Paris. Hotels & More

Where to stay and what to visit in the City of Love? Among the sumptuously-photographed accommodations hand-picked by Angelika Taschen are the Christian Lacroix-designed Hotel du Petit Moulin, the Trocadero Dokhan's (designed by Frederic Mechiche), the ultra-chic Hotel Costes by Jacques Garcia, the charming low budget Hotel Recamier overlooking the magnificent Place Saint Sulpice or the intimate secret hideaway of Tom Ford and a Marais apartment for rent owned and decorated by fashion designer Azzedine Alaia. While you're in town, enjoy her suggestions for everything from a literary cafe experience to a luxurious perfume boutique or a renowned cheese shop. Everything in this guide is carefully tailored to help make your Parisian holiday as fulfilling as possible. Special features: - plastic jacket with silk screen - hand-illustrated postcard - a space for your personal travel notes - a hand-illustrated map for each area About the editor: Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel. About the photographer: Swiss-born Vincent Knapp (1957-2007) lived and worked in Paris for over two decades as a free-lance photographer, notably for Conde Nast magazines such as Architectural Digest, Vogue, and The World of Interiors. Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.

Cool Hotels Paris

No city embodies the essence of stylish sophistication better than Paris. This indispensable guide to the hippest hotels in the French capital emphasizes cutting-edge interiors and exteriors. It also lists each hotel's facilities as well as nearby restaurants and shops featured in teNeues's Cool Restaurants and Cool Shops series. This comprehensive overview includes such gems as Hotel Verneuil, 5 Rue de Moussy, and Trocadero Dokhan's Paris. Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

Paris. Restaurants & hotels 2009

Featuring 420 restaurants, all reviewed by our independent team of experienced inspectors. From neighbourhood bistros and brasseries to starred restaurants, this guide truly reflects the choice and diversity available in Paris today. Plus 60 specially selected hotels with character and charm. Easy-to-use format includes: In-depth descriptions of every restaurant, including up-to-date prices. Special coverage of starred restaurants with photographs and typical dishes. Cuisines from around the world, in all price bands. Private dining, outdoor eating, particularly interesting wine lists and easy-to-follow city plans. Издание содержит карту Парижа.

Furst Alan Red Gold

Set in the underworld of Paris in 1941. Reluctant spy Jean Casson returns to occupied Paris under a new identity. He is wanted by the Gestapo therefore must stay away from the civilised circles he knew as a film producer and learn to survive in the shadowy backstreets and cheap hotels of Pigalle. Yet as the war drags on, he finds himself drawn back into the dangerous world of resistance and sabotage...

Montes Cristina Hotels

Hotels presents us with a selection of hotels, different from the luxurious hotels, and which stand out thanks to a personal touch. This book includes plans, design objects, details, maps, etc...

Farameh Patrice, Holzberg Barbel, Tacke Heinfried Luxury Hotels Top of the World

"In the publishing division of the Villegiature Awards, the best book on hotel goes to the German publisher teNeues for the superb coffee table book Luxury Hotels - Top of the World." - Press Release Prix Villegiature (22.10.2007) teNeues Publishing is delighted to have been awarded the prestigious PRIX VILLEGIATURE 2007 for its book Luxury Hotels - Top of the World. This much sought-after Award is the European tourism industry's ultimate distinction for Hotel books. The prize was awarded by teNeues in the course of a formal ceremony in Paris on 22.10.2007. What makes a luxury hotel "top of the world?" The answers might include exquisite linens, museum-quality furniture, stunning surroundings, and of course, impeccable standards and exacting attention to detail. This selection of the world's very best lodgings profiles the ultimate in accommodations across the globe. This generously proportioned addition by teNeues' Luxury Hotels series contains an extensive selection of delectable hotel interiors, exteriors and surroundings. Perhaps only a select few will ever get to stay here, but now many more can dream of doing so. This special double edition is over 400 pages in length. Martin N. Kunz has edited several titles in teNeues' best-selling Luxury Books, Designpockets, Cool Restaurants, and architecture & design series. Patricia Masso is a PR and Marketing consultant specializing in hotels and tourism. In recent years, she has collaborated on various hotel-themed titles, and was co-editor of teNeues' Luxury Hotels Golf Resorts. An indispensable worldwide selection of the very best luxury hotels Appealing to both those who plan to travel in grand style, and to those who fantasize about doing so Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

Cool Hotels

One of the most exciting developments in the field of architecture and design is taking place in today's world-class hotels. Where one hotels strove to replicate the comfort and convenience of their guests' homes, many are now offering the ultimate in escapism: hotels so creatively conceived, guests won't want to leave their rooms. Cool hotels is a colorful tour through the rooms, lobbies and restaurants of hotels world-wide which were chosen not only for its breathtaking aesthetics, but also because it represents the best in innovative design.

