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BEIRUT, Lebanon—It stands like a giant upturned gray battleship sunk into the ground. No, it isn’t Mather Tower, it’s the burnt-out husk of the former Holiday Inn Beirut...
Both during and after his time at HUPD, Jones helped run the Harbor Inn and Cove House in Kennebunkport, Maine, which he and his wife owned and where he often regaled guests with anecdotes from his days at Harvard...
...contemplate the unvarying Minimalism and terrible pretension that it so often conjures up? Then Swedish artist turned hotelier Mikael Genberg can help you. Located in Västerås-one of Sweden's oldest cities and just 100 km west of Stockholm-his Hotel Woodpecker and Otter Inn will bring out the inner child in any jaded traveler...
...tree house is too high for you, how about sleeping 3 m under water? Genberg's other brainchild, the Otter Inn, tel: (46-21 830023), is a hotel room set on a 25-sq-m floating platform in the middle of Lake Mälaren, near Västerås. The inn, which is accessible only by boat, sleeps two in a steel tank under the water. Expect to be closely observed here as well: panoramic windows in all directions allow passing fish to scrutinize dozing occupants. Once again, guests choosing the deluxe option will have their meals...
Getting in touch with your inner inn is spreading across top-tier hospitality brands. Take the Fairmont Washington, D.C., which touts the Toronto-based chain's premium service as a "hotel within a hotel." In addition to the 48 elegantly furnished rooms, the hotel's concierges are expected to do the unexpected. Says Fairmont Gold concierge Clarence McLeod: "We're called upon without any notice to provide last-minute miracles. Sometimes I feel like Superman. I can conquer anything." All starting at $329 a night. For the chains, creating these special sanctums is a response to the popularity of boutique...