Blog Category: Hotels
Michelle says: “Hotels thrill me; I love the whole experience – the coming and going, the anonymity, the celebrations, the encounters, the travel, the just-passing-through.”
“As a luxury hotel photographer I am continuously visiting hotels, and occasionally I want to share a first-hand experience in a blog post. It may be about an Argentinian hotel´s spectacular flower arrangements, a legendary Sunday brunch in Los Angeles, the irresistible walled gardens of an Irish castle, or blissful, state-of-the-art spa installations in northern England. If a hotel inspires me, I hope it will inspire you too.”
The Wellesley Hotel, London
The Oberoi Rajvilas
The Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Oberoi Hotel, Mauritius
Finca Cortesin, Casares, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain.
La Maison Blanche Tangier Hotel, Kasbah Tangiers, Morocco
The ME hotel Madrid
Hotel Palacio Carvajal Girón
The Amanjena Hotel, Marrakesh, Morocco
Hotel Capella, Singapore.
Hayman Island Hotel, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt, Germany
The Fairmont Zimbali Lodge and Resort, Durban, South Africa
Sofitel Le Louise, Brussels, Belgium
Hotel La Val, Brigels, Surselva, Switzerland.
Casa Numero 7, Seville, Spain
The Pearl Farm Resort, The Phillipines
The Ritz Carlton Arts Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
Park Hotel Vitznau, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
Napa River Inn, California, USA
Rumours circulating about Hotel Abadia Retuerta Le Domaine
By Michelle Chaplow Shakespeare would always introduce major characters in his plays to the audience before they actually appeared on stage, by making other characters talk about them. Abadia Retuerta Le Domaine had been dropped into conversation many times over the...A weekend on Kathryn Findlay’s floor of Hotel Puerta America, Madrid in Room 821
Checking into Room 821, by Michelle Chaplow From the moment this hotel opened its doors, it was an A-listed architectural sensation. Situated at number 41, Avenida de America, near Salamanca barrio in the Spanish capital, its striking red, yellow and orange exterior...Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills I can´t tell you how many times I heard the four-letter “F” word in this hotel – they were talking about it in the lobby, over breakfast and even by the pool. In Los Angeles, F is for film. This is Hollywood. This...Royals, movie stars, celebrity chefs, F1 drivers – and me – gather at the Fairmont Monte Carlo in Monaco for a glamorous, star-studded restaurant opening.
The Journey Here in Spain on 7 January – the day after the Spanish Christmas, when the Reyes Magos arrive laden with gifts – life starts to get back to normal after two weeks of holidays. But not for me – I had a very special invitation and flew from...