who is going to Kyoto? Hotels that Inspire
Happy New Year, y’all!
My New Year’s resolutions are set!
How about yours?
Yes/no?
Come on.
Well... part of my resolutions ties closely to the next project I am eyeing.
It’s in the concept development stage and might stay in that stage for a while until the perfect opportunity finds me or I find it.
You can probably guess that, with my past track record, I will be focusing on concepts related to cultures.
Nature and cultures, to be precise.
Which culture?
Good question.
I am a big fan of Japanese culture, so it might be a Japan-inspired retreat. Not set in stone yet, I have a couple others in mind.
But Japanese culture… I love it so much that our home has lots of elements related to Japan.
I love their philosophy, frameworks, and design outlook. And food, of course…food.
There is one problem: I have never been to Japan.
So technically speaking, I love it on paper.
And this year, one of my resolutions is to go to Japan and experience it in all its beauty.
I have some hotels that I am particularly interested in visiting to get inspired by:
(who is going to Kyoto? we are going to Kyoto! *voices in my head*)
Amanemu
Keiunkan
Oh, just looking at the images gives me goosebumps.
The beauty of concept development, and I see it sometimes, though not that often, is when concepts start intersecting.
Innovation comes at the intersection of ideas.
And maybe that’s the key: to take a piece of you, of something you like, some other X element, surroundings, and combine it in one act of new.
Several other countries are on the list for this year:
Italy, Spain, Portugal, England, and China.
If I get to 3 out of the above countries, that would be a win, the more the merrier.
In all of them there are hotels that I want to visit before the next project.
Some of the places are in the US too.
Here are just a few:
Piaule
And there are many more in the US from tiny homes to full scale resorts.
Some people travel for food (that would be Rod). I travel for hotels.
I almost have some sort of FOMO if I don’t go to a certain hotel and can’t experience it.
Even if I look through videos and photos, zoom in, zoom out, of course it’s not the same as seeing it firsthand.
And some of the best ones I’ve visited have this elusive energy that is impossible to pick up through photos most of the time.
And this energy is developed through the feeling of the land, the myriad of tiny choices the hotelier is making, and the love of people who care for other people and for the property every day.
That's all for today.
Till next week dear readers.
