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| This overdone room at an inn in Alberobello, Italy, featured a bed on a glass floor that appeared to float over a bed of rocks. The chair in the foreground is an uncomfortable antique. The tiny room, which looked like a stage set, had no space for luggage and little space for people. After one night, we were able to move to a much larger space, though still pretty odd -- it was in a trullo, one of Puglia's iconic conical houses. |
Sometimes looks count, and sometimes you just want comfort. Sometimes photogenic hotel rooms turn out to be supremely unpleasant places to stay. Antiques may conjure feelings of coziness and authenticity, but they can also be uncomfortable to sit on and easily damaged if you put your luggage on top. Rooms in some super-trendy hotels (I'm talking about you, Mama Shelter, in Lyon, France) can feel like afterthoughts, as if the designers had never stayed at a hotel where they had to open a suitcase, recharge a phone, or brush their teeth.
I wrote a short New York Times article on what I want (and don't want) in a hotel room. Click HERE to read the article.
