Hotel Kitsch : : a Pretty Cool Tour of America's Fantasy Getaways

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Travel / General / Bienert, Margaret, 647.94 Bi
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Introduction -- The hotels -- The Poconos and the honeymoon era -- The anatomy of a pretty cook hotel room -- Fantasuites and the rise of the American theme hotel -- Hidden roadside gems -- So you want to open a pretty cool hotel -- Rooms inspired by pop culture -- The future of the boutique theme hotel -- Afterword.
In 1963, the owners of the Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos unveiled their heart-shaped tub. It launched a postwar phenomenon that defined a new era of pop pleasure: the honeymoon hotel. Destinations across the country were soon racing to catch up, installing not just heart-shaped tubs but all types of over-the-top design flourishes, from pink shag carpeting to immersive worlds worthy of a Broadway stage set, in order to create a sense of romance, fantasy, even adventure. Margaret and Corey Bienert celebrate dozens of creative, nostalgic, one-of-a-kind hotels that span the heart of the Poconos and across the United States to Mexico, Spain, and the UK. Readers will details about unconventional beds (a Cadillac, a clamshell, a sandwich), mirrors on mirrors on mirrors, in-room swimming pools, full suits of armor, and fiber-optic star ceilings-- just for starters! -- adapted from jacket

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