Bella Sky Comwell Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Comwell is a spectacular skyscraper and striking landmark in Copenhagen’s newest neighbourhood, Ørestaden.

With its 23 floors, 812 designer rooms and 30 flexible meeting and conference rooms, the hotel is not only the largest hotel in Scandinavia – it is also the most aesthetically attractive.

At Bella Sky Comwell, we value quality and experiences; and with a sense for individual guests’ needs and wishes, we can offer everything from unique meeting facilities and excellent dining experiences, to exercise, relaxation and pure enjoyment.

The surrounding area offers everything from shopping at Scandinavia’s largest shopping centre to golf, walks and biking trips through the areas of outstanding natural beauty, or just a cafe visit.

If you would like to explore Copenhagen, you are closer than you may think. Just 100 metres from the hotel, the Metro and buses will take you directly to the city centre in less than 10 minutes. Read more.

Good parking options are available right outside of the hotel. If you have an electric car, we can also provide electricity for recharging.

812 designer rooms

Bella Sky Comwell’s ultramodern Scandinavian design permeates all of the 812 unique rooms, all of which are decorated with designer furniture and equipped with individual ceiling to floor windows in varying trapezoidal forms, providing spectacular light in every single room.

All rooms feature: air conditioning, free wireless internet, an advanced radio and TV system with video-on-demand, mini-bar, tea and coffee facilities, safety box, hairdryer, and 24-hour room service.

Bella Sky Comwell is a non-smoking hotel and thus all 812 rooms are non-smoking rooms. Allergy-friendly rooms are available by request.

Hotel rooms for special purposes

If a hotel room is to be used for commercial purposes, please inform the hotel at the time of booking and the hotel will confirm the purpose in writing.

The Balcony

Style, atmosphere and Danish design mark A la carte Restaurant on the Mezzanine level.
The restaurant, which has room for 92 guests, has an open kitchen with a view to the renowned Molteni stove, so guests can watch as the chefs work in the kitchen.

Bar and lounge

Sky Bar is Bella Sky Comwell’s exclusive bar and lounge. Sky Bar is located on the 23rd floor and has a fantastic view of Copenhagen’s skyline, Amager Common, the Oresund Bridge and Sweden, which can be seen off in the distance to the east.

With champagne, caviar and cocktails as the main elements of the menu, Sky Bar is the more luxurious choice. At Sky Bar we strive to deliver indulgence and an exclusive experience that you can enjoy in a relaxed or festive atmosphere, depending on your preference.

Kitchen and bar

Sky Bar offers exclusive experiences from the early morning, beginning with breakfast for our guests on the top five floors. The menu is traditional and features many wonderful homemade products.

For lunch and dinner, Sky Bar is open to all and the menu features delicious seafood dishes. The dishes are cold yet delicate and contain everything from oysters and caviar to lobster and salmon.

In the later evening hours, Sky Bar serves cocktails and effervescent champagne that can be enjoyed with beautiful views as a backdrop. You can also order wine, beer, spirits, bitters, soft drinks, coffee and tea from our traditional drinks menu.

Decoration

The name Sky Bar itself indicates that we are in the heavens, and the colours at Sky Bar are also inspired by the colours of the sky; from the beautiful yellow-orange colours of the morning sun and the blue summer sky, to the dark and black colours of night. 

At Sky Bar you can also experience the famous PH piano that is the bar’s icon and creates a fantastic atmosphere for special occasions on the 23rd floor.

Opening hours

6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Breakfast, served or from the buffet. Only for guests staying on the hotel's top five floors. Champagne brunch available on weekends.
 
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Lunch with table service. Open to all. Large selection of cold seafood dishes, caviar and a simple charcuterie platter.

6:00 p.m. - 09:30 p.m.: Dinner with table service. Open to all. Large selection of cold seafood dishes, caviar and a simple charcuterie platter.

10:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.: Bar with “counter” service. Open to all. DJ plays on selected days. Large selection of drinks. Focus on cocktails & snacks.

Bella Sky Comwell Hotel
5 Center Boulevard
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: 45 3247 3000

By: http://www.bellaskycomwell.dk/ 

Avalon Hotel - Göteborg, Sweden

Design exhibitions can be a bit frustrating, especially when the works on show—say, an Eames lounge chair just pleading to be sat on—are behind glass. But now that the fashion-, design-, and decorative arts–focused Röhsska Museum has paired up with Sweden's Avalon Hotel, you can look, touch, and swivel with verve.

