Masterpiece lodging: from luxury hotels to charming inns, hoteliers who make a place for art have garnered high-end, loyal clientele who are looking for a unique experience.

From: Art Business News | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

the logo for Seattle's Alexis Hotel speaks volumes about its interior. A tiny paintbrush crosses the "x" in Alexis. Scripted under the name is the hotel's slogan: "a work of art." In the lobby hangs a 12-foot high Dale Chihuly chandelier. Winding through the hotel floors is a rotating exhibit of original paintings, prints and sculpture.

On the opposite coast, artist and antique collector Charlotte Forsythe and her husband Gerald Fandetti transformed a Victorian firehouse into a boutique hotel filled with handmade quilts, antique American flags, old photographs and collections ...

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