Gotta Getaway To Louisville At The 21c Museum Hotel
by Anna Yu
Apr 28, 2010 2:22 PM PDT
Located in the heart of downtown Louisville, Kentucky is a renovated 19-century tobacco and bourbon warehouse transformed into a thoroughly modern boutique hotel and museum. The 91 room 21c Museum Hotel features large rooms with Malin + Goetz toiletries, preprogrammed iPods and speaker docks, poster art you can take home, and most importantly, free wifi. Dine at Proof on Main for an Italian and American South inspired cuisine and try some (not all!) of the 50 Kentucky bourbons available at the bar. You can also relax in the in-house spa with a sauna, steam room, and gym. Why is it called 21c, you ask? Well, it's North America's first museum solely dedicated collecting and exhibiting 21st century art. The museum is free to the public so you can wander in and look at the 4 foot red penguins, video installations, sculptures, and more. Take a look at my slideshow to see more of 21c!
Hotel Arts Barcelona Is A Modernism-Museum Getaway With A View!
by Amber Fijolek
Apr 21, 2010 2:33 PM PDT
Barcelona, Spain, is rich in culture, from its unique Gaudi architecture to its traditional Sardana dancing. Spanish life is a spectacle to behold as it is, but as the region of Catalan is oozing with a modern Spanish flavor all its own, it's only fitting that the flashy Hotel Arts Barcelona is the place to stay to take it all in. Tied with Barcelona's Mapfre Tower, the Hotel Arts Barcelona is the city's tallest building, and while situated alongside both the beach and party-goers attraction, Port Olimpic, it offers some of Barcelona's most prized views -- and not just of the outside! Within the over-forty-story tower are 1,000 original works art to get the right side of brain in gear for enjoying the rest of Barcelona's incredible picturesque showcase. The extraordinary architecture accompanied by an amazing gigantic fish sculpture outside (not to mention that it's a Ritz Carlton ) are enough to entice you into staying there. It was the perfect home-base for Vicky Cristina Barcelona stars Scarlett Johannson, Penelope Cruz and Woody Allen. The stars, however, most likely enjoyed the private, personal concierge experience that the Hotel Arts devotes to its upper floors, which they call "The Club"; an area which doesn't include their exclusive collection of world-class designed apartments. With all of the city's magic, it only makes sense to host one of the world's most magical hotels!
