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Some rooms you check out of. Others you never quite leave. The hotels, suites, and service that earn the difference.
What The Eliza Jane Gets Right About New Orleans
Named for the first woman to publish a major American daily. Built inside nine warehouses. Two blocks from the French Quarter and somehow quiet. Here's what the Editor's Suite is actually like
The Surf Camp That Refuses to Feel Like One
A hillside retreat above Kuta Bay in South Lombok, built for surfers who want to get better without giving up comfort. Two properties, one philosophy, and a week that runs on the tides instead of a clock.
There's a Hotel in Cambodia That Looks Like the Country Dreamed It
Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang sits 15 minutes outside of Siem Reap on 20 acres of gardens and working paddies, 45 wooden villas raised on stilts above the landscape, a two-Michelin-Key hotel that looks less like a luxury resort and more like a village that got its act together.
The Private Island That Built Seven Countries in the Pacific
A 30-minute private flight from Manila drops you onto a 500-hectare island in the Pacific with its own airstrip and seven themed villages, each built to look, feel, and cook like somewhere else entirely. Balesin Island Club is one of the more surreal luxury concepts in Southeast Asia, and the Saint-Tropez Village might be its strangest success.
Inside Stowe's Only Ski-In, Ski-Out Resort
The Lodge at Spruce Peak is New England's only true ski-in, ski-out luxury resort, and the property carries that distinction like it doesn't need to prove it. Forbes Four Star, AAA Four Diamond, a 2026 Condé Nast Traveler nominee in the Resorts category.
The Bank That Became DC's Most Interesting Hotel
Riggs Washington DC sits in a former bank that once held the accounts of 23 US presidents. The Michelin Guide took note, the 2024 RAMMY Awards handed Silver Lyan Cocktail Program of the Year, and Travel + Leisure named it the number one hotel in the city. Some buildings earn their accolades. This one has been accumulating them since 1891.
This Is What $600 a Night Buys You in Palawan
Coron is the part of the Philippines that divers and travelers have been quietly keeping to themselves. Sunlight Ecotourism Island Resort is the resort that explains why.