April/May 2007

Luxurious Land of Nod

Tammy Asnicar

Creating a luxurious sanctuary seems only natural, considering experts say we spend a third of our lives in bed.

"We hunger for comfort and beauty," says Deborah Gottlieb, manager of Yves Delorme in Woodburn, Oregon. The French company has been manufacturing fine textiles since 1845. "We need a place of peace and harmony. The bedroom is that place."

Glass and Art come together in the Northwest

One part fire, one part fluid and a judicious amount of carefully composed color — exquisite handblown glass is one of the Northwest's many blessings.

The Hotel Concierge

A User's Guide

Top-tier hotels have a lot to recommend them: luxurious spas, twice-daily room service and superb on-site restaurants, just for starters. But the most valuable resource of all sits in plain view in the middle of the lobby, the hotel concierge.

Northwest Concierges share their secrets

What secrets lurk in the little black book of the concierge? To find out, we asked those in the know at the most luxurious hotels in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco what restaurants they'd recommend, where they'd send guests for a not-in-every-guidebook cultural experience and, lastly, to share three lesser-known services they could provide.