The luxurious W Mexico City, in the ritzy Polanco neighborhood (blocks from Lincoln Park), was the first W opened by Starwood Hotels outside the U.S. And now the high-rise property has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation to its 237 rooms, overseen by New York-based designer Anurag Nema ... More

Lately you can’t shake a stick without hitting a boutique hotel promising Egyptian cotton linens, Kiehl’s products and flat-screen televisions. But there’s more to luxury than a well-appointed suite. That is why the proprietors at a string of new properties are turning their attention to common areas. More

The Austrian city of Salzburg has laid claim to a number of rich moments in history—it is the city that gave us Mozart (he was born there) and also served as the backdrop for the classic 1965 film The Sound of Music. Equally historic is the city’s Grand Dame property,  More

A lot of people start with a vision, but give up because it’s too big,” says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “Or they edit their vision, so it’s more attainable. But as Walt Disney once said, ‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’ ” The dream that became Airbnb began as ... More

On any given night at the new W Singapore Sentosa Cove, a glittering glass structure trimmed in neon and flanked by private marinas, sleep comes secondary to pretty much everything else. Positioned squarely at the center of one of the island-nation's most exclusive neighborhoods—you pay a toll to ... More

It’s not hard to feel like you may have stumbled into an episode of Lost on Isla Simca, and not just because of the howler monkeys. Their howl—a cross between a gang of barking dogs and a strong wind cutting through a canyon—bounces between the hills and valleys ... More

There are few hotels in the world with a storied history quite like New York’s Waldorf Astoria. For starters, the property has hosted every sitting U.S. President since its opening in 1931, and each of its 26 Presidential Style suites is named after the people who have resided ... More

From its picturesque location on the Adriatic Coast to the charming stone villas that surround three different swimming pools, there are plenty of impressive elements about Borgo Egnazia in Puglia, Italy. (Perhaps most noteworthy is the fact that the resort played host to the wedding of Justin Timberlake ... More

Spending the weekend at an English country manor typically requires a trip across the pond, but we’ll let you in on a little secret: you can get the same quaint European experience in Georgia. Located on St. Simons Island just an hour and a half south of Savannah, The ... More