Hot List Hotels 2010
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The hard-edged Distrito Capital fits right into the skyscraper-heavy Santa Fe hood, Mexico City's up-and-coming business district. The 30-room hotel takes its...
Just 20 minutes north of Cancún, the newly developed coastal enclave called Playa Mujeres feels a world away from the flashy vacation capital. The 109-suite La Amada...
A long trek over twisting roads filled with sudden perils (abrupt turns, steep drops, goats, cows) leads to Rancho Pescadero, a 12-room resort six miles south of laid-back...
Sheathed in a gleaming glass-and-steel tower on the Paseo de la Reforma in the banking and embassy district of Polanco, the 189-room St. Regis may seem all business...
Located in one of the few ungentrified stretches of a transitional downtown neighborhood that's at the center of nothing but close to everything (Chelsea, Midtown)...
A city landmark since 1889, the Ames Building, which sits in the shadow of Boston's monolithic Government Center, now houses a sleek 114-room hotel...
The Cesar Pelli-designed centerpiece of the hyper-anticipated 67-acre CityCenter, Aria meets all the criteria of the now-standard Vegas mega-hotel formula...
Terrifically located off Rittenhouse Square, The Palomar injects a dose of liveliness into Philadelphia's stodgy hotel scene. In place of prim settees and stern wood paneling...
Visitors to Nashville were long forced to alternate between the sprawling Vegas-without-vice Gaylord Opryland, the stodgy Hermitage, and a smattering of chain hotels...
Tucked into the first folds of the Tortolita Mountains, 30 miles north of Tucson, this 253-room high desert property amid boulders and mature saguaros...
This mid-mountain lodge—Lake Tahoe's first new-build hotel in decades—hangs its hat on service, starting the moment you pull into its roundabout...
Those who will consider only a hotel smack on the sand are likely to temper their convictions after a stay at the Seagate, set two blocks west of the ocean on...
One of a handful of high-end hotels to have sprung up in this Southern capital in the past two years, the St. Regis merits its own hyper-luxury status. The massive...
Guests at this 181-room ski-in/ski-out newcomer are literally whisked into its air of exclusivity via a Swiss-built funicular with leather seating that scales the...
Anchoring a new base village, this 173-room, ski-in/ski-out stunner is like a vitamin B12 shot in the arm for Snowmass. Despite its wide-open bowls, powdery chutes...
This smart downtown hotel on reviving State Street combines business traveler essentials with a buzzy scene and quirky touches like recorded birdsong in the hallways...
The first of nine planned hotels in the Selva Iryapú, a 1,480-acre plot of former Guaraní tribal land bordering Argentina's Iguazú National Park...
Built in the bohemian barrio of Bellavista, the 15-room Aubrey was once the patrician home of a Chilean railway magnate. The 1927 mansion retains...
If Costa Rica was a pioneer in ecotourism, Monte Azul may just redefine it: On-site owners Randy Langendorfer and Carlos Rojas have set new standards...
The final part of your journey to Oxygen Jungle Villas—on two miles of bone-jarring gravel marked "4x4 only"—resembles a rite of passage...
Peruvian chain Aranwa's first hotel is a dreamy Andean wonderland spread over a canal- and lake-filled compound beside the Vilcanota River, far from the clusters...
With a constellation of some of Europe's boldest fashion designers and a thriving indie music scene, Antwerp just keeps getting hipper and hotter, and the hood...
Don't judge a hotel by its cover. The sustainable tin and plank facade of this 79-room newcomer with exterior lights strung out as on clotheslines can initially seem...
Run by the team behind Soho House, a group of members' clubs in London and New York popular with media types, this 39-room hotel filling two stucco-fronted...
Part of the striking Manufaktura cultural complex on the city's northern edge, the 278-room Andel's Hotel is one of the most inspired examples of Central European...
A radical renovation of Wrocław's most famous hotel, the ascetically elegant Hotel Monopol has, over the years, hosted not just the stars of Polish art, cinema...
In a city where hotel options tend to be renovated medieval buildings or practical chain hotels, this debut property from Italian fashion house Missoni is a dose...
Located on the toniest street (Claudio Coello) in Madrid's toniest neighborhood (Salamanca), the Selenza is easy to miss from the outside, its graceful yet sober...
Perched on the banks of the Sihl River in the hip Kreis 4 neighborhood, the 16-room Hotel Helvetia has become a hub for the city's edgy art community, many of whose...
Choosing the painter Adam Cullen, Australian art's angst-ridden enfant terrible, as the inspiration for The Cullen has proved a masterstroke. From the lobby's...
A mash of Art Deco architecture, sixties furnishings, and perky service, the 25-room Hotel DeBrett reflects the designer savvy and eclectic lifestyles of this edgy...
It's located in the heart of Beijing's Central Business District, but the all-glass, rose gold-colored Fairmont pops out from the surrounding office buildings...
Made famous by Chinese director Zhang Yimou's film Raise the Red Lantern, 2,700-year-old Pingyao is one of China's last remaining walled cities, and Jing's Residence...
So infused with traditional Goanese design is the graceful, tile-roofed architecture, so massive and gnarled are the mango trees growing in its courtyards...
When it opened in 1962, the Hotel Indonesia was a 14-story marvel of modernism and became the preferred address for visiting foreign dignitaries, movie stars...
This six-bedroom 1910 colonial has been given new life by hotelier Christopher Ong, who put Sri Lanka's Galle Fort Hotel on the five-star map. Here, Art Deco...
A short ride down an unpaved road off the main highway from Phuket delivers guests to this white-walled 293-room resort on prime frontage along...
Koh Samui now has a hotel scene to match its increasingly stylish visitors. Built on a slender plot on the northern end of Lamai Beach, Langham Place is a cleverly...
Despite an uninspiring aluminum-and-glass exterior, the 21-story, 305-room InterContinental Asiana Saigon is a solid business hotel that isn't missing out...
The 109-year-old Sofitel Legend Metropole has been entertaining dignitaries and celebrities for decades with its old-world charm, antiques-filled rooms...
This 97-room resort, completely transformed from its 300-room predecessor, has one of the most dramatic settings in Jordan: deep in Wadi Zerqa, a gorge...
The northern Serengeti is the stage for the annual drama of migrating wildebeest herds crossing the crocodile-infested Mara River. Sayari, currently the region's...
A bold architectural departure in an emirate known for its social conservatism and palace-style resorts, the Yas Hotel straddles Abu Dhabi's new marina and...
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