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I once stayed for a whole week in a Westin in Charlotte, NC last year. Usually I don't get to stay in such nice places for so long, but it was on the company dime. I was impressed by Kim's work.

I have to say that I don't understand why the hotels I can usually afford always look like the basement rec room set of Wayne's World.

Okay, folks, I'm just gonna spit it out. Am I alone in finding leather furniture (and hides of all kind) utterly repulsive? Just seems so cruel and unnecessary, especially now when there are more choices than ever. To me, leather and skin are about as luxurious and alluring as where they come from.

I like leather

I like it too.

Me three.

I love leather.

Best hotel bedding ever! I had a similar experience at the Courtyard in Manhattan and at the Park Plaza in Boston. More hotels really need to hop on this bandwagon and DITCH THE ITCHY WOOL BLANKETS!!!!

I like leather. I eat dead cows. Big deal.

I wasn't all that impressed with the heavenly beds at Westin. Just another hotel bed with some extra fluff. I travel so much I think I'm just jaded.

Sonnet - Are you sure its real leather? Many interiors, especially those that see a lot of traffic and wear, use high quality artificial leather that can hold up longer and be easier to clean than the real thing. The good stuff is virtually indistinguishable, has a soft hand, costs less than authentic hides of the same finish and quality, and is much easier to use in upholstery applications.

For best results when substituting artificial leather for real, avoid the vinyl faux leathers and look for a polyurethane based fabric like Duratouch, UltraLeather, or Joseph Noble's "Great Fake Leather".

I was pretty surprised at much I loved the duvet/comforter combo at a Hampton Inn I stayed at in Illinois. I almost bought them from the Hampton website recently, but both items together are more than I'm willing to spend.

http://www.hamptonhomecollection.com/category.aspx?&category1=Bedding&category1Name=Bedding&categoryLevel=0

Me five (or six or seven or whatever). LOVE leather and find it to be much more aesthetically-pleasing than fabrics in high traffic areas like hotel rooms.

sonnet - nope, you're not alone. Hides are even more repulsive, esp. given that at the end of the current trend of hide rugs, they're all getting pitched (where?) It really makes me ill.

I'm with sonnet and pixie, I don't like leather for all the above posted reasons, it's a by-product of a cruel and bloody industry. I also don't like the feel of it. That said, I will refer back to the word "by-product"; it IS a shameful practice to waste anything. As long as there is a meat industry there should be leather products for those who do like them.