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Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel: une chambre avec vue

Posted on November 9, 2014 | Leave a comment

J’aime ce genre de surprise.

En ouvrant la porte de ma chambre, je suis gagnée par une sorte d’euphorie : je me dirige directement vers la baie vitrée. J’ouvre grand les rideaux, pour profiter de la lumière chaude et dorée de ce début de soirée, dernier weekend d’Août.

Sublime spectacle pour qui aime la nature! Une vue à 180 degrés sur l’océan Atlantique et les falaises de Sagres. Une part d’Algarve sauvage, à l’extrême sud du Portugal : le superbe Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel est situé dans un parc naturel protégé.

Oui j’aime la sensation d’être à la fois à l’extérieur et à l’intérieur. La décoration est simplissime et tendance, avec une touche années 50 revisitée et une cafetière Nespresso.

Mais la cerise sur le gâteau : s’endormir sous une nuit éclairée par la lune, au rythme du bruit des vagues… dans un lit incroyablement douillet (lol). J’ai essayé de faire un podcast, ça n’a rien donné. Sensation vertigineuse! Mieux qu’un long discours : voici quelques photos!

Photos ci-dessous : superbe vue panoramique depuis la chambre, de gauche (photos 1 & 2) à droite (photos 3 & 4). Photos 5 & 6, le bâtiment des chambres avec vue sur l’océan. Dernière photo : la chambre.

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Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel

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HOTEL REVIEWS, DESTINATIONS & Comment préparer son voyage

J’ai été invitée avec une amie par le Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel et comme toujours ce sont mes opinions. Un grand merci à toute l’équipe de l’hôtel.

Weekend in Rotterdam: Where Going Out and Staying

Posted on October 21, 2014 | Leave a comment

My City Guide Rotterdam

To give you some ideas for your next weekend! Ok, this year, Rotterdam is one of the best destinations recommended by the New York Times and Rough Guide. But what really inspired me: for last few years, Rotterdam is one of the most dynamic cities in terms of contemporary architecture (post to come). As always walk, walk and discover! And feel free to give me your feedback on these addresses.

Where to stay

Comfortable simple design

the brand new Ibis Rotterdam City Centre is ranked 6th best hotel in Rotterdam by Tripadvisor. The room is small, well thought out (for one person) and very clean (photo above). Bedding and facilities are great and the bathroom has a large shower area. The service is very efficient and smiling. Good location, I could see all the major attractions on foot.

Where going out

Sumatraweg, a charming place

with several vintage decor cafes and few restaurants (photo 1). My favorite is the Kopi Soesoe: nice and quiet atmosphere with lovely decor (photos above).

Close to Sumatraweg in a warehouse

the Fenix Food Factory is a covered market with several restaurants on a dock. This is my big favorite! The place is cozy, tastefully arranged and with a New York touch! Perfect for a late brunch.

On the photo montage above: 1. & 2. Kapse Brouwers is both a brewery and a coffee shop offering a variety of beers and also Britain cider. 3. Jordy’s Bakery, a bakery. On the photo montage below: 1. & 2. a restaurant that proposes an incredible variety of delicious Dutch cheeses and crottins Chavignol too.

Panoramic view of the various banks

from the Hotel New York terrace. I wish I could stay there after a long architecture walk, but as it rained! So I decide to do a quick tour of the hotel located in the former offices of the Holland America Line. A piece of history! Photo below: the really cool toilets for women.

Witte by night

Long street with bars, cafes and restaurants in the arty bohemian atmosphere. Witte is a five minute walk from the Museum Quarter. Photo above: translation of the text on drawing “Suddenly when I was kissing my nipples, I saw hundreds of men looking at me.” Funky! Lol! Photo Montage below: 1 Main Street. 2 the “flying bartender”, this guy kept jumping in the air at the sight of my phone! Lol! 3 & 4 Bazaar, with a DIY decor, really cool coffee and restaurant!

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DESTINATIONS & LIFESTYLE

Thanks to the Accor Hotels to invite me in Rotterdam. As always these are my opinions.

L’And Vineyards: The Design Hotel Amidst Vineyards

Posted on October 6, 2014 | Leave a comment

Rolling the windows wide open and seeing the road,

and playing the Black Keys (my favourite band of the moment)! The Alentejo landscape has something unreal, olive trees lost in desert lands … white quintas lined with blue or yellow… white clouds looming on an amazing blue sky, in one of the least polluted areas in Europe (let’s pray very hard as it lasts)!

The trip from Lisbon to the L’And Vineyards is fast,

barely fourty five minutes. Stunning architecture of the hotel, maybe inspired by Alvaro Siza Vieira, one of my favorite architects. Straight clean lines, no useless frills (pictures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12). Time to explore and take some pictures of our suite, we reach the surrounding vineyards, the call of nature!

Soon the harvest!

The weather fluctuates between cloudy and light rain and vegetation starts to glow (pictures 6, 9 and 10). You can participate in wine tastings organized by the hotel. When we return, I swim in the outdoor pool (17 degrees) and the heated indoor pool (both on the picture 4). As for my long swims in the icy Atlantic, I spend hours swimming, floating, bubbled (lol). Especially when I have both pools all to myself!

Some of the guests attend the wine tasting,

while the others are preparing for dinner. I should do the same … Because tonight: gourmet dinner at the L’And, the one star Michelin restaurant of the hotel, to discover the cuisine of the talented Chef Miguel Laffan (coming up post). Mademoiselle Le K, it’s time to get dressed!