Glass doors give way to a high-ceilinged lobby with plaster walls and a mosaic tile floor at this former Lipman and Wolfe department store. "Well-lit...

This boutique SoHo hotel is "a quiet retreat." The 12-story building has a contemporary design in browns, reds, and slate. Minimalist rooms marry dark...

At this west Ireland resort, the River Maigue twists through a 230-acre golf course "that's more for vacationers than for serious golfers." Staff at...

"You can look down into the bays and into the clouds" from this Mediterranean-esque mountain resort 25 minutes from Victoria. Rooms have Persian-silk...

This recently renovated 1932 Belle Epoque hotel, where rooms are decorated with Empire and Louis XV furniture, is steps away from the Museum of Fine...

This hilltop walled Balinese village overlooks the Ayung River Gorge. Its perfect-scoring design includes "decor that seems like a cross between Mayan...

On a cliff overlooking Lombok Strait, Amankila racks up multiple perfect scores. With thatched roofs and stone moldings, rooms have king-sized canopy...

At this resort modeled on a temple complex, a palm-lined staircase leading to the beach "gives you a regal view of the Andaman Sea." Pavilion rooms,...

Architecturally, this lodge composed of red buildings, which opened on elephant-rich rolling grasslands in 1973, resembles that of a Masai manyatta,...

An hour north of Milwaukee, this Lake Michigan Tudor has peaked slate tile roofs. Rooms include "the outstanding bathrooms that you would expect from...

Set amid fountains and manicured gardens, this resort is where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard honeymooned. Today, guests unwind in rooms with Mission...

Built by the state's first congresswoman 75 years ago, this pink Mediterranean confection sits on 14 acres of private gardens, giving the property "a...

The gardens and lawns at this thirteenth-century stone castle are "so gorgeous that even howling winds and swirling rain couldn't keep us from them."...

"Peace beckons" in these sun- and earth-toned hillside cottages with French accents. The restaurant offers views of olive groves and vineyards, and...

The perfect-scoring staff "should run a school on hotel service." This 190-acre landscaped resort has "a spectacular clifftop location." Dining...