100 Getaways Around the World - Hardcover

Scharnigg, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3836543974 ISBN 13: 9783836543972

Publisher: Taschen America Llc, 2014

Synopsis

Rooms with a view.

A collection of 100 heavenly hideaways.

When traveling for business, we often prefer hotel rooms of the same type in London, Paris, or Shanghai. It s just more convenient. A different set of rules applies when they search for a place to celebrate a special family holiday, a weekend with a new lover, or a few days of blissful solitude with some great books. Suddenly a balcony with postcard-worthy views counts more than the number of TV channels, a sumptuous bed with a heavenly mattress and hand-ironed linens more than Wi-Fi connection in every nook and cranny of the hotel building.

That s where this new TASCHEN collection comes in. A compilation of 100 hotels, in countries from Abu Dhabi to Vietnam, the two volumes make it a breeze to choose where to relax next. The gamut runs from dream castles like Villa Feltrinelli on Lake Garda to the glass-fronted hipster chic of Juvet Hotel in Norway; from Mediterranean pensiones with nostalgic flair and moderate rates to the pricey-yet-worthy desert glamour of Amangiri resort in Utah s canyon country. Even dedicated web scouts will be tempted by this book to cuddle up on their sofa for a round of paper traveling. While fans of interior design might use it as an inspiring global selection of splendid sofas, beds, lights, and bathroom features.

100 very special hotels and guesthouses all over the world
From bed & breakfast basic to six-star luxurious
Selected by TASCHEN s style and travel department according to criteria like stylistic harmony, location, service, and cost-performance ratio
Each hotel comes with a reader-friendly chart listing the number of rooms, current prices, type of cuisine, amenities, plus the all important X-factor: the feature that makes staying there a truly unique experience
The full scope of contemporary travel in two neat volumes, coffee table sized and with countless glossy photographs

About this title

Review:

"...lush inspiration for wanderlust." "Perfect for avid travelers or any coffee table, 100 Getaways Around the World combines beauty, tranquility and uniqueness into an unforgettable vacation." "...there has never been a more worthy assembly of heavenly hideaways to help you choose where to relax next and leaving you with an insatiable vocation for vacation." "The world's most intriguing and enticing places to stay." "This is a true bible for those with wanderlust and wanting inspiration for travel or even interior design... Whatever your mood or pocket, this guide has it covered." "Books like 100 Getaways Around the World make you want to raid your bank account, exhaust your frequent-flier points and pack a toothbrush."

About the Author:

The editor:
A native Austrian, Margit J. Mayer started her journalism career in 1983 at WIENER magazine in Vienna. Focusing early on style and contemporary culture, she wrote and edited for major German magazines like MännerVogue, Vogue, GQ, ELLE, and Stern. As editor in chief of AD Architectural Digest Germany from 2000 to 2011, Mayer and her team chronicled the rise of New Berlin with its close ties to the art scene. After establishing TASCHEN s Berlin office in 2011, she contributed to TASCHEN Magazine and, until summer 2013, headed the publishing house s Style & Travel section.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taschen America Llc
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 3836543974
• ISBN 13: 9783836543972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 718
• Editor: Mayer Margit J.