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Tiny morsels from the world of Tablet
On the shores of the largest, deepest fjord in Norway, in a village that’s been a landing place for travelers for a thousand years, sits the Walaker, the oldest hotel in the country. Read our in-depth profile.
Speaking of Norway, the Eilert Smith Hotel in Stavanger is offering 20% off stays through October. See more hotels on sale.
Our hotel of the week is Playa Viva in Mexico. On a piece of protected land a half hour outside of Zihuatanejo, the ocean-facing treehouse lodgings are some of the most unique you’ll find anywhere.
Speaking of treehouses, Treehotel in Sweden is our second most northerly hotel (Icehotel is northernmost). Southernmost? Los Cauquenes in Ushuaia, Argentina.
This week’s Tablet Plus Tuesday Twenty features three hotels in Fès, the ancient Moroccan city that, luckily for us, invented and perfected the riad form. The form doesn’t get much more perfect than Karawan Riad, Hotel Sahrai, and Riad Fes.
Speaking of riads, enjoy our story about their conversion into some of Morocco’s most desirable hotels.
New this week, a batch of hotels in California, including Villa Mara in Carmel; the Brick Hotel in Oceanside; The Jay in San Francisco; The Drift in Palm Springs; and The Pearl, newly refurbished in San Diego. See more new hotel picks.
Speaking of California, the longest stay booked on Tablet this week was 19 nights at The Line Hotel in Los Angeles, a Koreatown fixture that’s stylish, minimalist, and filled with a surprising amount of plant life.
On our Instagram, a quick new video that celebrates hotels as “total art,” where you’re treated to every facet of the travel experience: architecture, design, cuisine, scenery, history, service, even a bit of music and art curation.
You know a hotel is promising when it can only be reached by helicopter, seaplane, or ferry. Bay of Many Coves is a New Zealand stunner, an adventure hotel where the outdoor activities are as plentiful as the local sav blanc.
“It is not down on any map; true places never are.” — Herman Melville, Moby Dick
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