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Celebs have been whizzing around the world for films,
festivals, 40ths and fiestas. April Hutchinson checks
out where they’ve checked in
Venice has been beseiged
by photographers since the
Jolie-Pitts arrived with their
brood. Angelina is in town to
film The Tourist with Johnny
Depp, who was snapped at the
beautiful Hotel Danieli (left).
Jennifer Aniston (below)
celebrated her 40th birthday
in star style at One&Only
Palmilla Los Cabos
in Mexico. She and
guests Gerard Butler, Courtney Cox and
Sheryl Crow arrived by private jet and
settled into £6,000-a-night villas. And
celebs seemed very interested in Carnival
pulse BERLIN
this year – Rio was awash with them: Beyonce,
Alicia Keys and Madonna were all papped around With more hotel rooms than Manhattan, Berlin’s five-star (the-weinmeister.com) will open in April with
town, including on super-cool Ipanema beach, suites can be a steal, but the new independent boutique a “brutal living/luxury punk” aesthetic. It is
where Madge was said to have stayed at Fasano. properties are all the rage, discovers Guy Dittrich sister hotel to nearby Lux11 (lux-eleven.com),
The Grand Hyatt Berlin was packed with home to one of the city’s most talked-about
Hollywood A-listers during the Berlin Film
I
n the two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the new restaurants, Luchs (luchs-berlin.de)
Festival, where premieres included Shutter Island city has built a reputation as a permanent construction Opening in May is Soho House hotel
with Leo DiCaprio (below), Ben Kingsley and site. As projects finally complete, that is set to change. (sohohouseberlin.com), with 40 guestrooms.
Michelle Williams, and The Ghost Writer with Huge numbers of hotels were built, and the resulting Expect the glamorous warehouse-chic interiors
Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor. The excess of supply makes luxury accommodation here and luxurious amenities found in the private
stars lined up at the hotel for their among the most affordable in Europe. Average daily rates members’ club’s other hotels: screening
press duties. London has been a for an upscale hotel in Berlin in 2009 were a mere €128, room, Cowshed Spa, rooftop pool – the works.
hotbed of sightings, too. Nominees according to STR Global, a decrease of 14.1% on 2008. The new Cosmo Hotel (pictured above) is
did pre-Bafta primping at The Berlin has its old-school icons, such as Hotel de Rome all clean lines, crushed velvet, padded satin
Dorchester, and post-Bafta partying at (hotelderome.com) and Hotel Adlon (kempinski.com). And and coloured glass (cosmo-hotel.de). It’s
Grosvenor House. With the Brit Kempinski Hotel Bristol is fresh from a renovation and now ideally situated for the recently completed
Awards also on the agenda, Lady boasts the city’s largest suite of over 500sq m, while the Neues Museum by David Chipperfield.
GaGa was spotted in ever more Ritz-Carlton (ritzcarlton.com) at Potsdammer Platz has Further west, in neighbourly Charlottenberg,
curious outfits at the MayFair hotel, just opened a 285sq m suite, the Ritz-Carlton Apartment. and convenient for the trade fair ground, is
while Cheryl Cole was holed up at But it is the new independent hotels that better show Aspria Hotel (aspria-berlin.de), attached to a
the Baglioni. But London’s always the quirky side of a city known for its creative vibe, and you luxurious health club and spa, and with large,
in style – Gwyneth Paltrow and will find them in the shadow of Alexanderplatz’s TV tower. high-ceilinged rooms.
Chris Martin spent a night Opened in September, Casa Camper (casacamper.com) is a With another 17 hotels under construction
checking out the discreet new kid sequel to the famous shoe family’s first hotel in Barcelona, or in planning, the savvy luxury traveller can
in town, Dean Street Townhouse. and features the pared-back simplicity of Fernando Amat’s continue to expect a good deal in Berlin.
interiors. Just down the street, Weinmeister Hotel Hotel reviews start on p54
desire by Paul REvEl & charlottE walsh
Spring is (almost) here, so brighten up your days with these treasures.
1
See the envy on fellow travellers’
faces as you roll up with the Prada Trolley (£1,365), now available in a rainbow of colours as well as sleek
white leather.
2
The Himalayan minerals in the INA Crystals White Gold Purifying Face Mask (£35) will
leave your skin sparkling – just ask Kylie and Kate Moss.
3
The Swiss manicure tools in this handmade calf
leather Aspinal of London manicure set (£125) will buff your nails to perfection, and it folds up into a neat
travel pouch.
4
Scented candles (£35) by cult French favourite Diptyque will revitalise your aura – and your
hotel suite.
5
Touches of that famous blue add subtle glam to these chic Tiffany shades (from £200).
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Stockists: Aspinal of London, 0845 052 6900, aspinaloflondon.com; Diptyque candles available at John Lewis, johnlewis.com, 08456 049 049;
in the know
INA Crystals, available at zuneta.com and Liberty London; Prada, 020 7647 5000, prada.com/trolley; Tiffany, 00800 2000 1122, uk.tiffany.com
spring 2010 ttgluxury.com
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