These Retreats are Fully Booked 📖

Literary retreats are trending.

Blending books, relaxation and wellness, these travel experiences are designed for self-care and Main Character moments.

According to Pinterest’s 2025 Summer Trend Report, searches for “book club retreat ideas” are up 265%. Travelers are ditching the basic tropical vacay for something way more novel. Dreamy group vacations for bibliophiles, like Apple Vacation’s "Pages in Paradise" and Ladies Who Lit, take readers around the world to lounge, journal and crank through their TBR piles.

Resorts are getting in on the trend, too. Hotels are greeting guests with bookish welcome gifts, like a tote and a Moleskin, and curated reads to keep them company during their stay. Other resorts are leaning into the literary full-send. Think: expansive, curated libraries free to guests, whole floors named after authors and genre-specific rooms.

Whether you’re out to finally write your bestseller or just need an uninterrupted weekend to devour spicy romance novels, these retreats prove that self-care isn’t always about green juice and silent meditation.

Sometimes, it’s about grabbing your favorite paperback, booking the flight and living your best plotline.

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Hotel Moraine, Greenport, New York

Heading out East? Treat your-shelf to a stay at the Hotel Moraine on the North Fork, where you’ll receive a tote of summer book selections ripe for the reading. The resort is full of restful places to indulge your inner bookworm; cool down underneath an umbrella and read by the pool or grab a glass of wine and savor a sunset over the bay.

Book here, rates from $413

Hotel Sylvia, Newport, Oregon

Reopening in July 2025, Hotel Sylvia is a coastal haven for book lovers where everything is built around a love of stories. The whole hotel is a literary dream. Guests can choose to stay in an author-themed room (the Agatha Christie, the Ernest Hemingway) or a genre-themed room (Romance King Suite, Drama Oceanview Corner King), which come with their own selection of themed books and other thoughtful touches. It’s not the stuff of fiction; simply check in, grab a book and take in the sweeping views of the Oregon Coast.

Book here, rates from $219

Lindeth Howe Hotel, Bowness, England

For an idyllic retreat across the pond, the Lindeth Howe Hotel just launched a Readers’ Retreat that’s straight out of a storybook — perfect since it’s Beatrix Potter’s (who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit) former home. Set in England’s famous Lake District, you’ll score cozy reading spots, sip tea, tour the country houses of beloved British authors and connect with nature. Between the lakeside views and the vintage English charm, you might just forget to check your phone (which, honestly, is the whole point).

Book here, rates from $135.

Library Hotel, New York, NY

This book lover’s paradise lets you take home a library of your own with its “Book by the Foot” experience. For an additional price, the hotel’s librarian will drop off a stack of hand-picked books to your room before your arrival. Each floor of the hotel is themed by the Dewey Decimal System, complete with dreamy reading nooks and skyline views that make it impossible to leave. Warning: you’ll need extra luggage for all your new reads.

Book here, rates from $215.

W Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sip cocktails, crack open a new read and swap recs with fellow readers at this boozy book club experience. This summer, W Philadelphia is hosting a weekly “Pours and Prose” happy hour on Wednesday evenings, where bibliophiles can read and imbibe.

Stories and sauvignon? Say less.

Book here, rates from $242.

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