Asia's Legendary Hotels: The Romance of Travel

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 729 EAN: 9780794601744 ISBN: 079460174X Label: Periplus Editions Manufacturer: Periplus Editions Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2007-10-01 Publisher: Periplus Editions Studio: Periplus Editions
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Editorial Reviews: Asia's Legendary Hotels features some of the region's most historically significant hotels, from The Taj Mahal in India to the Raffles Hotel in Singapore to the Railway Hotel in Hua Hin. The result is a showcase of unique establishments where the past is not only present, but celebrated and where one can discover what it was like in the golden age of travel when a hotel was more than merely a collection of rooms and a restaurant or two.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An exquisite encyclopaedia of the world's stunning colonial hotels. Comment: Having been interested in tracking down the remaining stamp of the Western colonialism on present-day Asia for close to a decade, I ordered this book immediately after I came across it in a magazine. The accomodation, the theme of this book, is absolutely one of the few ways left for those who are interested to savour the good old and short-lasting colonial era on their own today. Unlike South Korea which has struggled, since its depature from the Japanese rule, to stamp out the Japanese influence both materially and mentally, most of the Asian countries have retained the Western colonial stamp and have learned to utilise it as one feature of tourism. This book covers most of the internationally- famed hotels in both South and South-East Asia dating back to the colonial era. Every page is beautifully coloured looking like they have been freshly and directly from the authors' camera. Each hotel's visual introduction is accompanied by a detailed commentary on the history of the hotels. Hotels featured here range from Peninsula in Hong Kong, the Strand in Burma to top-tier hotels in both Vietnam and Cambodia. My conclusion is this is not merely a picture guide of old hotels but a highly detailed, academic and entertaining encyclopaedia of colonial hotels with a cornucopia of tips on travelling. I highly recommend this book for the above reasons, but not 5-star evaluation due to the book's rather bulky size and heavy weight(If the book were much more compact it would be a perfect addtion to your list of things to take with you on your trip. Customer Rating: Summary: A fine coffee table addition for any who enjoy travel Comment: Any art library strong in commercial architecture and design needs ASIA'S LEGENDARY HOTELS, a focus on the histories and presentations of some of Asia's most famous hotels, from Raffles in Singapore to the Ananda in the Himalayas. From the building of the structures to the famous people who occupied the buildings over the decades, ASIA'S LEGENDARY HOTELS also makes a fine coffee table addition for any who enjoy travel, and may even be considered for public libraries strong in travel pieces mixed with visual displays of structures. More Reviews