Ruin….Just 2 Suites

Janneke and Peter Schoenmaker set up and sold Spaarne 8 in Haarlem and the new owner discontinued the operation of Spaarne 8 as a hotel.
In the mean time Janneke and Peter are rebuilding a mansion in the South of France »Just 2 Suites.
Getting there with a front that looked like this:

and changed into this:

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XO Private Collection

December 16, 2004 · 0 comments

in Luxury,Sources

XO is another way of saying Extra Ordinary. Extra Ordinary Hotels, but also XO experiences and XO things to do.
Get a taste of it at »www.xoprivatecollection

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Captain Igloo

December 13, 2004 · 0 comments

in Hotels,News,Switzerland,Trends,Unusual

Another extraordinary hotel: Sleeping as Captain Igloo in a Whitepod in Switzerland.

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Easy come Easy go

November 14, 2004 · 1 comment

in Coming Soon,News,Pod Hotels,The Making of,Trends,UK

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the man behind Easyjet, develops a new hotel concept: Easyhotel. Mid May 2005 the first will be opened in South Kensington, Londen (UK).
As with Easyjet the earlier the reservation the smaller the rate (from approx € 7,25/room to € 87/room).

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Who the XX are Mr and Mrs Smith?

November 11, 2004 · 0 comments

in Luxury,Sources

Another approach for a Hotel Guide cum Hotel Portal: Where does Mr Smith spend the night with Mrs Smith? The first part reviewed suitable hotels in the United Kingdom. The second part describes the rest of Europe. See their website for an impression.