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Hotels and Inns - Famous Architecture With Rooms to Rent

Spend the night in a famous building! The hotels, inns, and rental houses listed here are my favorites, and are recommended for anyone who loves great architecture. Some are renovated historic buildings, others are modern construction that shows exceptional artistry. All offer something very special in terms of design.

New Hampshire: The Manor on Golden Pond

Built by a wealthy industrialist during America's "gilded age," The Manor on Golden Pond in The Manor on Golden Pond Holderness, New Hampshire suggests a refined English country estate with elegant gardens and a sweeping lake view.

Louisiana : Oak Alley Plantation

Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana is a stately antebellum house with a colonnade of 28 Doric columns - one for each oak tree - that support the hip roof.

Unique Bed and Breakfast Inns

Our Guide to Bed and Breakfast Inns traveled around the world to find truly unique, architecturally interesting places where you can spend the night.

Vermont: Rabbit Hill Inn

The Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford, Vermont dates back to the years just after America's revolutionary war. It's architecture details tell interesting stories about the inn's long history.

Florida: The Swan and Dolphin

Located in the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the Swan and Dolphin hotels are designed by postmodernist architect Michael Graves and typify an approach to design known as entertainment architecture.

England: Castle Combe Manor House

The 14th Century Castle Combe Manor House in the southern edge of the Cotswolds between Bath and Chippenhamin is now an elegant hotel with 45 rooms, stone cottages, a golf course, tennis courts, and much more

Ireland: Adare Manor

Adare Manor, a Gothic Revival country home in Ireland Adare Manor, has been wonderfully restored and is now a world class 5-star hotel and golf resort.

Castle Accommodations

From your Guides to Travel, reviews and Net links for the world's best castles for overnight stays.

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