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Escape to Love: Hotel Amour in Paris
Set in a former brothel in Pigalle, Hotel Amour is one of those low-key Paris hotspots that gets whispered from one style setter to the next (beware: during fashion weeks, you might not be able to get...
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The Bauhaus as Your House
According to The Wired World 2014, this is the year of the Experiential Economy, which means “doing" rather than "buying". For design acolytes, that translates into visiting the Bauhaus School in...
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For Rent: A Ski Cabin by a World-Renowned Swiss Architect
Care to stay in the home of internationally renowned Swiss architect (and Pritzker Prize winner) Peter Zumthor? Architectural enthusiasts are in luck: Zumthor recently started renting out Unterhus, one...
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Honey, I Shrunk the Ritz: The New Marlton Hotel in Greenwich Village
A former flophouse on West 8th Street has just received a glam, French-inflected makeover, complete with buzzing bar and restaurant. The Marlton's new guise comes courtesy of hotelier-about-town Sean...
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A Remote Scottish Bolt-Hole
Gloriously empty sandy beaches, rugged shorelines, and clear blue water make this bolt-hole one of the west coast of Scotland's best-kept secrets. Rosie Brown, textile designer, stylist, and owner of...
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The Height of Downtown: The Ace Hotel Rooftop Lounge in LA
Downstairs at the new Ace Hotel in LA, all is civilized (and inspiring—have a look around). But take the elevator up 14 stories to the rooftop lounge, where the music is playing and a bar and pool...
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Abode in Bombay: The Ace Hotel of India?
Smack in the middle of bustling Colaba—the southernmost section of Mumbai, formerly home to its British quarter—the once touristy district is experiencing a modern renaissance. One of the new...
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Talk of the Town: Fashion Star Marie-Anne Oudejans Designs a Bar in Jaipur
Somehow in the last year or so, all of the world's most stylish people seemed to have touched down upon Jaipur, India, and decided to stay a while—and get some work done, too. Such is the case for...
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The Rose Hotel: A Creative Hub in New Delhi
Where do filmmakers, painters, musicians, and curators stay when in India's capital city? Only open since 2012, The Rose has become the hot spot among the international creative set. Owned by French...
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Recycle This: A Pair of Fishermen's Cabins Turned Beachside Cabanas
While most people recycle bottles and cans, Lisbon architect Manuel Aires Mateus salvaged a pair of old fishermen's cabins to create a rustic rental escape. The architect calls the project Cabanas no...
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Heritage Camping in Canada, No Hardship Required
Constantin von Flotow is an expert wilderness guide with a penchant for doing things the old-fashioned way, canvas tents and wooden gear boxes included (he tows these by vintage prop plane, horse,...
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An Aegean Idyll on a Greek Island
On an obscure island in Greece, an interior designer creates a calm, cool oasis with whitewashed interiors and minimal furnishings. Located on the island of Tinos in the Cyclades (more famous nearby...
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Stealth Luxury at a Greek Eco Resort
Seven families with a total of 18 teenagers (many of whom had never met before) at an eco resort without shops, restaurants, nightlife, or WiFi on a remote Greek island for a week: Recipe for disaster...
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Safari-Style Camping in Colorado, Glam Bedding Included
It was on a Kenyan safari that the owners of Cresto Ranch in Cresto, a tiny town in southwestern Colorado, figured out a new use for their historic property: they'd pitch African-style canvas tents in...
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The Hamptons Come to Cape Cod: Salt House Inn in Provincetown
Provincetown, located at the tip of Cape Cod, has always been a bit scruffy (in a good way). Now, NYC-based hotel veterans Kevin O'Shea and David Bowd up the ante in Provincetown with Salt House Inn, a...
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Concrete Chic: The Line Hotel in LA's Koreatown
Set in a stripped-down 1960s Hyatt in LA's buzzing Koreatown, the now debuting Line Hotel—from the owner of New York's NoMad—takes a refreshingly raw approach to the architectural makeover. Hotel...
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Great Dane: Hotel SP34 in Copenhagen
Whenever I travel, I relentlessly research the perfect hotel: I like to try to pass as a local, but I want to be close to the action, whether touristy or not. Nestled on a street lined with design...
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An Idyllic Inn in Sweden, Archipelago Edition
To be filed under: always rely on the advice of locals when traveling. My husband and I (children in tow) spent a summer vacation in Sweden a few years ago. Our first instinct was to contact our...
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Miss Clara: Glamorous Comfort in Stockholm
Swedish hotelier Nobis Group have renovated a former girls' school in an Art Nouveau building, transforming it into Stockholm’s latest must-visit hotel. At Miss Clara, the guest rooms offer sparse yet...
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Summer Escape: A Seaside Rental in Cornwall
This carefully restored wing of a Georgian house in Cornwall, England, overlooks the tall ships in Charleston, a historic harbor village designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its spare white...
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