Offrava / The Collections / Art Hotels
Collection I
Palaces, townhouses and restored landmarks where great collections are part of the stay.
An art hotel is a hotel with a point of view. The finest of them were assembled by owners who lived with their pictures, and a night there feels less like a booking than an invitation.
Nice, France
✦Opened in 1913 on the Promenade des Anglais, Le Negresco is a listed Belle Époque palace whose owners filled it with art spanning five centuries.
Guests pass portraits, tapestries and contemporary sculpture, including Niki de Saint Phalle's colourful works, on the way to their rooms, each decorated differently.
On the Promenade des Anglais, facing the Baie des Anges, about twenty minutes from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.
London, United Kingdom
✦A 1926 Art Deco building in Mayfair, The Beaumont is known for ROOM, a suite inside a giant crouching figure by sculptor Antony Gormley.
The rest of the hotel keeps a 1920s American style, with a bar, a brasserie and rooms decorated in dark wood and period photography.
On Brown Hart Gardens in Mayfair, a short walk from Selfridges and Bond Street.
Kansas City, United States
✦This 21c restored the 1888 Savoy Hotel downtown, keeping its stained glass and historic dining room while adding free contemporary art galleries.
Exhibitions change through the year, and the historic Savoy Grill reopened as part of the hotel.
On West 9th Street in downtown Kansas City, close to the Crossroads Arts District.