bars – the city’s beloved, smoke-darkened “living rooms” – proving that old haunts can still pull a crowd.
Burgundy uncorked: The hotels, restaurants and coffee shops proving there’s more to the region than wine
For decades, the historic region was little more than a pit-stop on the way to France’s southern coastline. Today new hotels and businesses are seeking to match its world-beating winemakers with fine entertainment.
Reborn from a historic 1930s art deco bathhouse, the Rockaway Ocean Club is reclaiming the Big Apple’s beach cred
As the summers grow hotter and heatwaves persist, city administrators have turned to real-estate developer CBSK to create more spaces where New Yorkers can cool off and reconnect with the water.
Inside Club 7, the Lisbon members’ club turning hospitality into a competitive sport
Connect with a like-minded community at Club 7, where wellness and hospitality meet a passionate commitment to sport.
The entrepreneur making a quiet city sing: How Indra Kantono is shaking up Singapore’s nightlife
We clink glasses with an after-hours hero who is shaking up Singapore’s nightlife with imaginative F&B concepts.
Troutbeck’s secluded cottages in the Hudson Valley are perfect for a late-season escape
The Hudson Valley is home to an abundance of reinvented barns and design-forward inns. But Troutbeck – an estate hotel homesteaded in the mid-18th century – stands out. The Dutchess County property was once…
