“Best Luxury Hotel Brand in the World”, “Best Luxury Hotel Brand in the UK”, has won the “World Travel Awards” for several years, and many of its members are Conde Nast Traveler Annual award regulars.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is a global luxury boutique hotel with more than 540 independently operated hotels in more than 90 countries. An unsurpassed alliance of the world’s top small hotels. In the European and American markets, which are very picky about hotel quality, SLH has always been regarded as one of the top hotel brands in the world. What is it that has allowed SLH to maintain its high quality and be respected by consumers for more than 20 years?
If you had to sum up SLH in one word, it would be “independent.” You won’t find a single forgettable or bland member of SLH, most of which are small, sophisticated hotels with an average of 50 rooms that provide guests with a more intimate experience, enough to keep their original purpose of travel alive. And this “line without boundaries, enjoy the extraordinary” exceptional, is our ideal of real luxury.
SLH prefers to tell personal stories, depict the human details and anecdotes of a place, and capture the smallest details of hotels and services. Today we will take a look at these hotels to meet your idea of luxury hotels?
01 Freeland Hong Kong Causeway Bay Hotel
Lanson Place Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, was newly reopened in March 2024. Located in Causeway Bay, the heart of Hong Kong Island, the hotel’s Belle Epoque exterior reflects the quaint luxury of a Parisian townhouse.
First of all, the location is really great! Who can imagine the excitement of finding a “Paris Apartment” with excellent taste in the heart of Causeway Bay – the Causeway Bay MTR Station, Tin Hau MTR Station, Hong Kong West Kowloon Station are all close, and the Hong Kong International Airport is about 36 minutes by car, making it easy for travel and business trips.
The new Lanson Place, carefully designed by world-renowned interior designer Pierre Yves Rochon, combines the personality of Lanson Place with its unique blend of modernity and French style. Step into the hotel, as if you came to another world, the ultra-modern interior design shows the stylish charm of this boutique hotel, modern but not yet nostalgic charm.
The room is very French, there will be blue, yellow, green three color theme, the room area can also be, in Hong Kong is a large room from 35 square meters, the room facilities are fully available, there is an open kitchenette can cook things, there is a capsule coffee machine, the bathroom dry and wet separation, the living room has a sofa coffee table, just like in Hong Kong’s “second home”, open apartment, spacious, comfortable, From the design to the accessories, there is a calm and natural old money temperament, the soft light of the cloudy day is more like a home in a European literary film, it is easy to let people do not want to leave the door.
The public area is also very wonderful, especially don’t miss the Salon Lanson on the 1st floor, from the French interior design master’s hand, from space, wall decoration to lamps, appliances, are exquisite to every detail. It was a pleasant place to have breakfast or an afternoon drink, and for a moment it reminded me of a scene in Midnight in Paris, where it felt like all those literary giants were about to take their seats next to me.
02 Hotel Norman, Champs Elysees, Paris
Hotel Norman Paris, recently opened, is part of the same group as St.James Paris, another well-known small luxury hotel, by Groupe Bertrand. Its name pays tribute to the American graphic artist Norman Ives and is more like a private residence than a hotel, with the chic jazz atmosphere of 60s Paris, so that every visitor can’t help but relax ~
The geographical environment of the hotel is particularly good, although it is near the Champs-Elysees, but it is located in the street is quiet. George V Metro station, Charles de Gaulle – Star Metro station can be reached by foot, Le Bourget airport is 21 km away by car, about 28 minutes, there are many nearby attractions, the Orsay Museum, Seine River cruise, Arc de Triomphe, Paris Opera, Notre Dame Cathedral, Moulin Rouge and so on.
The hotel’s soft carpets and framed paintings are an ode to mid-century modernism, reflecting the elegance and taste of the design. The hotel is not large, only 5 floors of 37 rooms, but each room is very spacious, and most of them have a small balcony, facing the very Paris street scene, on both sides of the grey blue roof and beige stone wall of the Ottoman buildings, very out of the piece ~
There is also Thiou, a Thai-French fusion restaurant; The Spa by Omnisens, which opened in March this year, also has a small gym, swimming pool, sauna, and a variety of spa treatment, which is quite complete for a boutique hotel in the city.
