The lobby of the Nordic Light Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden.
The view from my window at Hotel Viktorija in Riga. On a rainy day.
The Glaz Bar at the Plaza Athenee -- a Le Meridian Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand -- is a classy venue for conversation and people watching. During my short visit in the bar, I met an American contractor vacationing from his workplace in Afghanistan (when I asked what he did, he replied, "I won't say, but it makes you safer").
View of Montreal from the top of Hotel Les Suites LaBelle.
Saltsman's Restaurant occupies the historic Saltsman's Hotel (circa 1903) in Ephrata, New York of Fulton County. Located in the Adirondacks, this hotel was once a destination for then-Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
View of Melbourne sky & cityscape from my hotel room window. Elizabeth St., Melbourne, NSW, Australia.
This is the Broadmoor Hotel complex as seen from nearby Stratton Open Space.
When not hiking across the rugged landscape of Patagonia, the cozy rooms of the Hotel Explora in Torres del Paine National Park afforded spectacular views. Only the pounding wind against the window reminded us it was not a painting.
Toronto's Gladstone Hotel was built in 1889 and has been a functioning hotel ever since. Today the renovated hotel offered artist-designed rooms and a full floor of exhibition space, as well as hosting renowned karaoke nights and welcoming former residents at the bar.
When I travel to Belize City, I love to stay at the Best Western. Relaxation is what you will feel when you walk through the door.