Rarely has a hotel served as many different functions as Jaskółka Dom i Spa, from a Soviet retreat to a Franciscan convent to a high-design boutique getaway in Poland’s Giant Mountains.

Rarely has a hotel served as many different functions as Jaskółka Dom i Spa, from a Soviet retreat to a Franciscan convent to a high-design boutique getaway in Poland’s Giant Mountains.
To say that San Diego’s Lafayette Hotel is a feast for the eyes is an understatement. As these images show, there’s hardly a scene in this historic place that doesn’t give you something to get lost in.
Hotel June Malibu has been the site of some important cultural moments. Bob Dylan wrote one of his best albums here. But its greatest accomplishment might be what hasn’t happened.
If you’re looking for the Chateau Marmont of France, or the Chelsea Hotel for 19th-century Impressionist painters, you’ll find them both in Normandy at the 400-year-old Ferme Saint-Siméon.
The lobby of the Ace Hotel Toronto is so impressive, its design so noteworthy, its creation so reflective of the surrounding city, we decided it deserved a full scholarly examination.