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100 Getaways Around The World

100 Getaways Around the World is a lavishly illustrated set of two volumes of 718 and 358 pages, printed on high quality glossy paper and presenting specially selected, interesting and enticing accommodation options across the world.Rooms with a view. A hotel is a hotel is a hotel? Not in this collection of 100 heavenly hideaways. When travelling for business, modern man and woman 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 on all continents, in countries from Argentina 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 (right) to the glass-fronted hipster chic of Juvet Hotel in Norway; from Mediterranean pensiones with nostalgic flair and moderate rates to the pricy-yet-worthy desert glamour of Amangiri resort in Utah`s canyon county.Even dedicated web scouts will be tempted by this book to cuddle up on their sofa for a round of paper travelling. While fans of interior design might use it as an inspiring global selection of
splendid sofas, beds, lights, and bathroom features. Features: 100 very special hotels and guest houses all over the world; from bed and 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; and the full scope of contemporary travel in two neat volumes, co eetable-sized and with countless glossy photographs.
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100 Getaways Around the World is a lavishly illustrated set of two volumes of 718 & 358 pages, printed on high quality glossy paper & presenting specially selected, interesting & enticing accommodation options across the world. Rooms with a view. A hotel is a hotel is a hotel? Not in this collection of 100 heavenly hideaways. When travelling for business, modern man & woman 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 & h&-ironed linens more than Wi-Fi connection in every nook & cranny of the hotel building. That`s where this new Taschen collection comes in. A compilation of 100 hotels on all continents, in countries from Argentina 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 (right) to the glass-fronted hipster chic of Juvet Hotel in Norway; from Mediterranean pensiones with nostalgic flair & moderate rates to the pricy-yet-worthy desert glamour of Amangiri resort in Utah`s canyon county. Even dedicated web scouts will be tempted by this book to cuddle up on their sofa for a round of paper travelling. While fans of interior design might use it as an inspiring global selection of splendid sofas, beds, lights, & bathroom features.

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100 very special hotels & guest houses all over the world; from bed & breakfast basic to six-star luxurious; selected by Taschen`s style & travel department according to criteria like stylistic harmony, location, service, & 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, co eetable-sized & with countless glossy photographs.

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Contemporary - Modern era design
TV - A shortened term for television
Bathroom - A room usually with a bath and/or shower
Paper - A thin sheet mainly used for writing. Available in a variety of colours. Made mainly from wood pulp.
Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design
Chic - A design term meaning smart or stylish
Hotel - An establishment which provides lodging for a fee
Sofa - A comfortable piece of furniture for sitting on. Also known as a couch
Hand - A part of the body at the end of the arm
Hand - A pointer which indicates time on a clock face
Glass - A solid, typically transparent. Brittle and used in windows. The first patent granted in the UK was for Glass.
star - A giant ball of plasma held together by gravity.
Argentina - A country in South America.
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Quality - An object that has quality is superior in function and finish than a less quality object.
Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.
Nostalgic - A memory for familiar things and wanting to get it back.
Accommodation - A room in which someone can live in, for example in a hotel
Experience - To gain further knowledge by practising.
Design - A drawing or styles that shows the look and functionality of something before its made.
Interior - The inside of something, usually what is not visible.
Feature - An attribute that makes something stand out.
mattress - A resilient fabric layer that is slept on at night time.
Performance - When someone is presenting a form of entertainment, also how well someone is doing within a role.
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Convenient - Something that suits and fits well to other activities.
Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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