Hotels.com has listed 8 iconic Asian hotels that displays spectacular works of art and ARE works of art themselves! Strangely or maybe not, not a single Malaysian hotel is mentioned but should we be surprised? All our hotels are safe and conservative to the bone marrow! My condo at The Palladium is infinitely more stunning and interesting than any hotel in Malaysia!
Hotels
for Art Lovers
Hotels.com Recommends Asia
Hotels with Stunning Art Collections
Want a timely getaway in May or June to take advantage of the low
season before the summer price tag hits? It could mean skipping some of the
most amazing art parties in town, but keep calm, art lovers – Hotels.comTM
has ‘curated’ a contemporary collection offered by an eclectic mix of galleries,
museums and hotels with a unique Asian touch.
Travellers who go to Asia can admire
magnificent installations right at the foyer and equally mesmerizing pieces throughout
the hotel, not to mention in the room. Ready to stun are celebrated names from
Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí to oriental Zeng Fanzhi and Gao Xiaowu, to name
but a few.
Hotels.com pampers art lovers with an exquisite taste
of creativity and artistry abroad:
Humble House Taipei---4*
A warm
welcoming by London designer Paul Cocksedge’s suspended paper-and-light
installation at the entrance, this home-grown high-end hotel is artistically filled
with clean lines and minimalist interior design. Often guests would be
captivated for some good while by Chinese artist Yang Yongliang's video
installation in the elevator lobby before they could really get some weight off
their foot in the homely boltholes.
Rooms at Humble
House Taipei start at HK$1,601# per room per night.
Stacked,
prefabricated modular units make up the modern ‘cottages’ at the Bayside Marina
Hotel in Yokohama, designed by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. The cottages are each placed
at a unique angle so that every guest has a slightly different view of the bay.
Rooms at Lotte Hotel
Seoul start at HK$657#
per room per night.
Hotel Éclat Beijing---5*
Nestled in a sunlight-welcoming
glass and steel, the award-wining design not only offers spectacular city views
but is also eco-friendly. Each floor greets hotel guests with masterworks by renowned
artists such as Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Zeng Fanzhi and Chen Wenling. With
the unique art lounge The Gallery, guests can immerse in an eclectic mix of
inspiring contemporary art and relaxing designer furniture.
Rooms at Hotel
Éclat Beijing start
at HK$1,990# per room per night.
Named after Adam Cullen,
one of Australia's most exciting contemporary artists, this is the first of a
new group of Art Series Hotels in the city. Set against a smart black-and-white
colour scheme are more than 400 original works by Cullen.
Rooms at Art Series – The Cullen starts at HK$1,445#
per room per night.
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning
architect Kevin Roche, this 32-storey hosts a 4,200-piece contemporary art
collection with pieces by Andy Warhol and Frank Stela.
Rooms at Lotte
Hotel Seoul start
at HK$2,602# per room per night.
Park Hyatt Shanghai---5*
Situated at
the top of the 101-storey Shanghai World Financial Centre, Park Hyatt Shanghai
welcomes guests with a museum experience. Upon arrival, the reception area
greets guests with its huge scenery backdrop featuring Chinese artist Paul
Ching-Bor’s painting on Shanghai cityscape. The entrance then invites guests to
lower lobby area with Gao Xiaowu’s sculpture, the first of many art works on
the walls. Other interior decors, rich in traditional Chinese geometry and
architecture, will further pamper guests with the sophisticated yet homely modern-Chinese
residence.
Rooms at Park
Hyatt Shanghai start
at HK$2,860# per room per night.
MGM Macau---5*
With
Botticelli’s masterpiece Venus
exhibited in the inaugural show of the MGM Art Space, a more relevant welcome
to new guests begins at the main lobby – where Washington-born Dale Chihuly’s
fine glass sculptures and wall paintings echo with each other. Guests who take
a casual walk in the hotel’s public space will also find themselves in a
wonderful journey of Salvador Dalí.
Rooms at MGM
Macau start at
HK$2,688# per room per night.
Lotte Hotel Seoul---5*
A rare hotel which
houses its own gallery and museum, Lotte Hotel Seoul offer a whimsical blend of
culture and luxury. While the gallery is always injected with a range of
contemporary energy by both local and international artists, the Hotel Museum bring
together antiques and artefacts that reflect the history and culture of Korea.
Rooms at Lotte
Hotel Seoul start
at HK$2,007# per room per night.
#All prices and deals are
correct as of 20 May 2014 and are subject to change. Prices are per room per
night excluding all fees and taxes.
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