Another trip I’ve been planning this year is California later in the spring. There’s no shortage of new, hip and sleek design hotels in L.A. but I’m in the mood for something old Hollywood. To me that means either Chateau Marmont or the Beverly Hills Hotel even though the two are totally different in style.

First, Chateau Marmont and its Loire Valley chateau meets midcentury vibe:

I can’t help but think of Somewhere.

I just loved that movie, didn’t you?

Then there’s the mission revival Beverly Hills Hotel with its iconic pink and green decor and the famous banana leaf wallpaper.

More than the rooms, I think I just want to hang out in all the public spaces and soak up all the history they hold.

Which would you choose?

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I already blogged about Stockholm’s Ett Hem Hotel back in August 2012 but recently came across some new photos and just had to share them with you because they are drop. Dead. Gorgeous.

In case you missed the first post, the interior was designed by Ilse Crawford who is one of my favorite, favorite designers. Of all her great projects, I think this may be my favorite to date. The palette is so serene but with just enough color to make it interesting and as usual, her choices in furniture and accessories are flawless.

If you’re going to paint an interior gray, this is the way to do it.

Loving this sunroom. Check out the bust under the table:

Holy, moly that gold cabinet! And the stair rail:

I just love the architecture too:

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(Photos: Magnus Mårding / Ett Hem via Yatzer)

Every so often, I need a good dose of white or neutral interiors and El Palauet not only provides that but amazing architecture too.

I can’t even handle this window.

Or this ceiling:

or this one:

or this one:

or the one peeking out from the room on the left:

The architecture is so distracting, I almost can’t focus on anything else. But the whole place is pretty exceptional.

It’s one of the chicest mixes of classic and modern I’ve seen lately.

(Photos: El Palauet)

I’ve booked a trip to London in March (yay!) so I started looking around to see what’s new on the hotel scene. One that got my attention was the Adria Boutique Hotel. Have a look.

Quirky English style + 19th century Victorian townhouse = my kind of hotel.

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(Photos: Adria Boutique Hotel)