I've always been interested in design.
And really, if I was given a choice to start all over again, I would seriously consider going to study architecture or something. Anyway, we're looking for a place to stay when we are in Sydney next month and naturally, we turned to the boutique hotels that dot this very hip and cosmopolitan city. You know boutique hotels nowadays are really on the upswing and although they have less of the creature comforts that come with the 5-star establishments, they make up for it by being achingly trendy and cozy.
On HIP HOTEL's reccomendation, we found the Kirketon in downtown Darlinghurst. Looks yummy ya? Nothing too fancy. Just the right dose of minimalist european chic right from the pages of
Wallpaper magazine.
Our search also sparked off a discussion (again!) between K and me about running a boutique hotel we can call our own one day. We're gonna buy two to three 4-storey shophouses, renovate and convert them into a hip living space, have everything to say about the design and furnishings, dish out an award-winning restaurant on the premises and have a really good cocktail bar near the roof-top jacuzzi where we will mingle with the guests as owners/managers. About 30 rooms will be just nice, with a see-through lap pool where swimmers can see diners and
vice-versa.
A dream perhaps. Not too unattainable if we're really serious about it. We think there is a market for this in S'pore. Although the concept is not new. What with pace-setters Hotel 1929, The Scarlet and now 1929's sister hotel, The New Majestic (below) already getting rave reviews all over the world.
We've already thought about the interior design. Underlying contemporary Scandinavian designer-chic with infused
Indochine accents for a new interpretation of the East-Meets-West
genre. We've even thought about the name of the upmarket Japanese restaurant (secret for now) where there will be a daily
degaustation menu to sample the different Nippon foodstyles. As well as the type of
Marrimeko wallpaper we want for the standard rooms and suites.
Boy this is getting serious! Any investors? =))