The cliff-clinging buildings that make up Ixtapa's Capella cascade down like an architectural waterfall to a cove away from Ixtapa's overbuilt resort...

While other new Scottsdale-area hotels aspire to urban cool, the 293-room Montelucia will appeal to fans of the classic desert resort, where every...

The picture of discretion, this 201-room hotel has only one small sign and the new-build Spanish Revival architecture blends seamlessly with its...

This debut hotel collaboration between nightlife maven Sam Nazarian and designer Philippe Starck is meant to be sexy and fantastical, and for the most...

Any property with a pool named The Coliseum deserves comparison to an overblown theme hotel. So it's all the more surprising that Pelican Hill relies...

Rather than the usual Rat Pack retro or duffer chic, this hip oasis is a slightly rugged desert escape. The Sahara-circa-1950s decor features walls...

Though the Sè is very much a visual feast—with a massive bronze front door, a grand staircase framed by faux sand dollars, lamps covered...

A national park lodge that trades the elk antlers and log beams for modern art and bamboo ceilings, Cavallo Point is a rare species. The footprint of...

After $54 million of cosmetic enhancements, the former Bel Age hotel, off Sunset Strip, has been transformed into a good-time glamour girl. The...

Being green has never felt as good as it does at Bardessono, whose main assets are its stumbling distance from more Michelin stars than any Paris...

The Westin literally adds a new dimension to Beaver Creek, expanding the ski resort's sphere of luxury to the banks of the Eagle River (the Riverfront...

In a prime Mountain Village spot steps from the gondola into Telluride town, this 100-room stone-and-stucco resort feels pleasingly intimate despite...

If Washington, D.C., is the new New York, then the Donovan House has arrived on the scene at the perfect moment, adding an edgy option in a central...

The One Bal Harbour (formerly the Regent) feels a universe away from the over-the-top nightclub-in-the-lobby atmosphere of its competitors in Miami...

Interiors maven Kelly Wearstler is giving Miami financial district stalwarts the Mandarin Oriental and the Four Seasons runs for their money with the...

Despite its name, this 335-room newcomer on West Avenue is several blocks from the South Beach melee. What the curved tower lacks in SoBe Deco charm...

With its iconic Miami Modern architecture and guests like Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, the Fontainebleau created a buzz when it opened in 1954....

You are in the heart of the city's best shopping—Phipps Plaza is a quarter mile north—but this hotel has a sense of remove, starting with...

The Avia is the hip new outsider that's subtly stirring things up among the grandes dames and drag queens who have long dominated Savannah's hotel...

This 529-room landmark spent the past couple of decades chugging along on the fumes of nostalgia. When the iconic property opened in 1927, it became a...

Hyper-stylish and bathed in natural light and textures, most rooms in the 26-story high-rise have floor-to-ceiling windows lasciviously exposed...

After a $128 million restoration (and a decade of legal wrangling), the historic Blackstone has emerged as the swankest hotel in Chicago's revitalized...

On 60 acres five miles outside preppy Kennebunkport, Hidden Pond has a fantasy summer camp feel, with hand-painted wood signs pointing to a garden...

This unobtrusive new high-rise right off Newbury Street is steps from the T (Boston's subway) and many of the best restaurants and...

Minneapolis's frigid winters are famous, so it's only fitting that this hotel takes icy minimalism to a breathtaking extreme. The cavernous lobby is...

The $2.3 billion sister property to The Wynn (connected via a shopping esplanade) is smaller than its predecessor. It's difficult to describe a...

Just north of town, in the rustic "suburb" of Tesuque, this new resort from the team behind Napa Valley's Auberge du Soleil gives visitors a taste of...

Sitting on the intersection of Houston and Allen streets, this new 18-story hotel limns its edgy Lower East Side habitat and the contemporary artists...

Like Robert De Niro's previous business ventures in TriBeCa, his Greenwich Hotel is a well-timed success. Behind the unassuming brick facade is a...

When a place bills itself The Nines—and is built into the upper floors of a historic downtown department store—expectations are...

Liz Lambert, the hotelier behind Austin's iconic Hotel San José (on South Congress Avenue, just three blocks away), handpicked every detail of...

This historic celebrity hideaway, fresh from a $36 million renovation that restored its Art Deco splendor, offers a respite from Dallas's typical...

Built as a gentlemen's club in 1916 for Gold Rush adventurers, this building near downtown's Pioneer Square found new life last summer when it...

After a five-year hiatus, the Four Seasons brand returns to downtown Seattle with this sleek, polished addition with doting service. The rooms have an...