{"product_id":"hotel-kitsch-margaret-bienert-9781648292040","title":"Hotel Kitsch: A Pretty Cool Tour of America's Fantasy Getaways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA visual celebration of the best fantasy suites and honeymoon hotels across America and beyond, from the creators of A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Gift for Travelers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1963, the savvy owners of the Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos unveiled their heart-shaped tub. Like Elvis Presley and\u003ci\u003e Playboy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, it launched a postwar phenomenon that defined a new era of pop pleasure: the honeymoon hotel. Destinations across the country were soon racing to catch up, installing not just heart-shaped tubs but all types of over-the-top design flourishes, from pink shag carpeting to immersive worlds worthy of a Broadway stage set, in order to create a sense of romance, fantasy, even adventure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ​From the photographers and inveterate travelers behind the social media sensation A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour, \u003ci\u003eHotel Kitsch\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates dozens of creative, nostalgic, one-of-a-kind hotels that span the heart of the Poconos and across the United States to Mexico, Spain, and the UK. Discover, in the middle of Iowa, a jungle room with fake trees and foliage surrounding the bed as if it had taken its cue from \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e. Or Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo where the rooms are reached by scuba diving. An Arctic Cave room at a hotel in Kentucky with its carved blue walls and not a window to be found. And on the California coast, the iconic Madonna Inn featuring 110 rooms, each themed and no two alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Along the way, authors Margaret and Corey Bienert uncover too many wild details to mention, including unconventional beds (a Cadillac, a clamshell, a sandwich), mirrors on mirrors on mirrors, in-room swimming pools, full suits of armor, and fiber-optic star ceilings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's time to check into \u003ci\u003eHotel Kitsch\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Bienert, Corey Bienert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1648292046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648292040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Artisan Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.26h x 7.85w x 0.69d","brand":"Margaret Bienert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149621883135,"sku":"9781648292040","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ad0f3cc-be1b-416f-9099-8e264956f0a6.jpg?v=1688457672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hotel-kitsch-margaret-bienert-9781648292040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}