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My Over the Top 10: Fantastically Flamboyant City Hotels

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Dorsia Hotel, Gothenburg, Sweden The design concept here is that when guests enter, they think they’ve “ended up in the wrong century and in the home of an eccentric lady from the previous century.”
Dorsia Hotel, Gothenburg, Sweden
The design concept here is that when guests enter, they think they’ve “ended up in the wrong century and in the home of an eccentric lady from the previous century.”

By Ann Abel

If it’s not for everyone, it’s probably for me.

That’s one of my favorite travel credos. I was reminded of it when I stepped into the purple-on-purple lobby of the Dorsia Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden (of all places) last month, was greeted by an attendant wearing a vest and bow tie, and heard the strains of big band coming over the sound system. I was even further smitten when I went up to my room and discovered two pairs of purple velveteen bedroom slippers, which matched my headboard and bedframe.

Here is my over-the-top-10: fantastically flamboyant city hotels around the world

 

Ann Abel has written about travel more than a decade. She was a senior editor at ForbesLife and the executive editor of Luxury SpaFinder. She has also written for Robb Report, Modern Bride, Girlfriend Getaways, Tablet Hotels, and Equinox’s Q blog. When not traveling, she is learning to fly at Trapeze School New York.
Ann Abel has written about travel more than a decade. She was a senior editor at ForbesLife and the executive editor of Luxury SpaFinder. She has also written for Robb Report, Modern Bride, Girlfriend Getaways, Tablet Hotels, and Equinox’s Q blog. When not traveling, she is learning to fly at Trapeze School New York.
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