In October’s Meet the Owners feature on Boutique Hotel News, I interview Gianmario Russo from the Bellevue Syrene Hotel in Sorrento, Italy
The Russo family of hotel entrepreneurs goes back three generations, to the time when Sorrento was still a relatively undiscovered travel destination.
Gianmario Russo, along with his family own and manage three luxury hotels, which include the Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento, Ville Treville in Positano, and also the Hilton Sorrento Palace, which has one of the largest convention centres in the South of Italy. Their inbound travel agency, Russo Travel, also focuses very strongly in the MICE segment.
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In August’s Meet the Owners feature on Boutique Hotel News, I interview Olivia Byrne from the Eccleston Square Hotel in London.
Eccleston Square Hotel’s Company Director, Olivia Byrne, has something to celebrate this month. She is celebrating the hotel’s one year anniversary since its opening in August of 2011, following a £6.5 million renovation. Proclaimed as Europe’s most high-tech hotel, the 39-room adults-only boutique hotel, situated in one of Belgravia’s most elegant squares, offers a technological edge that is unique to London’s boutique hotel scene.
Following a four-year search, Olivia’s family bought the property in 2010, which at the time was under another ownership operating as a budget hotel. The one year renovation period transformed the hotel with the aim of providing maximum room comfort for guests, including 3D Panasonic TVs, iPads and the ‘world’s best beds’ by Swedish manufacturer Hästens. The hotel also has a restaurant - Bistrot on the Square - serving authentic, high-quality and affordable French cuisine.
As a Londoner, I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that each area of the city has it’s own unique and distinctive personality, spawned by its notable historical past. Creative and edgy Clerkenwell; sophisticated and elegant South Kensington, colourful and eclectic Notting Hill. And then there is chic and tech-trending Belgravia. An area of London that I never visited often, but rediscovered by my recent visit to London’s most high-tech boutique hotel.
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In July’s Meet the Owners feature on Boutique Hotel News, I interview Karen Nedegaard from the Andersen Hotel in Copenhagen.
Karen Nedegaard is the general manager of one of the newest boutique hotels in Copenhagen, Denmark. Karen and her family own The Andersen in addition to their founding hotel, the 11-room Absalon, which was created by her grandparents in 1938. When Karen’s father and his brother were old enough to join the family business, they acquired the neigbouring properties in order to expand the hotel to 270 rooms.
In 2012, the 73-room Andersen hotel undertook a six-month renovation to convert it from a standard tourist hotel to a more design-led boutique hotel. With the new look, they also undertook a rebranding exercise and renamed the hotel using the family name Andersen.
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On my recent trip to Cappadocia in Turkey, I realised the best way to travel around and gain a richer experience was by having my own guide. I went on a ‘Heart of Cappadocia’ day tour with Urban Adventures to discover the sites and understand the history of the area on a personal level. I’ve selected my favourite valleys and sites from the tour with some interesting insights from my guide Ramazan who was born and raised in Cappadocia.
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