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9 Awesome Art Hotels Around The World (PHOTOS)

Posted: 11/17/11 03:00 PM ET

Some hotels transcend the ordinary, going beyond basic accommodation and turning the entire room into a designed work of art. In some cases, this will involve hiring a specific artist to outfit the entire establishment, while other hotels will assign each room to a different artist or a different theme.

Life-sized murals, walls covered in street art and playful pop art paintings turn these rooms into your own personal exhibit.

If you've ever dreamed of sleeping in a museum, check out some of the most beautiful art hotels in the world:

Arte Luise Kunsthotel - Berlin, Germany
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This hotel is often called a "gallery where you can spend the night" and is located in one of the city's most exciting neighborhoods: Berlin-Mitte, the city center. Comprising a neo-classical residential palais dating from 1825 and an addition built in 2003, the hotel has a total of 50 rooms, a generous lobby and an art gallery that also serves as a venue for events. All rooms in the hotel have been individually decorated by a renowned artist. Every room is an original, and the only thing that they all have in common is high artistic quality. The sculptures in the lobby and the philosophy in the stairwell accompany guests en route to their rooms.

Those who want to learn more about Germany's past, for example, can choose to stay in Room 432, titled "The History of Berlin." Others who prefer the future over the past can opt for Room 431, called "Future Comfort."

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Photos: Lars Stroschen for Propeller Island City Lodge, diephotodesigner.de (Hotel Fox), Courtesy of Daddy Long Legs Boutique Hotel, Courtesy of Gladstone Hotel, Sandton Hotels, Courtesy of Hotel des Arts, Le Monde Hotel, Hotel Pelirocco, Arte Luise Kunsthotel.

 

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Some hotels transcend the ordinary, going beyond basic accommodation and turning the entire room into a designed work of art. In some cases, this will involve hiring a specific artist to outfit the en...
Some hotels transcend the ordinary, going beyond basic accommodation and turning the entire room into a designed work of art. In some cases, this will involve hiring a specific artist to outfit the en...
 
 
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03:23 AM on 11/18/2011
When I was in Portugal a hotel in Lisbon featured the works of Portugal Abstract Artist Cristina Canas, who really been exploring her spiritual side, culminating in a new show of her abstract artwork at Salon Vert in London.

The focal point of the exhibition is a piece titled, "Twight Series," a series of paintings inspired by the Buddhist Philosophy she lives by,

"You can meditate on each title," Canas explains to the Guardian, "and you can manifest that into your life, whether it's prosperity, healing or fertility. There's so many possibilities. I thought that was really fascinating." Canas also created accompanying verses to go along with each image. The small phrases serve as a tool to further investigate the spiritual nature of her work, though she was hesitant to write them at first, saying: "You don't want to be too esoteric but you want to help take the ideas and the thoughts you have when you think of the title and focus them."

Despite her international recognition as an abstract artist Canas was drawn back to her artistic roots three years ago when she decided to move back to Lsbon , Portugal, buy a beach house and create...Canas has been the subject of three gallery exhibitions so far, but the "Twilight Series" represents a convergence of her interest in spirituality, culture and the unknown..just beautiful the artist & her works...
03:16 AM on 11/18/2011
Breathtaking ...I would love staying at any of these gorgeous places, I'm an art lover.