The ultimate hotels for the discerning traveller who wants a truly special place to sleep in style
Baby Grand GREECE
65, Athinas & Lycourgou Street, Athens,
tel. +30 210 3250900, www.babygrandhotel.com,
www.designhotels.com
Athens is a city on the cutting edge of art and design and boasts a number of stunning design-led hotels. The latest one to cause a storm is the Baby Grand situated in downtown Athens on Kotzia Square. Rooms have been transformed by ten international artists to create a unique backdrop of urban art, design and cartoon illustration. Check-in consists of two classic Mini Cooper desks, a sign that surreal things lie ahead. The Alice in Wonderland vibe has proven a hit with visiting fashionistas and design addicts who marvel at the fantasy landscapes and comic book heroes cropping up in the 76 rooms. Trendy Meat Me restaurant (pictured) is designed as a chic Greek taverna in a white space dotted with green lamps while the Moët & Chandon Champagne bar is also a draw for the local media set making this a hotbed of high style and high living.
The Chedi Milan ITALY
24 Via Villapizzone, 20156 Milan, tel.
+39 023 631 888, www.thechedimilan.com
Following the soft-opening in April The Chedi Milan is now fully open for business and looks incredible. Its ultra-chic 250 rooms and suites combine the highest standards of western technology with interiors featuring Asian artifacts and Italian art, all created by renowned Indonesian interior designer Jaya Ibrahim. The Chedi Milan introduces a distinctive and original venue to Milan, offering an urban oasis for stressed out fashionistas and design enthusiasts alike. There is also a well-equipped fitness centre with sauna, Turkish bath and Jacuzzis, eight treatment cubicles, gym and expansive indoor pool.
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Be guided
Phaidon’s Wallpaper* city guides have been a roaring success and this month sees the launch of new titles including Budapest, Warsaw and Munich. Self titled as the ‘fast-track guide for the smart traveller’ these pocket-sized, easy-to-use guides are a must for those who want the inside track on their destination of choice. Written with the design-conscience traveller in mind you are given all you need to know whether you are staying for a hedonistic 48 hours partying or visiting for business. Costing only €8.95 you’ll come away feeling like a local.
www.phaidon.com
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