New York
Fashion Week: 5-12 September 2008

SPREE: Gramercy Park Hotel (five-star)
Home to many an exclusive fashion week after-party, this legendary Bohemian hotel is just across the street from Gramercy Park. The hotel mixes Venetian, Viennese and British designs and displays contemporary art by the likes of Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. The private Roof Club and Garden is exclusive to hotel guests and private members and is filled with designers and models during fashion week. The club is on the 16th-floor and has a retractable roof, revealing one of the best views in the city.

From £312 per room per night

STEAL: The Time Hotel (four-star)
The Time Hotel is a boutique design hotel in the heart of Manhattan's fashionable West Side and is just seconds from Times Square, Central Park and plenty of designer discount stores such as the Nine West outlet. Renowned designer Adam Tihany has designed many elements of the hotel including the guestrooms which are red, blue or yellow to create a calming atmosphere. If you fancy seeing a Broadway show or two, discounted seats are available through the concierge.

From £191 per room per night

London
Fashion Week: 14-19 September 2008

SPREE: The Mayfair (five-star)
The luxury Mayfair hotel, in exclusive Mayfair, is the official hotel for London Fashion Week and is a great place to spot the stars. The Mayfair Bar, with its chic décor, serves the signature Mayfair Mojito and the Amba bar and grill serves classic British cuisine prepared in an exhibition kitchen. The Wellness Centre offers a full range of treatments including Pevonia facials and Egyptian cleansing rituals. The Italian styled guestrooms come with Cattelan beds and Bang & Olufsen entertainment systems with flat-screen televisions.

From £160 per room per night

STEAL: The Regency Hotel (four-star)
The Regency Hotel is seconds from the V&A museum and The National History Museum, which will host London Fashion Week this year. The hotel retains many of the original Regency period architecture in a beautiful townhouse atmosphere. The Pavilion Restaurant serves an extensive menu and the bar boasts a wide selection of fine wines. All guestrooms are contemporary in design and come with wireless internet access.

From £94 per room per night

Milan
Fashion Week: 20-27 September 2008

SPREE: Bulgari Hotel (five-star)
According to those in the know, Brits stay at the Principe Hotel and Americans stay at the Four Seasons but it is the ever stylish French that stay at the Bulgari Hotel. Just five minutes away from the fashion quarter, the in-crowd meet here to sip cocktails during Fashion Week. The hotel is renowned for its enormous private garden where guests can relax with a drink or rub shoulders with a celeb or two. There is a spa with an indoor pool and a Turkish bath. For the ultimate indulgence, stay in the Bulgari Suite, secluded on the top floor of the hotel with panoramic views over the garden and the historic part of Milan.

From £418 per room per night

STEAL: Hotel Brunelleschi (four-star)
The Brunelleschi in Milan is moments from the fashion district of Monteanapoleone, so is ideal for a little fashion-icon spotting. La Scala Opera House and Il Duomo are also just around the corner from the hotel. The Bar dei Cristalli features specialty cocktails and the Le Volte brassiere serves traditional Italian dishes. All the guestrooms feature Oriental-style wall tapestries and wood panelling.

From £107 per room per night

Paris
Fashion Week: 27 September-5 October 2008

SPREE: InterContinental Hotel Le Grand (five-star)
For front row seats at one of the must-see shows this season, stay at the Intercontinental Paris-Le Grand Hotel. Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, one of this year’s hottest designers, will be showing her new collection at the hotel on 27 September. The hotel is opposite the Opera House and a short distance to the Champs Elysées. The spa offers a range of sea treatments and traditional and Oriental massages. Café de la Paix has a terrace overlooking the Opera House.

From £290 per room per night

STEAL: Aston Hotel (three-star)
The Aston Hotel is in the heart of Paris’ fashion district, just moments from Boulevard Haussmann, which is filled with designer boutiques and renowned department stores such as Galleries Lafayette and Printemps. Built as a private house in 1810 and converted to a hotel in 1950, the hotel retains its typical 19th century Haussmann style balconies. All guestrooms come with flat-screen televisions and complimentary wireless internet access.

From £80 per room per night

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