"We were a convenient base for him to show treasures," Alice Hudson told me recently at the N.Y.P.L.
Many visitors to the Continent use Brussels as a convenient base or starting point for their travels.
UNPACK Close to the lake, the four-star Hotel Bristol (00 41 22 716 5700; bristol.ch) is a convenient base.
The hostel is also a convenient base for exploring the area, such as King Arthur's Tintagel Castle and the nearby Eden Project.
London, Washington Hotel, Mayfair This four-star hotel is well-positoned for the fireworks extravaganza on the Thames and makes a convenient base for the New Year sales.
The hilltop Everest Hotel, next to the small Israeli settlement of Har Gilo, had been a convenient base for Mr. Boaz, situated in an Israeli-controlled zone on the outskirts of Beit Jala, which is controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
The lodge, said by Guy to be the nicest place to stay in Madagascar, serves as a weekend getaway for well-to-do residents of Tana and a convenient base for tourists visiting Perinet.
The Fleece is seven miles from Lancaster and a convenient base for walking and cycling in the Trough of Bowland, but the less active may be tempted to simply lounge around the pub.
The new Indigo Santa Barbara hotel, set to open on the edge of the Funk Zone on Feb. 14, offers a convenient base from which to explore the neighborhood on foot.ELAINE GLUSAC.
The location serves as a convenient base for day trips by car to nearby beaches, the ruins at Metaponto and Policoro, the cave dwellings of Matera and the haunting, deserted town of Craco.
