March 2026

A77 Suites Athens — Field Notes from a Beautiful Hotel That Has Not Yet Fully Claimed Its Power There is a lot to admire at A77 Suites Athens. Set inside a beautifully restored neoclassical building, the hotel immediately delivers one of the things Athens does best when it wants to remind you of its quieter elegance: proportion, grace, and architectural memory. The restoration is

Antwerp is an edgy city. Hotel Pilar matches that energy — but it’s not trying to prove it. Pilar has something rarer: a quiet soul. The luxury here isn’t loud, it’s lived-in. It’s taste, restraint, and a certain calm confidence that doesn’t need permission. Hotel Pilar is a boutique design hotel in Antwerp where luxury feels calm, authored, and real. I met Christophe, the