Happy Hotelier

I discovered Unique Small Hotels.
It seems a derivative of Booking.com, but because it unveils very little about itself I’m not sure.
As owner of a unique small luxury hotel I am always looking for small luxury hotels and B&B’s.
After checking out some of their offerings I can agree with many of their picks. Maybe I should […]

Backpackers on High Heels: Bangkok is a site that originates in Amsterdam, well the registrant has his address in Amsterdam. Currently it gives a stylish presentation about where to go, eat sleep and party in Bangkok.
Amsterdam, Hanoi and Bali are to follow soon.

I have been on a short trip to Vienna trough Munich and Salzburg. Before anything else I would like to share this:
The planning of this trip gave me some insight in the pros and contras of planning your own trip versus using a travel agent nowadays. In the days of my frequent business traveling, long […]

When you try to research cosmopolitan Herbert Ypma on line, it is hard to find something else about him than the introductions to his world famous series of Hip Hotels Books on book sellers sites (or have a look at this transcript of a chat with him on USA Today). It is a Dutchman […]

The informed Traveler is a blog written by employees of Five Start Alliance.
The Blog gives interesting information. Read with me and see for your good self whether they prove to be a little unbiased, i.e. also write about something else than Fife Star Alliance accomodations.

As Always I am looking for luxe up market sites.
In doing so I came across »A Luxury Travel Blog:
A Luxury Travel Blog is like no other travel blog.
It focuses on the finer aspects of travel and serves as a gateway for the discerning traveller, providing information on the most luxurious hotels and resorts, the finest […]

»Erfgoed Logies is a Dutch association of small scale accomodations and B&B’s that share as a common denominator that they are located in historic heritage properties including historic ships. It was incorporated in 1996, initially as a vehicle to obtain EG subsidies to convert historic properties into guest accomodation.
Autumn 2004 Johan Neppelenbroek en Brigitte Bormans […]

Hobb publishes various Dutch language paper Hotel Guides: Hotels in France, Italy, Morocco and Germany to name a few.
Recently Hobb launched a new hotelguide for Belgium and The Netherlands. Another guide? one would ask, but I believe it will find its place, because it has a handy size. In addition there is the »Hobb website.

Another portal for weekendhotels is »www.room4romance.com
The Get Away Guide for Lovebirds

XO is another way of saying Extra Ordinary. Extra Ordinary Hotels, but also XO experiences and XO things to do.
Get a taste of it at »www.xoprivatecollection

Another approach for a Hotel Guide cum Hotel Portal: Where does Mr Smith spend the night with Mrs Smith? The first part reviewed suitable hotels in the United Kingdom. The second part describes the rest of Europe. See their »website for an impression.

If you are looking for a small and special Hotel anywhere in the world Great Small Hotels from Barcelona has a few.

Special Bite is a Dutch site in Dutch as well as in English with many tips about hot restaurants in The Netherlands. It offers also some guest reviews. Tips are organized by Dutch city/province.

A special Dutch lady, Danny Hanush, launched her new portal for special Dutch Hotels: Special Hotels.