In conjunction with the museum's Past-Present-Future exhibition (through September 30), design covetables from the collection have been replicated in the hotel's public areas and key guest rooms. Our faves include a tangerine Verner Panton Cone chair, a classic of late 1950s Scandinavian modernism; the full-size Horse lamp and Pig tray tables, quirks of design stars Moooi; and a DVD of Swedish FRONT design group's Blow Away Vase, showing in the elevators. Free workshops and design tours are offered for the truly obsessed. How novel: design that's actually within reach—at least for a night









The hotel with its 101 rooms and 202 beds form the basis of our offering. It is here that much of what creates the Avalon experience is to be found. The architecture and the location create an impression to a high degree. We are a feng-shui certified hotel where furnishing, lighting, fragrance and sounds play a large role. We see it as a matter of course that good food and drink are part of good hotel service. Avalon Hotel offer a full service in the hotels own garage.









Avalon Hotel
9 Kungstorget
Göteborg, Sweden
Tel: 46 031 751 02 00

By: concierge.com & avalonhotel.se

Mezzatorre Resort & Spa - Ischia, Italy - 5 Star Luxury Hotel

A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, the resort is located in Forio on the west coast of the island of Ischia with beautiful sunsets and local vineyards.

Re-opening for the season in mid-April, Mezzatorre Resort & Spa is located in Forio on the west coast of the island of Ischia with beautiful sunsets and local vineyards that produce some of the finest wines on the island. The hotel is set imposingly on a headland with a breathtaking vista of the sea and is built around a 16th-century watchtower housing romantic rooms and suites.

WOW FACTORS
• One of the best hotels on the Island of Ischia and the most beautiful one.
• One of the Leading Small Hotels of the World.
• One of the best and most beautiful hotels in Italy.
• Due to the hotel's secluded location, it is a very quiet hotel.
• Even though it is secluded, it is within walking distance of the pretty village of Lacco Ameno.
• One of the best Spas in Italy.
• The hotel has two restaurants, one offering local dishes and the other offers fine dining.
• The hotel has a private cove not accessible to public.
• It is a resort with wide outdoor spaces available to guests.
• The hotel has an International clientele.








ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
All accommodations, mostly with terrace and sea view, are elegantly appointed with a refined atmosphere. Standard rooms provide a balcony and are surrounded by a lush park with pines and typical Mediterranean plants. Deluxe open-plan suites feature a large living room area and a private garden terrace with superb sea views and a small swimming pool with Jacuzzi. Special suites include the Grand Suite specially suitable for lovers and the Bungalow Suite, perfect for families.







AMENITIES & SERVICES
Concierge staff: Salvatore, Silvio and Pino are always gladly at guests' disposal to fulfill all their needs.

Spa Director: Rosy Tribus. Signature Treatments include: Thermal water track, Thalasso-therapy, Mud baths, Spring water mud mask.

Chef: Giuseppe D'Abundo. His cuisine is particularly tasteful.








General Manager: Giovanni Sirabella

LEISURE
Complimentary use of outdoor heated swimming pool, sun umbrellas and towels, terrace-solarium, tennis court.

Heated seawater swimming pool
Fitness room
Tennis court
Beach
Water sports
Poolside bar

Jogging, biking, and horseback riding nearby.

EXPLORE
The Mezzatorre Resort & Spa is located on the north-western side of the island of Ischia, on San Montano Bay. It is near the town centre of Lacco Ameno, which is connected to the hotel by a shuttle service. Ischia Porto and Ischia Ponte and Forio are, respectively, 6 Km and 3 Km away. Thanks to its strategic position, the island of Ischia is an ideal starting point for day trips to the most beautiful places in the Gulf of Naples. The hotel offers motor boat and taxi excursions to destinations such as Naples, Pompeii, Capri.

