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Can individuality be scaled? Elie Khouri shares a blueprint for luxury hospitality from Dubai to Paros
After years of building up businesses, the French-Lebanese serial executive is continuing to look for ways to make a difference through entrepreneurship. His next goal? To transform the UAE into “a place for ideas”.
Merano’s Aurora hotel eschews mountain tropes for metropolitan design
Aurora’s latest generation brings a fresh look to the Northern Italian hotel that has been in the family for more than 60 years, with designer Hannes Peer.
Back to nature
A former motor lodge in the Catskill Mountains has been transformed into a rustic roadside retreat.
Perfect combinations
What makes a hotel stand out is its core idea. This idea guides everything about the hotel, including its design, services, and how guests feel.
Staying power
There’s far more to a hotel than a place to sleep, as Singapore-based Capella Hotels’ ambitious Australian debut proves. We check in to find out more.
Sleek peak
Alpine retreat The Comodo is breathing new life into the charming village of Bad Gastein.
Out of the past
The Peninsula hospitality group’s new perch on the Bosphoros floats our boat. Monocle takes an early peek at how this vast new hotel is helping to transform Istanbul’s Karaköy neighbourhood.
Fresh stays
We present the finest hotels for your perusal this month, from a former Iranian embassy in Belgrade to a cinema-themed opening in Tbilisi. Plus: new shops that make responsible retail a pleasure.
Heart and home
Laidback hotel Ett Hem offers a space where guests can get away from the rigours of city life. And now an expansion is enhancing this tranquil urban oasis.
Room service
Transformed townhouses, refurbished residences and fresh forays into hospitality feature in this issue’s round-up of your new favourite places to stay. Check in and tune out.
