Los Angeles luxury ocean front hotel, Shutters on the Beach offers the ultimate California experience. The Hotel evokes a sense of comfortable elegance that one would find in a grand, yet unpretentious, beach home, while affording panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and California coastline.
What's Great Travel + Leisure says...
"Nantucket-style shingled property, centrally located along Santa Monica Beach, that offers the perks of a luxury hotel along with a laid-back beach-house vibe.
Rooms to Book: Ocean View rooms are worth the $105 upgrade for their idyllic views and proximity to the surf (you'll wake up to it every morning). The Presidential Suites have two balconies apiece—and with this location, they’re actually worth the hefty $3,500 price tag per night.
Insider Tip: Order one of the organic tequilas, vodkas, or beers at Coast, the beachside cafe.
This sprawling beach-house-style inn looks like it was airlifted from Nantucket and dropped on the Santa Monica shore. Inside, the common areas (like the fireside lounge with chairs and sofas upholstered in seashell colors) and the 198 rooms (all whitewashed wood and blue-and-white patterned upholstery, with wicker-furnished balconies) reinforce the laid-back, summer-house vibe. But there’s real luxury here too: The on-site ONE spa offers decadent massages, facials, and body scrubs using Ole Henriksen products, and at the nautically-themed One Pico restaurant, chef Michael Reardon serves elegant seafood dishes like Petrale sole grilled whole with salt and bay leaves."
-From www.travelandleisure.com
112 North Market Street Charleston,
South Carolina, US
From $285 per night
Built three centuries ago, the city of Charleston is one of the best-preserved architectural treasures in the United States. The colonial houses lining its narrow streets are an eloquent reminder of its joyous and tormented story, like a condensed history of America. The birthplace of swing and the Charleston dance - made famous by Josephine Baker - the city still has all the charm that it owes to its multi-ethnic origins. Entering the Planters Inn, overlooking the Old City Market and the many art galleries, is like stepping back in time. On the patios full of tropical flowers and fountains, you will relax to a serenade of jazz. As well as sipping delicious cocktails and tasting the generous American cuisine, you can discover the nearby sites of Cypress Gardens, Middleton Place and other famous old cotton and tobacco plantations.
What's Great Travel + Leisure says...
"Georgian building from the 19th century alongside a newer addition, on the edge of the City Market in the historic district, that is a charming, intimate retreat right in the center of town.
Rooms to Book: Plantation King rooms with gas fireplaces, four poster beds, full living rooms, and 10 foot high ceilings.
Insider Tip: For some of South Carolina's best people-watching, kick back with a glass of sweet tea in the cozy parlor while gazing out the giant windows onto busy Market Street."
-From www.travelandleisure.com
National Geographic Traveler says...
"An urbane synthesis of history and Southern lifestyle in a former 1844 dry goods emporium. Museum-quality repro furnishings in white-shuttered, high-ceilinged rooms. High-end cooking employs Low Country ingredients: grits, black-eyed peas. Palmetto courtyard. Explore boutiques and bistros around the corner; King Street antiques shops, a block away. 64 rooms."
-2009 Stay List, www.traveler.nationalgeographic.com
Beautiful historical building by the waterfront, built and established as a hotel in 1912. All public areas renovated in 2002, giving the hotel a modern, yet comfortable style and atmosphere. Centrally located in Stockholm's financial and business centre, within walking distance of most city attractions, theatre and shopping areas. The hotel was voted "Best Hotel View" in Sweden in 2002. Free broadband.
