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The Monocle Guide to Hotels, Inns & Hideaways

£35

This is a handbook for anyone from holidaymakers to hoteliers. We jump up and down on a few choice beds, check out the start-ups breaking new ground and talk to the CEOs of the best and biggest groups. Don’t expect stuffy five-star finery – our selection errs on the side of the honest, charming, quirky and independent.

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The Monocle Travel Guide, Chicago

£15

Chicago is a city of many different faces. It’s sweltering in the summer and ice-bound in the winter. For every soaring skyscraper there’s a Prairie-style property with a porch. Fine-dining establishments brush shoulders with classic American diners. It may be hundreds of miles from the ocean but Lake Michigan creates the illusion of sweeping seaside views

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The Monocle Travel Guide, Brussels & Antwerp

£15

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The Monocle Travel Guide, Toronto

£15

Beneath the iconic pinprick of Toronto's CN Tower lies one of North America’s most intriguing, multicultural and rapidly evolving urban centres.