House With Spectacular Downtown City Views

Located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, this 7,000 square foot house by McClean Design, is divided in half by water features and a pool, and offers scenic views from West LA to Santa Monica to the Catalina Islands. The views and dividing pool are central to the design of the house. The layout was created to maximize access to the views and the water begins at the driveway with a water wall around which the entry sequence is wrapped. At the main level of the house, the water is then represented by an ornamental pool that descends into the spa below, after which it becomes a 75-foot-long lap pool which runs over the slope and into the view. The entry to the house is a glass bridge over a pool below. The master bedroom and study are located on one side of the pool, the living areas on the other. There are several guestrooms, a media room and a four car garage on the ground floor. The materials are all largely concrete, wood and stone, to create a soft, contemporary look.

The Sensational Grace Hotel, Santorini Islands

The Grace is perfect in Greece. This 5-star, luxury boutique hotel with branches in the world’s most desirable destinations, looks amazing combined with the backdrop of the beautiful, blue and white Santorini islands, the southernmost islands of the Cyclades. With its excellent location in the picturesque village of Imervigli above the Caldera (a centuries-old deep basin created from a sunken volcano), the Grace Santorini offers majestic views of the famous sunset cast across the Aegean sea and the Cyclades Islands as well as a romantic, serene atmosphere for visitors.

While the property is largely secluded, it is conveniently located only 2 KM from the capital of the islands, Fira, and 8-10 KM away from the two closest airports.

Skaros, a rock renowned for its Venetian castle ruins, faces the hotel.

The island’s long history of volcanic activity, has created the dramatic landscape the Grace Hotel and others sit upon today.

The hotel has two pools, but also boasts of unusual and beautiful black-sand beaches in its proximity.

The simple, white decor of the interiors mimics the monochromatic style characteristic of the island.