Appleton Water Tower – English Functionality And Elegance

Rising from the highest point of Lerma, the Parador de Lerma commands attention from miles away. This isn't just another historic hotel - it's a 17th-century ducal palace where royalty once played, Napoleon Bonaparte laid his head, and Lope de Vega premiered his theatrical works. Today, you can experience this …

In the serpentine streets of Udaipur's old city, where the scent of fresh kachoris mingles with incense from nearby temples, sits a 300-year-old haveli that refuses to fade quietly into history. Kaladwas Lal Haveli, a stone's throw from the City Palace and overlooking the iconic Clock Tower, isn't your typical …

The conch shell sounds at dusk, echoing across the ancient stone walls of Ozu Castle. Smoke rises from matchlock guns as armored samurai fire a welcoming salute. This isn't a theme park attraction or historical reenactment - it's your check-in experience at the world's only castle hotel where you can …

On a tiny island in Lake Huron, where the clip-clop of horse hooves replaces the rumble of engines and fudge shops line cobblestone streets like something from a Dickens novel, sits one of America's most gloriously anachronistic hotels. The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island isn't just a place to rest …

High above Lake Brienz, where waterfalls crash down mountainsides and the sound of rushing water mingles with the rattle of Europe's oldest funicular railway, sits a hotel that nearly became a car park. Well, not quite a car park, but something almost as tragic: a concrete "jumbo chalet" complex that …

At the Wolf River Harbor of Memphis, Tennessee, stands a structure that has undergone a serious transformation. The Memphis Pyramid was once a sports arena loud of crowd roar, but now it houses an unlikely blend of retail extravaganza, a rustic lodging known as the Big Cypress Lodge, and a …

Singapore's 23-story tower is a new futuristic addition to the city-state's ever-growing architectural wonders. The Green Vision of Singapore forecasts an extra one million trees to be planted by 2030 to live up to its "garden city" nickname even more. While most plants in the city will go on ground …

Rosewood's brand new hotel has changed the surface of Sao Paulo, and it's located in the Bela Vista neighborhood, where the city's main artery runs, the Avenida Paulista (which stands for 'avenue of the people of Sao Paulo') There couldn't be a better location for Rosewood's hotel than the district …

Prague's Žižkov Television Tower is a unique example of high-tech architecture built in 1992. Its iconic but controversial design by Václav Aulický was further deepened by the appearance of "miminka," the crawling baby sculptures on its facade by the Czech artist David Černý in 2000. However, recent years have seen …

This mesmerizingly bright building covered in 24 k gold is located in central Hanoi by the Giang Vo Lake. The glitter continues as you step inside the tower. Shiny marble surfaces reflect the hand-crafter golden doors, wall decorations, and ceilings. Luckily, the hotel's 342 guestrooms are surprisingly affordable. The luxurious …