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Built in a historic area near temple of Gawdawpalin, on the banks of Ayeyarwaddy, a few steps away from Old Bagan Archaeological Museum.
The architect has combined influences that reflect the ancient and the modern interior environment, it seems to stay in a huge open-air museum.
The buildings of the complex is located in landscaped gardens linked together between narrow paths. The visitor spends living among ancient pagodas and extensive tropical gardens.
info: http://www.bagan-hotel.com/
1 January, 2013 at 12:18 pm | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 661 views
This former farmyard is located in the heart of one of the most superb corners of Norway, near the town of Lom, close to the Jotunheim National Park and the Galdhøpiggen Mountain.
The guest rooms are individually designed in a unique way with a private bathroom.
It is the perfect place for guests that desire a quiet holiday in an old-fashioned atmosphere with a real home-cooked and the chance to go hiking in the mountains.
10 November, 2010 at 12:21 pm | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 950 views
The building of the 19th century represents a symbol of St. Moritz as well as the Lake and mountains.
The first owners have built the first field of curling and the first toboggan and, by doing so, have invented the winter Alpine tourism.
The Palace Hotel has become a landmark for its architecture characteristic and the tower.
The scenery is splendid and still uncontaminated, surrounded by private gardens where they are carried out many sports that attract many ...
10 November, 2010 at 12:07 pm | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 1,045 views
Hotel Vila Bled is located in the north-western Slovenia, close to Lake Bled.
Ex summer residence of Royals of Yugoslavia and then rebuilt as a home for Marshal Tito.
From the balconies of the building you can admire the medieval castle of Bled and the island in the middle of the lake, which for centuries has hosted the church of Santa Maria.
10 November, 2010 at 12:04 pm | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 1,122 views
A monastery built in 1592, in the centre of Cuzco, converted as a hotel since 1995, is one of the most beautiful hotels museum of Peru.
The Hotel is a national historic landmark and has maintained its characteristics and charm.
It is a splendid model of the colonial Renaissance style, comprising three sections at different levels .
The heart of the Hotel is the central courtyard with its soft fountain and a 300-year old Cedar tree surrounded by ...
10 November, 2010 at 11:46 am | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 1,631 views
Designed by the Italian architect Fabrizio Carola and opened in 1997.
These white domes sprout in the desert like huge beehives, made without the use of wood, scarce and expensive in this part of the world.
The rooms are all dome-shaped brick as well as floors and beds' bases.
Dinner is served outside accompanied by live music.
This imaginative hotel is located in the Mali country, once among the richest countries in Africa, now listed among the poorest.
Mali is ...
10 November, 2010 at 11:45 am | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 1,036 views
Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp is located in one of the most significant area in the Namib Desert and is surrounded by rugged mountains of ancient volcanic origin.
The Namib Desert is the world's oldest desert and hides the highest dunes on the planet.
The small camp built of rock, wood and straw is located near the top of a hill.
The main attraction is the natural beauty of the desert landscape.
There is the possibility of a balloon ride over ...
10 November, 2010 at 11:45 am | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 947 views
Located on the edge of the famous Ngorongoro Crater, from which, looking down in the distance, you can still see all that remains of a huge volcano.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area was established to protect wildlife and other natural resources.
Guests can live the unique experience to see Masai herdsmen whose cattle graze side by side.
From the outside the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is reminiscent of a Masai village and each suite has a view over the crater.
The ...
10 November, 2010 at 11:45 am | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 4,007 views
Adere Amellal Lodge is located deep in the Egyptian desert, at the slopes of White Mountain, nestled in nature. Constructed with a local building technique, it blends so well with the landscape as to be almost invisible.
It is built in a stretch of desert on the shore of Lake Siwa, and has a private garden of date palms and olives, and an incredible pool.
The rooms have all hand-built furniture, paying tribute to local crafts, and ...
10 November, 2010 at 11:01 am | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 1,241 views
The Chateau de Bagnols is placed in the wonderful Bourgogne countryside.
Erected the first time in 1217 as medieval fortress, today it is one of the historic monuments of France, the hotel was opened in 1992, after various transformations over the years.
It is completed with moat and drawbridge, stone towers and buttresses.
Many of the rooms are decorated with Renaissance frescoes, antique beds are embellished with embroidery and woven silk in the same style, and walls are ...
10 November, 2010 at 10:57 am | Write by bbcconline on Village @ Hotel | 868 views
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