"""Profiles inspirational locations on six continents...an atlas, a guide, a reason to daydream.""—Cincinnati Enquirer With Hip Hotels Atlas, Herbert Ypma created the ultimate guide to the world's best places to stay. Now in a travel-friendly new format, the book is ready to be tucked into a carry-on as you venture off to one of these eighty remarkable destinations. The book is divided into six sections—Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, and South America—each with its own introduction and atmospheric historical map. You will be tempted by, among a host of other alluring possibilities, a stay in a classic Italian palazzo with a romantic rose garden, a magnificent mud Casbah set in a lush oasis, a traditional Japanese inn with a Zen ambience, a contemporary Tasmanian lodge overlooking idyllic turquoise waters, a rugged log cabin in the heart of the American Wild West, and an elegant colonial-style ranch set in acres of horse-riding country. Featuring over 1,100 of Ypma's beautiful color photographs, this spectacular book will inspire and delight travelers everywhere."