2013 is a special year for Amsterdam. In celebration of several incredible milestones such as the abdication of Queen Beatrix, opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and 400 years of the Amsterdam Canal Ring, the year will be full of amazing events. Hotel Vondel, Hotel JLNo76 and Hotel Roemer are located in the middle of the museum & fashion district close to the Vondelpark and city center.

The ideal place to stay during the festivities of Amsterdam 2013!

If you are lucky enough to be in Amsterdam. Come to restaurant JOOST Eat & Drink (Hotel Vondel) in the museum & fashion district and let our chef surprise you with her new creations. All dishes are prepared with daily fresh products. In the spring and summertime you can enjoy the menu in our private garden. JOOST Eat & Drink is named after the great Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel.

Vondel Hotel, Amsterdam

The Vondel Hotel Amsterdam is a wonderful first class boutique hotel – situated in 7 beautiful mansions – which dates to 1903. Our hotel is located in a quiet little sanctuary in the heart of vibrant, historic Amsterdam and nearby the P.C. Hooftstraat where you will find the most exclusive shops in Amsterdam. This boutique hotel Vondel has 84 comfortable and attractive, modernly decorated rooms and 3 junior suites.

Distinguished by its extraordinary interior, the Vondel Hotel Amsterdam has a very stylish, unique ambiance. The clean lines of the furniture are done in tones of brown and grey. All rooms of Vondel Hotel provide outstanding comfort and conveniences for both the business and leisure traveler. In fact, our hotel’s first priority is to make each patron feel free and comfortable as a guest in a private home.

In the Vondel Hotel bar, guests can do business or relax in a comfortable way. This is the ideal place for having a cup of coffee, snack or a drink. Don’t miss dining in the Joost restaurant, where in addition to the fabulous food, you will also enjoy the beautiful paintings of Peter Keizer.

Hotel JL No 76, Amsterdam

Hotel JL No 76 is located in two 18th century mansions in the heart of Amsterdam, right in the center of the museum and fashion district. Leidseplein, Vondelpark, the Concert Hall as well as its two sister hotels, Hotel Vondel and Hotel Roemer are in a close proximity to the hotel.

Hotel JL No 76 boasts 39 luxurious rooms, a lounge, an Honesty Bar, a restaurant and a private inner garden. After a long day of sightseeing, shopping or business meetings its Honesty Bar is a perfect spot where the hotel’s guests can enjoy a drink or a snack. They also can have a cool beer in the garden, the choice is up to them!

Hotel JL No 76 is a boutique hotel with a broad art collection. Barbara Broekman, a famous Dutch artist, has designed a signature series of wallpapers for each of the 39 guestrooms, which is based on the details enlargement of the originally embroidery artworks.

Rooms in the Hotel JL No 76 are decorated in five different ambiances with modern facilities like a free use of iPad, wi-fi, an iPod dock station, a Nespresso coffee machine, a flat screen TV, a DVD player and a DVD library. All executive rooms have a Jacuzzi with a built-in flat screen TV to keep the guests up to date on the latest news. All rooms are equipped with comfortable COCO-MAT beds. The natural mattresses of COCO-MAT support the body perfectly through the various layers and materials. All raw materials are 100% natural and are derived from sustainable resources.

Roemer Hotel, Amsterdam

Housed in a converted 18th-century mansion, the Hotel Roemer Amsterdam is a trendy boutique hotel with a stylish and modern interior. Just a couple of minutes from the vibrant Leideseplein square, the brick façade of the Hotel Roemer opens into a contemporary-design lobby area and cocktail bar, featuring a fireplace to warm our guests on chilly days. The lobby of the Hotel Roemer Amsterdam extends back to a private garden, where guests may unwind and enjoy cocktails, drinks and light meals. All of the Hotel Roemer’s 23 fine-looking guestrooms are decorated in light pastel color schemes, classically patterned carpet and textiles combined with hip design furnishings.

Package includes:

• Welcome cocktails upon arrival and Tropical Fruit Platter
• Superb daily gourmet meals and non alcoholic beverages served in our al fresco Restaurant the “Oasis” OR at the privacy of your suite
• Complimentary One Hour Horseback Riding
• Rejuvenating 1 Hour Couple massage to the gentle sound of the Pacific
• Special personalized Mother’s Day Cake for 2 person
• PLUS use of all Facilities and exclusive Las Alamandas Amenities

The city of Bogota has a huge variety of tourist places, with an interesting mixture of colonial buildings and skyscrapers. Points of interest in the city include: La Candelaria area, with several museums, cultural scenery and art exhibitions and the Plaza de Bolivar, enclosed by government buildings representing different architectural styles and eras. The famous Gold Museum, with 36,000 golden pieces on display, is a unique testimony to native pre-Columbian culture. Bogota is not only about the past. Numerous art galleries display and sell the works of both Colombian and international contemporary artists.