Cool Hotels Family & Kids

Today's hip moms and dads have probably seen more, done more and traveled farther than any previous generation. Cutting-edge parents on a family holiday don't want to slow down or sacrifice style for practicality. To meet the needs of these astute consumers, this volume has carefully selected hotels that will satisfy both design savvy parents and their equally discerning offspring. Patricia Masso is a PR and marketing consultant specializing in hotels and tourism. In recent years, she has collaborated on various hotel-themed titles, and was co-editor of teNeues' Luxury Hotels Golf Resorts, Luxury Hotels America and Luxury Hotels Top of the World. A must-have for today's style-conscious families An ideal gift for globetrotting parents Cool Hotels Family & Kids won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category "Best book on hotels published in Europe 2008" Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

Woodfine Katherine Peril in Paris

The first in a brand new series by bestselling Sinclair's Mysteries author Katherine Woodfine. All Aboard The Train To Paris! It's 1911, and the young detectives of Taylor & Rose are turning their talents to espionage. On a case for the mysterious Secret Service Bureau, the daring Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose must leave London for the boulevards and grand hotels of Paris. But danger lurks beneath the bright lights of the city - and intrigue and murder lie in store. As aeroplanes soar in the skies overhead, our heroines will need to put all their spy skills to the test to face the peril that awaits them … Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Sophie Cleverly and Siobhan Dowd.

Mourby A. Rooms with a View. The Secret Life of Grand Hotels

Salvador Dali once asked room service at Le Meurice in Paris to send him up a flock of sheep. When they were brought to his room he pulled out a gun and fired blanks at them. George Bernard Shaw tried to learn the tango at Reid’s Palace in Madeira, and the details of India’s independence were worked out in the ballroom of the Imperial Hotel, Delhi. The world’s grandest hotels have provided glamorous backgrounds for some of the most momentous – and most bizarre – events in history. Adrian Mourby is a distinguished hotel historian and travel journalist – and a lover of great hotels. Here he tells the stories of 50 of the world’s most magnificent, among them the Adlon in Berlin, the Hotel de Russie in Rome, the Continental in Saigon, Raffles in Singapore, the Dorchester in London, Pera Palace in Istanbul and New York’s Plaza, as well as some lesser known grand hotels like the Bristol in Warsaw, the Londra Palace in Venice and the Midland in Morecambe Bay. All human life is to be found in a great hotel, only in a more entertaining form. .

Mourby A. Rooms with a View. The Secret Life of Grand Hotels

Salvador Dali once asked room service at Le Meurice in Paris to send him up a flock of sheep. When they were brought to his room he pulled out a gun and fired blanks at them. George Bernard Shaw tried to learn the tango at Reid’s Palace in Madeira, and the details of India’s independence were worked out in the ballroom of the Imperial Hotel, Delhi. The world’s grandest hotels have provided glamorous backgrounds for some of the most momentous – and most bizarre – events in history. Adrian Mourby is a distinguished hotel historian and travel journalist – and a lover of great hotels. Here he tells the stories of 50 of the world’s most magnificent, among them the Adlon in Berlin, the Hotel de Russie in Rome, the Continental in Saigon, Raffles in Singapore, the Dorchester in London, Pera Palace in Istanbul and New York’s Plaza, as well as some lesser known grand hotels like the Bristol in Warsaw, the Londra Palace in Venice and the Midland in Morecambe Bay. All human life is to be found in a great hotel, only in a more entertaining form. .

The Uncommercial Traveller

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. At the height of his career he wrote a series of sketches, mostly set in London, which he collected as The Uncommercial Traveller. Sometimes autobiographical, as childhood experiences are interwoven with adult memories, the sketches include visits to the Paris Morgue, the Liverpool docks, a workhouse, a school for poor children, and the theater. They also describe the perils of travel, including seasickness, shipwreck, the coming of the railways, and the wretchedness of dining in English hotels and restaurants.

Dickens Charles The Uncommercial Traveller

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. At the height of his career he wrote a series of sketches, mostly set in London, which he collected as The Uncommercial Traveller. Sometimes autobiographical, as childhood experiences are interwoven with adult memories, the sketches include visits to the Paris Morgue, the Liverpool docks, a workhouse, a school for poor children, and the theater. They also describe the perils of travel, including seasickness, shipwreck, the coming of the railways, and the wretchedness of dining in English hotels and restaurants.

Great Britain & Ireland. Restaurants & hotels 2009

Discover the Michelin inspectors' selection for 2009, including more than 400 new addresses. More than 2,700 hotels - From luxury hotels to small and friendly guesthouses - Particularly pleasant hotels - Quality accommodation at reasonable prices. More than 1,800 restaurants - From haute cuisine to gastropubs - Starred restaurants - Quality meals at reasonable prices. 120 town & city plans showing the main places of interest and all the best places to stay and eat.

Cuito Aurora, Canizares Ana Ultimate Hotel Design

Book DescriptionThis sumptuously illustrated, beautifully produced book takes the reader on a visual tour of more than sixty of the world's most outstanding hotels. Divided equally among metropolitan and resort hotels in North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East and packed with hundreds of color photographs, Ultimate Hotels is a must-have for anyone interested in distinctive style, service, and design in accommodations. Test in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian

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