2014 Sightsleeping hotels catalogue of 43 beautiful and stylish properties available by download.
MUNICH, GERMANY – Have you ever wanted to stay in a palace, a castle, or a designer hotel? Bavaria’s collection of Sightsleeping hotels invites you to do just that, to surround your senses with the arts even where you sleep. The newest collection of 43 properties includes a stylish city hotel in Nuremberg, a chalet with lodge views of the mountains beyond Lake Tegernsee, or a 15th-century castle, among others. Membership in this exclusive collection is based on agreement by a jury of art experts, professional designers, journalists and tourism experts.
Criteria for inclusion are the attraction value and the aesthetic level of an establishment. Only those candidates where sightseeing begins in the hotel itself can be included under the motto “Sleeping with an eye for art”. These hotels offer a new option in experiential travel, where arts and culture are as important in the hotel where you stay as they are in the destination visited.
“We offer many cultural events in Bavaria from exhibitions to classical concerts, jazz weeks and more”, explains theme manager Kristina Nagl. “With Sightsleeping Hotels, we now offer guests accommodation options that are also culturally oriented. Sightsleeping stands for a new type of travel, in which the hotel experience plays a central role. You are as you sleep. The arts are your muse”, continues Kristina Nagl.
The Sightsleeping jury meets in October each year to decide which new candidates to admit to the collection. The strict selection process guarantees the quality of the offerings. Criteria include the attraction value and the aesthetic level of an establishment. Palaces and fortresses or contemporary architecture with a modern design are all viable candidates for the portfolio. An important requirement is that the decor be worth seeing – with paintings, prints, drawings or sculptures with real aesthetic appeal, or where a concept can be identified. The hotels are often further distinguished by their own cultural offerings and organize readings by authors, concerts or theater productions.
Photo caption: Dorint Resort & Spa Bad Brückenau, Sightsleeping Hotels.
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