The Mandala Hotel 12/27/2010

So I spotted this picture of a hotel bar and thought it looked pretty spiffy.  I would have featured the rest of the hotel but the picture quality was quite up to par, so I decided just to show the bar because I thought the illuminated tile detail was very pretty!  This bar belongs to the The Mandala Hotel in Berlin, Germany and someday, I will go visit there!

Another Spa Like No Other! 9/11/2010

Maybe spas with a twist are my thing.  Maybe I'm not a zen, breathe-in-breathe-out kinda gal.  Maybe.... I like my spas to have a little character... I'm thinkin' that this is more than a maybe because I am LOVING these wacky spas that make you feel something other than the typical empty-your-soul-of-all-emotions spas!

This here is the lobby of a lovely little spa called PSYC over at Parker Palm Springs.  Apparently, this Parker hotel is something of a legend... something I might have to check out later....

A Spa Like No Other 9/11/2010

Typically, spas are light and airy with a palette ranging from whites to blues to greens.  The ESPA Spa at Hotel Metropole in Monte Carlo, Monaco is just the opposite.  

They manage to pull it off though with an equally soothing color scheme of whites and browns.  I especially love the creaminess of it all!