In a city known for its Disney-esque constructions recreating world monuments, the tasteful contemporary architecture of Las Vegas’ new CityCenter building is a breath of very fresh air. UCityGuides has already reported on a small dose of good taste at the shopping area of this center, and can now tell you about its Aria Hotel [...]

After our lists of the hottest spots in Paris, London, and New York, we’ve now gone around Lisbon to check out what’s new — as always incognito to bring you our independent report on what we find is hot and worthy for the savvy urban traveler. BRASSERIE ROSSIO GOURMET The just-opened Altis Avenida Hotel faces [...]

Zurich’s Kunsthaus Museum is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and is doing it with major exhibitions. One of them is the revival of Picasso’s first retrospective shown by the museum in 1932 and curated by the artist himself. This time, starting in October, it’s exhibiting around 70 masterpieces on loan from private collectors and [...]

This one could very well be added to our list of 7 Essential Stops in Amsterdam if one of our long-time favorites ever closes. Brasserie Witteveen was a popular restaurant in the 70s and 80s and after a recent reopening it should attract a legion of new fans. The new space is quite contemporary, and [...]

Budapest is one of the best destinations during the longer summer vacation because it can be combined with so many other cities in central and Eastern Europe. Before or after the Hungarian capital you can easily visit Vienna, Prague, or Berlin, and if you do that this summer you’ll likely find a festival going on. [...]

You wouldn’t know it from the graffiti-ridden façade, but behind it is one of Buenos Aires’ hottest new restaurants. That façade was specially commissioned and helps peak curiosity of what’s it like inside. Located in the hip Palermo Hollywood neighborhood, “Tegui” has an intimate dining area looking out to a banana tree courtyard, and a [...]

If you’ll be in Milan this month for the city’s design fair, here’s a stylish new place to check out. It’s the Maison Moschino Hotel which took over a 19th century neoclassical railway station. As the name indicates, this is a hotel from the Moschino fashion house and naturally, its creative team is responsible for [...]