Casa Gaitan Cortes Boutique Hotel in Bogota

Hotel Gaitan Cortes is a luxurious boutique hotel that strategically blends culture with a blast from the past. With 9 elegant rooms, divided into 3 categories, the Hotel Gaitan Cortes manages to keep the essence from the original structure and encompasses it with what defines modernism and comfort. The Casa Gaitan also has an on-site restaurant feauturing exclusive Mediterranean dishes along with traditional Colombian cuisine and a special breakfast menu. All of this is specifically blended in order to provide the best service in the Colombian capital.

The Hotel Gaitan Cortes is precisely located in the main financial district of Bogota and in one of the most important sections of the city known as the Gastronomic Zone. The Colombian Stock Exchange is located 300 meters from the Hotel Gaitan Cortes, along with many restaurants and boutique shops.

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1. Gastronomy.

At the beginning of the lent the “Coca de Llardons”, when in there the “bunyols” and, at its end at Easter time, the “monas de Pasqua”. This is really the queen of these dates. Try them at Canal, Bubo, Oriol Balaguer y La Colmena. www.canal.es, www.bubo.es, www.oriolbalaguer.com y La Colmena, Plaça de l´Àngel, 12.

2. Processions.

Barcelona is not Seville but it also has its own traditional religious processions. The most well know is in the evening of the Holy Friday (the 29^th of March), organize by the Hermandad Esperanza Macarena. It starts at the San Agustin church to the Cathedral and pasing by Las Ramblas.  http://barnacofrade.com

3. Dance.

The Spanish dancer Sara Baras pays tribute to the commemoration of 200 years since the 1812 Spanish Constitution, which was passed in Cádiz, her place of birth. The flamenco drama performance “La Pepa” transmits all the intensity of this period: war, the beauty of Andalucia, the political significance of the creation of the constitution, the desire to live and freedom. At Tivoli theatre from the 6th to the 31th March. www.festival-millenni.com

4. Music.

On March 25th, Easter Monday and March 28th, Holy Thursday, at the Palau de la Música, a classic of this time of the year, Mozart’s Requiem, will be performed on the first day by Orquestra de Cambra de l´Empordà and the Polofònica de Pug Reig and the second by the National Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine with the choir of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus. www.palaumusica.org

5. Shopping.

Start the spring with a change in your look to say hello to the new season. For little indie boutiques go to the Barrio Xino, for trendy fashion enjoy El Borne and for high street fashion to luxury brands go to Paseo de Gracia. Santa Eulalia is a must go visit. www.santaeulalia.com

6. Beach.

Easter means also the arrival of the first sea swimming. Go to vibrant Barceloneta to enjoy the sun, walking with the sea breeze, post your photos at Instagram or simply enjoy a paella overlooking the Mediterranean (try the ones of El Xiringuito d´Escriba). www.escriba.es

7. Parks.

This is the best moment of the year to visit the parks of the city. From the Citadella to the Park Güell and even the ones in the Montjuic Mountain. Enjoy the explosion of flowers and colours.

8. Nightlife.

The clubs and bars are open to the sea with the arrival of the good weather. Have the first “al fresco” drinks of the season in the terraces located on the maritime promenade, the marina and the Port Vell. One of our favourites is Sotavento. http://sotaventobcn.com

9. Sports.

The 2013 Ruta de la Sal will take place from 28th to 31st March during Easter Week. This regatta attracts some 3,000 yachtsmen and women and a varied fleet of more than 300 boats that cross the Mediterranean to commemorate the original crossing that took place in the 19th century when sailors used to set off in search of white gold: the salt. www.larutadelasal.com

10. Nature.

Enjoy the city from the sea, a perfect plan to enjoy with friends and family which runs daily. From the Olympic Port you can enjoy sailing in ships of 12 meters and in the company of a professional patron (ask at reception). www.barcelonaturisme.com

Much more at: http://insiderbarcelona.com

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- the grand capital of Spain, vibrant and imposing, immortalized in Almodovar’s genial and eclectic movies. Easter is one of the best times of the year to discover Madrid. Sunshine, religious and gastronomic traditions and shops full of new items for the new summer/spring season.

