The latest foray in London's busy members only club scene is Library, a book-centered destination with all the usual amenities plus a whole lot more. It also offers a boutique hotel on the premises and "The Kitchen" which will feature rotating menus influenced by the latest cookbooks and will even have the author/chef occasionally come in and cook. Then there is "Room Seven" with its floor to ceiling bookshelves which will showcase a collection of reading material chosen by select current authors. Forbes recently spoke with Ronald Ndoro, the man behind the concept who says one of the main draws of Library will be...
Library Lounge – B2 Boutique Hotel Zurich
You know it is a good start when the parent company of the hotel is called Hotels with a Bookmark. With 8 hotels in Switzerland Hotels with a Bookmark is a:collection of hotels, which retain their independence and identity. These are distinctive, unintrusive and personable hotels, which tell you a memorable story during your stay. Deep roots in the local community, high quality and the Bookmark make our hotels with (hi)story. They are remembered like a good book.At the heart of one of their signature hotels, the B2 Boutique Hotel in Zurich, is the library.The library features over 30,000 books that...
Seattle Hotel Adds Books to Room Service
Photo: John Lok/Seattle TimesThe Sorrento Hotel is celebrating it's 100th birthday. This Seattle landmark opened its doors in 1909, just in time for the 4 million or so visitors who descended on Seattle for the storied Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Their first registered guest was President William Taft. In the early years the hotel also hosted numerous readings and literary events.As part of the anniversary festivities the hotel has created a series of events called "Night School at the Sorrento." One of the events is '12 Books.' Here's the deal:In partnership with Elliot Bay Book Company and University Book Store, the Sorrento...