Revealed! The winner of our Mr & Mrs Smith hotel contest
Just a few weeks ago, mydeco teamed up with Mr & Mrs Smith and set you the exciting challenge of designing a sleek and chic hotel suite for the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City. We were inundated with stunning and varied 3D room designs, from ultra modern penthouses to classic, elegant suites. Congratulations... Read more...
Vote now for an NYC vacation and $250 of furniture!
Earlier this month mydeco launched a contest to find the most stylish boutique hotel bedroom design, and we haven’t been disappointed. Many of you have embraced your creative side (and the need for a free luxury weekend away!) and designed some stunning 3D bedrooms using our 3D home planner. But which boudoir is the best?... Read more...
Tablet show you their favourite UK boutique hotels
Laurent Vernhes, co-founder and CEO of Tablet, strives to provide the most unique, individual and stunning boutique and luxury hotels to those who fancy getting away from it all – from a weekend spa break in Cambridge (see our competition with Tablet to win one!), to business trips in New York or languid explorations of... Read more...
Fancy a style swap? Home exchange gets chic
Craving a stylish holiday without the hefty price tag of a designer hotel? I met serial entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow who founded Luxe Home Swap, a worldwide house swapping service for people with homes they’re proud of. Discover how to make a home exchange work and why her bedroom is ridiculous. If you’re going away… you... Read more...
Find Christmas inspiration in Berlin
Guest post by Escapio.com Christmas in Berlin has an almost fairytale feel to it. With snow on the ground and the smell of spiced wine and roasted chestnuts in the air from the Christmas markets, the city hums with the excitement of the season. There’s no better place for a spot of Christmas shopping, while... Read more...
The Best London Design Hotels by Redvisitor
From the ultimate in luxury to the edgiest in design, London boasts some of the most cutting-edge design hotels in the world. Explore RedVisitor’s selection of the best design hotels in London right now. 1. The Best For … Romance Haymarket Hotel Making Conde Nast’s 2008 Annual ‘Hot’ list 2 months before the doors even... Read more...
Take a sneak peak around Marrakech’s boutique hotels with Hg2
We’ve teamed up with luxury city guide publisher Hg2 to show you the stunning interiors of Marrakech’s most stylish hotels. Moroccan-style décor first became fashionable in the mid-nineteenth century and ever since it has been synonymous with elegance, luxury and exotic mystery. Hg2′s Katy Foster presents the most jaw-dropping interiors from the city, and gives... Read more...
Community picks: boutique hotel designs
This week there has been a very prominent thread over in the mydeco forum: boutique hotel design. And why not? As everyone returns from long and lazy summer holidays, there is a wealth of interiors inspiration to be shared. The thread was started by toadfool, who designed a room that “ended up looking like a... Read more...
World Cup Special: Head to the best South African boutique hotels
Whether you love it or hate it, the World Cup kicks off in just a week’s time. If you’re lucky enough to be heading to South Africa, you must take advantage of the wealth of beautiful boutique hotels the area has to offer. Guest blogger Escapio fills you in on the ones not to miss…... Read more...
Guest blog: see Milan in style with Travel Intelligence’s top five design hotels
In a special guest post, the guys from Travel Intelligence take us through the hottest hotels in Milan. Over 300,000 heavyweights from the interior design industry will be heading for Milan next week for the annual interiors pow-wow, Il Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Top brands will be launching their latest collections, whilst editors and talent... Read more...
The Grove: London’s hippest country hotel?
One of the world’s hippest country hotels is within an hour’s drive of London. Read more...
Valentine looms – are these Britain's sexiest hotels?
Image credit: The Grove Tired of playing the British prude, interior designers are becoming brazenly sexy in many of the country’s top hotels. “Some blame the recession, some the increasing attractiveness of the British people, but whatever the cause, UK hotels are getting sexier,” asserts Ben Cooper, Editorial Director of Travel Intelligence. “It seems you... Read more...
