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Luxe Lavs: Desert Showers Bring May Flowers

Luxe Lavs: Desert Showers Bring May Flowers

Spring showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes and we have found the ultimate outdoor desert shower for the month of May. This week, with spring in full bloom, we went overseas to find a watery oasis in the middle of the desert. At the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge in Namibia the rooms are luxury accommodations [...]

Luxe Lavs: A Loo with a View

Luxe Lavs: A Loo with a View

Bathrooms with a view are the trend for Luxe Lavs. Last week, our latest Luxe Lavs spotlight on the world’s most surprising hotel bathrooms was in Asia, where the Hyatt on the Bund has a city view of bustling Shanghai. This week, with spring in full bloom, we thought we’d take you to the opposite extreme, the [...]

Luxe Lavs: A Bathroom on the Bund

Luxe Lavs: A Bathroom on the Bund

A bathroom with a view is a perk, but at the Hyatt on the Bund in Shanghai does one better. In our latest Luxe Lavs spotlight on the world’s most surprising hotel bathrooms, there is a bathtub with a view of the entire city skyline. For the full impact of the ever-changing city of Shanghai, we [...]

Luxe Lavs: Bathe in Bollywood

Luxe Lavs: Bathe in Bollywood

You don’t have to go to India to experience Bollywood design. In Singapore’s Little India one of the world’s most surprising hotel bathrooms is a brightly-colored homage to Indian style. Learn about it our latest Luxe Lavs‘ spotlight.  At the end of a lively street in Singapore’s Little India is an old 1920′s school house [...]

Luxe Lavs: Fairy Tales Can Come True

Luxe Lavs: Fairy Tales Can Come True

Last week, we headed overseas and back in time to discover what Rest & Ryokan means. This week, we head into the world of fairy tales and Greek mythology, where one of the world’s most surprising hotel bathrooms is a Trojan horse equipped with all the facilities.  What do you get when you cross fairy [...]

Luxe Lavs: Relax and Ryokan

Luxe Lavs: Relax and Ryokan

Sometimes to find the world’s most surprising hotel bathrooms you need to go overseas and even travel back in time, in a sense. In Japan, a ryokan (旅館) is a type of traditional Japanese inn that originated in the Edo period (1603–1868), which served travelers along Japan’s roadways. Find out what makes the ryokan bathing experience [...]

Luxe Lavs: The Never-Fog Shower

Luxe Lavs: The Never-Fog Shower

Meet George Jetson in this week’s Luxe Lavs, where contributors Angela Fairhurst and Natalie Compagno highlight a futuristic bathroom design at The Donovan House. It’s the latest addition to the most spectacular and surprising hotel bathrooms. There is some sexy technology in the bathrooms at the  The Donovan House. Named after Wild Bill Donovan, the [...]

Luxe Lavs: A ‘Back to Nature’ Bathroom

Luxe Lavs: A ‘Back to Nature’ Bathroom

Our Friday series Luxe Lavs is dedicated to the most spectacular and surprising hotel bathrooms from around the world. This week, contributors Angela Fairhurst and Natalie Compagno found luxury in the bush of South Africa.  This week’s theme is “back to nature” and we found a bathroom that combines natural surroundings and luxury in South [...]