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Category Archives: Hotels
When book-lovers dream of luxury…
Drifting into dreamland after the ultimate reading experience… When book-lovers dream of luxury, they dream of Detroit’s Book-Cadillac Hotel–at least according to this fabulous ad copy from 1928. The curtains flutter, the readers snuggle, and service is swift and silent. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, History, Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged Detroit, Michigan, Renaissance Revival
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Human Hotel
The Human Hotel project was created last year by the folks behind WOOLOO.ORG — an online community for professional artists. The concept is an AirBnB-like service for artistic types who like to travel and meet like-minded people. Visiting creatives get … Continue reading
A winning combination
I don’t imagine that any of us will be traveling to China any time soon, however, wouldn’t the new Capsule Hotel & Bookstore in Qinglongwu, Zhejiang province, China, be the ideal getaway.
Posted in Architecture, Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, China, literary hotels
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Mondays are miscellaneous now
Antiquarian books – from the bookshelf’s view point.. This book records a Buddhist text given to the Qianlong emperor by a Panchen Lama from Tibet. The calligraphy was written by the court official Liang Guozhi (1723–1774) then engraved into the jade pages and painted … Continue reading
Clean the World
Since 2009 the non-profit organization Clean the World has been working with hotels to recycle used soap and other toiletry products left behind by their customers into new sanitized soap that is then distributed to people without easy access to … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Hilton, hospitality industry, Hyatt, Marriott, Nonprofit organization
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Book a bed at the BookBar
The next time that I visit Denver, I will definitely be staying at the BookBar’s BookBed. The AirBnB rental is a spacious 1896 one-bedroom apartment located above popular book store and wine bar, BookBar. This vacation rental is owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookstore Tourism, Colorado, Denver
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Bugging Out
This summer the media in North America has been crawling with stories about bedbug infestations. The creepy little buggers have been making the news for turning up every where from the New York Times headquarters in Manhattan to tangerine Mussolini’s … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged bedbugs, insects, travel accommodations
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See Naples and sleep with the books
The Mondadori Bookstore in Naples’ Vomero District has made it possible to spend the night surrounded by thousands of books. Under the name Mooks Bed & Books, the bookshop has installed two beautiful suites, each furnished with antiques and thousands of books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Bookstores, Italy, Mondadori, Naples
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Rick Steves Wants To Set You Free
If you live in the United States and have ever watched PBS television, or if you’ve ever visited the travel section of any bookstore, then you know exactly who Rick Steves is and what he’s all about. But if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Hotels, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged European travel, PBS, Travel Guidebooks
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Bed, Breakfast and Books
If you visit Lille, France after March 21st, you will be able to browse a new bookstore, have a coffee, and even stay the night at Place Ronde – Bed, Books & Breakfast. The project is the brainchild of Fabienne van … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Airbnb, France, Lille
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