There are model trains, hobby trains, Lionel trains, even Thomas the Train, but there's no better way to travel the globe than by train hotels and B&Bs.

While we love our traditional stationary hotels, Train Hotels may be the way to see more of the world. Imagine going through Australia, Scotland or Spain in railroad cars converted into lavish lodgings. This way you can travel in style, with comfy accommodations, plush lounges, gourmet restaurants, and friendly, personal attendants that treat you like a king and queen.

Even Wes Anderson made train hotels cool in his latest movie, The Darjeeling Limited. So which train will you be taking?

Some options after the jump. ]]> mytwocents 2008-04-01T16:11:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/3/84534/13280

If you're not English and you're struggling to understand us, there are two things you need to know: we love trains (talking, reminiscing, complaining about them - we're a nation of train-spotters) and we love browsing junk in dusty antique shops.

Hence the Old Railway Station, a converted railway station with suites in old train carriages, in Petworth, West Sussex, England's region of antiques and ye-olde-tea-shoppes. ]]> femmefatale 2008-03-03T12:24:32-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/13/21327/025 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/royalyorkofyork.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>From Hotel Maven Annabel Ross....</i><p>Enjoying a traditional railway tour of Ye Olde England? What better place to stop than <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Royal+York+Hotel/ian/144874"><b>The Royal York Hotel</b></a>, a luxury Victorian building just a stone's throw away from the neighbouring train station and National Rail Museum. At the time of its opening in 1877, The Station Hotel, as it was then called, was the biggest hotel in Europe. After a visit from Queen Victoria the name was changed to the Royal Station Hotel, and finally, the Royal York.<p>With 170 bedrooms, each including a high-speed internet connection and a working area, a health and fitness centre incorporating a gym, sauna, steam room, whirlpool spa and swimming pool and a renowned restaurant and bar, juliana 2007-11-14T12:20:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/