Proudly calling itself ‘one strange hotel’, Marqí is Portuguese resort town Sintra’s latest secluded retreat, created by Danish photographer and former fashion brand owner Mikkel Kristensen. Having shuttered his label, Kristensen was considering venturing into the hotel business when he fortuitously discovered the 1980s mansion that had been a famed civil engineer and party host’s weekend retreat.
‘With its dark, cosy lobby and lush garden, it reminded me of Chateau Marmont, and the hills going down to the beach were also reminiscent of California,’ Kristensen says. ‘The house just had so much feeling and character.’
