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Global hangout: Homa Chateau, Guilin

Posted by TerranceV | Lifestyle | Posted on February 14th, 2012

Nestled in the hills of Guilin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its rolling green landscape and stunning spiky cave formations, boutique hotel Homa Chateau, in its contemporary grass-covered form, looks like a striking UFO that has settled into the landscape in this rural Chinese village.

The 46 personalised rooms in the HOMA (Hotel of Modern Art) Chateau were designed by a prominent artist – and while they’re all unique, they do all boast a signature modernist and slick look – think luxe fittings and glossy surfaces. There is also a high-end restaurant and even in-cave dining, a fantastic spa with famously excellent massages and cave exploration sessions and art classes.

In fact, the Taiwanese owner of the hotel is clearly art mad; he also owns the surrounding 1,320 acre sculpture park that boasts some of the most beautiful contemporary art sculptures in the world, most of which were built while the artists were on a "retreat" in the hotel. Too cool.

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