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1. FROM MOROCCO TO MEXICO - DESIGN HOTELS™ PRESENTS 23 NEW MEMBERS
Berlin, December 8, 2008 – Design Hotels™, a global hotel marketing-services company with a unique
approach to hospitality has signed 23 new properties, increasing its membership to more than 175 hotels around
the world.
With these new properties, Design Hotels™ further enhances its portfolio of curated, design-led hotels. Each
member hotel represents the vision of an independent hotelier – an individual with a passion for genuine
hospitality that is culturally rooted and enhanced by thought-provoking design and architecture.
Throughout 2008, Design Hotels™ inducted several new members to the collection: The Limes Hotel, in
Brisbane, marked the first ever member of Design Hotels™ in Australia and the addition of 3 Nagas by Alila in
Laos brought further geographic diversity to the collection. Aguas de Ibiza Spa & Resort opened in June 2008
bringing eco-chic luxury to the Balearic Islands, while The Emperor brought an unprecedented touch of cutting-
edge design to Beijing, China.
The complete list of 23 new members, plus recent and upcoming openings by geographical region is as follows:
THE NEW MEMBER HOTELS
NORTH AFRICA
Morocco
AnaYela, Marrakech – January 2008 www.designhotels.com/anayela
THE AMERICAS
Mexico
Distrito Capital, Mexico City – January 2009 www.designhotels.com/distritocapital (online as of January 2009)
Rosas Y Xocolate, Merida, Yucatán – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/rosasxocolate (online as of January
2009)
Boca Chica, Acapulco - March 2009 www.designhotels.com/bocachica (online as of January 2009)
Habita Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia – September 2008 www.designhotels.com/habitamonterrey (online
as of January 2009)
EUROPE
Austria
life medicine RESORT, Bad Gleichenberg – September 2008 www.designhotels.com/lifemedicine
Belgium
Carbon Hotel, Genk – April 2008 www.designhotels.com/carbonhotel
Germany
25hours Hotel Tailored by Levi’s, Frankfurt – July 2008 www.designhotels.com/25hourslevis
Roomers, Frankfurt – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/roomers
The George, Hamburg – October 2008 www.designhotels.com/thegeorge

2. Die Träumerei, Michelstadt – August 2008 www.designhotels.com/dietraumerei (online as of January 2009)
Factory Hotel, Muenster – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/factoryhotel
Hungary
Hotel Rosslyn, Budapest – Autumn 2009 www.designhotels.com/hotelrosslyn
Italy
Leon’s Place, Rome – August 2008 www.designhotels.com/leonsplace
Norway
The Other Side, Neiden – Summer 2009 www.designhotels.com/theotherside
Portugal
Memmo Baleeira, Vila de Sagres – June 2008 www.designhotels.com/memmobaleeira
The Vine Hotel, Funchal, Madeira – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/the_vine_hotel
Douro 41, Raiva – January 2009 www.designhotels.com/douro41
Spain
Aguas de Ibiza, Ibiza – September 2008 www.designhotels.com/aguasdeibiza
Sweden
Copperhill Mountain Lodge, Are – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/copperhill
Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm – November 2009 www.designhotels.com/hotelskeppsholmen (online as of
January 2009)
Switzerland
Rocksresort, Laax – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/rocksresort
Turkey
The Sofa Hotels & Residences, Istanbul – March 2006 www.designhotels.com/sofahotel (online as of January
2009)
United Kingdom
Vincent Hotel, Southport – May 2008 www.designhotels.com/vincent
Sanctum Soho Hotel, London – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/sanctumsoho
The Franklin Hotel, London – Spring 2009 www.designhotels.com/thefranklin
ASIA/PACIFIC
Australia
Limes Hotel, Brisbane – June 2008 www.designhotels.com/limeshotel
China
The Emperor, Beijing – April 2008 www.designhotels.com/theemperor
Indonesia
Luna 2 Private Hotel, Bali – March 2007 www.designhotels.com/luna2

3. Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/alila_villas_uluwatu
Laos
3 Nagas by Alila, Luang Prabang – July 2008 www.designhotels.com/3nagas
Maldives
Alila Villas Hadahaa, South Male – April 2009 www.designhotels.com/alila_villas_hadahaa
Thailand
X2 Koh Samui – June 2008 www.designhotels.com/x2kohsamui
Villa Beige, Koh Samui – October 2008 www.designhotels.com/villabeige
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AFRICA
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ABOUT DESIGN HOTELS™
Design Hotels™, a global hospitality company, brings under its umbrella over 175 independently owned, design-
driven properties in more than 40 countries around the globe.
Member hotels benefit from customized services ranging from global sales representation and reservations, to

4. revenue & distribution management; from strategic marketing and public relations to branding; therefore
receiving the exposure they need around the world while maintaining their individual identity.
Conceived in 1993 by Claus Sendlinger, then a travel agent, and today its hands-on president and CEO, Design
Hotels™ has its headquarters in Berlin and branches in London, Barcelona, New York, Singapore, Bali, Tokyo
and Perth.