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Le Bar At Hôtel Plaza Athénée. Photo credit: Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

A night out in Paris can often lead to a fashionable stop at Le Bar at Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

This summer, bar patrons will see innovations at Le Bar including a Sound Tree music installation, Blue and Red Hours’ DJ sets, an interactive bar menu and a food concept on Terrace Montaigne – La Terrazzina.

The Sound Tree, in Hôtel Plaza Athénée red, is a sculpture by designers Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman from Elipson. This innovative sculpture plays music from built-in speakers which are in the shape of round fruits.

During Blue Hours’ DJ sets in Le Bar, guests can enjoy the “ultimate cocktail experience” in a Parisian atmosphere every night from 6 pm to 11 pm.

While Red Hours’ DJ sets happen on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 11 pm to 2 am. The Le Bar lights turn from blue to the hotel’s signature red and there’s an appearance by a new identity with the electronic rock Red Hours DJ sets.

During the Red Hours guests can order from the cocktail list on an Interactive Bar Menu. The electronic tablet menu also features a digital slot machine which gives guests a chance to win a complimentary cocktail or Le Bar canapé.

This summer, Hôtel Plaza Athénée is also featuring the food concept La Terrazzina evening on Terrace Montaigne.  Each evening at 8.30 pm, guests can enjoy a taste of Italy. The hotel’s Chef Philippe Marc has created a limited edition menu which includes a choice of antipasti or prosciutto, a pizzetta followed by panna cotta alla Siciliana or tiramisu.

Hôtel Plaza Athénée

25 Avenue Montaigne

75008 Paris, France

Website: www.plaza-athenee-paris.com

Poolside at Swissôtel Hotel Bodrum Beach. Photo credit: Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is planning a new beach resort near Bodrum, Turkey: Swissôtel Hotel Bodrum Beach.

On the waterfront in Turgutreis, this two-storey hotel will offer 66 rooms and suites and 72 residences – villas and duplex terraces. Among the hotel’s features will be indoor and outdoor pools, Pürovel Spa & Sport, sports activities and several restaurants.

Swissôtel Hotel Bodrum Beach. Photo credit: Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.

AFTER: Jubilee Lawn Art at Lakeside Hotel & Spa. Photo credit: Lakeside Hotel & Spa.

The Lakeside Hotel & Spa has revealed its Jubilee-themed lawn art (above and below) timed for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Hotel garden consultant Richard Lucas designed the Queen’s crown plus number 60 which was mown into the hotel’s front lawn. Every year, the hotel has become known for its annual Lawn Art designs and lovely gardens.

Set on two acres of gardens on the water’s edge with views of Lake Windermere and fells, Lakeside Hotel & Spa is a four-star hotel in England’s Lake District.

BEFORE: Creating the Jubilee Lawn Art. Photo credit: Lakeside Hotel & Spa.

The hotel is also offering a Jubilee Afternoon Tea with a menu of chilled Gazpacho followed by a choice of sandwiches and a selection of cakes, pastries and scones and freshly brewed teas.

Touring the hotel’s beautiful gardens, guests can see the White garden and Scented garden which has fragrant climbing roses and honeysuckle along the lake frontage. The main garden areas showcase shrub roses and herbaceous borders with seasonal bedding.

While the roof garden, on the roof of the hotel’s pool and AVEDA spa, features parterres, fruit trees, shrubs, roses and a surrounding lawn. Indoors, at the Lakeview Conservatory, guests can see scented leaved Pelargoniums, tender citrus and passion flowers.

Lakeside Hotel & Spa

Lake Windermere,

Newby Bridge, Cumbria

Website: www.lakesidehotel.co.uk