End of the Line

The Romance of Rail Travel at Khao Yai Resort

InterContinental Khao Yai Resort is the likely last stop for 19 heritage rail cars that were saved from scrap heaps around Thailand and turned into truly first-class accommodations.

Local Knowledge

Hotel Palafitte’s Prehistoric Overwater Pavilions

Five thousand years ago farmers built stilted houses above the waters of — not a Maldivian atoll — but Switzerland’s Lake Neuchâtel. Far more recently, under the eye of the Alps, Hotel Palafitte has done the same.

Big Chill

The Coolest Hotels With Two MICHELIN Keys (U.S.A.)

It’s been said that restaurants with two Michelin Stars are the ones most worth looking out for. What about hotels with two Michelin Keys? We pay tribute to our parent company by picking the coolest Two Key hotels in the USA.

Ice Picks

The Coolest Hotels With Two MICHELIN Keys (Europe)

It’s been said that restaurants with two MICHELIN Stars are the ones most worth looking out for. What about hotels with two MICHELIN Keys? We pay tribute to our parent company by picking the coolest Two Key hotels in Europe.

Zero Tolerance

Solo Palacio Has No Patience for Perfect

In the mountains of northern Spain, Solo Palacio is a celebration of wabi-sabi, a condemnation of the pursuit of perfection, a steward of its surroundings, and a thoroughly singular hotel.

Unholy Obsession

Hotels and Horror in Old Religious Buildings

Hoteliers are almost as obsessed with putting hotels into religious structures as Hollywood is with setting its horror films in them. For your Halloween enjoyment, here are thirteen examples of the former, and absolutely no opinion on the latter.

Fireworks Night

13 of the Least Traditional Hotels in London

London is no stranger to tradition, from afternoon tea to the monarchy. But rebellion, from Guy Fawkes to the Sex Pistols to these nonconformist hotels, is never far behind.

Dreams Deferred

Sea Ranch, the Sixties, and Hunter S. Thompson

Before the dream of the ’60s died, it produced The Sea Ranch, an attempt at utopia on California’s northern coast. It also produced the newly renovated Sea Ranch Lodge, which now once again reflects the idealism and design this community is famous for.

Rain Makers

Collective at Woolsery Stimulates a Small English Town

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A couple of Silicon Valley millionaires learn their favorite English village is falling on hard times. So they set out to revitalize it — one pub, post office, chip shop, farm, and guest room at a time.

The Drip

9 New Orleans Hotels Soaked With Atmosphere

A selection of hotels in the Big Easy that are absolutely drenched in ambience, character, and history. You wouldn’t have it any other way.

Your Money’s Good Here

These Members' Club Hotels Are Making Waves

Members’ clubs are experiencing a surge in popularity not seen since the Gilded Age, and hotels are following right along with the trend. You can thank the pandemic, apparently.

Dropping In

Nothing to Fear at Evo Hotel Salt Lake City

We hope the hotels of the future look a little more like the Evo in Salt Lake City, where there’s a skatepark and a climbing gym and guests never have to be afraid to fall.

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