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The Tolucan Times Highlights Hotel Murano
Jan 2010The Glass Quarterly Highlights Hotel Murano
Jan 2010Nouvel Ouest Features Hotel Murano
Jan 2010Hotel Murano Makes Conde Nast Gold List
Jan 20102009
MSNBC Selects Hotel Murano as an Art & Cultural Hotel
Nov 2009Journey Western Magazine (AAA members)
Nov 2009Hotel Murano #72 in Conde Nast’s Top 100 Hotels in the World List
Nov 2009Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice Awards Has Hotel Murano #6
Oct 2009Architectural Digest Highlights Tacoma's Hotel Murano
Oct 2009Shape Magazine Highlights Hotel Murano’s Cultured Glass Arts
Oct 2009Portland’s Mix Magazine Highlights Hotel Murano
Oct 2009Hotel Murano Wins "Best Place to Put Guests" in Annual Poll
Sunset Magazine Highlights Hotel Murano in 34 Top Getaways
Sept 2009Chambers Bay Golf Course and Hotel Murano Are a Perfect Match in Tacoma
Mother Nature Network Highlights Hotel Murano’s Eco-Conscious Efforts
DeliciousBaby.com Highlights Hotel Murano in Tacoma, WA
Tacoma, Washington and Hotel Murano Highlighted by Smart Meeting
August 2009HotelGuide Features Hotel Murano as a Top Boutique Hotel
August 2009Hotel Murano is a Pet Friendly Tacoma Hotel
2009Hotel Murano Highlighted as a Must-Stay in Tacoma
July 2009Hotel Murano Offers a "Beat the Heat" Rate during Weekend of Record Temperatures
July 2009More Theme Hotels Showcases Hotel Murano Glass Theme
Spring 2009In The Know Traveler Highlights Tacoma’s Hotel Murano
July 2009Petit Fute’s Seattle Guide Highlights Hotel Murano
July 2009Hotel Murano Wins Reader’s Choice “Best of the South Sound”
June 2009The Georgia Straight Highlights Glass Art, Tacoma & Hotel Murano
June 2009La Croix (daily newspaper in France) Highlights Hotel Murano
May 2009The Lost Girls Blog Reviews the Hotel Murano
May 2009Hotel Murano is Highlighted in the Oregonian
April 2009Exit133 Reviews Tacoma’s Hotel Murano
April 2009Design Taxi Highlights Hotel Murano
March 2009Hotel Murano Highlighted in Tacoma News Tribune
March 2009Tacoma’s Weekly Volcano Highlights Hotel Murano’s Naughty Package
March 2009Decorative Glass Magazine Highlights Hotel Murano’s 7th Design Award
March 2009Travel Lady Magazine Highlights Hotel Murano
February 2009Today Show Highlights Hotel Murano
February 2009South Sound Wedding & Event Magazine Highlights Hotel Murano
February 2009Food & Wine Names Hotel Murano an Easy Escape
February 2009US Glass Magazine
January 2009Hotel Murano Wins Portland, World Award
January 2009Seattle Metropolitan Highlights Hotel Murano
January 2009Hotel Murano Listed in Best Places Northwest
2009Hotel Murano Listed in Cool Hotels Book
20092008
Hotel Murano Highlighted in Western Living
December 2008Miami Herald Notes Hotel Murano’s Glass Art
November 2008Contract Showcases CorsoStaicoff’s Work on Hotel Murano
November 2008Tacoma Weekly Highlights Hotel Murano
November 2008City of Tacoma: Business Matters - Interview with Howard Jacobs
December 2008Hotel Murano Highlighted in Delta Sky Magazine
November 2008Hotel Murano Highlighted in Eat Magazine
November 2008GDR Creative Intelligence Features Hotel Murano
November 2008Hotel Murano Featured in Hospitality Design
October 2008Zagat Magazine: Top US Hotels, Resorts and Spas 2009
October 2008Hotel Murano featured in Sunset Magazine
October 2008Hotel Murano Makes Portland Monthly’s List of Weekend Getaways
September 2008Hotel Murano Highlighted in Hospitality Design Magazine
September 2008Travel + Leisure Magazine: Washington
July 2008“At the new Hotel Murano, each of the 21 guest-floors honors a different artist (from Australian Cobi Cockburn to Chihuly), and rooms are filled with one-of-a-kind handblown pieces.”
