ZerohotelWe’re not sure exactly where the zero part comes in actually. But there is something charmingly minimal about the Zerohotel Valparaiso, a hotel that (...)
Zank Boutique HotelCrisp all-white decor and ocean views are nothing new in the realm of beachfront boutiques. But in the Brazilian colonial capital of Salvador da Bahia, (...)
Zamani Zanzibar KempinskiZanzibar was already impressive enough, with its miles of sandy beaches, endless Indian Ocean views, and its long, strange history as an outpost of the (...)
York HouseSome of us may find Lisbon a bit long on steeped-in-history palace-style hotels, and a bit short on the kind of mellow modernism that’s spread so widely (...)
Witt Istanbul SuitesWhile other Istanbul hotels emphasize the city’s ties to antiquity, Witt Istanbul Suites is every inch the ultra-modern contemporary-design boutique (...)
XV BeaconBoston needs to grow young, in the same way many of us need to grow up. Somber, red bricked, brown stoned, the keystone of New England dignity — it's (...)
Windsor Court HotelDespite its perch on the outskirts of the French Quarter, the Windsor Court doesn’t exactly ooze Creole charm. Forget buttery beignets and the strains (...)
Willows LodgeWillows Lodge’s location, on the eastern edge of the Seattle suburbs (not far from a little town called Redmond) makes it an obvious choice for (...)
Waters Edge HotelThis may be San Francisco Bay — Tiburon is located on the north side of the Golden Gate, just around Richardson Bay from Sausalito — but there’s (...)
Widder HotelThrow out the stereotypes about Zurich and its stuffy bankers and chocolate shops—the Widder defies all these with strikingly inventive design, while (...)
Watermark Hotel & SpaThere’s more to San Antonio than just the Alamo. Deep in the heart of Texas though it may be, the Watermark Hotel & Spa is an international-caliber (...)
W Union SquareSure, there’s a family resemblance with the other W hotels, but this one, fittingly for a hotel on Park Avenue South, feels a bit more old-money than (...)
W Times SquareIt’s by now habitual to expect the worst of Times Square, as years of concerted effort have shaped it into a style-free zone, hammering out everything (...)
W South BeachIt’s hard to think of a W hotel whose opening was this big a deal. It’s not as though Miami had a shortage of hotel rooms, but the W seems to have (...)
W SeattleAt the height of the WTO riots, two guests at the W Seattle decided to get married… with one day’s notice. As there were no judges, justices, or (...)
W ScottsdaleIf you haven’t been paying attention to Scottsdale you might be surprised to find its demographics have shifted a bit. What was once a haven for upscale (...)
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