Cool Hotels Asia/Pacific

Australia, New Zealand, the South Seas are breathtaking climes in the southern hemisphere. Each itself a place of dreams and longing and for many people, paradise at the other end of the world. Tropical rainforests and uninhabited deserts, endless beaches and the world's largest coral reef, remote cattle ranches, deserted

The exoticism and beauty of the Asian coast and the Pacific Islands have always been attractive to Western tourists. Here is a lavishly illustrated guide to the most contemporary and innovatively designed hotels in countries from Turkey to Thailand with Siberia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Japan in between and Australia

Vacations increasingly offer us more than just a chance to laze about and pursue our favorite pastimes. This handy guide profiles accommodations where your pleasure in your surroundings goes hand-in-hand with concern for the environment. Showcasing contemporary, eco-friendly lodging in locales as varied as the Caribbean and the Australian Outback,

THIS LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED RESOURCE FEATURES HOTELS CAREFULLY SELECTED TO SATISFY BOTH DESIGN SAVVY PARENTS AND THEIR EQUALLY DISCERNING OFFSPRING.

One of the most exciting developments in the field of architecture and design is taking place in the today's worldclass hotels. Where once hotels strove to replicate the comfort and convenience of their guests' homes, many are now offering the ultimate in ecapism: hotels so creatively conceived guests won't want