Q: What is it? A: Somebody put a palazzo built in the 15th century on a hilltop in Chianti furnished it with a lot of modern stuff and added a pool and an ambitious kitchen! You arrive at the villa and the first person you meet is… Dr. Evil? From a distance he may resemble [...]
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Q: What is it? A: A quite affordable design-y Berlin hotel where the clocks stopped in 1995. It’s quite a nice, tree-lined street. Locals seem to enjoy the Deli 31 café as well. It is not unattractive and it comes with some quirky details. However, you should be prepared to stay in a rather small [...]
Q: What is it? A: The location for this hotel is kinda off, but as a budget alternative in Berlin it works OK. Clean and rather modern, although not exciting. When will the nurses and doctors arrive? Rooms at the Ku’Damm 101 are sterile to say the least. Works better here: In the bathrooms you [...]
Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden **
Posted in Europe, Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden on Jul 12th, 2010
Q: What is it? A: It is run by some of the most competent restaurant people in Sweden. They need a little more training on operating a hotel. Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the interior at Hotel Skeppsholmen. This is room #170. The theme for colours and materials: ”Fog”. Well, OK. The bathroom in #170. Quite [...]
Berns Asiatiska, Stockholm, Sweden ***
Posted in Europe, Restaurant, Stockholm, Sweden on Jan 3rd, 2010
Visible through the entrance of Berns Asiatiska: Berzelii Park. Berns opened its doors August 1, 1863, (big ups to architect Johan Fredrik Åbom). If created today, those mega-sized chandeliers wouldn’t survive the focus groups. The next time I’ll bring a food stylist. This mess is my first round at the Sunday brunch at Berns Asiatiska. [...]