Hotel Stadt Hamburg on the Isle of Sylt
Since 1869, the charming Hotel Stadt Hamburg in Westerland has been run by three generations of the Hentzschel family. More than 100 staff members provide attentive hospitality throughout the labyrinthine property, which is marked by fresh flowers,…
Iconoclastic Dreamer: Odin 04 Petrana
In ancient Greece, Sparta was the capital of Laconia, a region from which the words “laconic” and “spartan” derive. A region of strong men, sparse with words. The strong and silent type. The man of your dreams. Think Lawrence of…
Montreal’s “Hotel of Festivals”
If you’re in town for Montreal Jazz Festival (or any of the other numerous festivals that make this francophone city so alluring to people from around the world), then this is where you want to stay: the city’s “hotel of…
Royal Reverie with Illuminum Orange Blossom
Those obsessed by Britain’s royals probably know that the fragrance Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day came from the fragrance house Illuminum. Launched in London by the same perfumer who founded the Boadicea line, Illuminum was introduced in…
Giddy and Gay at The Gladstone
It’s way more than a hotel. In fact, it’s almost an entire neighborhood – and, in truth, the Gladstone Hotel has been instrumental in putting Toronto’s Queen West neighborhood on the lips of hipsters everywhere. As idiosyncratic…
Sultry Summer Smell: Tom of Finland
Even before you spritz and inhale, the name alone connotes a specific atmosphere. After all, if you’re dealing with a fragrance named for one of the masters of homoerotica, an artist renowned for his salacious depictions of sailors, soldiers,…
Make Way for Ducklings at Hilton Montreal Bonaventure
Even after only a day in residence at the Hilton Bonaventure in Montreal, you might understand why it is that the hotel’s resident ducks never want to leave their rooftop sanctuary all year long. That’s right: just as The Peabody in Memphis…
Portuguese Love at Montreal’s Helena Restaurant
Let’s say that you’re not going to make it to Portugal this season. Let’s say that the closest you’re going to get to Lisbon is…Montreal. Lucky for you, because Old Montreal is the locale of Helena Loureiro’s new…