At Shangri-La Paris, Christmas arrives in lavish couture style. The iconic lobby tree is crowned with an oversized velvet bow, while the lounges bloom with sculptural red-bow installations and ornate gift boxes. Rich textures, Parisian grandeur and warm golden light create one of the city’s most striking festive scenes — opulent, modern and unmistakably Shangri-La. [...]
This season, Riggs Washington DC unveils Golden Origins, a luminous holiday collaboration with Dutch couture designer David Laport. Inspired by gold—a material born in the heart of stars and a nod to Riggs’ legacy as the “Bank of Presidents”—Laport creates a sculptural tree that rises beneath the hotel’s soaring lobby ceiling. The installation glows with pleated forms [...]
From Paris and London to Geneva and beyond, discover the most exciting festive hotel news for 2025 — designer trees, winter chalets, tea rituals and gondola dinners curated by The Hotel Trotter Every December, the world’s great hotels turn the holiday season into an artform — part theatre, part tradition, always pure enchantment. From Parisian [...]
