Dark Night of the Soul

Finding the Northern Lights in Finland

A journey of solitude and tranquility ends with our planet’s most heavenly sight, and with two hotels that help you bear witness.

The Exhibitionist

Villa La Coste Reveals One Man’s Passion for Art

A lot of people love art. Few people love it, or can afford to love it, as much as Patrick McKillen, who turned an old French vineyard into a striking hotel with a collection of art and architecture to rival the world’s best.

Chelsea Morning

New York’s Most Famous Hotel Rises Again

The Chelsea Hotel is back. The New York landmark and one-time home to dozens of the city’s most famous residents has been reinvented and is being slowly revealed. Here’s a sneak preview.

In the Groove

This Year’s Burgeoning Boutique Hotel Scenes

Since hotels are our passion, they’re also our barometer for detecting newly flourishing destinations. When the boutique hotels start to arrive, you know something groovy is going down. Here are fourteen places that prove the point.

Presents of Greatness

Gift Ideas From the Connoisseurs of Comfort

For this year’s gift guide, we called out to the experts in comfort: the Tablet hotel owners and operators who make their living making you feel good.

Stream On

Turn Your TV Dreams Into Hotel Reality

During the pandemic, some of us developed an unhealthy attachment to our TV sets. But as life slowly returns to normal, it’s time for less binge-watching and more traveling. These hotels will take you away from your favorite streaming shows — but not too far away. Can you guess them all?