This is from the Playa de la Luz Hotel, in Spain. The card looks old and vintagey, but the postmark reads 1984. About 30 year agos….not sure that qualifies as vintage? But don’t you love how huge it is? And the Spanish tile rooftops, the European bathers, those striped umbrellas? Delightful. The …
We’re not planning on visiting Egypt anytime soon, but in case you are, here’s a round-up of some Egyptian hotel swimming poolsfrom Daily News Egypt. No pyramids in sight, but some nice looking properties. Picture below is from the Dusit Thani Lakeview, Cairo. This one is nuts. A hotel for …
Hotel Miramar in Barcelona consideres itself “luxury boutique.” In an artistically restored palace on the slope of a mountain with views of Las Rambas, the property combines historical 1920s grandeur, with contemporary comforts. It’s in a lively spot, near the center of town. The pool area feature wooden decking and bar …
Hotel Peralada is about an hour and 45 minutes by car outside of Barcelona, in the Catlonia wine region. If Napa Valley were in southern california, only it were really small and with a disproportionate number of Michelin star restaurants, it would be sort of like Peralada. The hotel is …
A rooftop hotel pool, housed in a former residence of Papa Hemmingway? Not sure Hemmingway himself ever swam in the pool, but the literary genius must still be lurking on property, right? Or, isn’t it pretty to think so?
Contemporary and innovative, Meliá Barcelona Sky is a pretty big-deal hotel in Barcelona. It’s tall—29 floors and big—258 rooms and is one of the tallest and most symbolic buildings on the Barcelona skyline. It’s centrally located and an icon of the city of Gaudi. Designed by the famous French architect …
Hotel Mas de Torrent is a beautiful property in the Spanish countryside in the Emporda region or Costa Brava. About 90 minutes from Barcelona, the hotel is actually a restored 18th-centruy farmhouse. The rooms are spread out around the property–39 in the main farmhouse building and another 20 or so …
The cutting edge in Hotel Pool technology. The Sol Wave House Hotel in Majorca has come up with a new way to hook up—or at least flirt with—the hottie in the next chaise. They’ve developed their own hotel-only App and use Twitter and a numbering system on the lounge chairs …
Really? We’re all sick of the Top 10 Hotel Pool lists that flood the internet come August, but we expected more from The Huffington Post. They recently published their list of the Top 10 hottest hotel pools and they’re all the expected picks. Nary an original photo or first-hand account in …
Immersed in the coldest winter in recent Los Angeles history, we’re cold, tired and living underneath layers of winter doldrums, dreaming of idle warmth and luxurious inspiration. The hotel pool meets the art world in the beautiful city of Barcelona. I’ve never been to Spain, but when I go, I …