The Many Lives of a Polish Mansion

Rarely has a hotel served as many different functions as Jaskółka Dom i Spa, from a Soviet retreat to a Franciscan convent to a high-design boutique getaway in Poland’s Giant Mountains.

From up in Hokkaido to down in Okinawa we’re calling out some of Japan’s delightful and highly detailed small hotels. This is part one, starting in the south.

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Tiny morsels from the world of Tablet

Has Poland got your attention? It’s hotels certainly should. Our selection of impressive hotels in Poland is rapidly growing.

Have you heard of the Yurbban hotels in Barcelona? You have now. All three are in our selection — Yurbban Passage, Yurbban Trafalgar, and Yurbban Ramblas — and all three are currently 20% off. Only on Tablet.

Our hotel of the week is Casa La Cartujita, just seven rooms in an old monastery located in the historic center of Cartagena de Indias, one of the most beautiful colonial cities in South America.

We wrote about how great the Italian Alps are in December, during Krampus season. But obviously they’re just as good during other times of the year when a bunch of grotesque demons aren’t beating kids with a stick.

Our most-liked post on Instagram this week was for the Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona.

There’s one Tuesday in a week, but twenty awesome Plus hotels in our sensibly named Tablet Plus Tuesday Twenty.

The longest stay booked on Tablet this week was 19 nights at The Dominick in New York City, a Tablet Plus hotel that towers over SoHo’s west side.

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