A coastal city the United Arab Emirates and a place like no other place in the world, the popular Middle Eastern travel destination grew from humble beginnings as a small Gulf trading centre to one of the world’s most glamorous destinations. Dazzling, evocative and futuristic in equal measures, the spectacular place is famously home to…
Top 15 cool and unusual hotels in Denver
Encircled by majestic peaks and a history dating back to the Wild West era, the Colorado capital which sits at the threshold of the Rocky Mountains, is a heady, eclectic mix of glittering skyscrapers, landmark 19th-century buildings, upscale restaurants and boutiques and shops geared towards outdoor pursuits all perched high in the clouds (hence its nickname the Mile High…
Top 15 cool and unusual hotels in Melbourne
The coastal capital of the Australian state of Victoria is Australia’s second-largest city, and Sydney’s fiercest rival. The bohemian, more liberal alter-ego of the business-driven capital has an increasingly progressive outlook, a huge range of vibrant character-filled cultures and a friendly, laid-back vibe that has seen it being labelled as one of the ‘world’s most…
Top 12 cool and unusual hotels in Seattle
A misty city which made a huge global impact in the early 1990’s when the Seattle grunge rock music scene exploded worldwide and gave us legendary rock bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Since then things have never been quite the same for the Pacific Northwest USA city which is surrounded by water, mountains ranges and…
Top 12 cool and unusual hotels in Miami
A playground of the young and the well-heeled, Miami is known for its glamour, hyper-tanned celebrities and bikini clad beautiful people. It’s a place in its own separate world, the locals here don’t follow the trends – they create their own…
Top 12 cool and unusual hotels in Palm Springs
A true oasis in the midst of a long hot sprawling desert, Palm Springs has had a long history of attracting the Hollywood elite from major film directors to starlets looking for fun, relaxation respite from all the Los Angeles city hassles. The principal city of the famous Coachella Valley in California, the opulent resort…
Top 15 cool and unusual hotels in Dallas
Bold, brash, status-conscious but contrary to popular belief no oil of its own to speak of, ‘The Big D’ as it’s sometimes known, is a shiny and modern metropolis in North Texas, and the commercial and cultural hub of the region too. Known for its popular cliches of wealthy, consumer-driven Texan cowboys, being the site…
Top 15 cool and unusual hotels in San Diego
One of the most open, smog-free and sunniest cities in the whole of the USA, San Diego – located on California’s Pacific coast – beguiles and charms many of its hundreds of thousand visitors. Feeling more like a collection of ultra-hip neighbourhoods each with its own character and personality, the affluent ocean-orientated city is famously laid-back…
Top 15 cool and unusual hotels in Nashville
The ultimate pilgrimage for country music lovers everywhere, Nashville attracts millions of toe-tapping, cowboy-booted party-loving visitors every year. A Southern city with a big heart and huge amounts of soul, the musical Mecca is easily one of the most fun – and hip – places to visit in the whole of America. Set by a…
Top 12 cool and unusual hotels in Austin
Austin is by far the hip, creative jewel in the Texan crown, unlike its sister cities Dallas and Houston it is an offbeat haven for free-thinkers and musicians, in fact, it hails itself as the Live Music Capital of the World. Well-known roots, country, blues and bluegrass festivals such as South by Southwest and Austin…