"Hip Hotels" is all about winter action and sharp style. With ever more people catching on to the thrill and spectacle of the mountains, the choice of ski hotels has become mind-boggling - and overwhelmingly mediocre. In this volume Herbert Ypma, himself an avid skier, proves that there are alternatives to the tired formulae of the typical resort hotel. You can go for a remote lodge in the Canadian Rockies or Wild West authenticity, alpine log cabin or sleek contemporary style.
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Forget crowded lodges and cookie-cutter condos-the latest installment in the Hip Hotels series proves there's a world of style in après-ski accommodations. This glossy volume profiles 40 swanky and funky hotels in 24 of the best ski towns in North America and Europe. In his typical fashion, Ypma, a photographer and writer, avoids obvious luxury locales, opting instead for hidden jewels and off-the-wall treasures. In the chapter on Aspen, he explains, "Ask most Aspen regulars to name a hotel and they will inevitably mention The Nell or Hotel Jerome." Not Ypma-his choices are the Brand and Aspen Meadows. Over 500 sumptuous photographs (379 in color) support his claims and beckon travelers to shun conformity. Ypma's in-the-know descriptions introduce readers to the quirky history of these unconventional abodes. At Italy's Hotel California in Champoluc, each room and suite is dedicated to a rock legend: the Doors, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and the Byrds are among the choices. At Squaw Valley's PlumpJack, the food is outstanding and the "prevailing aesthetic is entirely its own-a kind of backyard-baroque Arts and Crafts with a rusty twist." This book can help readers choose a hotel with the perfect personality to greet them after a long, cold day on the slopes.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Can inspire an entire winter's worth of daydreams. -- Fortune, 25 November 2002
Wonderfully illustrated. -- Los Angeles Times, Christopher Reynolds, 12 January 2003
[E]nough to restore even the most jaded traveler's appetite for originality and personality in hotel design. -- Weddingbells, Fall/Winter 2002
Wonderfully illustrated. -- Los Angeles Times, Christopher Reynolds, 12 January 2003
[E]nough to restore even the most jaded traveler's appetite for originality and personality in hotel design. -- Weddingbells, Fall/Winter 2002
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