The pick of Europe’s art deco hotels
The best-preserved art deco hotels from Devon to Prague
Burgh Island Hotel, Devon
This art deco gem was built in 1929 and has been restored to recapture its 1930s heyday. Look out for retro radios, authentic furniture, original pictures, news clippings and archive photographs.
• Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon (01548 810514, burghisland.com). Doubles from £360, including breakfast and dinner
Hotel Martinez, Cannes
Hollywood stars flock to the Hotel Martinez during the film festival each year. It is an unmistakable white, seven-storey art deco building right on the Croisette, and is stated to house the most costly suite in the world.
• 73 La Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France (+33 492 987300, hotel-martinez.com). Doubles from £130
Hotel Britania, Lisbon
The Britania was built in the 1940s by Portuguese architect Cassiano Branco, and is the only hotel to survive the turbulence of the Estado Novo era. The bar features original wall paintings, cork floor and furnishings, and the hotel even has a vintage barbershop.
• Rua Rodrigues Sampaio 17, 1150-278 Lisbon, Portugal (+351 213 155016, heritage.pt). Doubles from £114
Art Deco Imperial Hotel, Prague
This listed monument was built in 1913-14 and restored in 2005-07, and features an art deco exterior and late‑art nouveau interior. The imposing entrance hall and restaurant boast original tiled walls, mosaic ceilings, decorative pillars and a grand marble staircase.
• Na Porici 15, 11000 Prague 1, Czech Republic, (+420 246 011600, hotel-imperial.cz). Doubles from £96
HotelsArchitectureLisbonEuropePortugalPragueCzech RepublicDevonUnited KingdomFranceRachel Dixonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
More Source:
The pick of Europe's art deco hotels | Travel | The GuardianA fine French vintage at hotel Le Macassar | Travel | The Guardian
A nave do bom gosto: The pick of Europe's art deco hotels....
Art Deco Hotel Montana Luzern (Lucerne, Switzerland): See 447 ...
Related News:
- Livingstone Zambia heart of Africa
- Courtyard by Marriott Valencia make it happen Hotel
- Purchasing wing saddle up
- Courtyard by Marriott Valencia Hotel The Make It Happen
- Courtyard by Marriott Valencia Hotel Make It Happen
- What if your hip hotel can be loud
- What to do when your modern hotel is too loud
- The hotel the most rock'n'roll of the world? Chateau Marmont Los Angeles
- Hotel Reviews: Plough, Lupton, Lake District
- 6 hotel trends disappear from tubs on new charges
Details :
Submited at Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 7:00 am on Hotel by hilman
Comment RSS 2.0 - leave a comment - trackback