Few words thrill me as the pair : "New Hotel." A hotel provides glamour, escape and exploration. It is a chance to enter a controlled universe, so that one's visual, mental or even emotional acuity can become keener and more refined. So when my friend Tessa Prieto-Valdes invited Anton Barretto and me to the launch party of The Henry, Cebu's quirkiest boutique hotel, I did not hesitate.
The hotel's lobby combines overscale, vintage-inflected furniture, pop art, old fashioned toys and all forms of baggage, for a fresh and fun vibe. The restaurant features a giant comic strip and a centerpiece dining table and chairs supersized to giant proportions. The lanai and pool are dominated by a graphic vertical garden. The Henry Hotel is a dynamic new addition to the ever evolving Cebuano scene.
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| Manila crew invades Cebu! |
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| Enticing entrance to The Henry's |
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| A chair is still a chair, even though I'm sitting there: at The Henry's lobby |
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| Nice mix of chairs at The Henry's |
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| Love their wall art! |
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| Bull's eye artwork at The Henry's |
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| It's not mine! Rimowa, 1920's |
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| Fresh buko! Great! I'm thirsty! |
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| Awesome vertical garden at the patio! |
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| It's almost summer and the pool is inviting me to dive in! |
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