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Some visits begin with a sailing. Others begin with the appeal of a city on the water. Either way, a hotel is more useful when you understand how it connects with the rest of the visit.<\/p>\n

The stay, in context<\/h2>\n

We write about the decisions around the room: where you want to spend time, how you will arrive, what the last leg involves and how to leave a little breathing room in the plan. A city name or a waterfront photograph is a starting point, not the answer to every practical question.<\/p>\n

An independent point of view<\/h2>\n

Hotels in Port is not a hotel operator, booking service, cruise line, port authority or official destination office. The name describes our worldwide editorial focus; it does not identify a single city called Port. These pages contain original planning guidance, not a catalogue of available rooms or sailings.<\/p>\n

Specific sources, careful examples<\/h2>\n

Our guides link to responsible ports, tourism organisations, museums and other primary sources when a specific example helps explain a decision. Examples do not establish the arrangements for your own visit. For a reservation, arrival or departure, use the current instructions from the organisation responsible for it.<\/p>\n

Real places in the photographs<\/h2>\n

The photographs document Vancouver, Seattle and Singapore at the dates recorded by their sources. They offer city context, not current hotel inventory, a promised view or a terminal identification. Creators, sources, licences and dates are on the photo credits page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Start with choosing a hotel in a port city<\/a>, then follow the part of the journey that needs a little more thought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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