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Design + Culture

Hôtel Plaza Athénée and Gray Malin’s New Photography Series “Dogs of Paris” Is the Content You Need In Your Life

Here at Hotels Above Par, you could say we are superfans of Gray Malin. His travel photography puts a smile on your face, whether it be “Welcome to…

Scene from the movie The Tourist. Johnny Depp is on a boat in Italy with Angelina Jolie stepping onto a dock.

The Best Travel Films

Just like the books we love to read that teleport us from reality to whatever faraway place in the plot, there are some films we just can’t get…

Restaurateur Joey Ghazal wearing a suit and standing in front of a navy wall with two arches on either side.

Building a Hospitality Empire in Dubai and Beyond, with Restaurateur Joey Ghazal

With all that Joey Ghazal has accomplished in the last decade, it’s a surprise that the multihyphenate gets any sleep at all. Not only has the Canadian-Lebanese “gastro-preneur”…

5. Stockholm Design Week_ India Mahdavi's Takeover of Svenskt Tenn's Stockholm Gallery

The Above Par Culture Edit 1.0

Greetings, HAPpers! Paul Jebara here, HAP’s Design + Culture Editor, thrilled to be sharing our first-ever Above Par Edit with you. We at Hotels Above Par are always…

A Toast to the Future of Mezcal with Rafa Shin, Founder of Agua Mágica

A Toast to the Future of Mezcal with Rafa Shin, Founder of Agua Mágica

Rafa Shin, the founder of ultra-premium mezcal brand Agua Mágica, was just one year old when his family relocated from Seoul to Mexico City. Fueled by their fascination…

Michael Heizer, "City," Nevada Desert

American Artist Michael Heizer Unveils 52-Year Project called “City” in the Nevada Desert

Imagine being in the middle of nowhere in Nevada; it’s just you and a barren desert, nothing else. Suddenly, you see grand cement structures, some pyramidic in shape;…

The Aster Los Angeles

The Hip Los Angeles’ Members’ Club & Hotel Opening This Summer

This summer, a hotly-anticipated venue setting out to be the “anti-Soho House” will debut smack-dab in the beating heart of Hollywood. Meet The Aster. Part public hotel, part…

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Traveling Design Fair NOMAD Circle Heads To Capri For Its 10th Edition

Meet the art fair of the future: NOMAD Circle. Founded in 2016 by art world insiders Giorgio Pace and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, NOMAD Circle eschews the traditional concept of…

Harry Potter Store interior

Take a Look Inside the World’s Largest Harry Potter Store

Did you know that New York City is now home to the largest Harry Potter store in the world? Here’s an insider’s peek into Manhattan’s most magical emporium. …

Seaport Cinema

Spend NYC Summer Nights Watching Movies at The Greens at Pier 17 New York

As temperatures rise, there’s no better spot in NYC to soak up the sun than The Greens at Pier 17 New York. Located in the Seaport, one of…

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