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Library themed hotel in NYC
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It's a crazy, whacked out world of boutique hotels when interior decorators turn to the Dewey Decimal System for inspiration.And yet, that's exactly what has happened in the highly competitive hotel industry in New York City.
The Library Hotel is serious about the Dewey Decimal System and has not only organized its floors and rooms based upon the legendary numbering system, but the staff has also populated each room with appropriately corresponding books.
The 8th floor, for example, houses the 800 category: Literature. Room 800.002 is full of the classics, room 800.003 has poetry books, and room 800.006 is brimming with mysteries. Or, check out room 500.005 if you're a dinosaur nut, or room 300.002 if Political Science is more your thing.
The hotel boasts a collection of 60,000 books so it would take a very long time and many rainy days to work your way through all 60 rooms--but I bet you'd be pretty smart afterwards if you did.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
L Jan 25th 2008 9:49PM
I've stayed here! It's a lovely hotel. They have a gym and a lounge where you can have tea or wine and cheese every day. And I always had something to read. I stayed in the Fairytales room, where I read The Little Prince for the first time. It was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend it.
Mary Butler Jun 6th 2008 11:09PM
I am interested in "disability" as a topic, NOT medically related but historically related (assistive technology, autobiographies of people with disabilities, legislative advances, disability studies, institutional, etc. I would love to know what you might have on this topic and where it would be found.
bob Jan 24th 2009 6:49PM
Why might I ask are you interested in this subject
geminig1992 Dec 4th 2008 8:54PM
I'm 16. I love to read. And I would probably LOVE this hotel! I wonder how much it costs per night!!
bri Dec 8th 2008 5:52PM
if you have to ask, you can't afford it (I'm guessing $250-300 a night as a conservative guess!)