In renovating this former Art Deco apartment building in the hip Condesa district, owner Tom Shortt left the original name—Edificio...

This alluring four-room retreat, built from the ruins of an eighteenth-century gem on a small side street, retains enough colonial...

An extreme makeover has turned an aging Los Angeles icon, the 1971 circular tower at the 405 freeway's Sunset Boulevard off-ramp, into a sleek...

One look at the platoon of valets in black berets, the barely lit lobby, and the bouncer stationed at the cocktail lounge and you'd be forgiven...

Shade is a sun-drenched blend of by-gone beach scene and daring West Coast design aesthetic in a habitual L.A.-area hot spot. The 38 rooms are both...

Model T meets Maserati is an apt description of this newcomer in downtown San Diego, a welcome splash of Euro chic in a neighborhood of brash...

The US Grant became the swankiest digs downtown overnight when it reopened in November after a $52 million retrofit that swept away almost everything...

From an in-room key card system that controls lighting and temperature (reducing energy consumption by 20 percent) to whimsical drapes and carpets...

In the heart of Yankee Connecticut, Winvian is a perfect retreat for the jaded captain of industry wanting to reconnect with his playful inner child....

Two blocks from Michigan Avenue, this slick 297-room hotel, formerly the Lenox Suites, mixes mod cons (42-inch plasma TVs and iPod docking stations)...

This 91-room hotel, hung with works from the owner's private collection (including pieces by Andres Serrano and Sam Taylor-Wood), pays homage to...

With more than 200 works of modern art on display and just 60 rooms, Chambers is either a hotel acting as an art gallery or vice versa—you...

In a city that's all about more, Red Rock is in many ways all about less: less flash, less neon, less silicone. This 816-room property, located ten...

This 1925 landmark, whose bohemian sumptuousness had frayed in recent years, has been reanimated by hotelier Ian Schrager, who, with Julian Schnabel...

It may have as its midtown neighbors a series of tightly packed skyscrapers, but inside, the 54-story London hotel (formerly the Rihga Royal) is an...

The beloved if down-at-the-heels former Mallory Hotel has emerged from a top-to-bottom transformation with a visage—inspired by...

Hotel Fauchère is a tasteful addition to a growing category of hostelry: the destination inn. Its impeccable decor (chic and eclectic), food...

Enclosed by forested hills in McKinney Roughs Nature Park, this 492-room newcomer is a refreshingly remote adventure getaway 20 minutes from downtown...

Located on the edge of the upscale Park Cities neighborhood, the 198-room Palomar, formerly the Mockingbird Hilton, oozes subdued sophistication,...

With so much construction under way in downtown Dallas, it would be easy for the new W to be, well, just another W. But inside and out, this 252-room...