10 of the World’s Greatest Hotels Inspired by Literature

Inn BoonsBoro, Frederick, Maryland

Prolific romance novelist Nora Roberts opened this hotel in 2009, and true to her trade, each of its eight rooms are inspired by famous literary couples “who found their happy endings” — from Jane and Rochester to Titania and Oberon to Wesley and Buttercup (!). Each room comes with a copy of the book in question, and everything from the decor to the toiletries are inspired by the couple and the era in which their story is set. And just to make it all the more literary, Roberts has published a trilogy of novels inspired by her own literary-inspired inn. That’s pretty meta for a romance novel.

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nathaniel212 5 pts

Another candidate -- Chesire in St Louis MO. http://www.cheshirestl.com/accomodations/rooms-suites/

When I stayed there in 2006 I remember there was a Byron suite, & a Dickens suite. Now on website looks like more James Bond, Romeo & Juliet.

acozyreader 5 pts

Inn BoonsBoro is in Boonsboro, MD NOT Frederick.

theliar73 5 pts

Hotel Union Square in San Francisco has a handsome Dashiell Hammett suite. http://www.hotelunionsquare.com/rooms/dashiell-hammett-suite/

MarcDavidson 5 pts

I noticed when I stayed at the Algonquin in NYC that on the door of each room was a quote from some member of the famous Algonquin Round Table (mostly Dorothy Parker in the area of rooms I was near.) That's pretty literary connected

Paper_Plates_ 5 pts

Would a round-the-world pilgrimage to each of these hotels be over the top? No, right?