luxury hotels

A veteran hotel auditor dishes on the creepier aspects of “luxury” hotel service and the best way to get a free upgrade

After spending nearly 300 days on the road this year, our correspondent recommends 56 places around the world to lay your head

To stay relevant, resorts like Casa Marina and the Boca Raton are spending millions of dollars to modernize

Palisociety nails it again with these twin inns on the coast

Swanky stays where incredible whiskey experiences are the name of the game

Headed to the Chilean capital? Read this first.

The properties you need to know heading into the new year

Our correspondent spent nearly 300 days on the road this year and found the best new places around the world to lay your head.

Palazzo Nani offers a quieter, and more authentic, side of Venice

Go for the state-of-the-art, 1,500-square-meter spa, stay for the Michelin-starred food and beverage

Hint: It costs an average of $1,457.33 a night, largely due to its proximity to one very famous mouse.

Come to Hotel Poseidon for the views (and the food) — but stay for a truly unique Italian experience

Even the island's Sandals resort is a standout

Come to Ashford Castle for the elegance (and the falconry) — but stay for a truly unique Irish experience

Two years in the making, the new luxury offering between Water and Pearl is finally open

Come to Hotel Poseidon for the views (and the food) — but stay for a truly unique Italian experience

Even the island's Sandals resort is a standout

Come to Ashford Castle for the elegance (and the falconry) — but stay for a truly unique Irish experience

Two years in the making, the new luxury offering between Water and Pearl is finally open

A new batch of properties are doing everything they can to make sure guests use their vacation to disconnect

Plus, luxury leader Aman finally puts its stamp on New York City

Here's why you should visit

A mountain chalet only accessible by helicopter, Marlon Brando's private island and other seductive, far-flung destinations

On your next trip, you can get a night of sleep so sound it's luxurious

Let Reykjavík's new five-star hotel, the city’s first, be your home base for Icelandic adventure

The most sought-after amenity of the past three years was ... a bathtub

A firsthand look at perhaps the most luxurious resort in all of North America

Elegant Hotels is converting all seven of its properties from a previously a la carte model. Will it work?

From Marbella to Charleston, these are the Hotels Above Par founder's favorite destinations for a springtime trip

The new hotel brand is looking to open 15 locations in cities like London, Singapore, Dubai and Shanghai

The suites will be built of the rock excavated from the mountainside during construction