NAME: SO/ Berlin Das Stue ADDRESS: Drakestraße 1, 10787 Berlin ROOMS: 78 rooms Art meets luxury. Known as Berlin's first luxury boutique hotel, Das Stue is housed in the former Royal Danish Embassy and much of its interior design and 1930s architecture still retains...
Escaping to Alaska’s Best-kept Secret In the age of mass tourism, it’s a luxury to find an exclusive corner of the world that has been largely under the radar and is still one of the state’s best-kept secrets. In southeast Alaska, Steamboat Bay Fishing Club on the...
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. -Maya Angelou Dear Luxury Hotels of the World: Consider this an open letter from your esteemed guests all over the world. For the love of all that is good, please stop: Assuming that the...
Name: The Marcus Whitman Hotel Location: Downtown Walla Walla, Washington Rooms: 133 rooms and suites Insider Tip: Check out the daily evening refreshments in the lobby -- the hot chocolate and cookies were delicious! PROS -Both...
Vancouver has a great range of luxury hotels on offer, so when deciding where to stay, I was excited to see that there was a Shangri-La property in the city. It's only one of two hotels in North America; the other is in Toronto. Every other Shangri-La hotel I've...
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The Four Seasons brand often carries the weight of excellence and its stellar reputation for service often precedes the stay. I'm happy to report that the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston is no different. I checked in after a long Hospitality Law Conference and was...
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GLAMOROUS. That's the first word that popped into my head when I stepped into my room at the Loews Hôtel Vogue, Montréal. The lobby was cozy and chic, while the room was sophisticated and classy. I've always been impressed with the Loews properties that I've stayed...
Every luxury traveler looks for different things in a hotel experience. In the last decade or so, there has been a movement across the hotel industry to cater to one of the largest demographics: millennials. Hotel giants such as Hilton and Marriott have...
![[Hotel Review] Hotel Sorella, A Luxury Boutique Hotel in Houston](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hotel-Sorella-guest-floor-hallway.jpg)
Luxury boutique hotels really have the power to charm and enchant, as they’re intended to provide a more intimate and personalized experience than luxury chains. But the problem is that it’s usually a hit or miss. Some have literally gone above and beyond what you...
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Initially opened as the Remington Hotel in 1982, this 12-floor Galleria luxury property became the St. Regis Houston in 2000 after extensive renovation. It’s everything you’d expect from the St. Regis—“a place where exception is the rule”—but with an added dose of...
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The iconic Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel is a stylish luxury boutique hotel centrally located in downtown Minneapolis. With a postmodern architectural style, the hotel complex includes the historic Art Deco Ivy Tower and 70 residential units. The 136 rooms and...
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The 304-room Commons Hotel, part of Noble House Hotels and Resorts, has great boutique hotel credentials. The industrial schoolhouse chic property, housed in the former Radisson building, boasts a gorgeous, cozy lobby replete with stocked bookcases, blazing fires, and...