Never bland. Never boring. Never a dull moment at Amsterdam’s best boutique hotels. Life is short, and these places won’t waste a minute of it.

Never bland. Never boring. Never a dull moment at Amsterdam’s best boutique hotels. Life is short, and these places won’t waste a minute of it.
The riad is nothing if not traditional. And if it’s tradition you’re after in Marrakech, you’ll find no shortage of options. Riad Sakkan, on the other hand, takes you down a different path.
When we talk about cool hotels, we’re not talking about hotels where the “cool” kids stay. We’re talking about places that make you say “oh wow, that’s cool!” when you see them. Sure, they might also be hip and trendy, but it’s more likely that their sheer unexpectedness is what really got your attention.
South Africa’s parks and private game reserves are not only filled with the country’s “Big Five” wild animals, they also boast some of the world’s most respected and remarkable safari hotels.
Not many hotels willfully claim having the smallest rooms in Europe. Italy’s Eremito all but brags about the achievement, calling their rooms “celluzze” — cells meant to evoke the ascetic living of a monastery. It only gets more interesting from there.