If we said you were going to stay at an 'affordable hotel' on your next vacation, you might picture a funky, dark room somewhere, smelling of stale cigarette smoke, with an indifferent staff, that's a far walk to the beach.
Here's a whole book to convince you otherwise. Secret Hotels: Extraordinary Values in the World's Most Stunning Destinations, is the just-published, stylishly produced roundup by Erik Torkells, editor of Budget Travel magazine, along with his team of editors at the monthly.
Most of the accommodations stay under the $200 mark and they're in places such as Tahiti, Tuscany, Provence, and the Caribbean. They're so alluring, you'll probably be online planning a trip long before you get to the end of the book.
written on Thursday Sep 27, 2007
no fawlty towers.
