This land is your land. A trip to the best hotels in the USA. The USA is one of the most varied and fascinating countries in the world.
Its areas of natural beauty like the Pacific Coast, Yosemite National Park, and Monument Valley are the stuff of great cinema (Hollywood finds its best backdrops virtually in its backyard).
For all those who explore the USA beyond its big cities on a classic road trip, following the footsteps of Native Americans and pioneers, in the mountains or by lakes and beaches, unforgettable moments are guaranteed.
In Great Escapes USA, Angelika Taschen presents extraordinary places to stay through stunning photographs, entertaining texts, and practical details about how to get there, prices, and tips on books and movies.
Your journey begins on the East Coast, where intellectuals and artists gathered in idyllically located country houses like Twin Farms in Vermont and Troutbeck in New York State.
It continues south, where The Moorings Village and Hôtel Peter & Paul, for example, tell the story of Florida and Louisiana, and Southern beauties like Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas, reveal their glamour. Dunton Hot Springs, once.
On the route is a mining camp in Colorado, now transformed from a ghost town into a rustic luxury resort, as is the urban utopia that is Arcosanti in Arizona, conceived by architect Paolo Soleri in the 1970s.
The journey wonderfully concludes in California with unique hotels like Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, where many famous writers have stayed in Norwegian-influenced log cabins, tranquil motels like The Surfrider Malibu, which is about the California dream, and paradise destinations for gourmets, such as SingleThread in Sonoma County with its three Michelin stars.
The photographs in this opulent publication feature hotels in the tradition of great architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as the work of young contemporary designers and buildings in the typical American Mid-century style.
Also included are a horse ranch, a glamping campsite, even a hippie bathhouse and vintage mobile homes: places as varied as the USA itself! From Napa Valley to Hudson Valley, from the wild west to the south, from the mountains of New Mexico to the coast of Maine: a trip across America will take you to legendary landscapes with all kinds of wonderful accommodations. Angelika Taschen presents her favorite destinations: beach houses and desert camps, motels and ranches, mobile homes and tents, resorts and inns.
