Paris: Juliette Greco’s Room
The Hotel La Louisiane was also the Parisian home of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller and Louis Malle. Beatnik, Bohemian paradise.
Brighton: Best Cheap Hotel
Impossible to miss, right near the beach, on the Old Steine, the Brighton YHA is the best cheap hotel in the city. Beautifully decorated room with two single beds (off-season) it’s hard to beat.
Cottesloe: Luxury in Perth for Around $100
Forget Perth CBD. Just 20 kilometres away is the beautiful beachside suburb of Cottesloe where a hotel can cost around $100. Swim and be thankful.
Hong Kong: Diamond Way Buddhist Centre
Need some inner peace amidst the chaos of Hong Kong’s 24-hour non-stop action?
Las Vegas: Caesars Palace Turns 50
Caesars Palace set the standard for the Las Vegas experience and became an iconic brand by continually transforming. It began with 680 guestrooms, but today has more than 3,980 rooms and 630 suites and villas, and introduced the hotel-within-a-hotel concept with the Nobu tower.
London: Kings Cross St. Pancras Station
Upstairs at Kings Cross St. Pancras train station you will find Sir John Betjeman and a huge, romantic space to wine or dine.
Dubai: The Legendary Dubai Mall
If you want the best shopping in Dubai, take your taxi to Dubai Mall. Allow half a day. Or half the night.
Dublin: The Thin Lizzy Bar
There a few contenders for the best Thin Lizzy bar in Dublin, given Phil Lynott’s history there – but the Bruxelles at 7 Harry Street is the winner.
Melbourne: The Library That’s a Bar
The biggest, most impressive library in Melbourne is also a bar. And a bookshop. And a cafe.
Sydney: Drink Like Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel won Best Australian Album, in 1979, and also Best Australian Record Cover Design for the shot of the band taken in the Marble Bar in the Sydney Hilton.
