With the start of an exciting 2011 for Rhombus International Hotels Group, as we busily prepare to open 2 new hotels, Hotel de Edge by Rhombus in the Western District of Hong Kong and Hotel Soul by Rhombus in Chengdu, China; at the 11th China Hotel Forum 2010-2011, we received 3 new awards. Representing the largest cross-section and highest standards within the industry, these awards were presented recently to businesses, entities and entrepreneurs who have made positive contributions to China’s hotel industry, at a star-studded award ceremony held in Guangzhou. Rhombus’ accolades include: •...

Luxury boutique hotel Britania in Lisbon, casted in pure Art Deco design with a touch of modern, located in Lisbon’s city center off the main avenue Liberdade was rewarded by a Travellers’ Choice Awards TripAvisor®. It is the 6th hotel in the category TOP 25 Hotels in Europe and the 10th hotel in the category TOP 25 Hotels in the World. The TripAdvisor’s award attribution program, the TripAdvisor® Traveler’s Choice, is based on millions of actual assessments and opinions about hotels on TripAdvisor.com and contents across the Internet. Inspired by the millions of trusted traveler...

Last week Epoque Hotels participated to an event organized by our partners Genre Hotels in Los Angeles. The event was held at Café La Boheme, an icon in L.A. for almost 20 years located in West Hollywood. The show was particularly memorable as not only it was very well organized in terms of spaces for hoteliers and travel agents (200 invited) to meet and exchange contacts, but also had the beautiful Peek-a-Boo Girls singing and performing cabaret. Epoque Hotels organized raffles for complimentary nights kindly offered by Hotel Twentyseven- Copenhagen, Casa Colonial – Puerto Plata, El Hotel...

Italian photographer and poet Luca Artioli introduces himself and his artwork for Epoque Hotels: “I do not know what let me cross the ocean and arrive to Miami. It has been such a rapid, uncontrolled and risky decision maybe, but I left, feeling strongly the call of the warm sea, the calm water of the bay, the blue sky and all the amazing tropical vegetation… My soul needed different colors, the winter in Milan was too grey and long, my past may be too heavy and intense, and my work needed a different window… After many books published in Italy by Mondadori and many photo exhibitions...

Article by Stefano Maranzana, published in Class Lifestyle Magazine, Winter 2011 EME Catedral Hotel in Seville epitomizes avant-garde and urban luxury. This eclectic boutique hotel, a member of the Epoque Hotels Collection, has a distinctive design that embraces both the past and the present. The concept of EME Catedral Hotel is intentionally inspired by the Moorish architecture of the Giralda, the bell tower of Seville’s Cathedral that stands right in front of the hotel. Built in 1184-96, the Giralda was the pinnacle of Almohad architecture and it is considered the most graceful of the three...