From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters…

Following up on our Great Escapes Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America titles is this volume concentrating on the most extraordinary and tempting Canadian and American hotels. Ranging from funky and inexpensive to luxuriously elegant and wildly pricy, these hotels, inns, guesthouses, bungalows, ranches, lodges, resorts and even - yes - wigwams and treehouses will surely seduce you.

Highlights include:

* blast from the past: mid-century shiny metal trailers with period interiors in Arizona
* shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur, California
* supercool hot springs resort near Los Angeles
* elegant auberge in Napa Valley where you can stay during your wine tasting tour
* cedar cabins and classic raised safari tents in California’s El Capitan Canyon
* historic ranch nestled in a Death Valley oasis
* rustic ski resort in Sundance
* your own luxurious bungalow on a tiny island in the Florida Keys
* regal Italianate villa in rural Massachusetts
* deluxe wigwams in Arizona’s Navajo County
* lakefront sanctuary in New York’s Adirondack Mountains
* historic 1930s hotel in Texas where James Dean once stayed
* cabin treehouse 50 feet above the ground in Washington’s Mount Rainer
* exquisitely-restored country house inn in Connecticut
* Frank Lloyd Wright house on a wooded bluff overlooking Mirror Lake, Wisconsin

Другие книги серии

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes Asia

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes Africa

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes South America

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes Europe

Leave stress behind – get away in style

Featuring a selection of the most unique hotels and guesthouses from Sweden to Turkey - all places where you can melt away from the problems of the 'real world' - the book mixes gorgeous color photographs with directions, pricing, and contact information. Since reading is a requisite part of your relaxing escape, we also suggest books for you to take along to each destination. From a lighthouse in Wales to a former monastery in Spain, these are the sorts of hotels that will open up your senses and just might change your whole perspective on life.

__________

Посмотреть переиздание книги The Hotel Book. Great Escapes Europe в твердом переплете - Great Escapes Europe. The Hotel Book

Find your inner Zen

Much more than a travel or holiday guide, Great Escapes Asia is first and foremost a paradisiacal photo album. Featuring opulent photographs of places that seem too perfect to be real, some of which look like James Bond movie sets or National Geographic subjects, this book will quickly convince you that an Asian sojourn is crucial to your mental and physical wellbeing. The icing on the cake is that not only do these hotels really exist, but - thanks to the pricing and contact information provided - you can succumb to their mysterious charms and book yourself a room (or houseboat, hut, or tree house, whatever the case may be).

Among the gems waiting for you in Great Escapes Asia:

* In Kerala, India, choose between luxurious tree houses suspended 25 meters off the ground or futuristic-looking, Star Wars-style houseboats made of bamboo poles, palm leaves, and coconut fibers
* Are you more the resplendent-resort or budget-bungalow type? Find the best of both in Bali
* The best place for a delectable cup of joe: a luxury lodge and spa on a java plantation in (you guessed it) Java
* In the Philippines, an organic resort composed of superimposed huts whose every room affords instant access to the beach via rope ladder
* Tadao Ando’s sprawling minimalist concrete-and-steel hotel attached to the contemporary art museum in Naoshima, Japan - the perfect place to contemplate on the relationship between humans and nature
* An exclusive hotel on a private island in Sri Lanka, once owned by Paul Bowles and frequented by Arthur C. Clarke and Peggy Guggenheim
* Thatched-roof cottages in India whose gardens overflow with mangos, nutmeg, and cardamom
* An Ayurvedic spa in the Himalayas where nothing matters but peace and relaxation
* In Myanmar, an elegant river cruise boat and a hotel on a breathtaking archeological site
* Chairman Mao’s former getaway in Beijing, where you can rent his lavish, traditionally-decorated suite complete with adjoining concubine rooms


Countries: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Другие книги серии

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes Africa

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes North America

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes South America

The Hotel Book. Great Escapes Europe

Our selection of the 90 best hotels around the globe

Following up on our Great Escapes Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America titles is this volume concentrating on the most extraordinary and tempting Canadian and American hotels. Ranging from funky and inexpensive to luxuriously elegant and wildly pricy, these hotels, inns, guesthouses, bungalows, ranches, lodges, resorts and even—yes—wigwams and treehouses will surely seduce you.

