
Galle Face Hotel, Colombo (Where Gumbo Was #218)
Gumbo was visiting Colombo’s historic Galle Face Hotel. Built in the era of British Colonial rule, it has recently undergone a major renovation and is now an upscale luxury hotel.
Gumbo was visiting Colombo’s historic Galle Face Hotel. Built in the era of British Colonial rule, it has recently undergone a major renovation and is now an upscale luxury hotel.
On the way to the Galapagos Islands, Marilyn Jones stops for a couple of days in Guayaquil and finds a hotel worth remembering.
Best Western International is going to rejuvenate and re-brand itself with a new name and logo. The 69-year-old hotel chain is very familiar, especially to Americans, and grew with the increases in automobile travel and road-trips…
Eero Saarinen’s iconic 1962 TWA terminal at JFK, one of the landmarks of the then-new jet age, will live into the future as the entrance and lobby for JFK’s first on-airport hotel. The project, to open in 2018, got formal approval today from the Port…
It seems more and more people are traveling with their pets. People love their animals and want them along when they go on trips — they’re family, right? Not all hoteliers are crazy about the idea, but they want to keep…
A flurry of new-hotel building, massive renovations and even replacement of existing hotels is changing the face of Tokyo’s central area and some suburbs, largely
The Hotel du Grand Controle, built 1681 for Paul de Beauvilliers, Duke of Saint-Aignan The Palace of Versailles is once again trying to sell you a bed—by turning three of the luxurious 17th-century mansions that are part of the vast estate into luxury hotels. Potential operators have until September 14 to place bids.
Gumbo was visiting the Old Faithful Inn , a historic lodge in Yellowstone National Park (one of the USA’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites). Described by some as the world’s largest log cabin, the Inn is situated immediately adjoining…
The Commons Hotel has a theme throughout its lobby, restaurant, rooms and suites. And I like hotels with themes. Maybe it’s all those nights at Walt Disney World resorts, but whatever the reason, I was pleasantly surprised when I entered…
Gumbo was visiting Colombo’s historic Galle Face Hotel. Built in the era of British Colonial rule, it has recently undergone a major renovation and is now an upscale luxury hotel.
On the way to the Galapagos Islands, Marilyn Jones stops for a couple of days in Guayaquil and finds a hotel worth remembering.
Best Western International is going to rejuvenate and re-brand itself with a new name and logo. The 69-year-old hotel chain is very familiar, especially to Americans, and grew with the increases in automobile travel and road-trips…
Eero Saarinen’s iconic 1962 TWA terminal at JFK, one of the landmarks of the then-new jet age, will live into the future as the entrance and lobby for JFK’s first on-airport hotel. The project, to open in 2018, got formal approval today from the Port…
It seems more and more people are traveling with their pets. People love their animals and want them along when they go on trips — they’re family, right? Not all hoteliers are crazy about the idea, but they want to keep…
A flurry of new-hotel building, massive renovations and even replacement of existing hotels is changing the face of Tokyo’s central
The Hotel du Grand Controle, built 1681 for Paul de Beauvilliers, Duke of Saint-Aignan The Palace of Versailles is once again trying to sell you a bed—by turning three of the luxurious 17th-century mansions that are part of the vast estate into luxury hotels. Potential operators have until September 14 to place bids.
Gumbo was visiting the Old Faithful Inn , a historic lodge in Yellowstone National Park (one of the USA’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites). Described by some as the world’s largest log cabin, the Inn is situated immediately adjoining…
The Commons Hotel has a theme throughout its lobby, restaurant, rooms and suites. And I like hotels with themes. Maybe it’s all those nights at Walt Disney World resorts, but whatever the reason, I was pleasantly surprised when I entered…