You've been saving for years, and at last the time has come to plan that special vacation in Europe. You're determined to make it the trip of a lifetime, so you're not crossing the Atlantic in coach. You want every hotel room you stay in to offer unadulterated luxury. Let's take a look at what's available in some of Europe's most popular tourist destinations.
A 330-square-foot standard room in the Garden Wing of this five-star hotel offers views of the Emerald Isle's capital city. The decor reflects the hotel's 18th-century heritage, with the use of a range of colors similar to those used in Georgian times. Each room has a queen-size bed and a bathroom constructed from Italian carrera marble, with separate tub and shower. The following in-room facilities are standard: air conditioning; wireless Internet; two armchairs; satellite television; personalized voice-mail with remote access; and a writing desk. The rooms also include a fully equipped minibar and a trouser press.
Dublin Merrion Hotel
21 Upper Merrion St.
Dublin 2, Ireland
011-353-1-603-0600
merrionhotel.com
Guests at Hotel 41 can choose to stay in a room with either a queen- or king-size bed. No two rooms are the same, but each has a classic black-and-white theme. The hotel prides itself on the quality of its bed linens and the variety offered by its feather duvet and pillow selection. Other features include high-speed Internet access, an iPod docking station, winter or summer bathrobes and slippers, a turn-down service and cordless telephones. The bathrooms are marble.
Hotel 41
41 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 0PS
011-44-20-7300-004
www.41hotel.com
Jays, close to the Champs d'Elysees, offers suite accommodation in a variety of decor styles but all with the same high-quality finish and fittings. Each has a king-size bed, DVD and CD player, flat-screen TV with 150 satellite channels, wifi Internet access, air conditioning and a discreet minibar/kitchenette.
Each white-tiled bathroom has a large tub with both an overhead and hand-held shower, wide mirrors, a range of toiletries and complimentary robes and slippers.
Jays
6 rue Copernic
75116 Paris
France
011-33-1-47041616
jays-paris.com
Residenza Cellini on the Via Modena in the heart of the Eternal City is within walking distance of the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain, and promises its guests "fine draperies, stylish furnishings, warm wooden floors, authentic antique stuccos and splendid bathrooms with Jacuzzi bathtub or hidrojet shower." Each room has a king-size bed, air conditioning, free wireless Internet access and a minibar.
Residenza Cellini
Via Modena 5
00184 Roma
011-39-0647825204
residenzacellini.it
