An 1880s Victorian guest house below Signal Hill — boutique character and a poolside breakfast for a fraction of an Atlantic Seaboard hotel rate.
A five-star Leeu Collection hideaway right on Franschhoek’s main street — walk-everywhere Winelands luxury, minus the long estate driveways.
A wellness resort that feels like an Aman for a fraction of the price — and it includes one spa treatment for every night you stay.
The grand white-and-red resort at Bretton Woods, beneath Mount Washington — a year-round New Hampshire icon with skiing, golf, a spa, and a place in history.
A sleek, modern boutique hotel steps from Cape Town’s “Malibu” beach — our one splurge of the whole trip, and the one we’d book again. (They’ll even bring popcorn to your room.)
A boutique inn inside an 1809 brick mansion in one of New England’s prettiest seaside towns — ghost stories included.
The once-in-a-while splurge in Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills — an Auberge country hideaway, and the real-life muse for Gilmore Girls’ inns.
One of the world’s great luxury hotels, at a nightly rate that would barely cover breakfast at its sister properties.
A beautiful, modern inn in a pretty college town — red-barn architecture, calm rooms, and an easy walk to the Clark and Spring Street.
A 19th-century villa directly on La Concha — arguably Europe’s most beautiful city beach — with a two-Michelin-star restaurant downstairs.
