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.
Hotel Spotlight
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.
Azumi Setoda Masters the Elements of Omotenashi
On a small Japanese island is a new ryokan from the founder of Aman. That might be all you need to hear — but you should also know the story of salt, from the fortune that built this splendid house to the ocean breeze that lashes its windows and wood.
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.