Luxury Hotel Find: Domaine de la Baume Provence

Domaine De La Baume Provence | Melting Butter Luxury Hotel Hotspot

(This article by Jenny Nguyen-Barron first appeared in ForbesLife. Click here to read the original) Perhaps, like me, you’ve wondered what it’s like to be part of the old-world French aristocracy summering in the South of France. I envision days spent strolling amongst the heartbreaking natural beauty of hillside Provence within the private grounds of […]

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Design Hotel Find: Hotel The Exchange Amsterdam

Hotel The Exchange Amsterdam | Melting Butter Design Hotel Hotspot

This article by Jenny Nguyen first appeared in ForbesLife Hotel The Exchange Amsterdam is an eccentric hotel concept that brings sartorial style to the hotel business in a way that only the idiosyncratic Dutch can do ”“ rather unexpectedly and with a good dose of irony. Each of the 61 rooms at Hotel The Exchange […]

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Stockholm Design Hotel Find: Story Hotel Stureplan

Stockholm Design Hotel Find: Story Hotel Stureplan | meltingbutter.com

The Story Hotel Stockholm is an urban haven where stunningly coiffed Stockholmers and trendy travellers converge ”“ normally over cocktails inside the bustling lobby bar which has been inspired by the interiors of Parisian salons and dark, moody jazz bars. As guests arrive, they can skip the usual line at reception and check in themselves using […]

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Paris Design Hotel Find: Mama Shelter

Paris Design Hotel Find: Mama Shelter | meltingbutter.com

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Mama Shelter Paris is the gold standard in affordable design-led hotels. For 79 EUR a night, design buffs can pick up some visual inspiration from Philippe Starck’s inventive design style, sleep on a super comfortable bed and hobnob with other young international trendies in the hotel’s buzzing bar […]

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NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Marlton Hotel

NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Marlton Hotel | meltingbutter.com

The Marlton Hotel marks the seriousness of West 8th Street’s revival. Sure, locals knew it could happen when Stumptown Coffee Roasters opened amongst the hodgepodge of cheap shoe stores, nail salons and foot rub parlors but when a boutique hotel like this one; complete with historic character and antique-y details reminiscent of The Village’s literary […]

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Canberra Design Hotel Find: Hotel Hotel

Canberra Design Hotel Find: Hotel Hotel | meltingbutter.com

Hotel Hotel turns the luxury hotel concept upside down by making luxury a natural (and welcome) afterthought and instead keeping art, design and collaboration at the forefront. Located in New Acton, Canberra’s art and design precinct, this is not just another boutique art hotel – it’s an intense collaboration of 56 (and counting) artists, designers […]

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Treviso Boutique Hotel Find: Maison Matilda

Treviso Boutique Hotel Find: Maison Matilda | meltingbutter.com

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) In Treviso’s historic center lies a chic sanctuary of contemporary Venetian design. Maison Matilda is the city’s most elegantly appointed boutique hotel and its well-heeled guests get to unwind amongst opulent antique furnishings and modern design pieces where no expense has been spared – there is certainly something […]

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The Curators: A guide to Downtown LA for the aesthetically inclined

The Curators: A guide to Downtown LA for the aesthetically inclined | meltingbutter.com

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) It’s a safe bet to say that if you’re reading Melting Butter you’re likely a prolific explorer; traveller and probably to some extent, rather aesthetically inclined. If I’m right, you’re a lot like me so I’m pretty sure this app I’m going to tell you about will make […]

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NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Bowery Hotel

NYC Boutique Hotel Find: Bowery Hotel | meltingbutter.com

Splurging a little on a stay at the The Bowery Hotel is well worth the investment if you’re easily seduced by high-design hotels, velvety luxury and the glamour of the past. The hotel already hints at a storied past as soon as the top-hatted, red-vested doormen lead the way to the soothingly lit lobby bar which […]

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Bed & Breakfast Find: Urban Cowboy NYC

NYC Bed & Breakfast Find: Urban Cowboy B&B | meltingbutter.com

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) On a quiet residential street in Williamsburg, seasoned travellers looking for an authentic Brooklyn experience will find a bed and breakfast that feels very much like staying in someone’s really really nice place in Brooklyn. Urban Cowboy NYC is a stylishly renovated Williamsburg townhouse that gives you the feeling you’ve […]

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