Lifestylehotels™ The Book, 18th Edition takes you to places where you are allowed to unfold. Discover not only new places, but also discover yourself …
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Elegantly set in the beautiful East Anglian landscape, on the border of a working farm in Suffolk (UK), the Pavilion House is a real inside-out construction. The shapes and materials of the interior all carry a certain tranquillity and simplicity, while every room offers a different glimpse of the outside. There is a certain humility within the architecture, acknowledging that the big-ticket item in the setting is indeed the countryside; it doesn’t try to compete with it, but frames it instead.
Villa Apollon by Block722 effortlessly merges contemporary architecture with nature, making the most of its context, while respecting its green surroundings …
If thinking of Kitzbühel only brings to mind ski slopes and cockscomb, you should visit the famous winter sports resort during the summer, not least so you can swim in the idyllic Lake Schwarzsee, where the Alpenhotel Kitzbühel offers a new wellness escape right on the water’s edge.
South Tyrol is characterised by the fusion of Alpine tradition and Mediterranean flair, which may seem like contrasts at first, but actually result in a harmonious blend of architecture, cuisine and natural highlights. A true gem in this area of northern Italy is Merano, just the tonic you need to celebrate lighter, warmer days after the lethargic winter months.
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A prime example of playful “tropical architecture”: The egg-shaped Coco Villas designed by Studio formafatal and ARCHWERK are part of the Art Villas Resort in Costa Rica. They seem to float above the ground and are predestined to literally hang out there for a while.
Delugan Meissl Associated Architects have designed the Botanical Garden for the city of Taiyuan in China. Its three timber-framed domes have lattice shells that could even be the biggest in the world.
The Gradonna ****S Mountain Resort in Kals am Großglockner is proof that a luxury resort can sit harmoniously in the Alpine landscape of a national park.
The company Green City Solutions helps people in highly polluted places to enjoy cleaner air and thus better health and quality of life. The CityTree and CityBreeze biotech filters developed for this purpose combine a wide range of applications to make ideal use of urban space.
Quadrodesign tells its philosophy to protect the environment, through the creation of a Corporate Forest.
The beautiful colors of autumn and the dawning light of the north – these are, among other things, the soothing ingredients of the Treehotel.
The only native conifer that creates a spectacular display of colour in autumn and then spends the winter […]
The dreamlike natural setting of Lake Garda evokes images of greenery, striking mountain peaks plunging down into glittering turquoise water and a feeling of enchantment. The EALA design hotel has captured this spirit and turned it into a holistic experience.
At the Almmonte Präclarum Suites in the heart of the Salzburg mountain landscape, holidaying is brilliantly simple, just as we like it …
Golf thrives on nature: on the lush green of the undulating landscape, and on the feeling of space that, in the Zillertal, is provided by the astounding mountain backdrop. At the four-star hotel, the Sportresidenz Zillertal, you can golf-in, golf-out all year round thanks to the indoor putting green …
We will generally only allow ourselves to fall if we know that we’ll be caught safely – and that’s what we get at the new four-star Alpenstern Panoramahotel in the Bregenzerwald forest, where we land in a safety net of relaxation, enjoyment and sustainability …
Casa Cosmos in Mexico pursues the idea of lovingly capturing our planet and the entire universe. And that in all its facets …