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Nov15

The Chill Koh Chang, Thailand

The Chill Koh Chang, Thailand is the excellent place for those people who want a good vacation and complete relaxation. Convenient but simple, the hotel rooms are decorated in fusion art style. You can thaw your stress just by lying on the bed in your room and listening to the sound of the waves as they break gently on the soft sand.
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Nov15

The Andalusia’s Museum of Memory

The Andalucia’s Museum of Memory located in Granada, Spain. Museum that wishes to display the entire history of Andalucia. The architect Alberto Campo Baeza has designed a central elliptical courtyard and circular rising ramps in its core. They join the three levels and form intriguing space. The dimensions of the elliptical courtyard have been taken from the courtyard of the Palace of Charles the V in the Alhambra. A strong vertical piece emanates, the same height and width as the main building of the Caja Granada, that appears before the highway that circles Granada as a gate to the city.
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Nov15

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights

“We cannot change our past, we can only learn from what we have lived. This is our opportunity and our challenge.”
The museum is situated in Santiago, Chile‘s capital city. It shows a permanent observance of the human rights violations committed in the period of  the Pinochet dictatorship during 1973-1990. You can see the efforts made by successive governments and victims organizations to establish and recognize the truth of the violations, to find the disappeared, to obtain justice, to provide reparation to victims and to learn from and remember this brutal time. It it provided information and graphic materials of relative case studies from different countries, displayed on a large world map.
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Nov15

Grand Hotel le Turenne

Charming Hotel in the center of the medieval village of Beaulieu sur Dordogne in an old Benedictine Abbey of the 12th century. Located in the centre of Beaulieu, this former abbey is next to the Dordogne River. Grand Hotel Le Turenne is an exclusive venue in the Limousin region, Central France. The hotel features 9 stylish, individually decorated guest rooms, and a gourmet restaurant serving French regional cuisine. You can enjoy some delicious regional cuisine in the hotel restaurant or on the pretty garden’s terrace.
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Nov15

Il San Pietro

Il San Pietro di Positano hotel offers accommodation worthy of a Luxist Awards Readers’ Choice Award in the best  summer destination category. Founded in 1970 by Carlo “Carlino” Cinque, Il San Pietro di Positano was built on a promontory overlooking the Bay of Positano, where the blue-green sea lulls guests into a state of total relaxation. Carlino had been in the hospitality business since opening a smaller hotel in the heart of Positano all the way back in 1934. Today- it boasts 61 rooms- each with a private terrace and a wonderful sea view.
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Nov15

THE SILK, Katerini, Greece

Pleasantly situated just 100 metres from the beautiful beach of Paralia Katerinis, this hotel is located in the centre of Paralia, only 7 km from the town of Katerini. 27 miles from Thessaloniki Macedonia Airport, 18 miles from Mount Olympus, 21 miles from Vergina Royal Tombs, 29 miles from Thessaloniki Concert Hall, 30 miles from Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium. The hotel has a restaurant, which serves a buffet breakfast and traditional Greek and international dishes.
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Nov15

21c Museum Hotel

Voted number 6 in World in Conde Nast Travelers Readers Choice Awards 2009 – 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY is not just an inspired modern boutique hotel. There is a 9,000 sq ft contemporary art museum managed by the 21c Museum Foundation that was developed by Louisville contemporary art collectors, Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown. The hotel dedicated to worldclass luxuries Southern-style hospitality and contemporary art from living artists. 
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Nov15

Sedona Rouge Hotel

Selected by Conde Nast Johansens 2008 Guide Books as one of the world’s luxury spas, the Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa is designed for romatic getaways and destination vacations. It is designed with motifs reminiscent of ancient Andalusia and Morocco and vividly evokes images of the cultures that enlivened 11th century Spain. Luxury, color, and attention to detail are pleasing to the senses and provoke relaxation and enjoyment.
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Nov15

Tcherassi Hotel & Spa

After two year restoration, a magnificent 250-year-old colonial mansion in the heart of the historic city of Cartagena has come to life. Colombian designer Silvia Tcherassi converted a Spanish-colonial mansion into a white-on-white urban escape that pops with funky decorative accents reminiscent of the accessories from her collections.  The Tcherassi Hotel has been nominated in the 17th Annual World Travel Awards in the category “South America’s Leading New Hotel”. The World Travel Awards are the most prestigious awards in the global travel industry.
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Nov15

Stoneleigh Hotel

The Stoneleigh Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Uptown district of Dallas, Texas. Constructed in 1923, the hotel underwent a $36 million renovation in 2008 and features the art deco influence of world renowned Dorothy Draper. The Stoneleigh marries modern sophisticated elegance with the revitalization of historic glamour, creating an ambiance of gracious comfort that beckons the pleasure of your stay. The hotel was honored by Condé Nast Traveler on its 2009 “Hot List” of newest and hottest hotels. 
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