The Hotel Book: Great Escapes Africa (Hardcover)

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Product Description

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Whether you’ve always dreamed of a vacation in Africa or never even considered it, take one look through this book and you’ll be planning your next five holidays before you know it. Our selection of the most splendid getaway havens nestled throughout the continent is sure to please even the most finicky would-be voyagers. Everything you need to know about each hotel, including pricing, services, contact information, and reading recommendations, is provided alongside opulent interior and exterior photographs. Who minds sleeping under a mosquito net when it’s royally draped over your bed in a lush Kenyan open-walled hut fashioned from tree trunks and shielded from the sun by a sumptuous thatched roof? Or how about your very own South African A-frame beachside bungalow made of bamboo stalks? Seeing is believing, for sure, but even with the photos as evidence these places are not to be believed….

Countries included:

Botswana
Egypt
Ghana
Kenya
Mali
Mauritius
Morocco
Seychelles
South Africa
Tanzania
Zanzibar

About the Author

The editor:
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. She has worked for TASCHEN since 1987, publishing numerous titles on architecture, photography, design and contemporary art. She conceived TASCHEN's Interiors series in 1994 and the Country Houses series in 1999.

The author:
Shelley-Maree Cassidy is a writer and marketing specialist who has written two books on hotels around the world and has contributed travel articles to magazines and journals. Her particular interest in hotels stems from her family background, as her great-grandparents owned several of the first hotels in New Zealand, where she lives.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; Mul edition (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822819115
• ISBN-13: 978-3822819111
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #334,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST Book I've Ever Looked At EVER, April 27, 2005

By	Mary Jane - See all my reviews

These tantalizing pictures of beautiful African terrain paralize me with delight. Once I opened this treasure chest of African glory, I could not stop. Cover to cover, backwards and forwards, this is by far the best hotel book I've ever had the priveledge of having my hands touch. This has a prime place on my coffee table, and heart. I'm going to Africa, baby!!!! And I KNOW where i'm staying!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exotic playgrounds for the affluent and fantasy for the rest, January 12, 2004

By A Customer

I really like this book. Kind of heavy and big. Not serious reading of course. Stunning photographs of places most of us can't afford or wouldn't want to. Lots of ideas for those who want to try to make their home look completely different than the norm. Author has selected diverse properties showing you that Africa has just as romantic getaways places as in Europe and the Far East.

5.0 out of 5 stars Really pleasantly surprised!, July 9, 2009

By	Oh yeah?? Says who?? - See all my reviews

I got this book not really realising how big it is. It has some very beautiful photo's of some places to go in Africa along with an idea of the cost, what that price includes, web site links for the resorts featured & a book that you might enjoy while on your adventure. There are some very stunning scenes that will spark your imagination if your thinking of decorating in an African or Safari theme. A few of the Resorts are in here that were featured in "Safari Chic" & "Simply Safari". It is a beautiful coffee table book & it's something you could enjoy looking through it time & again. If I had the option to travel to Africa ... this book would definitely give me some very informative & useful information to plan a memorable vacation.