Located in the heart of the Old Port, this 40-room hotel in a former nineteenth-century bank has shed all traces of colonial pretense.

Despite its name, Pan Pacific's second Whistler iteration is far enough from the din of the village to feel like a retreat, yet close enough to the aprés-ski action.

Fresh from a makeover, the legendary Roosevelt has kept some of its more famous relics—the lobby with its Spanish fountain, the pool area immortalized by David Hockney's brushstrokes...

A fashionable makeover of an outmoded 1960s health resort, the Standard, on Belle Isle, a five-minute drive from South Beach, is a water sanctum for sophisticates...

Named for a local lifeguard tower on Pacific Beach, it's the polar opposite of the Victorian-era Hotel Del a few miles down the coast...

The appeal of Twelve, a high-tech hotel/condo hybrid, is the central location in Midtown's new Atlantic Station retail development and the refreshingly modern look...

The brainchild of London music producer Tom Rixton and his wife, Patricia O'Shea, this 17-bed hotel—the first in fashionable Palermo Hollywood—is wedged in among...

Until recently a quiet little village of stone houses and mehanas (low-roofed taverns), Bansko is currently the Continent's hot ski destination, and its first high-end hotel is a 159-room complex of five...

At the end of the nineteenth century, the pretty resort town of Opatija, with its elegant parks and cafés, drew a titled crowd from all corners...

With a superb location five minutes from Old Town Square, the renovated 71-room Maximilian is all about smart design. Czech-born architect Eva Jiricna has created attractive and useful communal...

Once a drab business hotel, this reborn property near the Esplanade now has a snappy name, friendly staff, and a chic late-night bar. The 137 rooms are classified by...

At the 11-room Auberge de Chavannes, a welcome addition to eastern France's hilly Jura region, chef-owner Nicolas Pourcheresse has updated the wayside auberge for a new century. The largest...

Created from four former apartment buildings, this 72-room property is a cut above the city's other recent high-design openings in...

Fans of austere contemporary design will love this 50-room newcomer near Frankfurt's main train station. As at many design hotels, the place...

A thousand-year-old monastery on 2,000 acres of Tuscan countryside, La Badia di Coltibuono recently opened its eight guest rooms to the public...

The French hotel chain has redone its Lisbon property top to bottom, and the result is a hybrid of Gallic savoir faire and Portuguese flavor...

Simultaneously cozy and edgy, this 30-room property is a clever conversion of an old redbrick schoolhouse. The Boy's Staircase and the Girl's Staircase have been retained...

Architecturally inspired by the surrounding 1960s gems that survived the Khmer Rouge regime, the 107-room Hôtel de la Paix encourages its guests to connect with the community...

The Jayamahal Palace Hotel wears its decidedly unmodern stamp on its sleeve. You won't find broadband or even an elevator in this former private residence. Of the 37 guest rooms, the 11...

This hectic, sprawling capital has many business hotels, but for any semblance of luxury, travelers will want to upgrade to the Ritz-Carlton, located in Mega Kuningan, one of the few neighborhoods in Jakarta...

Both bird-watchers and golfers trying for birdies can pursue their passions at this modern resort set within 470 forested acres. Although the hallways and some of the public spaces already show wear...

In tiny Singapore, lack of space breeds innovation. A case in point is the New Majestic, a 21-room, 9-suite hotel that also showcases local contemporary art in rapidly gentrifying Chinatown...

Guests get the convenience of hotel services and the ambience of a villa at Fort Printers, on a corner in the former Dutch barracks. The eighteenth...

Visitors are filling the guest book with wistful regrets that they couldn't spend another day at this refurbished 1804 walauwa, or manor house...

Bangkok's first true B&B, the eight-room Old Bangkok Inn is run by a warm, well-traveled proprietress and her son, who guides guests to the hippie-chic nightlife along Khao San Road...

The inaugural property from Dusit Hotels's new brand, the D2 is across the street from the night bazaar. Among the original touches in the 130 rooms are saffron pillows in raw Thai silk commissioned from hill tribe weavers...

In contrast to the city's shiny modern vibe, the 259-room Park Hyatt takes its inspiration from Vietnam's colonial past, exuding the elegance of an old-world residence with its louvered windows...

With architecture inspired by the intricate design of snowflakes, Huski Lodge, in the heart of the Australian Alps, is a study in cool, compact snugness. The interior look is frosty, with ice-white walls...

No one who stays here will forget the spectacular views of the Niger, since the mighty torrent is visible from most of this high-rise's 191 rooms...

Don't be misled by the Hemingway Lodge's demure Victorian facade—there are no tame interiors here. Instead, the three suites are a witty combination of vibrant color and design, from the black-and-white Garden...

The owner of Beit Al Mamlouka spent three years renovating a seventeenth-century merchant's palace as part of her Ph.D. thesis on Islamic art and archaeology...

A renovated 180-room hotel across the street from the Indian Ocean, the Kili, as locals call it, is a modernist beauty that dates to the mid...