The Grand Pigalle, Paris

The first hotel project from cocktail experts Experimental Group is a haven for those comfortable with the city

The risktaking French team of Rome de Goriainoff, Pierre-Charles Cros, and Olivier Bon made the craft cocktail desirable to young Parisians via the Experimental Cocktail Club bar, which opened in 2007. The Experimental Group has now become a household name, growing their small empire of bars and restaurants across London, New York and Ibiza without watering down their qualityor flair. This past spring, they created …

Inside an Abandoned Italian Castle

Netherlands-based photographer Martino Segwaard has a penchant for shooting abandoned buildings, and his latest subject happens to be his most beautiful yet. Though he won’t divulge its exact location, the palace-like residence—which prominently bears the words “Non Plus Ultra”—is most likely Castello di Sammezzano located just outside of Florence, Italy. Segwaard’s striking images capture the castle’s beautiful mosaic floors, high vaulted ceilings and intricately adorned …

Les Bains, Paris

The famed nightclub is reincarnated as a boutique hotel

In a city filled with infinite sites to enjoy, it takes a lot for a Parisian hotel room to make you want to stay inespecially one located in Le Marais, the beating heart of the capital. Yet that’s exactly what Les Bains has accomplished after a five year transformation. In its past lives, Les Bains Guerbois was a late 19th century spa and bathhouse (where …