Beach - adjacent to hotel
Archaeological Museum - 2 km / 1.25 miles
La Mortella Botanical Gardens - 3 km / 2 miles
Forio - 3 km / 2 miles
Poseidon Gardens - 8 km / 5 miles
Ischia Port - 6 km / 4 miles
Sant'Agnelo - 10 km / 6 miles

The Island of Ischia is located off the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Top 10 Reasons to visit Ischia:
1. Ischia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean.
2. Ischia has beautiful beaches.
3. Ischia has secluded coves.
4. Ischia is known for its thermal hot water springs. The island can be considered an outdoor Spa.
5. Ischia has many so-called "thermal gardens" which are place where to spend the whole day completely relaxed enjoying thermal water benefits, treatments and great local food in the restaurants.
6. Ischia is called "the green Island"
7. Visit wine cellars and taste local wines.
8. Visit historical monuments and archeological museums.
9. Wide choice of good restaurants.
10. Many activities: Water-sports, Jogging, Hiking, Biking, Horseback riding, tennis, etc.

GETTING THERE
Private helicopter pad on property.

Taxis in Napoli run from the airport to the port, Piazza Municipio. From the port, hydrofoils (passengers) and ferries (cars) connect to the island of Ischia. The hotel can arrange private limousine transfers from the airport to the ferry port and from the port on Ischia to the hotel.

Driving Directions: From the port on Ischia, turn right to Forio and follow the signs to the hotel. A car is recommended for exploring the area.

The hotel provides complimentary shuttle bus service to and from the nearby village of Lacco Ameno.

By: luxurytravelmagazine.com

Eccleston Square: a new ultra-modern hideaway in the heart of London

Eccleston Square Hotel will be opening in July 2011.

When guests arrive at Eccleston Square Hotel, an historic townhouse on an award- winning garden square in Pimlico, Central London, they might think they’re about to step into an old-fashioned city residence. But instead they will be entering a timeless modern lobby, which dazzles with a black, crystal chandelier and herring bone pattern floor tiles.





After a £6.5m renovation, this Georgian town house has emerged as an ultra-high-tech urban cocoon, where guests are comforted and soothed by luxurious products and swathes of futuristic gadgets. In all 39 rooms there are blue tooth iPod connections, VoIP phones and programmable ‘wake up and sleep’ experience that takes control of the curtains, heating and lighting. The 46-inch 3D TVs with 3D Blu-Ray players and hand-made, electronically adjustable Hästens beds are standard in all rooms.

Good sleep and wellbeing are central to the design concept devised by Olivia Byrne, who recently completed a four-and-a-half-year course at the esteemed Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne in Switzerland. “The ethos of the Eccleston Square Hotel is quite simple,” she said. “We want our clients to leave the hotel feeling better than they did when they arrived.”

Eccleston Square Hotel is an ultra-modern hideaway in the heart of Central London. With cutting-edge gadgets in every room, it’s the perfect place for guests to relax and recharge.

LOCATION OF ECCLESTON SQAURE HOTEL

The hotel is located approximately 25 minutes from Heathrow International Airport.

By: Designhotels.com

L'and Vineyards Resort, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal

Located in the heart of Alentejo, set in a unique landscape defined by Vineyards and a lake, L' AND Vineyards is an exclusive country club with only 22 suites integrating modern architecture with nature whilst providing an atmosphere of understated luxury, natural beauty, peace and tranquillity.

The resort is situated around a formal vine garden and a swimming pool commanding sublime views of the lake and Medieval hilltop castle of Montemor. At the central reception building a contemporary reinterpretation of Roman and Arabic atrium architecture creates a spacious living room, library, gift shop offering bespoke LANDMADE products. The building also houses our winery, the "wine club", an 800m luxury spa, a courtyard restaurant and lobby lounge area.

The interiors were designed by groundbreaking Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan who created the space using natural stone, slate and wood with a unique set of art pieces, fabrics and furniture style.




At L’AND Vineyards our customers can literally sleep under the stars and marvel at the Alentejo night sky, with our private suite collection that offers retractable ceilings.

More than a country club, we at L’AND offer an exclusive retreat marked by the stunning surrounding landscape where our guests can enjoy an exceptional level of service complementing a discrete and enriching experience.




Besides our hotel (sky suites), L'AND offers fully serviced residential accommodation plus a wine cellar and a wine club with leisure and sports facilities and a premium quality wellness centre.