Superbly located in the Rocks district, adjacent to the CBD/Business area, The Observatory Hotel is an ideal base from which to explore and work in exciting Sydney. The Observatory has the intimate and luxurious atmosphere of a grand Australian home. Luxuriously furnished with Australian antiques, oil paintings and tapestries, the hotel was designed to blend in with the 19th century buildings of the Rocks district of Sydney. The Observatory combines traditional style with the most modern amenities, offering guests the highest standards in accommodations. The Observatory Hotel has been voted Best Australian Hotel for 4 consecutive years. Awards OHG - Superior Deluxe 5-star Hotel Hotel of the year - Australian Hotels Association, 1997,1998,1999,2001 AAA - 5 Diamond Five Star Diamond Award - American Academy of Hospitality Sciences ,1999,2001,2002 Asia Pacific's Leading Hotel, 1998, 1999 - World Travel Awards 11th Best Luxury Hotel in the World 2001 - Zagat Survey of International Hotels 4th Best Holiday Hotel in the World, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine UK, 1998, 1999 6th Best Hotel in the World - all categories, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine UK, 1998 Best Townhouse Hotel in World, Tatler Magazine UK, 1998 Employee Excellence in Service Award, 2000, 2001, 2002 Best Australian Hotel 2001 - Zagat Survey of International Hotels Excellence in Service Award, National 1997 / 1998 / 2001 / 2002 Best 5- Star Hotel Accommodation, 1998 Best Bar Presentation / Service Award, 1998, 2001 - The Globe Bar Best Restaurant - Galileo, 2000, 2001, 2002 Galileo Restaurant is the only Sydney Hotel Restaurant to have a Chef's Hat - Sydney Morning Herald, Good food guide, 1998 / 1999 / 2000.
What's Great Travel + Leisure says...
"Number One Hotel in Australia. Discreet property with grand 19th-century style, in the Rocks district.
Competitive Edge: The intimate ambience and personalized service of a small hotel, with great amenities.
Rooms to Book: A spacious Junior Suite with wood-paneled walls etched with native birds and flowers."
-From www.travelandleisure.com
Amenities
24 Hour Front Desk
Babysitting or Child Care
Barber/Hair Stylist
Boutique Hotels
Business Center
Cable/Satellite TV
Coffee Maker
Complimentary Newspaper
Concierge Services
Fitness Center
Hairdryer
Internet - Access Available
Meeting Facilities
Mini Bar
Non-Smoking Room
Pets Allowed
Pool
Restaurant On Property
Room Service (Limited)
Safe Deposit Box
Travel and Leisure 2009 World Top 500 (Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific)
Please note that during the American Film Market/AFM Viceroy hotel will have no access to the outdoor pool area on 10-30-2007 and limited access to the restaurant 10-31-07 restaurant will be open for Lunch and Dinner only. Room service will be available to all guests. An urban retreat at the shore - British impressions- with bold current perspectives. Business friendly- yet vacation ready- and just steps from the Santa Monica pier- beaches- shopping- dinning and nightlife. Each of the 163 guestrooms and suites offer ocean- pool- or palm views. Fretted linens and bathrobes- custom beds with down comforters and pillows. Body and hair care products Aromatherapy Associates. In room spa services provided by Fred Segal Beauty- marble baths with seated vanities and soaking tubs- sitting areas- and fully stocked mini bars. In room entertainment centers feature 27in. flat screen TV- full cable access and movies- music- and video games- business services include high-speed wireless Internet access- two-line telephones with speaker and private voicemail. And data ports for modem/fax hookup - Viceroy also offers video check-out with e-mail receipt. A complete fitness center- 2 outdoor heated pools with private cabanas. Cameo bar- reunion dining at Whist restaurant- 24-hour room service- dry cleaning and laundry service- full-service concierge- choice of daily newspaper- and a 1300 sq foot meeting room with private patio overlooking the pool area.
What's Great Travel + Leisure says... "Oceanside boutique hotel near the historic Santa Monica Pier with a quirky take on British Regency style (oversize cameo portraits, velvet wallpaper, asymmetrical bookcases); it has some of the area's most unique interiors. The most fun of the four California hotels designed by Kor Hotel Group collaborator Kelly Wearstler, the 162-room Viceroy seems like an extension of the nearby amusement park on Santa Monica Pier. Though the exterior—a white boxy slab—doesn’t invite a second glance, the interiors here marry retro-chic with pure whimsy. In both the rooms and the common areas, the striking monochrome (black, white, and gray) color scheme is spiked with accents of parrot green and sunshine yellow (chairs in the lobby; throw pillows and upholstered benches in the rooms; curtains in the Library lounge). There’s also a whole lotta reflection going on, with silver-foil wallpaper, mirrored glass, and high-shine white Formica in almost every space. The slick Cameo Bar and Whist, the restaurant helmed by Warren Schwartz, are hubs for the young and gorgeous (who love to catch sight of themselves in all those mirrors)."
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