Poppy and minimalistic – The Prizeotel in Bremen

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Today I would like to introduce you to the ‚Prizeotel‚ – the first budget designer hotel in Bremen!

It has been voted as one of the 7 most charming and stylish hotels under 100 euro in Germany and has an outstanding design affordable to all!

It opened up in February 2009 and already got numerous awards- for example the Design price „Red Dot Award” in the „Architecture and Interior Design” category.

The first second I got there I recognized the Pop-Art-style, which immediately reminded me of the ‚nhow hotel‘ in Berlin.

And…surprise, surprise: after asking the friendly woman behind the reception desk I got to know what I was already suspecting! The modern hallmark is the same! It’s the one of the world renowned Karim Rashid!

Normally, to be honest – I prefer darker colors and warm materials! But the Prizeotel with its 127 fully air-conditioned rooms still serves exactly the needs of cost-effective business and city travelers.

So if you are not afraid of colors but you love details, like an ilamp with integrated speakers and an iphone connection, you should definitely check out this amazing place with the large open and white spaces and the accents of strong positive colors!

The lobby area encompasses a bar, internet station, buffet and outdoor terrace.


Upstairs, the tactile wallpaper coats the hallway. Custom carpets along the corridors display room numbers.

The rooms were designed following the guiding ‚have less but better furniture‘. They provide all the needs and details of a high end boutique hotel while creating a unique experience and a high level of sleeping comfort!

It also has high quality bathrooms with rainforest shower heads.

All pictures from: http://www.prizeotel.com/en/

The Prizehotel is a perfect hotel for individualist who are feeling home wherever they are able to take their smartphones and their trolley bags – and who are bored with traditional hotels!

Further locations are already planned for 2013 in Hamburg and Hannover and afterwards in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Munich.

  by Mo Goshtasb

Chia seeds ~ from Mexico and South America

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With a mild nut like flavor, these little magic seeds do wonders. Considered a super-food Chia nuts have lots of protein, more antioxidants than blueberries, more potassium than bananas and more calcium than milk plus boric which assists retention in the body for a longer period than usual. They have more iron than spinach and super omega-3 and 6 which is better than most oily fish. Chia nuts are gluten-free and help to flush out acids of the body. Try every day in the morning on your porridge, yoghurt, soup, pancakes, smoothies, omelet, salad dressing or sprinkle them over salad – anywhere you want. Enjoy!

Resource: http://www.zentrum-der-gesundheit.de

read a lot more about chia seeds at:  http://www.livestrong.com/chia-seeds/

and get it from :  Herbathek, Berlin  http://herbathek.com

Keep your skin smiling!

Ginger – Nature’s wonder drug.

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I often speak of the amazing positives with Ginger but I just want to re-iterate, especially at this time of year when immunities are fragile and colds and bugs are rife.

Ginger tea has many medicinal qualities – firstly it keeps your muscles warm which is just what you need in this cold Berlin weather.

Ginger tea with honey ( Manuka honey is best) – brilliant to soothe a sore throat. Ginger helps alleviate motion sickness, helps your digestion and unsettled tummy`s. Reduces dizziness and can limit trapped gasses. It is a good anti-viral and anti-inflammatory – so keep it up when suffering from a cold. Also a general all-round antiseptic.

Ginger is crammed full of amazing vitamins, minerals and Iron; Calcium, Iron, Zinc, Vitamin A, Vitamin C.

Ginger Tea Recipe:

You can have it peeled or not, doesn’t matter. Cut into thinnish slices and add basil and cardamom into a heat resistant container adding hot water from a kettle or heat directly on the cooker. Take off the heat and add fresh honey and lime to taste when it has cool down. (If you prefer cold ginger water use plenty of ginger in less water and add cold water or put it in the fridge overnight).

Resource: http://www.tee24.com

Resource: http://ratgeber.t-online.de

 Keep your skin smiling!