Religious traditions

The calendar of processions in Madrid is extensive. It begins on Palm Sunday (March 24th) with the procession of the Christ of Faith and Forgiveness (Basilica Pontificia de San Miguel) and ends on Holy Saturday (March 30th) with the procession of Solitude (Royal Church of San Ginés ). Also in churches as representative as the Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha, the Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica or Our Father Jesus of Medinaceli wll host classical music cycles typical of this time of the year.

Hyperrealism exhibition

The exhibition “1967-2012 Hyperrealism” at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is the star of this Easter. It makes a journey from the creation of this movement in the U.S. in the 60s, its consecration at Documenta in Kassel 1972 and its extension in Europe today, collecting works by three generations of artists. From March 22th to June 9th. Acquires tickets in to avoid queues.

Real Mozart

Mozart is the most important composer of the new season of the Teatro Real. Gerard Mortier has scheduled three operas of the genius of Salzburg, ‘The Magic Flute, “Don Giovanni” and “Cosi fan tutti’. Deep and complex Haneke is in charge of the scenography and Annett Fiordiligi will be performing Fiordiligi. The 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 17 March at the Royal Theatre.

Hotel Unico Madrid

This Unico Hotel is indeed a unique boutique hotel offers accommodation in 44 luxury rooms which are housed in a 19th-century palace in Madrid’s most cosmopolitan district, Salamanca. Every guest will feel comfortable in Hotel Unico’s spacious rooms with warm, neutral colors which boast high ceilings and large windows. Hotel Unico Madrid has also several salons with a view over its relaxing garden or Calle Claudio Coello.

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ABOUT THE NA BALAM BOUTIQUE HOTEL

The wish of the Na Balam Boutique Hotel is to provide to the guests a refuge of peace and beauty with personalized services so that your stay with us may be memorable. The Caribbean sea and its sunsets within the Maya world can be taken with you with your inner wish to come back home. The Na Balam Hotel is a refuge for the soul in the Mexican Caribbean on Isla Mujeres, a small island only a 20 minutes from Cancun, it is a site chosen by nature to enjoy every sunrise in México. The Na Balam Hotel is located on the most magnificent beach in the Mexican Caribbean with tropical gardens and hammocks under beautiful palm trees.

The Na Balam Boutique Hotel is located in Isla Mujeres on the Mexican Caribbean, only a 20 minutes from Cancun.

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• We have added two more Jacuzzis to our suites: Azul Master Suite has its spectacular Jacuzzi and Isabel Upper Suite.
• We are adding soon two more suite and a new accommodations in  Casa la Loma – two suites will be located up on the hill by the Fitness Club, privacy and tranquility.
• We have been awarded by Conde Nast Johansens – 2012 Awards for Excellence !!!  and we were Runner Up for : Most Excellent Beach Hotel and Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway.
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Planning to visit Belgium and staying in the diamond capital of the world, Antwerp? It is a fascinating city that defines Europe with cobbled streets and historical buildings. All around, one can immerse in the jewels of Europe with five immense churches, unique Belgian art, and everything that still to this day remains as a time capsule from the Gothic, Medieval and Renaissance times. In modern times, Antwerp is installing a new time capsule with modernism blending in with all the beauties of the old days such as the Railway Cathedral and being as one of the shopping paradises in Europe. There is a little for everyone to enjoy in the magnificent city of Antwerp.

With modernism, the Sir Plantin Hotel is one of the places where this concept is redefined. This boutique hotel, a member of Epoque Hotels, located in the incredible district of Zurenborg, is just a stroll away from everything that Antwerp has been known for through time. There is an immense 176 rooms, all in a stylish design, with unique colors that combine to provide comfort with luxury. All categories of rooms at the Sir Plantin Boutique Hotel are equipped with double or queen-size beds, air conditioning, complimentary drinks from the mini-bar, flat screen TV, IDD telephones, wireless internet access, safety box, bathroom with shower or bath tub and hairdryer. All the amenities to make your Belgian stay a perfect one are guaranteed at the Sir Plantin Hotel. The Sir Plan Hotel serves its famous Royal Breakfast Buffet where you can enjoy some of the finest Belgian breakfast choices available.

Ideally situated nearby the historic Central Station of wonderful Antwerp, the boutique Hotel Sir Plantin is within walking distance to the Zoo, the diamond district and the Diamond Museum, the city park, and about 2 km from the city centre. The boutique hotel is also served by the well developed public transportation network.