Shipping Up

New England’s Nautically Inclined Hotels and Inns

We sailed our way up the Northeast coast, on the lookout for the clapboard guest houses and veranda-wrapped inns that smell most like maritime spirit.

Formula One

Twenty-Five Years of Grupo Habita Hotels

Grupo Habita launched 25 years ago in Mexico, among the first to perfect the formula for what would become the modern boutique hotel — wildly popular now, but a novel concept at the time.

North Sea Stroll

Frisian Farmhouse Hotels on the Isle of Sylt

We have a few things to apologize for in this story about Sylt, a laid-back, dune-swept island off the coast of Germany where pastoral traditions attract enormous wealth and celebrity.

Country House

Slightly Less Traditional UK Estate Hotels

You might not want to live in a very big house in the country, but surely you wouldn’t mind visiting one. Visit these enchanting examples, then. Even the boys in Blur would approve.

Wondrous Ride

Portugal’s Popularity Shows No Signs of Slowing

In this story you’ll meet fifteen Portuguese hotels recently added to our selection. You’ll also hear, once again, about the country’s seemingly never-ending tourism boom.

Life Well Lived

The Importance of Oscar Wilde and Hotels

If you learn anything today, you’ll learn just how significant Oscar Wilde is to the hotel industry. He is almost certainly the most celebrated guest of all time. These hotels are the proof.