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Category Archives: Hotels
Travel Can be Taxing
Travelers the world over are frequently blindsided by immoderate hotel taxes that boost the cost of overnight stays. The United States is no exception. When guests book hotels, they rarely explore the potential additional costs of local, city or state … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged Expedia, New York, Orbitz, Travelocity, United States
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A Room With a View
Faktum Hotels is not your ordinary hotel brand. In fact, it doesn’t actually rent hotel rooms at all. Instead, Faktum Hotels is a clever media campaign to bring attention to the plight of homeless people in Gothenburg, Sweden. Website visitors … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged faktum hotel, Gothenburg, Skansen Lion, Sweden
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World’s Latest Check Out Time
The Art Series Hotel chain in Melbourne Australia is now offering the ultimate in customer-friendly check out policies. The Overstay Checkout answers that age old question: Why do most hotels make you checkout at 11AM even when the next guest … Continue reading
Book This Hotel
Open for just over six months, the very cool B2 Boutique Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland is rapidly becoming an aspirational lodging destination for traveling bibliophiles. Situated in the former 19th century Hürlimann Brewery, this “Hotel with a bookmark” has managed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Hürlimann Brewery, Switzerland, Zurich
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The Worst Hotel In The World
A dirty, cold, tiny hotel room can put a damper on your trip. But for the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam, those attributes are essential to the promotional pitch. That’s because the Hans Brinker is proud to be dubbed the “worst … Continue reading
No Assembly Required
Love it or hate it, IKEA is known the world over for its cleverly designed home furnishings, innovative marketing campaigns and big box stores. Now the global colossus has set its sights on an entirely new market—budget hotels. Inter IKEA, … Continue reading
Urbanauts: Staying Local in Vienna
The Vienna, Austria based Urbanauts have started a movement that they have dubbed Das Horizontale Hotel. This project is converting vacant neighborhood storefront shops around Vienna into single-room hotels. Their first mini-hotel is housed in a former tailor shop near … Continue reading
Room for Art
The Clarion Hotel in Stockholm‘s happening Södermalm district, loves art so much that they inaugurated a scheme this summer that offers artists the opportunity to pay for their accommodations with a work of art. The offer is good for a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Clarion Hotel, Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
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Switzerland For Free
How would you like to spend a relaxing week in the Swiss Alps, while avoiding the stress and tedium of international travel—and all for free ? Do you want to escape to a pristine mountain hideaway for five days in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Basel, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Tourism
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Would You Use the Sleepbox ?
Have you ever found yourself desparate for a few hours sleep while stranded at an airport or train station, but you didn’t want to fall asleep in public ? Well, the clever folks at Arch Group have a solution for … Continue reading
