‘Tis the season to be nostalgic for the deeply satisfying aroma of drip coffee, and we’re taking you to Vienna, the city of music. stepping into a 19th-century Viennese coffeehouse is like stepping into a time machine filled with perhaps the world’s sweetest aroma. appearing in Europe since the 1730s, when Bach’s Coffee Cantata was … Read more

high on the cliffs of Costa Rica’s Papagayo Peninsula, jutting out into the Pacific Ocean, is Nekahui, a new sanctuary from the world’s leading luxury hotel brand, Ritz-Carlton Reserve. the eighth Reserve hotel in the world and the first in Central America, it is set amid 570 hectares of lush tropical dry forest and sapphire … Read more

if you’re looking to live like a local on your trip to Paris, look no further than Résidence Église, a new apartment residence in the 15th arrondissement. setting a new trend in urban lodging, Edgar Suites [translate:Edgar Suites] has transformed an old office building into a sensual living space, offering more than just a place … Read more

finding an affordable place to stay in New York City is one of the biggest challenges of traveling, especially for solo travelers, and the high prices of New York hotels can be a real burden. Introducing Now Now, a small but ambitious solution to that problem: a compact hotel for one person that just opened … Read more

venice as seen from the island of Giudecca. the tower and two domes of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sarute in Zattere, and the St. Mark’s bell tower. milanese architect Alessia Garibaldi found her own balance in Venice. a place where heritage and tradition, artisanal know-how and contemporary coexist. in a city that beats … Read more

in the Gers region of southwestern France, amidst a paradisiacal landscape of sunflower fields, a 19th-century farmhouse has been transformed into a charming vacation home. marie-Antoine and his wife, Marie, were enchanted by the tranquil atmosphere of the place they stumbled upon 26 years ago and turned the dilapidated farmhouse into their own refuge. Their … Read more

nestled in the hills of the Normandy coast of France, Villa Madagascar is an extraordinary retreat that’s more than 140 years old. an exotic pavilion from the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle, it has been transported in its entirety and transformed into a coastal home that embraces the sea. The interior design of the home, which … Read more

a 115-square-meter (35-square-foot) space inside the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin has been transformed into an extraordinary home where art and living coexist at the hands of renowned Irish designer Róisín Lafferty. The client’s taste, a passionate art collector, and the designer’s careful interpretation of the space have combined to create a gallery-like space that transcends … Read more