Best of hospitality in the news – part 14 – 7 November 2016
Take a look inside Bentley’s luxurious hotel suites priced as high as $10,000 a night
In case Bentley’s luxury cars weren’t enough, the automaker now has its own hotel suites.
Watch photo gallery at Business Insider
Bugging devices found at Iran nuclear talks hotel, say Swiss officials
A number of computers at a five-star Geneva hotel that has hosted sensitive talks, including Iranian nuclear negotiations, were found to be infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors have revealed.
Read full story The Guardian
The best historic hotels of 2016 are …
United States President Franklin Roosevelt wrote one of his most famous lines ever, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” at the The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, on the eve of his 1933 inaugural address.
Read full story on CNN
Mergers create hotel giants, but few are complaining
On Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport, travelers can pick among 14 hotels, ranging from budget lodging to a stylish three-diamond inn. In reality, the choices are more limited.
Read full story at LA Times
Celebrity Haunted Hotel was frightful – for all the wrong reasons
Whooooo, something spooky’s happening. A ghost is introducing themselves through the ouija board’s letters.
Read full story at Mirror UK
Boutique Hotels Expand to Smaller American Towns
Boutique hotels have swept across big U.S. cities over the past decade. Now they are pushing into smaller towns that don’t necessarily conjure images of luxury accommodations. Bethlehem, Pa., and Sewanee, Tenn., are two of the latest locales for small, upscale hotel properties geared toward hip travelers.
Read full story at Wall Street Journal
X+Living designs interiors at Chinese hotel for millennials
Custom-made artwork cover the walls of social areas in this Chinese hotel by Shanghai studio X+Living, which features interiors and furniture designed to attract younger guests.
Read full story at dezeen.com