L’AND VINEYARDS is situated 15 min. from Évora, in the Alentejo.

About 45 minutes from Lisbon, sit extraordinary landscapes in which we find, nestling in tranquillity, 136 villas, set in large private grounds.

Herdade das Baladas
Estrada Nacional 4
7050 Montemor-o-novo

L’and Vineyards
Tel: +351 266 242 400
Fax: +351 266 242 401




By: l-andvineyards.com

Florence Hotel Villa San Michele: A Blissful Retreat

 

There are few places in Europe that are as beautiful as Florence in the springtime. Villa San Michele adds to this beauty in ways that are difficult to describe without seeing, smelling, and living it yourself (Although, I will give it my best shot).

Located in Fiesole (10-15 minute cab ride from the Florence train station), Villa San Michele is clearly not your average hotel. From the long, windy uphill driveway, to the entry gardens, to the lobby, you feel as if you've just stepped into a museum and part of a piece of history. To be frank, you have. Just ask any of the helpful staff the history of this beautiful, renovated monastery.

In walking to our room, we passed by the outside dining hall, which overlooks all of Florence. While this is truly a remarkable view that is hard to top, it is in fact surpassed by the gardens that lie just a few short steps away. It was quite possibly the most serene, blissful place I have ever been in my life. The historical statues, lemon trees, ivy lined walls, and beautiful red flowers made this garden truly one of a kind.

The room itself was complete with a bed fit for a king, a shower area that literally could fit an elephant, his and her sinks, and a private outdoor patio. The Loggia Restaurant (Villa San Michele's house restaurant) has some of the best food to be experienced in Florence, and with a breathtaking view to match, truly can't be beat.

While experiencing the city is a "must-do" for those who haven't been, Villa San Michele makes it an unusually difficult decision to tear yourself away from the beauty of its grounds, the warmth of the staff, and the richness of the history you have now become a part of. For those who have been to Florence and are looking for something more, look no further than Villa San Michele. It is an unforgettable experience you will surely not forget.

Villa San Michele
Via Doccia, 4
50014 Fiesole, Italy
055.567.8200
villasanmichele.com

By Christopher Koenig, justluxe.com

Legendary Hotel is Celebrity Address for Cannes Film Festival & Monaco Grand Prix

For a century, the iconic Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat on the French Cote D'Azur has been a legendary retreat for tycoons, aristocrats, film stars, politicians, artists and writers.

Now the newly-restored grand palace is again a magnet for elite international guests; convenient for attending such star-studded international events as the Monaco Grand Prix and Cannes Film Festival yet discreetly secluded in its own manicured Mediterranean estate.

Celebrated for world-class cuisine and unique luxury and elegance, Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat is just a 25-minute drive from Monaco, 50 minutes from Cannes and 30-minutes from Nice International Airport for frequent international flight connections.

Reopening is therefore especially timely this springtime as the South of France becomes a celebrity Mecca hosting Europe's premier social highlights of the year.

Monaco hosts the "jewel of the Formula One crown" attracting the world's rich and famous and most renowned super yachts from May 13-16.

At the same time, the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival is the epicentre of the world’s film industry from May 12-23, as movie stars and film producers descend to launch and distribute the latest movies.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat is not surprisingly a premier address for those attending these world-class events.

Over the past one hundred years illustrious guests have included the novelist Somerset Maugham, Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, Aristotle Onassis, Picasso, David Niven, Paul McCartney and Frank Sinatra.

Today, that tradition continues at Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat with re-opening following expansion styled by internationally acclaimed designer Pierre-Yves Rochon.

Along with a new wing is a world class destination spa and new La Véranda restaurant complementing redesign of famed Michelin star Restaurant Le Cap, renowned for one of the world’s most spectacular wine collections, now opening onto a terrace with breathtaking views over the Mediterranean.

Deluxe suites include the Pine View, with a delightful terrace overlooking a pine grove and the hotel gardens, suites with private swimming pools, and the truly magnificent, one of a kind Roof Top Suite sumptuously decorated by architect Alberto Pinto, with panoramic views over the Mediterranean from its grandiose terrace.

The penthouse Cocteau Suite has an enormous 110m² terrace with stunning views over the Mediterranean from Nice to Monaco.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat is a member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World.

By luxurytravelmagazine.com