Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)
IT’S a style of hotel that rocked California’s inland retreat of Palm Springs in the 1960s.
And with over 100 fashion designers helping to inspire the suites and public areas it is bound to be a huge hit in Spain.
The huge raft of fashionistas, including Alejandro Gomez Palomo, Angel Nokonoko and Pepa Salazar, have lent their name to Los Felices (meaning ‘happy people’), in Ibiza.
Claiming to be the first hotel in the world entirely dedicated to fashion, each designer has lent a garment to the six villas and 107 rooms.
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The hotel on Sant Josep bay, near San Antonio, is showcasing the designers, many who are only now emerging onto the Spanish scene.
At a launch party this month, dozens of them attended alongside Hollywood stars Paz Vega and Josh Hutcherson, famous for his role in the Hunger Games.
Interior architects Ilmiodesign have done an incredible job matching the style of the Sixties with its clean lines, pastel colours and retro touches.
A riot of colours, quirky furniture and giant photos make up the lounge areas, while tall palm trees and cactus dominate the planting outside.
The rooms are buzzing, with Marshall speakers, bright colours and numerous products.
Meanwhile, a kiosk offers, naturally, a host of fashion magazines for sale, as well as a range of stylish clobber.
The lucky few will get to stay in the UFO-shaped villas, designed by Danish architect Matti Suuronen back in the 70s.
His bright pink Futuro House is the backdrop to a stage, which will host fashion shows and concerts.
Part of the Concept Group’s chain of hotels, it opened this summer and costs from around 200 euros a night in September.
A connected nightclub will open next year, while the restaurant Bambola di Grosso Napoletano fusing Italian with Spanish cuisine.
