The Ace Hotel in New York
Photos c/o The Ace Hotel New York City has no shortage of hip hotels, so it takes a lot to stand out from the pack, especially in a city this large. The Ace Hotel in New York opened a few years ago and quickly established itself as a music-friendly hotel and a traveling artists’ best friend [...]
Papaya Playa Project
The concept of a pop up retail shop is nothing new, but the idea of a pop up hotel is a new animal all its own. On the beach in Tulum, one of our favorite hotel sites, Design Hotels, has partnered up with some Euro pals to open up the world’s first luxury pop up [...]
Agave Inn. Santa Barbara, CA.
On our way up to Big Sur from LA, we decided to check out the scene and spend a night in Santa Barbara, CA. We chose a small, 13 room, modern motel called The Agave Inn. It’s located on the main drag (State St.), and the renovated rooms are simple, really clean and decorated with [...]
Red Tail Ranch. Big Sur, CA
After a long, winding and beautiful drive up the California coast from Los Angeles to Big Sur, we followed our hosts instructions to set our odometer for exactly one mile past a specified point and looked for the big, wooden gates to Red Tail Ranch. We climbed the steep driveway around a few bends and [...]
Venice Beach Hideaways
We are heading out to Venice Beach, CA next week, and while we were looking for a place to rent, we stumbled onto these three modern beach bungalows from Boutique Homes. The first hideaway, Venice Place is a super modern 1 bedroom/1 bath cottage with a minimalist interior and sleek leather chairs and a chaise [...]
El Cosmico. Marfa, TX.
El Cosmico is a small hotel located in the tiny, artistic desert town of Marfa, TX. At El Cosmico, you can live out your Americana dreams by staying in a collection of vintage airstream trailers from the 1950′s (under $150/night). Or you can really get in touch with your Wild West vibes and sleep under [...]
Michelberger Hotel. Berlin.
Next time when your on tour with your band in Berlin, book yourself a room at the Michelberger Hotel. It’s very musician and artist friendly and features all types of rooms depending on your needs. The “Band” room features loft-style comfort with lots of beds and areas to chill with your mates. And if your [...]
Hotel Boca Chica. Acapulco, Mexico
I’ve always loved the retro appeal of Acapulco. I remember hearing the name as a port of call on the Love Boat when I was younger and thinking it sounded so exotic, sunny, glamorous and somehow rock and roll. On the last season of Mad Men, Don Draper jets off to Acapulco for some alone [...]
The Boggsville Boatel. Far Rockaway,NY
If you fancy sleeping in a boat docked in a marina by the sea and across from JFK airport, here’s your big chance. Starting this weekend, July 7, the artist and boat builder Constance Hockaday launches her latest project, Boggsville, a boatel and boat-in theater at Marina 59 in Far Rockaway in NYC. Constance has [...]
The Harmony Hotel. Nosara, Costa Rica.
The Harmony Hotel on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is a small, beautifully understated, design friendly hotel in the town of Nosara. The Harmony Hotel mixes laidback 70′s surf culture vibes, Brazilian modernism and low key tropical glamour with up to date amenities. A great place to drop out, surf, swim, eat, drink and [...]
Casa Rincon: A villa and recording studio in Mexico
Casa Rincon in Mexico is the perfect combination of the two things we’re all about: travel and music. Located near a popular surf break called Punta Del Burro, Casa Rincon is an oceanfront villa compound and recording studio on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. It’s a big, beautiful collection of five buildings, a pool, recording studio, and lots [...]
Stretch Armstrong’s Pick: The Opposite House. Beijing, China
The Opposite House in Beijing was recommended to us by New York radio legend and DJ, Stretch Armstrong. The Opposite House is a super modern hotel located in the center of the city. It’s a tall, bright emerald glass building from the outside, and inside the rooms are sleek and minimal with clean lines, natural [...]
Colina Flora. Colares, Portugal.
Colina Flora is a bed and breakfast tucked into the Sintra hills next to the Sintra Natural Park in Portugal. Colina Flora has a great, old stone country house feel to it, but each of the 5 rooms have been completely renovated with it’s own bath or shower, sitting area, and TV. The B&B also [...]
Longman and Eagle. Chicago, IL.
The Longman and Eagle Inn in Chicago comes recommended to us by the fine folks at The Windish Agency (one of the biggest and best talent booking agencies in the US). Longman and Eagle is centrally located in Logan Square in Chicago and co-owned by the owners of the popular music venue The Empty Bottle. The [...]
Hotel Habita. Monterrey, Mexico.
The Habita hotel in Monterrey, Mexico was recommended to us by Jonathan K. Jonathan is a producer and musician in his own right and sound engineer extraordinaire for The Rapture and The Presets among others. The hotel is part of the hip Grupo Habita chain that represents some of the coolest hotels in Mexico including [...]
Michi Retreat. Ubud, Bali.
Words and photos by Vivan Tang The Michi Retreat in Ubud, Bali was recommended by a friend, and upon arrival I was greeted with wide smiles and a refreshing pineapple smoothie. I was immediately intrigued by each of the 18 guest rooms that are designed to reflect the different countries where the owner has lived. [...]
Russell’s of Clapton
Last Fall, we posted about a new B&B opening in East London, and today we are happy to announce that Russell’s of Clapton is now open for business. Located in Clapton, Russell’s is only ten minutes away from the trendy neighborhoods of Shoreditch and Dalston, and there’s plenty of place to check out within walking [...]
Quadrille Villa. Silver Sands, Jamaica
Words by Jen Amadio For our annual New Year’s Eve pilgrimage to Jamaica, we decided to check out a new part of the island called Silver Sands. It is a small, gated community of individual houses near the town of Duncans and approximately 45 minutes from Montego Bay on Jamaica’s northern coast. I use the [...]
Bali, Indonesia
Words by Vivian Host, aka Star Eyes (DJ, Trouble and Bass). In 2010, I went to Indonesia to DJ and thanks to the Icelandic volcano eruption, I got a few extra days to kill in South Asia. Boom! Straight flight to Bali from Jakarta (round trip about US$250) and landed at the Tugu Hotel in [...]
New B&B in East London
Our friend Annette Russell (and former music mogul) bought this charming 1890′s Victorian style home in East London and is busy transforming it into Hackney’s first boutique B&B called Russells. She has an amazing eye for detail and has been scouring antique markets all over London for just the right pieces and blogging about her [...]
Eva Luna. Las Terrenas, Samana. Dominican Republic
The DR has some of the nicest beaches in the Caribbean, but sadly it’s better known for the slew of all-inclusive hotels in Puerta Plata and Punta Cana than it’s natural beauty. Thankfully there is the Samana Peninsula, a slow moving, laid back coastal area on the northern coast of the island. The area has [...]
Islamorada. The Florida Keys
A few weeks ago we were headed for a fun filled week in St. Kitts & Nevis, when some airline tomfoolery and inefficiency led to us getting stuck in Miami for a night. Instead of crying into our Cuban coffee, we rented a car and drove an hour and a half south to the town [...]
Casa Moderna. Todos Santos, Mexico
A few weeks ago, we told you about the laid back town of Todos Santos in Mexico and this week we found this rad, retro-modern house you can rent there for less than $200/night. Designed by architect Jorge Gracia, the house has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a pool, a large outdoor area and it’s only [...]
Granbell Hotel. Shibuya, Tokyo
Our friend Mr. Streetpeeper is a globetrotting street fashion photographer who is constantly attending fashion week events around the world. (It’s always fashion week somewhere!) When he has a break, he likes to slip away to Tokyo where he stays at the Granbell Hotel. Located 2 blocks from the Shibuya train station (a major transportation [...]
