The CHESHIRE Magazine | Travel
Daniel Buren, Une pause colorée, work in situ, Le Bristol Paris Jardin français, 2016, souvenir-photo©DBADAGP, Paris. Image: Julie Joubert/kamel mennour archives, courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
GOING FORWARDS
Short haul vs long haul
Buren at Le Bristol Visitors to the Fondation Louis Vuitton this summer will find Frank Gehry’s futuristic structure encased in multicoloured chequered panes of glass, transformed by French conceptual artist Daniel Buren into a playful rainbow that will quite literally cast the building in a new light. Another jewel-toned reverie can be enjoyed by guests staying at Paris’ Hotel Le Bristol, where Buren has installed one of his site-specific pergolas. The garden outside the hotel’s three-star Epicure restaurant will be bathed in a bold spectrum, and tables at either end of the corridor will be set for al fresco feasting in this fantastical setting. Until 6 October, from €990 (lebristolparis.com)
Short haul
Regent Porto Montenegro, Montenegro If your skipper skills aren’t quite up to scratch to charter the superyachts of St Tropez, learn the ropes in the more laid back ports along the Adriatic. Located in the UNESCO-protected Bay of Kotor, the Regent Porto Montenegro hotel has partnered with the area’s renowned yacht club to give guests access to an impressive fleet and expert tuition. Highlights include the Stay and Learn to Sail package which offers four hours of sailing school a day – perfect for those finding their sea legs. Stay and Learn to Sail package from approx. £1,205 per couple (regenthotels.com)
Long haul
The Roxy, New York
Closer to Home If a hectic summer schedule doesn’t allow for trans-continental escapades just yet, never fear – a stylish city break need not even involve boarding a plane when you head for the AC Marriot, Salford Quays. With MediaCityUK, Old Trafford and the cultural offering of The Lowry Theatre nearby, you won’t be short on culture, while the hotel itself boasts all you’d want of its international counterparts: modern, sleek design, state-of-the-art gym, sumptuous suites and an excellent eatery where tapas – a nod to Marriot’s Spanish heritage – is paired with signature cocktails. A minibreak, without having to put your liquids in a Ziploc baggy. (marriott.co.uk)
It made a name for itself as a movie theatre in the 1920s and later as a dance club and a venue for the Tribeca Film Festival, but for its latest incarnation, the former Tribeca Grand Hotel in lower Manhattan has been transformed into a 200-room hotel. The Roxy plays to its arts and music heritage, with a new cinema and jazz club The Django, where guests can get into the swing of things, with live jazz and blues performances five nights a week. Superior king from £215 a night (roxyhotelnyc.com)
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