Category: Refurbishments

The Hotel Métropole in Monte-Carlo has invited designer Karl Lagerfeld to redesign its exterior. The fashion world’s most prolific multi-tasker, designer Karl Lagerfeld, is branching out in to the world of luxury hotels. Having cut his teeth with a suite made from chocolate for ice cream giant Magnum, the Chanel creative director is redesigning a hotel in Monaco – home to one or two of his haute couture customers. The Hotel Métropole in Monte-Carlo has invited Lagerfeld to make over its exterior premises including the pool, terrace, gardens and a new Joel Robuchon restaurant. The first instalment of the project will be unveiled in July, but in the meantime, Lagerfeld has composed some frescos to create a feel of the hotel’s new look.

The famed cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2, which was bought by Dubai investment firm Istithmar World in 2007 for US$100 million, will be converted into a 300-room floating hotel. The hotel will be moored in the emirate’s Port Rashid facility, which will likewise undergo a massive transformation to become a seaport village complete with a maritime museum and a cruise ship terminal complex. The conversion of QE2 has already started and the floating hotel is expected to welcome guests by early 2014. Istithmar Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said the company will not carry out major renovations or alterations to the vessel as they aim to preserve QE2’s tradition which will hopefully attract many visitors.

The hotels van Oranje is, and will continue, to refurbish some of their great facilities. In the past 6 months, they have done major revamps to the high-speed glass fiber internet; the second largest meeting room (up to 250 people theater); both the lobby of the 4 and 5 star hotel and one of the restaurants Dutch!. The coming half year they will refurbish all of their hotel rooms, and will equip them with rain showers and new modern look and feel, and they have almost completed one of the 2 bars, The Imperial Bar.

Moritz brewery was built in Barcelona in 1864 at 41 Ronda de Sant Antoni. Still owned by the brewer, the original factory site has been refurbished into a new centre for leisure, entertainment and gastronomy. The venue has two spaces – The Vats Room for 160 delegates in the bare brick brew house area and Sala 39, a purpose built events space complete with special lighting features for up to 250 delegates on the basement floor of the factory.

After a six-month renovation period, the Novotel World Forum in The Hague was officially reopened. All 216 rooms were converted to the new Novotel Next Up concept, in which spaciousness and comfort are key. Unique to this hotel is its direct connection with the World Forum Conference Centre. Food & Beverage facilities are shared, and the combination makes 21 conference and meeting rooms available for organisers using the Novotel.

The Summer Garden in St Petersburg is re-opening after 2 years of reconstruction. One of the symbols of the city and the most beautiful park with XVIII century sculptures, fountains, ponds and pavilions is the perfect place for an incentive program in the open air in summer or autumn.