Hot List Hotels 2007
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Dramatically perched on a rock shelf over-looking the stylish Alpine village of Zermatt, the 30-room Omnia coins a new idiom for sky-high Swiss lodgings. After ascending 148 feet in an elevator bored into the rock, you're greeted in the light-filled lobby by a staff outfitted in Marc Jacobs–designed uniforms. American modernism, including the works of Raymond Lowey and Mies van der Rohe, inspired the hotel's warm but streamlined look; and New York–based designer Ali Tayar worked with gray granite, white oak, and custom-designed furniture by the Swiss firm USM Modular to give the rooms—all with balconies—a clean-lined serenity. In addition to two sundecks, the striking fitness center includes an indoor-outdoor pool and an outdoor Jacuzzi with a view of the Matterhorn. Set to open this summer, the hotel bar is a glass-and-steel cube submerged in a pool of water.
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