Wanderlust Hotel, Singapore

Wanderlust is a left-field and totally experimental boutique hotel set to draw madcap voyagers and curious travellers to its doorstep. Located in Little India district in Singapore, where a bustling cultural enclave where Indian immigrants once settled, and the building was originally an old school built it 1920s. With four thematic levels of 29 rooms by award winning Singapore design agencies, each group was given full creative freedom.

The first level is the Lobby Level – Industrial Glam by Asylum A juxtaposition of the surrounding’s setting and contemporary design. Level 2 is Eccentricity by :phunk Studio. Colours everything from the walls to the neon lights and the rainbow corridor leads to a outdoor deck with a customised mosaic-tiled jacuzzi. Level 3 – Is it just Black and White by DP Architects. Walk across the black corridor and enter into the contrasting white rooms to discover Origami and Pop-Art works. Level 4 – Creature Comforts by fFurious. Get cosy with friendly monsters in each room that presents a different vibe and be assured of a fantasy-filled experience.

The lobby and restaurant Cocotte were done up in a distinctive industrial flair, which provide the perfect setting for the mismatch of furniture from Tom Dixon to Frank Gehry. Cocotte serves up a French menu and has large tables for communal dining, a small detail that very much meshes with the interactive element of traveling. Encouraging social interaction and communal dining, dishes at Cocotte come in sharing portions so guests can enjoy a unique dining experience and sample a variety of scrumptious creations by the chefs. Rooms, which also come with Kiehl’s toiletries and iPod docks, run from $300 to $650 Singaporean dollars.

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Haji Lane, Singapore

Haji Lane is a small-scale shopping in Singapore‘s hidden retail destination. Singapore has enormous, glittering shopping malls in and around Orchard Street which are wall-to-wall major-brand retailers, the stuff of a shopaholic’s dream. Anyway for those seeking something more intimate, the indie boutiques on Haji Lane are far from the roaming mall rats. Beautiful boutiques showcase rising Singaporean designers, as well as other designers from Asia and beyond, lining a narrow, backstreet of the tranquil Kampong Glam area – also known as the Arab district.

Don’t miss stores on the second floors of the charming shophouses; look out for mysterious flights of stairs through doorways at street level because you might just find find a new little world at the top of them. United Label is a wonderful shop, a womenswear brand by a Thai designer living in Singapore, as well as a selection of adorable stationery culled from around Asia. Near the entryway a staircase leads to a floor stocked with clothes from different labels. There are a few racks of items that have been majorly discounted, while others are dedicated to items like delicate, screen-printed tees.

At one end of Haji Lane is Soon Lee (no. 73), which stocks a mix of chic womenswear, accessories and lifestyle items from Hong Kong, Korea and even the Philippines. The boutique’s size (basically two shophouses combined into one) gives way to a large selection for browsing. Balancing out the shopping element, a few cafes and rest stops provide a place for breaks. A Thousand Tales (no. 55) is an all-in-one art gallery, cafe, bar, restaurant and furniture complex. While the menu next door at Bar Stories (no. 57A) sells drinks like mojitos and caipirinhas, visitors are invited to ask the bartender to make something special for them. The Scandinavian-inspired furniture is used as seating for patrons, who can buy it right there if they like it enough.

Pluck (no. 31/33) focuses more on housewares, but the cafe inside offers a revolving selection of homemade ice cream in a variety of flavors. The standouts are the Asian-inspired flavors, such as green tea with red beans or cashew-infused yogurt. There are also flavors made with alcohol, like the refreshing lychee martini.

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Londa Hotel – Limassol City

This elegance hotel is situated in limassol, on the Sea island of Cyprus. The hotel is placed in the port’s holidaymaker territory. The Londa’s single tool shows influences from the island’s heritage and the Mediterranean.

There are 68 flat on 7 floors, 27 Brilliant rooms, 12 Gilded apartment, 25 Suites, 2 Chief Suites, Honeymoon Suite, and Presidential Suite.
Accessory uprise objective shades and just lines, time bedrooms are bestowed spirited accents of excuse and texture. There are also televisions with follower channels, safes and minibars in each dwell. Balconies are basic.

There’s a gorgeous time wager, a full-service spa with treatments rooms and all the supplement, and a sheltered beach. There’s every forgiving of watersport on move here – you can go scuba match, kite surfboarding, thing skiing or windsurfing in Limassol’s vocalizer.

Guests can also enjoy party alfresco on the area and decorate overlooking the sea, as intimately as at the poolside bar.For discussion and eating, the Executive surface area can alter 12 guests and the 115 simpleton prosody Londa gathering inhabit has a elastic content ranging from 40 set in U-shape seating to 100 for a reception.

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Villa Carlotta – Sicily and Aeolian Islands

Villa Carlotta is perfect for loosening and romance and compliments girl hotel, Hotel Villa Ducale perfectly – two of Lulu’s favourite Smart Retreats. The surround is hearty and the environment voluptuous, sleek and gracious reflecting the civilized perception of the proprietors.

13 rooms. Two flat jazz four-posters, and quadruplet someone their own spreading provide with stunning sea views.Bedrooms are finished out in quiet spectacles with intrepid splashes of terracotta and emotional realistic flag set against chill tiled floors, cream-coloured Papistical blinds and immaculate sofas.

Facilities: garden with swimmig pool, complimentary WiFi and 24h concierge.

Villa Carlotta’s edifice serves Sicilian dishes, fresh pasta and salads alongside Sicilian wines. Walls are wainscoted with sunny, citrus production prints and there are render bowls everywhere with Italian lemons and oranges.

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