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...luxury hotel aimed at the BlackBerry set. Owner Toby Hunter spent $10 million transforming the Edwardian county hall into a place where work meets play. The Forbury has several large meeting rooms, a small cinema for presentations and wi-fi access throughout. It's as grand as a country manor?a chandelier made of 84,000 glass beads shimmers in the stairwell?but with only 24 bedrooms, it's cozy, too. "I thought of the things you enjoy when you stay with friends," says Hunter, "swhether it's the little touches they put in your room, a great meal...
...Owner Toby Hunter spent $10 million transforming the Edwardian county hall into a place where work meets play. The Forbury has several large meeting rooms, a small cinema for presentations and wi-fi access throughout. It's as grand as a country manor - a chandelier made of 84,000 glass beads shimmers in the stairwell - but with only 24 bedrooms, it's cozy, too. "I thought of the things you enjoy when you stay with friends," says Hunter, "whether it's the little touches they put in your room, a great meal or a cold drink on the terrace...
...island is reachable by a 45-min. ferry ride from Ballycastle. Few vehicles mean Rathlin is a haven for walkers and cyclists; the nature reserve and bird sanctuary area allow visitors to get close to seals and puffins. It's a grand day out, or bunk at the modest Manor House, tel: (44-28) 2076 3964. On a clear day, you can see forever-or at least to Scotland. ntni.org.uk
...island is reachable by a 45-min. ferry ride from Ballycastle. Few vehicles mean Rathlin is a haven for walkers and cyclists; the nature reserve and bird sanctuary area allow visitors to get close to seals and puffins. It's a grand day out, or bunk at the modest Manor House, tel: (44-28) 2076 3964. On a clear day, you can see forever - or at least to Scotland. ntni.org.uk
...Savva Mamontov bought the estate and turned it into a colony for artists, writers and musicians, providing house space for Art Nouveau painter Mikhail Vrubel, Realist Ilya Repin, Impressionist Valentin Serov and landscape painter Vasili Polenov, among others. Both of Abramtsevo's historical periods are preserved?half of the manor house was kept in the Empire style of Aksakov's time, while the Mamontov section features fireplaces with colorful Art Nouveau tiles that Vrubel crafted in his on-site ceramics workshop...