THE HOTEL BOOK: GREAT ESCAPES AFRICA

Organic luxuryWhether you’ve always dreamed of a vacation in Africa or never even considered it, take one look through this book and you’ll be planning your next five holidays before you know it. Our selection of the most splendid getaway havens nestled throughout the continent is sure to please even the most finicky would-be voyagers. Everything you need to know about each hotel, including pricing, services, contact information, and reading recommendations, is provided alongside opulent interior and exterior photographs. Who minds sleeping under a mosquito net when it’s royally draped over your bed in a lush Kenyan open-walled hut fashioned from tree trunks and shielded from the sun by a sumptuous thatched roof? Or how about your very own South African A-frame beachside bungalow made of bamboo stalks? Seeing is believing, for sure, but even with the photos as evidence these places are not to be believed….Countries included:BotswanaEgyptGhanaKenyaMaliMauritiusMoroccoSeychellesSouth AfricaTanzaniaZanzibarThe editor:Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. She has worked for TASCHEN since 1987, publishing numerous titles on architecture, photography, design and contemporary art. She conceived TASCHEN´s Interiors series in 1994 and the Country Houses series in 1999.The author:Shelley-Maree Cassidy is a writer and marketing specialist who has written two books on hotels around the world and has contributed travel articles to magazines and journals. Her particular interest in hotels stems from her family background, as her great-grandparents owned several of the first hotels in New Zealand, where she lives.