Hotels & Books

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Jul
18

Here are two hotels that are built around the bookish crowd, one is very modern while the other is a bit more stately and both are very swank.

The Library Hotel is in NYC and seems to be close to everything fun and book related. Packages do not just include wine, cheese, blah blah blah (the usual) but they also offer deals for NYC Public Library tours and have a staff Librarian who will select books for your room, make runs to the Strand for books. There are so many great reading nooks in the photos, on their site.

Most every room has bookshelves on at least one wall (just like I’d like my house to be).

On the other side of the globe is the newly opened The Library hotel in Thailand. The whole place keeps high design in mind (which fortunately includes high bookshelves). It’s a great contrast to the New York hotel with it’s bright colors and stark white interiors. While I didn’t see any cozy reading nooks, there are plenty of benches and chairs positioned all over to allow the reading of great books and great views.