Highlights include:
• blast from the past: mid-century shiny metal trailers with period interiors in Arizona
• shrine to 60s-70s kitch: a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home
• shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur, California
• supercool hot springs resort near Los Angeles
• elegant auberge in Napa Valley where you can stay during your wine tasting tour
• cedar cabins and classic raised safari tents in California’s El Capitan Canyon
• historic ranch nestled in a Death Valley oasis • rustic ski resort in Sundance
• your own luxurious bungalow on a tiny island in the Florida Keys
• a gorgeous lodge in Hawaii
• sleek, minimalist “boutique hotel” in New Orleans’s French Quarter
• regal Italianate villa in rural Massachusetts
• deluxe wigwams in Arizona’s Navajo County
• lakefront sanctuary in New York’s Adirondack Mountains • historic 1930s hotel in Texas where James Dean once stayed
• cabin treehouse 50 feet above the ground in Washington’s Mount Rainer
• exquisitely-restored country house inn in Connecticut
• Frank Lloyd Wright house on a wooded bluff overlooking Mirror Lake, Wisconsin

Latin luxury Continuing its quest to seek out the world’s most unique and inspiring hotels, TASCHEN takes on South America. This diverse selection of hotels, posadas, and haciendas highlights the most exceptional destinations on the continent. Among the breathtaking paradise spots are a hotel on a Patagonian natural reserve, a hacienda perched high in the Andes mountains, an adobe hotel in the Chilean desert, a converted monastery in Peru, a hotel built entirely of salt in Bolivia’s Uyuni salt desert, and an "ecolodge" on a natural reserve in the Amazon rain forest. For the love of nature, tango dancing, and caipirinhas, nothing beats these exotic escapes from the fast lane. Countries included: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Equador, Peru, Uruguay

Find your inner Zen Much more than a travel or holiday guide, Great Escapes Asia is first and foremost a paradisiacal photo album. Featuring opulent photographs of places that seem too perfect to be real, some of which look like James Bond movie sets or National Geographic subjects, this book will quickly convince you that an Asian sojourn is crucial to your mental and physical wellbeing. The icing on the cake is that not only do these hotels really exist, but—thanks to the pricing and contact information provided—you can succumb to their mysterious charms and book yourself a room (or houseboat, hut, or tree house, whatever the case may be). Among the gems waiting for you in Great Escapes Asia: • In Kerala, India, choose between luxurious tree houses suspended 25 meters off the ground or futuristic-looking, Star Wars-style houseboats made of bamboo poles, palm leaves, and coconut fibers • Are you more the resplendent-resort or budget-bungalow type? Find the best of both in Bali • The best place for a delectable cup of joe: a luxury lodge and spa on a java plantation in (you guessed it) Java • In the Philippines, an organic resort composed of superimposed huts whose every room affords instant access to the beach via rope ladder • Tadao Ando’s sprawling minimalist concrete-and-steel hotel attached to the contemporary art museum in Naoshima, Japan—the perfect place to contemplate on the relationship between humans and nature • An exclusive hotel on a private island in Sri Lanka, once owned by Paul Bowles and frequented by Arthur C. Clarke and Peggy Guggenheim • Thatched-roof cottages in India whose gardens overflow with mangos, nutmeg, and cardamom • An Ayurvedic spa in the Himalayas where nothing matters but peace and relaxation • In Myanmar, an elegant river cruise boat and a hotel on a breathtaking archeological site • Chairman Mao’s former getaway in Beijing, where you can rent his lavish, traditionally-decorated suite complete with adjoining concubine rooms. Countries: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam