Bed in a Tree and Other Amazing Hotels from Around the World - Bettina Kowalewski

Bed in a Tree by Bettina Kowalewski ISBN 978-1-4053-3497-6 I bought this unusual book through a charity auction on another website. I have had a couple of other books along these lines and enjoyed planning a stay somewhere different and so I thought this would be a good one to add to our collection. Despite this being the third such book I have yet to actually manage to stay in any of the featured hotels but I am hoping that one day I might. This being a nonfiction sort of travel book there is no story so to speak. The book is a very square book with a very welcoming front cover which features ... more

What Comes First, the Destination or the Accommodation? When planning a holiday or a short break most people choose a destination, book the flights or train tickets and then go looking for accommodation that fits in with their plans. In Bettina Kowalewski's book “Bed in a Tree” the author has turned this 'destination-led' approach to travel on its head. She introduces us to 27 unique hotels and other types of accommodation and then tells us what else there is to do in the area if you go to them. It's an 'accommodation-led' approach that puts the place you'll sleep in at the heart of the ... more

Bettina Kowalewski’s “Bed in a Tree: and other amazing hotels around the world” is a beautifully illustrated and inspiring travel book with a difference. Most of us, when we plan a vacation, choose the destination first then think about the accommodation but how about if you found the most amazing accommodation and the destination was a secondary consideration? In this book, published by Dorling Kindersley, Bettina suggests some terrific accommodation (some but not all could be called hotels) that might just get you thinking that way. The majority of the suggested places are in Europe, and of ... more