Spectacular Hotel Libraries

Aug. 6, 2012— -- intro:The start of a new academic year is just around the corner, and we've been feeling nostalgic for libraries. Many hotels claim to have a lending library, but most of the time, you'll find the same selection of mass-market paperbacks in various stages of decomposition. So, we searched through TripAdvisor's hotel inventory for some truly spectacular hotel libraries? Bibliophiles, read on!

quicklist: 1category: title: Elm Courturl: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g41639-d581367-r131257466-Elm_Court-Lenox_Massachusetts.htmltext: If you've ever wanted to experience a weekend as a house guest at a Vanderbilt summer house, visit Elm Court in Lenox, Mass. "The common rooms include a spectacularly adorned library with an eclectic collection of books on every topic imaginable, an all-glass conservatory that overlooks the mountains and a truly awesome, enormous, walk-in fireplace in the foyer where we sat at night drinking wine and toasting marshmallows," wrote one TripAdvisor traveler. media:16939362

quicklist: 2category: title:The Libraryurl: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1179396-d628970-Reviews-The_Library-Bophut_Koh_Samui_Surat_Thani_Province.htmltext: This ultra-modern resort (the Trendiest Hotel in Thailand, according to TrIpAdvisor's 2012 Travelers' Choice Awards) is "a secret treasure amidst the madness" of Koh Samui. Each of its 26 rooms has a Macintosh computer, and travelers love the sumptuous breakfasts, unique red-tiled pool, and the property's extensive library of books and DVDs. One TripAdvisor traveler described it as "a treasury of literature from obscure design books to current paperback novels"; another simply called it, "a gold mine."media:16939379

quicklist: 3category: title: The Study at Yale url: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g33851-d1217689-Reviews-The_Study_at_Yale-New_Haven_Connecticut.htmltext:"The Study understands its audience ? Yale," wrote one TripAdvisor reviewer. Indeed, if you're in town visiting the university, you can't do much better for comfort or convenience than this boutique-style hotel in the middle of New Haven. The "sedate lobby with deep leather chairs" has a great selection of periodicals and art books, and the rooms have "sharpened #2 pencils instead of the typical pens."media: 16939448

quicklist: 4category: title: Hazlitt Hotelurl: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g186338-d193633-Reviews-Hazlitt_s-London_England.htmltext: "From the fabulous madhouse that is Soho you ring the brass bell of the discreet doorway to Hazlitt's Hotel and enter a calm and serene Georgian house," wrote one TripAdvisor reviewer. The London hotel's library room boasts an honesty bar: "Take your drinks and note in the book what you have taken and your room name-- wonderful idea."media: 16939465