HOTELS, RESORTS & LEFT:
Ducks at The Peabody, Memphis
RIGHT: Hotel
Monteleone, New Orleans
BELOW:
1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Arkansas
TIMBERLINE LODGE,
OREGON Developed as part of a job creation scheme by president Franklin Roosevelt, the Timberline Lodge was built largely by hand using native timber and stone from nearby. It opened in 1937 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Set 1,830 metres above
sea level on the south side of Mount Hood, it’s both ski lodge and mountain retreat. Much of the original decoration and architectural detail – wildlife and American Indian themes run throughout – are still in place, while the rooms have a ‘winter warmer’ vibe about them. Movie fans, of course, are
likely to instantly recognise the Timberline Lodge – it was used for the exterior shots of the
The five mallard ducks that live on the roof march through the lobby at 11am and 5pm every day
Overlook Hotel in The Shining. Real life stays are considerably less creepy. Book it: Rooms start at £127.
timberlinelodge.com
THE PEABODY, MEMPHIS The Peabody was originally opened in 1869 on a different site, but its Italian Renaissance-style reincarnation opened in 1925. It’s had several owners and brushes
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