Golf Digest Magazine: Travel
July 2008“Sleek and modern, the hotel features a tribute to famous glass artists…”
Seattle Times: NW Traveler
June 2008Hospitality Design Magazine: Awards Issue
May/June 2008Hotel Murano – Judges’ Award for the best use of art
Portland Spaces Magazine Impressed with Glass Art at Hotel Murano Tacoma
May/June 2008“On each floor, the elevator opens to a display case filled with the work of a featured glass artist.”
Mercer Island Reporter: Hotel Murano and the City of Destiny
May 2008“Tacoma’s Hotel Murano, like its sister properties, is filled with fabulously documented arts, and each of its 22 floors features a different internationally renowned glass artist”
The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada): A Glowing Medium in High-end Digs
May 2008“As a kind of tribute to the Washington state city famous for glass, Tacoma’s Hotel Murano literally shimmers.”
Elle (Greece): Hotel Murano
May 2008Voyager Magazine (Greece): Hotel Murano
May 2008Alaska Airlines Magazine Calls Hotel Murano Sophisticated & Modern
May 2008“And spectacular art is only part of the appeal at the sophisticated, modern 320-room hotel…”
Seattle Magazine Highlights the "Artsy Fartsy" Package at Hotel Murano
May 2008“The Artsy Fartsy package includes tix to the Tacoma Art Museum and the Museum of Glass.”
Art Ltd Impressed with the Showcase of Glass Art at Hotel Murano
May 2008”...LaMonte, Cobi Cockburn, and Steve Klein, along with the ubiquitous Chihuly – the Murano’s permanent collection…”
Go Air - Trans Magazine Reviews the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, WA
May 2008“The stunning mirrored chandelier looks like chrome, but, that’s right, it’s glass. The reception desk? Cool and striped – made of glass…”
Hospitality Design Magazine Review of Hotel Murano in Tacoma, WA
April 2008“Stepping off the elevator guests enter a gallery-style space…guestrooms showcase the creative process through sketches and drawings.”
City Arts Magazine: Artful Lodging
March/April 2008“With a collection of glass that ranges stylistically from representational to highly conceptual and in scale from intimate to truly grand, few visitors to the Hotel Murano will be able to say that this is something they’ve never seen anywhere before.”
Greek America Magazine Impressed by Varotsos' Sculpture at Hotel Murano
March/April 2008“Varotsos, who has represented both Greece and Italy at the Venice Biennale…a signature sculpture to stand outside the newly renovated Hotel Murano.”
Condé Nast Traveler (United Kingdom) Magazine: Art of Glass
March 2008“An inspired hotel in Washington State celebrates glassmaking as an art form.”
Fortune Small Business Magazine Calls Hotel Murano "Temple of Glass"
March 2008“I wanted different examples from different parts of the world – different glassmaking techniques…”
USA Today: For hotels, pampering is a fine art.
January 2008"No time for the local museum on an overnight trip? Try lingering at your hotel."
PlanetOut.com Raves About Hotel Murano's Glass Art
January 2008"Tacoma's Hotel Murano proves that having a heart of glass is a desirable thing."
USA Today: For hotels, pampering is a fine art
Jan 2008“No time for the local museum on an overnight trip? Try lingering at your hotel.”
Corning Museum of Glass Gives Hotel Murano Rave Reviews
2008“This varied collection by contemporary artists makes the hotel a must-stay…includes an outstanding piece by Cobi Cockburn…”
Fjoezzz Reviews Hotel Murano in Tacoma, WA
2008“Costas Varotsos installeerde in maart van dit jaar zijn nieuwe bijdrage buiten, de sculptuur Orizon…” Return to Top
2007
Tacoma News Tribune Says Hotel Murano "Destined to be Public Art"
December 2008"The idea for the artwork came from the hotel owners, but it's destined to become a piece of public art."
Hotel Designs Highlights Hotel Murano's International Glass Art
December 2007"On every guest room floor, the visitor is greeted with a highlighted artists, his or her story and a final masterpiece."
Glass Quarterly Checks Out the Glass Art at Hotel Murano
Winter 2007"With everyone from Dale Chihuly to Karen LaMonte, ... as well as a roster of international glass virtuosos, the hotel rivals an art expo in the breadth of work on display."
Interior Design Reviews Hotel Murano in Tacoma, WA
October 2007"...inspiration and process for the artist's featured piece will be relayed in the corridors to the guest rooms."
Tacoma News Tribune Calls Hotel Murano "State of the (Glass) Art"
April 2007"…no other hotel in the world has a specific theme of glass. I think this is really a first."
