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But since his election Pope Francis has been living in a simple two-room suite in the Domus Santa Marta - a hotel-style residence built by Pope John Paul II next to St Peter's Basilica.
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In 1997, UNESCO declared the entire town a World Heritage Site, and in 2009, the first boutique hotel, Jing's Residence, opened, mixing ancient and modern styles within a former silk merchant's mansion.
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In 2003 Kathy held the enviable position of Writer in Residence at The Savoy Hotel.
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Word came that lots of men in dark suits had taken up residence at the fancy Karibe Hotel.
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It has been run as a small luxury hotel, but could easily be a private residence.
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The 92 suites--actually condos, since it's a private-residence development as well as a hotel--give away the lodge's youth.
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Other options include condo hotels and residence clubs where you own a hotel room or a percentage of a property and you can book the amount of time you want to spend.
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At 76, looking more striking than she had in her 50s, she was swimming exercise laps at the Ritz Hotel, a few blocks from her embassy residence, when she fell ill and collapsed.
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Diplomats and heads of state bed down surrounded by antiques, jewel-toned silk walls, crystal chandeliers and marble bathrooms at the 138-room Hotel Imperial Vienna, which was built as the residence of the Prince of Wurttemberg, a European aristocrat, in 1863.
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Residence owners will have access to all of the hotel amenities, including a Jean-George Vongerichten restaurant, a nightclub, a bowling alley and an ice skating rink.
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The 20-story hotel was a skyscraper when it was built, and served as a residence and hot spot for wealthy Manhattanites.
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