"Hip Hotels" is all about winter action and sharp style. With ever more people catching on to the thrill and spectacle of the mountains, the choice of ski hotels has become mind-boggling - and overwhelmingly mediocre. In this volume Herbert Ypma, himself an avid skier, proves that there are alternatives to the tired formulae of the typical resort hotel. You can go for a remote lodge in the Canadian Rockies or Wild West authenticity, alpine log cabin or sleek contemporary style.

Table of Contents

Austria: Boadgastein - Gruner Baum; Ischgl - Hotel Madlein; Lech - Gasthof Post; Osttirol - Gannerhof. Canada: Banff - Buffalo Mountain Lodge; Lake Louise - The Post; Whistler - The Summit Lodge. France: Cahmonix: Hameau Albert Premier; Chamonix - La Ferme d'Elisa; Courchevel - Le Melezin; Megeve - Au Coin du Feu; Megeve - L'Alpage du Rosset; Megeve - Le Lodge Park; Morzine-Avoriaz - Les Dromonts; Morzine-Avoriaz - Le Mas de la Coutettaz; Tignes-Val d'Isere - Village Montana; Valmorel - Hotel Planchamp. Italy: Cervinia - Hotel Hermitage; Cortina D'Ampezzo - Hotel Ancora; Cortina D'Ampezzo - Hotel de la Poste; Monterosa - Breithorn; Monterosa - Hotel California; Pusteria - Ansitz Heufler. Sweden: Ary - Tarnaby Fjallhotell. Switzerland: Arosa - Hotel Eden; Klosters - Hotel Chesa Grischuna; Laax - Riders Palace; Saas Fee - Unique Dom; St Moritz - Hotel Saratz; St Moritz - Hotel Misani; Zermatt - Hotel Biner. USA: Squaw Valley - Plump Jack; Aspen - Aspen Meadows; Jackson Hole - Amangani; Dunton - Dunton Hot Springs; Teamboat Spring - The Home Ranch; Lake Placid - Lake Placid Lodge; Sundance - Sundance Resort; Telluride - Wyndham Peaks.

About the Author

Photographer and writer Herbert Ypma grew up skiing on three continents. He first learned aged seven in the tough conditions of New England, and since then has skied all the major and many minor resorts of Europe and North America. He's worn electric socks and a suede facemask in the -30[degrees]C conditions of Quebec and swerved to avoid wallabies bouncing out of the eucalyptus in the Australian Alps.

Reviews

'From louche luxury to minimalist chic, this is absolutely the last word' - Arena 'Hotels so stunning, so individual, so undeniably designer... destinations in their own right' - Wallpaper 'No self-respecting bookshelf can now be without HIP HOTELS' - Evening Standard