The Book of Boutique Hotels


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The World Boutique Hotels Awards showcases the finest luxury boutique hotels around the world, and is distributed internationally to the rooms of every member hotel and other luxury locations. Building on the highly successful and internationally recognized World Boutique Hotel Awards, this unique coffee table-style book not only promotes the extraordinary hotels but also tells the fascinating stories of the people behind them: the owner's journey, their business ethos, and their vision to create truly unique experiences.




Bon Voyage


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These exciting and alluring design hotels are changing the world of accommodation. Bon Voyage invites you to explore places fusing world-class hospitality with a sustainable approach.




Elegant Small Hotels


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We are celebrating the 25th year of Elegant Small Hotels guide online and in print! The only frequently revised guide to small hotels of distinction throughout North America (and a selected group of over 40 others worldwide) now in its 25th edition. Pamela Lanier has searched and found boutique hotels, intimate lodges and wonderful inns that offer unparalleled service and amenities for travelers who are tired of packaged chains and want the real thing. Pamela Lanier hosts TravelGuides.com.




Persian Nights


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Persian hospitality and contemporary lifestyle in some of the finest Iranian hotels The first ever guide to the country's hostels and hoteliers, featuring extraordinary photos and immersive texts. With special travel entries on wind towers, concept stores, mud houses, and espresso culture. etc.




The New Southern Style


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A vibrantly illustrated exploration of the creative, inclusive, and inspiring movement happening in today’s Southern interior design The American South is a place steeped in history and tradition. We think of sweet tea, thick drawls, and even thicker summer air. It is also a place with a fraught history, complicated social norms, and dated perspectives. Yet among the makers and artists of the South, there is a powerful movement afoot. Alyssa Rosenheck shines a much-needed spotlight on a burgeoning community of people who are taking what’s beloved, inherent, and honored in the South and making it their own. The New Southern Style tours more than 30 homes and includes interviews with the designers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs who are reinventing Southern design and culture. This beautifully illustrated book is sure to inspire the home and soul.




Eighty Four Rooms


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" ... The winter edition of Eighty Four Rooms highlights select hotels and luxurious places to vacation. This time, the focus is on the Alps and its attractive opportunities for skiing and snow play. These carefully chosen accommodations have something for everyone, whether you re looking for a laid-back ski vacation or a snowy locale the whole family can enjoy. The Local Guides include notes on ski slopes and trails, regional snowfall totals, and tips on other local wintertime activities. Special dining picks and information on the culinary scene are also included."--




Hotel Chic at Home


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A dazzling encyclopedia of interior design ideas to make a functional everyday space into a dreamy escape.




BRANDLife: Boutique Hotels and Hostels


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"The boutique hotel trend shows no sign of slowing down with stylish lodgings popping up everywhere for any budget. More than just a shelter for trippers to rest their tired heads, contemporary boltholes are also meant to be social clubs, gallery space, and a gateway to local culture and stories. Some may even aspire to become an attraction themselves, offering one-of-a-kind hideaways to add an extra layer to travellers' short stays. From conception to delivery, BRANDLife: Boutique Hotels & Hostels examines how new boltholes foreground branding and interiors in their business concepts, visible in their furniture selections, wayfinding systems, visual identities and more. Through case studies, colourful showcases and interviews with leading hoteliers and brand specialists, readers will acquire a rare insight into how these visionaries corner the market and remarkably connect customers from around the world."--front cover.




The Design Hotels Book


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A special 25th year anniversary edition of The Design Hotels™ Book presents an in-depth look at 25 boutique properties around the world that are changing the way we think about hospitality. For a quarter century, Design Hotels™ has been at the forefront of a movement in hospitality, curating a global collection of independent, design-driven hotels that function as social hubs and platforms for extraordinary experiences. In celebration of this benchmark, Design Hotels™ sent some of the world’s leading editorial and lifestyle photographers around the world to capture the unique character of 25 hotels at the vanguard of their hand-selected collection. Each hotel tells a story, rich with emotion and steeped in the history, culture, and nature of its local environment. The new, special edition of the brand’s wildly popular annual brings these stories to life through evocative photo essays and reportage. This edition of The Design Hotels™ Book is a distillation of a quarter century of pioneering design and original experiences, as well as a must-have for a worldwide community of travelers, likeminded in their pursuit of singular aesthetic environments, genuine local culture, and transformative, boundary-pushing travel experiences that defy conventional notions of luxury.




How to Buy & Run Your Own Hotel


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Hospitality.