Ciragan Palace Kempinski IstanbulSince the sixteenth century a number of palaces have stood on this spot, an unparalleled location amid lush gardens at the edge of the scenic Bosphorus. (...)
Shangri-La SydneySydney has its share of world-class hotels, at the top end of the business/luxury market — but there aren’t many that are more high-profile than the (...)
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 (...)
Blue Palace Resort & SpaPlease note: Blue Palace Resort & Spa is closed for the winter season and will reopen again April 22, 2010.
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Almyra HotelLong gone is the old Paphos Beach hotel, and in its place the Almyra brings a healthy dose of high-design glamour and an unusual young family-friendly (...)
Hotel Quinta Do LagoHotel Quinta do Lago isn’t the sort of place where you check in because you happen to be passing through Southern Portugal—this is a first-class (...)
Biras CreekIn a world of near-identical Caribbean resorts, Biras Creek is something truly special, more private, more isolated, more unspoiled than the average (...)
L' Heure BleueIf Marrakech is a city that never sleeps — chaotic, colorful, romantic, and cramped — then Essaouira is a seaside town that would rather take a (...)
The Hotel Arts BarcelonaOne hundred yards from the Mediterranean, Barcelona’s Hotel Arts is the tallest building in Spain, and possibly the most over-the-top hotel in Western (...)
Terre Resort And SpaThe classic Marrakech hotel concept is the riad, typically a mansion in the old medina quarter, a small-scale and intimate sort of hotel, however (...)
AmanpuloAmanpulo makes its home on the private island of Pamalican, one of thousands of islands in the oft-overlooked Philippines. Surrounded by a coral reef, (...)
W MontrealMontreal takes pride in its reputation as North America’s most fun city — so it’s only natural that here you would find a classic old bank building (...)
Ames BostonOur Tablet Spy program offers the chance to get early looks at the most promising new hotels. If you’re willing to take the risks associated with (...)
Hotel Cipriani & Palazzo VendraminPlease note: Hotel Cipriani will be closed for the winter season from October 25th 2009 to March 31st 2010 inclusive.
Venice’s most famous hotel is (...)
The Ritz-Carlton, San FranciscoThis majestic neoclassical building was the headquarters of an insurance company before being converted to a luxury hotel in 1991, and today it’s (...)