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A lakeside resort in Carinthia, Austria's southernmost province, Velden could easily have inspired writer Anita Brookner's Hotel du Lac, a novel about...
Occupying a renovated sixteenth-century brick house on a tiny lane steps from the medieval Grote Markt, the intimate Matelote is a refreshing take on...
This stunning harborfront hotel marks a new level of style for Hvar, providing the city's sleekest lodgings, its cushiest day spa, and a slick...
At first glance, it's hard to see beyond the high-tech surface of this refurbished Art Nouveau building just south of Wenceslas Square, where all 31...
Right in the heart of this great university town, across from the intimate Fitzwilliam Museum, the 41-room Hotel du Vin occupies several historic...
Firmdale's latest London hotel is a design standout. The graceful building by John Nash—architect of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, next...
If it has ever been your fantasy to be Mr. Darcy's houseguest at a grand eighteenth-century country estate, the opportunity has arrived. After a...
A fine wine cellar and the local terroir are the essence of this country hotel, the latest enterprise of Hotel du Vin founder and sommelier Gerard...
A stunning 86-room property just off the Town Hall Square, the Telegraaf perfectly fuses old and new Estonia, much like its sister property, the Three...
The owners of Helsinki's Palace Kämp have opened a spin-off property, minimalist in design but full up on service and clever touches. A converted...
Tucked down a romantic stone-paved lane in Montmartre, the five-suite Hôtel Particulier is an extraordinary guesthouse that skillfully...
Inspired by theater sets as well as tarot and playing cards, couturier Christian Lacroix has designed Le Bellechasse's 34 rooms as colorful little...
With the opening of the 20-room Domaine de Verchant, the area around the sun-kissed ancient southern city of Montpellier finally has a hotel that...
With its terra-cotta tile roof, whitewashed walls, and dark-green trim, L'Auberge Basque doesn't look much different from the neighboring farmhouses...
Run by a delightful English-Scottish couple, this hôtel de charme will set more than one nine-to-fiver to dreaming of following in their...
A private toll road, originally built by King Ludwig II to reach his hunting lodge, leads through a pine forest to this 90-room property with a big...
With a palm-fringed artificial lagoon as its centerpiece, this 212-room beach hotel, a dozen miles east of Heraklion on the former site of the Club...
They overuse the word—Grace Suite, Grace Boutique Spa, State of Grace Restaurant & Bar, With Good Grace Gym—but it really is the right...
You don't need a secret handshake to get in, but in an effort to discourage gawkers on what is, after all, Oia's main pedestrian thoroughfare, there's...
Building a hotel into the face of Santorini's dramatic sea cliffs lends an immediate advantage: The location alone is enough to make it a showstopper....
Perched on the banks of the Danube adjacent to the Chain Bridge, the 48-room Lanchid 19 breaks new ground with its striking modern design. The facade...
On a ten-acre site overlooking the gorgeous Lough Corrib, this 112-year-old lodge (formerly the home of the gamekeeper for next-door Ashford Castle)...
Many castles have been spoiled by bland hotel makeovers, so it is a relief to find that the new luxury brand Solís has done a stylish upgrade...
Ritz-Carlton's first foray into Ireland is stunningly set at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains near Dublin, in its own corner of the 1,000-acre...
This romantic inn is in the renovated stables of an aristocratic palazzo in a small medieval town in Le Marche, an increasingly popular region on the...
You'd be forgiven for hesitating as you pull up to Falconara, off a main highway and not far from the industrial eyesore of Gela. Once you're inside...
The J.K. Place breaks the fifties time warp of hotels on Capri with stylish decor courtesy of Michele Bönan (who also designed the...
Set amid 7,100 undulating acres of vineyards and olive groves near Montalcino, Castello Banfi, maker of some of the region's best-known wines, has...
Anna Fendi (of the Fendi fashion empire) acquired a fabulous Art Nouveau mansion along the Tiber River with a foresteria, or guest villa, behind it,...
This gorgeously restored fifteenth-century palazzo on the Grand Canal benefits from its ideal location: near the Rialto but outside the fray around...
This former family palazzo from 1569 on the Grand Canal is part of the new generation of intimate guesthouses that are giving travelers an alternative...
The grandly restored 1916 Scheepvaarthuis, or Shipping House, is a spectacular example of the Amsterdam School, where form trumps function at every...
After a two-hour drive from Porto through the cobblestoned streets of Pedroso and up a steep hill above the Douro River, it's hard not to arrive at...
Hidden at the end of a cul-de-sac atop Filaret Hill, Bucharest's highest point, this property, which once served as a KGB headquarters, caters to a...
Perhaps it's fitting that a Ritz-Carlton has risen from the ashes of one of the grimmest examples of Soviet-era hospitality, the Intourist hotel, and...
Perhaps as a precursor to life after professional tennis, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the world's top-ranked player in 2003, has opened a hotel with flair in...
One of the most storied palaces in Córdoba has been converted into a dramatic 53-room retreat that has immediately become the best hotel in...
Set atop a verdant hill 15 miles west of San Sebastián, this country retreat is a seductive reason to leave the Basque city behind. Outside,...
With only seven rooms in a handsome seventeenth-century house in the heart of the Casco Antiguo (Old Town), the intimate and friendly Hotel Claude is...
Occupying one of the elegant mansions built along Sóller's pretty plane tree–shaded Gran Via by citrus tycoons in the late nineteenth...
The stylish Corral del Rey proves that small is beautiful, with its six rooms in a seventeenth-century house just a five-minute walk from the Giralda....
It takes a lot to stand out from the crowd of old-world luxury hotels on the shores of Lake Geneva. Following a complete renovation, Le Richemond has...
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