What makes me want to consider staying at the Good Hotel again is that, as the “social good” hotel is seemingly becoming more of a thing, it’s one of the only in which I’ve stayed that I believe is sincere in its mission; it doesn’t feel like simply a marketing ploy.
Read MoreI ordered a number of small plates, including a bowl of anchovies accompanied by nothing more than a small stash of toothpicks with which to eat them. It may have been the best thing I have ever eaten. Fresh, simple, bountiful. (I dream about that bowl of anchovies.) By the time my room was ready, I was giddy. And it wasn’t just the orange wine.
Read MoreEventually, taking a picture of every bed you sleep in does something to you. Or at least it did something to me. I felt driven to find new beds, pretty beds, remarkable beds. I resented hotels that looked like every other hotel — because so did their beds. (This does not make for a compelling Instagram stream.)
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