Wailua
Budget travelers are spoiled at this hostel-cum-B&B, located amid verdant gardens 5 miles inland from Wailua. If you stay in the main house, the price…
Must-see hotels in North America
Taos
Vintage Airstreams and RVs come with a view – a really big view – at this new trailer park that's perched between the Sangre de Cristos mountains and the…
Greenville
This fun six-room inn occupies a '50s-era former boarding house downtown. It feels like a hostel but features colorfully decked-out private rooms that are…
Québec City
The congenial owners have done a beautiful job with this welcoming family home dating from 1888, outfitting its five rooms with thoughtful touches,…
South End & Chinatown
If you love the theater, or if you love innovative contemporary design, or if you just love creature comforts and warm hospitality, you will love Encore…
Publishing House Bed & Breakfast
Chicago
The building was indeed a publishing house more than a century ago, and it’s now transformed so it looks like the stylish home of your coolest city friend…
North Maine Woods
En route to Baxter State Park, the New England Outdoor Center (NEOC) offers a delectable slice of rural Maine, with creature comforts in abundance in a…
Louisville
This contemporary art museum–hotel features edgy design details: video screens project your distorted image and falling language on the wall as you wait…
Southeastern Connecticut
Offering an easy sophistication, this romantic inn, long lauded by those in the know, continues to stay at the top of its game. From windows overlooking…
Washington, DC
The elegant, two-winged 1923 mansion has an ornate porte-cochère, beaux-arts architecture and a luxurious interior full of crystal and velvet, all meant…
Westlake & Koreatown
Behind the Line is Roy Choi, the man who sparked the LA food-truck revolution and became a celebrity chef. Interiors are sleek and industrial: think …
Arizona
The coolest place at this down-home working cattle ranch is the boot room, which is lined with scuffed-up cowboy boots and hats that guests can borrow on…
Central Colorado
The classiest digs in the Winter Park area, this high-altitude ranch is a fantastic base for year-round activities. Accommodations are plush, but not out…
Todos Santos
Boasting ‘Mexican hospitality combined with Swiss quality,’ (meaning we found colorful surrounds and meticulous, incongruously formal service), this very…
Jasper Town & Around
In business since 1947, these cabins – some of the most atmospheric in the park – sit 1km south of town near the Athabasca River amid tall trees and…
Cajun Country
This tidy home is one of Louisiana's best travel finds: an upscale hostel-like hangout within walking distance from downtown. Snag a bed and you're on the…
Northeast Florida
Built in 1876, the Addison has modern upgrades (Jacuzzi tubs, deluge showers, Turkish-cotton towels and wi-fi) that'll trick you into thinking it was…
Montréal
One of Québec's best hostels, M Montreal makes an excellent base while exploring the city. Dorms are nicely outfitted like Japanese sleeping pods, with…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
The French-flavored indulgence may look dated, but this faux castle has long lured A-listers with its hilltop perch, five-star mystique and legendary…
Cambridge
This treasure blends refinement and comfort, artistry and efficiency. Old wooden floors spread with throw rugs furnish a warm glow, and antique decor…
Guadalajara
A popular spot (and for good reason), this colorful guesthouse is positively crammed with high end ceramics, and boasts a garden full of flowers and a…
Victoria
A boutique hotel with the ambience of a B&B, the historic, regal and faintly English Abigail’s is Victoria’s most Victorian accommodations despite the…
San Luis Potosí State
Easily one of Mexico's most atmospheric hotels, this 19th-century former treasury building has been wonderfully renovated with exposed stone walls and…
Banff Town
Rising like a Gaelic Balmoral above the trees at the base of Sulphur Mountain and visible from miles away, the Banff Springs is a wonder of early 1920s…
Big Sur
The last word in luxurious coastal getaways, this adult-only retreat ranch pampers guests with private hot tubs, wood-burning fireplaces, decks and a free…
Knoxville
Knoxville's first boutique hotel boasts 28 modern, stylish rooms with fun subway-tiled showers (with rain-style shower heads), luxe linens, plush…
Denver
This swanked-out hostel is an oasis for budget travelers. Stylish, modern and squeaky clean, dorms have themes – Aspen, Graffiti, Vintage Biker – and…
Greater Palm Springs
This hotel, opened in 2017, is literally tops in town. Palm Springs' tallest building (seven stories, but still...) offers unparalleled views of the…
Santa Barbara
Wonderfully friendly Greg and Jennifer make sure all guests feel at home at their boutique motel, close to East Beach and the zoo. Landscaped grounds…
Toronto
The 37 artist-designed rooms at this trendsetting hotel could have leaped straight from a Taschen design book. Pick a room theme, then when you arrive…
Southwest Colorado
How about spending the night in a former fire-lookout tower? Standing 55ft above a meadow 14 miles north of Mancos at an elevation of 9800ft, this place…
Everglades National Park
Formerly the Everglades International Hostel, the Hoosville has kept the good-value dorms, private rooms and ‘semi-privates’ (you have an enclosed room…
Barra de Potosí
For bohemian charm and an intimate perspective on the community, nothing beats this magical space of brilliantly colored open-air rooms, hammocks,…
Rhode Island
This visually striking hotel sits like a frosted yellow wedding cake, dominating the bluffs above East Beach. Though designed to emulate the grandeur of a…
Along Highway 101
The finest B&B at Clear Lake is an 1875 Carpenter Gothic with 10 impeccably furnished rooms, styled with a nod to the English countryside and with such…
The Road to Hana
Hidden well off the Hana Hwy, these four cottages, all linked by covered walkways, occupy an extremely private 2-acre complex with a verdant, park-like…
Connecticut
The 19th-century Hopkins Inn boasts a well-regarded restaurant with Austrian-influenced country fare (the second-generation chef whips up a mean schnitzel…
Jasper Town & Around
Reminiscent of an earlier era, this charming assemblage of bungalows sits placidly at the end of a dead-end road on the shores of lovely Patricia Lake,…
Tucson
An elite hilltop girls' school built in the 1920s, this relaxing refuge has artist-designed Southwest-style rooms and teems with unique touches such…
Chicago
Chicago’s branch of the super-hip Ace chain rises up across the street from Google’s shiny office. Hints of Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe…
