PTT Family’s Katamama Hotel

Bali’s incredible boutique digs built by artisans and envisioned by a young company determined to give ancient Indonesian crafts a place in the future

Over 1.8 million. That’s how many bricks were handcrafted to create Katamama, an extraordinary boutique hotel in Bali realized by Ronald Akili and his team, the PTT Family, alongside Indonesian architect Andra Matin. Each brick is individually fabricated, from formation to finish, using an artisanal production process that includes firing them in a kiln heated by dried coconut shells. It took two years to make …

CH Global Spin: Hotel am Steinplatz, Berlin

The German capital breaks into the craft beer scene, and this historic hotel is helping to lead the charge

Sponsored by Star Alliance and Marriott TRAVELER

by Karen Day Craft beer, once a cottage industry carried out by dedicated beer nerds, has reached an all-time high. Consumers around the world have come to favor small-batch, full-flavor brews over their mass-produced, watered-down counterparts. During our travels with Star Alliance’s Round The World program, we sipped on a Shiga Kogen IPA in Tokyo, a Magpie Brewing porter in Seoul, Bosphorus Brewing Company’s Haliç …

Downtown Detroit’s Bedrock + Shinola Hotel

A first-ever boutique hotel from the lifestyle brand and real estate firm

2011 was a very important developmental year for Detroit. It was then that full-service real estate firm Bedrock began taking tremendous steps toward revitalizing the city. At the same time, Detroit-based lifestyle brand Shinola was founded and began ramping up production in the Motor City—and sending a message around the globe about the importance of Detroit- and American-made products. Five years later, Bedrock and Shinola …