HISTORICALLY, lavish lobbies telegraphed luxury to hotel guests in bold type. Consider the Four Seasons George V in Paris, a circa-1928 slice of the good life. Adorned with dinosaur-size ...

How a palace, a castle and a water tower became three of Europe’s best boutique hotels through thoughtful, historic ...

The Canadian city’s newest 5-star luxury hotel is the highest in Toronto, providing guests with probably the best views of ...

Montreal doesn't do cookie-cutter luxury. This isn't a city of interchangeable marble lobbies and predictable amenities. Instead, Montreal hotels—much like the city itself—operate with a ...

The Remi Scottsdale, Autograph Collection hotel is now open in Old Town. Here's a closer look at restaurants and bars: Kauboi ...

St. Barts is synonymous with luxury. The small island teems with private yachts, name-brand stores, and luxury hotels, but not all luxury here is created equal. While there are loads of pristine ...

“Hotel lobbies are prime territory,” said Steve Elmendorf, a veteran Democratic lobbyist who compared the schmoozing to a college reunion. “People are unobstructed.

1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 This rare Japanese-owned luxury hotel stands confidently against international chains, investing $1.2 billion in its 2012 rebirth. The payoff?

I wasn't even outside. I was in the lobby of 1 Hotel Seattle, the latest property from a luxury chain I'd never heard of before called 1 Hotels.