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.
New England’s Next Big Thing, in Photos
If there is a holy grail of hotel design, Blind Tiger has come close to attaining it. Even more impressive, they’ve figured out how to replicate it — in New England and beyond. Let’s take a look.
German Gasthaus Culture at Italy’s 1477 Reichhalter
A dozen or so klicks from the Austrian border, in the shadow of the mighty Dolomites, stands 1477 Reichhalter, a restaurant and hotel that delivers Italian passion, German culture, and Alpine craftsmanship.
Terra Dominicata Makes a Few Demands
In the farmhouses of a 12th-century monastery, in the mountains of Spain’s Montsant Natural Park, one of the world’s greatest winery hotels strives for peace, silence, and the perfect Priorat.
Works in Progress at Toile Blanche in Provence
Behind the walls of what appears to be — and certainly is — a classic farmhouse hotel in southern France, is something more: a place for artists to live, work, and exhibit, all courtesy of the Leroy Brothers.
Hawaii’s Iconic Kona Village Resort Has Returned
A little more than a decade after it was destroyed by a tsunami, Hawaii’s Kona Village has been rebuilt right where it had always been — amongst black lava and ocean blue on the Big Island.