Latest articles by Warren Singh-Bartlett
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Beat the heat with these ten cool swimming pools in NYC
In a city as crowded as Manhattan, summer is a sweaty affair. Taking a dip in a hotel pool is one inviting solution. So if you can’t escape to Long Beach or Fire Island or your lakeside home in the Catskills choose from these refreshing options. Whether visitor (or resident weary of crowds), it’s the season to select your hotel based on the merits of its pool.
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The new Detroit Foundation Hotel heralds Motor City’s revival
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Championing Taiwan is a new restaurant from the trio behind London’s Bao
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French cosmic disco and Italian mid-century design collide at Helsinki’s latest opening
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LA's new Freehand hotel channels laid back, low-slung and easy vibes
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DesignAgency imbues Toronto’s Victor restaurant with understated deco elegance
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Zheng — London, UK
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Hotel Eiffel Blomet blurs the boundaries between the 1930s and today
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Linger for longer in these 10 design-led luxury hotel bathrooms
The pleasure of bathing has never been so passionately pursued, with hotels throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the creation of spaces that are less amenity and more amusement. No longer a side thought, the best of these new personal pleasure palaces, often clad in enough marble to make an Emperor sigh, range from onsen minimalism to technological trickery. Take a look at the hotel bathrooms that have us lingering for longer.
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Vesta is an homage to Italian family restaurants of 1970s America
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Blossom Hill’s latest hotel is a striking exercise in Asian minimalism
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Studio Tate brings a robust palette to the latest Sydney outpost of Toby’s Estate
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Home stay: a trio of Victorian terraced houses are transformed into Sydney’s newest hotel
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Melbourne’s Hinoak offers Korean barbecue with a generous helping of interior style
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Wonderland meets Arabian Nights at the opulent Mondrian Doha
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Room Mate Emir honours Istanbul’s cosmopolitan past
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Florence's new hotel Oltrarno Splendid lives up to its name
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Tom Dixon’s graceful overhaul of Le Drugstore is true to its original spirit
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USP Architecture designs Athens' ‘foodie hotel' Ergon House
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Milan’s newest concept store Six is a class act
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Pritzker Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi on modernism, India and dropping your ego
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12 rooftop bars around the world with panoramic panache
There’s something instantly uplifting about rooftop bars. Perhaps it’s the fresh air, perhaps it’s the wraparound views, perhaps it's the I-could-almost-be-on-holiday feel or perhaps it’s the sheer pleasure at having escaped the working world down below. Whatever the reason, as anyone who has ever hit the rootftop knows, basking in the sun (or better yet, watching it go down), or taking in a city by night, cocktail in hand beats terrestrial bars, however stylishly assembled, any day. Here are a few high performers sure to give you a fresh perspective.
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K-Studio performs a delicate but definitive intervention at Dexamenes Seaside Hotel
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Anahi is a new Parisian opening that has led an interesting life
