Hip Hotels: City, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Herbert Ypma (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hip Hotels | Publication Date: February 2002

Hip Hotels: City didn't just identify a trend, it led it. This revised edition reflects that, introducing around a dozen stunning new hotels (all of which have opened since first publication) and at least three new city destinations (Delhi, Marrakesh and Tokyo). New hotels include One Aldwych, a superb example of the new contemporary luxury; The Manor, Delhi, an amazing piece of fifties modern architecture originally built as a hunting lodge; Blakes, Amsterdam, Anouska Hempel's latest venture that brings her Asian-inflected minimalism to a superb piece of Golden Age Dutch architecture; and The Establishment in the heart of Sydney, which houses not just a hotel but the city's hottest bar, nightclub, restaurant and sushi bar, taking the hotel-as-destination concept to a whole new level. The book also has a new updated cover and a new contents spread.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Destined to become the bible for traveling fashionistas (or those who just wish they were). -- Entertainment Weekly

Ypma's beautiful photographs are accompanied by discussions of each hotel's history and design. -- Conde Nast Traveler

About the Author

Herbert Ypma has written numerous books on international style, among them London Minimum, Paris Object Trouve, Pacific Island, Morocco Modern, Mexican Contemporary, American Country and Irish Georgian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson; Revised edition (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 050028301X
• ISBN-13: 978-0500283011
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful hotels, June 19, 2002

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Rosengarten (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hip Hotels: City, Revised Edition (Paperback)

The book Hip Hotels by Herbert Ypma is the second edition of the first book of his series about beautiful hotels in the world. In Hip Hotels, he shows trendy design hotels in major cities such as New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, etc. Every hotel is featured with an introductory text as well as many larger and smaller pictures, so you can directly see what to expect. The book is a nice coffee table book and is enjoyable to read even if you do not intend to make a journey right now but just want to see which hotel could potentially tempt you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to cool hotels, or lovely coffee table book, November 18, 2004

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Scott A. Humphries (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hip Hotels: City, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This book has lovely photographs and useful descriptions of some very trendy hotels all over the world.
I have found the book a very useful guide for finding cool hotels to stay in - it can be so hard to find a really good hotel and this book really helps in that regard.
Of course, you need not use it as a guide and there are many cities in this book that I have yet to visit - the pictures are lovely and you can enjoy the book as a visual feast whether you are looking for a place to stay or not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the ultimate bible for the Hip traveller, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hip Hotels: City (Paperback)

Fantastic reference of the best and groovy hotels in the world (main cities) Great design ideas witty text and innovative lay-out A MUST