Hip Hotels: France
Ypma, founder of the Interior Architecture magazine, has put  together a sumptuously illustrated book of hotels in France.  These are not the usual hotels or hotel chains, however, but  instead those that have a special appeal owing to their unique  interiors and locations. They include medieval ch teaux, alpine  chalets, rural farmhouses, and modern city hotels. Arranged  alphabetically by city, the guide offers a brief history as well  as a description of each hotel, which is accompanied by  photographs, mostly color, of the exterior as well as the  interior. Ypma has also included addresses, telephone numbers,  and room rates, which range from cheap to very expensive. Not  a necessary purchase but certainly an attractive addition to any  travel collection, this lush guide will prove most useful  for design fanatics planning a truly stylish trip to France.  [This is the third book  in Thames & Hudson's upscale "Hip Hotels" travel series; also  available are Hip Hotels: City and Hip Hotels:  Escape. Ed.] George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, P.- George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PACopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.