Head to the chic Hotel Duxiana (Master Johansgatan 1), a boutique hotel owned by Swedish bedmaker Dux.

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There were as many as 20 viable contenders of varying strength, with films like Flight, The Impossible, The Dark Knight Rises, Holy Motors, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Master, Cloud Atlas, Moonrise Kingdom, Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Anna Karenina, and several others jockeying for Best Picture consideration and having pretty solid chances.

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At its The Redbury in Hollywood, guests can choose between Mediterranean selections from Danny Elmaleh's Cleo, which located in the hotel, or have creations by master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi delivered from Katsuya, located a short distance away, across Hollywood Boulevard.

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That support has become ever more apparent since the Mossad's alleged killing of Hamas terror master Mahmoud al Mabhouh at his hotel in Dubai in January.

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While the hotel interiors, library and rooms were designed by grand master Jacques Garcia to have Parisian flair (many have a claw foot tub in the room, faux garret-style), it is the restaurant that is getting a lot of early buzz, with rave reviews already coming from the New York Times and top food blogs.

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Hotel guests even have the opportunity to serve as honorary Duck Master and lead the procession.

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Time off: Plays master of the house at his stately 19th- century Grand Hotel Quellenhof in the Rhine Valley.

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BP's offer to settle quickly might be a savvy move if Kenneth Feinberg, the special master hired by the Obama administration to oversee the fund, can obtain ironclad releases from the shrimpers, hotel owners and thousands of other people who claim they've lost money because of the spill.

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