More than forty years after the building of a skyscraper hotel in one of the world’s capitals comes a novel about hotel living: “The Dream of the Decade – The London Novels” by Afshin Rattansi, former BBC Today Programme Producer.

The location of novel is the London Hilton skyscraper in Park Lane, finished in 1963 and designed by William B. Tabler Architects. The protagonist, a 1980s working-class-man made-good is a millionaire – but what about others who have chosen to live in hotels instead of buying property?

In New York: The Carlyle – “Though hotel residents come in varied shapes, sizes and ages, the population tends to skew older and toward a high tax bracket, said Marcie Lieberman, hotel manager at The Carlyle. “It’s usually an upper-echelon person. People who have gotten used to a certain convenience and who like living in an environment where those things are available,” she said.

Combine that with the right amount of pampering, and you’ve got the answer to a hotel dweller’s prayers – all ending in amenity. The Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South, for example, offers inclusive and a la carte services for any situation from wanting a massage to needing diamonds at a moment’s notice.” (Daniel Bubbeo, Newsday)

In London: “John Petch, sales director of boutique hotel group, GLA Hotels (owners of the Lancaster in Paris and the Cadogan Hotel in London) began his career with the Savoy group in the early 1980s. Back then, the fifth floor at Claridges was reserved for long-term guests. But by the early 1990s, he says, hotel residency was dying out. Even the wealthy regarded long stays as uneconomical and turned their attention to affordable second-home investment opportunities.

But the tide is turning; both the Lancaster and Cadogan have three long-stay residents who use the hotels as their city bases. “People are moving back into hotels because of the security and service,” says Petch. Boutique hotels also excel at providing a home- from-home atmosphere backed up with personalised service. “If you have a flat, you might have one person to look after you,” he says. “Here you have all of our staff on call.”" (Tracy Hoffman, Financial Times)

Hotel-living Names: Geri Halliwell – The Lanesborough, London Bobby Hashemi, founder of Coffee Republic – Claridge’s, London Ruud Gullit – Malmaison, London Chris Evans – Langham Hilton, London Richard Harris – Savoy, London Rupert Murdoch’s courtship with Wendi Deng – The Mercer Hotel, New York Ken Hom – The Dorchester, London Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland; Richard Burton and Liz Taylor – The Dorchester, London. Coco Chanel – Ritz, Paris Marlene Dietrich – Hotel Lancaster, Paris Greta Garbo, – Fairmont Miramar, Los Angeles Howard Hughes – Desert Inn, Las Vegas Salvador Dali – Hotel Meurice, Paris Peter Bogdanovich – Stanhope Hotel, New York Claude Monet – Savoy, London Cate Blanchett – Covent Garden Hotel, London Christina Ricci – Covent Garden Hotel, London Diane Von Furstenberg – Carlyle, New York Frank Sinatra – The Waldorf Towers, New York Cole Porter – The Waldorf Towers, New York Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald – Lowell Hotel, New York Madonna – Carlyle, New York Madonna – Home House, London William Burroughs – Beat Hotel, Paris William Burroughs – Chelsea Hotel, New York Sid Vicious – Chelsea Hotel, New York Dylan Thomas – Chelsea Hotel, New York Arthur C Clarke – Chelsea Hotel, New York Bob Dylan – Chelsea Hotel, New York Tim Burton – Portobello Hotel, London Francis Ford Coppola – Portobello Hotel, London John Lennon – Hilton, Amsterdam

The title novel in the quartet, The Dream of the Decade, may end in disquieting circumstances but one only has to look at the tragedies of the famous who have died in hotels to know it isn’t uncommon. ends

“Paris for the smoothness of the paths

that lead the heart unto the heart’s delight. . .”

Before visiting Paris, I had heard so many things about it and believed these things to be in excess of what this city really deserves. After coming here, I had to change my notions.

I am just spellbound by the color and cologne and the people, of course, make my heart bloom. I must say, Paris is one of the most luminous cities in the whole of Europe.

City of art, life, passion and great excursions, Paris, founded on the island where a natural north-south highway crosses the Seine River, some 233 miles (375 kilometres) upstream from the river mouth of the English Channel, the largest city of continental Europe and the capital of France, is over 2,000 years old.

Paris in the winter time offers a vibrant fusion of Art, rich culture, people, and good food. The city has different shades for each of the different seasons, catering for even the most demanding of tourists. During the winter, Paris has all sorts of cultural events going on and in the summer, the weather is warm and sometimes even sizzling!

Traditionally, in August, most of the Parisians escape for the beaches to the west and south. Many restaurateurs lock up their hotels in Paris and leave town too. Over recent years, things have changed dramatically and now one can easily find many Paris hotels open during the summer period.

Paris hotel reservations make light work of finding affordable “Accommodation Paris” from which to explore the captivating sights and sounds of this amazing city.

By its incredible sight and offerings to the world mass, by the different colors of the world in this city of Art, by the exquisite vision of the river seine, by the superb and tasty food Paris holds millions in its womb. It is one of the most beautiful cities throughout the whole of Europe.

Now I can say in French, “je tombe juste dans l’amour avec Paris”… I just fell in love with Paris.

It’s a great thing the notoriously minimal German humorous character does not interpret to its top-end accommodation. The 5-star hotels in Berlin are among the best and most fairly priced anywhere in the world.

Low on chortles

In fact this brings to me a fascinating point about 5-star hotels in Berlin, or any other hotel actually. To me, this is disappointing. Why else would they ask me to enjoy my stay here at the uniquely decorated Palace hotel in Berlin? Yet I fork out hundreds of extra dollars for an enticing, ornamented, wonderful, and opulent room, as well as free use of the thermal baths, sauna, and solarium, but have a thoroughly dour time!

Not even at the best of the 5-star hotels in Berlin, the Adlon Kempinski, can I get a giggle out of any one except for the janitors. I suppose it has something to do with the hotel’s really significant, aristocratic history. I could employ a heavy iron pinch bar, but even that in the hand of a 200-pound pro-wrestler would barely be sufficient to bend the corners of the staff’s mouth into a little upward half-smirk. What do I have to do to get a giggle around here?

‘Your ad boasted of intimacy.

You are after… What was that again? A good laugh? I am going to have to check with management, ja?’

Yes, even at the Schlosshotel im Grunewald, one of the swankiest 5-star hotels in Berlin, a giggle is as hard to find as plutonium.

That is’s okay. Of course , who would mind having to give up snickers in return for up-to-the-minute comforts and 24 hour pampering? The 5-star hotels in Berlin provide those. In fact, not only will 5-star hotels in Berlin make you feel like royalty, they will let you experience Germany’s culture first hand, too! One of the 5-star hotels in Berlin, the Swisshotel Berlin, even provides guests with the opportunity of viewing the first artworks of Markus Lupertz. His paintings embellish the walls of each of the hotel’s room. Not just that, you get to eat like royalty too! The Swisshotel Berlin boasts of a menu designed by Anton Mosimann, the official chef of Britain’s Royal Family.

Another good point about the 5-star hotels in Berlin is that they are very fair. As an example, you can get a room in any of the 5-star hotels in Berlin, like the four Seasons Berlin which is right in the middle of the city, for as low as fifty six EU Bucks a night! That is’s less expensive than paying rent! If you have cash to burn, the Kempinski Hotel in Bristol places you smack-dab in the money-burning district of Berlin, the Kurfurstendamm.

If you are after indulgence , however , 5-star hotels in Berlin are the places to go to.

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