Hotel – Hot hotels
Las Vegas, Dublin and Zurich
Dublin
Design diva
Something of an anomaly on the south side of Dublin than a mile down the Grand Canal from the new opera is The Dylan hotel, a former 19th-century nurses’ home house designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, The Dylan turned design showpiece. The Dylan is all about colour is poised to clean up when it opens later this year. Until and exture. Bespoke furniture litters corridors lined then the hotel’s swanky restaurant, Still, is the most in blood-red crushed velvet wallpaper. Contemporary operatic thing in town – attracting stars such as Colin glass chandeliers from Murano crown the lobby. The bar Farrell. Prices start from €179. The Dylan, Eastmoreland counter is cast as one huge piece of pewter. Sitting less Place, Dublin 4, + 353 1 660 3000; www.dylan.ie
Las Vegas
Top Trump
Donald Trump’s “understated” new Las Vegas hotel is a 645-foot tower, surmounted by the word TRUMP in 20ft-tall glowing letters, and clad top-to-bottom in 24-carat gold. It doesn’t have a casino, focusing instead on providing the last word in luxury, including a 10,000sq ft spa. If you’ve come to emulate the big man himself, you can hire out two large meeting rooms, or even the 600sq ft boardroom.
Zurich
Lake superior
now. The Trump Hotel and Tower The Dolder resort, a hillside health spa overlooking both the city of Las Vegas is just one of the hotels Zurich and its lake, is synonymous with moneyed seclusion. However, you can book at flybmi.com if you can’t afford a stay at the five-star Dolder Grand, the Norman Foster-redesigned hotel, consider a break at the more modest Dolder Waldhaus next door. This four-star place has an indoor pool with sauna, solarium and massage services; all rooms come with wi-fi, ISDN connections, TV, radio, minibar and safe. Double rooms here start at 380 Swiss francs (£209), which is under half the cost of the most meagre at the Grand. www.dolderwaldhaus.ch
