The Americas
Desert monasteries, Hollywood legends and lodges at the ends of the earth.
The Americas trade in scale and drama. A hotel here might be carved into 165-million-year-old sandstone in the Utah desert, balanced on stilts against the North Atlantic, or planted beneath the granite towers of Patagonia, landscapes so vast they redefine what a room with a view can mean.
And then there is the mythology: the pink stucco of old Hollywood, the deal-making booths, the century of glamour. From Sunset Boulevard to Torres del Paine, these are the stays that make the New World feel boundless.
Hotels in The Americas
Design HotelSLS Hotel Beverly Hills
SLS Beverly Hills is unapologetically dramatic: a Philippe Starck-designed hotel where the lobby performs, the rooms play tricks with reflection and the rooftop keeps Los Angeles close.
Indicative from $435 / night
Urban SanctuaryAman New York
Aman has built an almost acoustically impossible refuge inside the Crown Building. The 83 suites and three-floor spa are exceptional; the price and private-club atmosphere are equally impossible to ignore.
Indicative from $2,500 / night
One&Only Mandarina
Mandarina's landscape is the star: jungle ridges, cliffs and a sweep of Riviera Nayarit coast. Privacy is exceptional, though steep terrain and a dependence on buggies shape every stay.
Indicative from $1,600 / night
Private AtollThe Brando
The Brando pairs extraordinary seclusion with solar power, seawater air-conditioning and conservation work on Tetiaroa. The all-inclusive rate is vast; so is the sense of privilege.
Indicative from $4,200 / night
Rosewood São Paulo
Rosewood turns a former maternity complex near Paulista Avenue into São Paulo's most layered hotel. The 180 rooms, six bars and restaurants, chapel and art collection create a destination with real local voltage.
Indicative from $650 / night
Grande DameThe Plaza
A French Renaissance landmark at Fifth and 59th: equal parts fairy tale, film set, and living piece of New York mythology.
Indicative from $895 / night
Desert RetreatAmangiri
Aman built into the raw geology of the Colorado Plateau: a minimalist compound where a central pool curls around a 165-million-year-old rock.
Indicative from $3,400 / night
Hollywood LegendThe Beverly Hills Hotel
Bungalows, banana-leaf wallpaper, and a poolside where studio history was written. A touch faded now, but the myth is fully intact.
Indicative from $850 / night
Design OutpostFogo Island Inn
On stilts at the far edge of Newfoundland, a social-enterprise hotel where every dollar goes back into the community and every window frames raw, roaring ocean.
Indicative from $1,975 / night
Wilderness LodgeExplora Patagonia
Inside Torres del Paine National Park, an all-inclusive base camp for serious hikers, with guided treks by day and a spa over the water by night.
Indicative from $2,600 / night
Grand DameCopacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
Ninety-something years on the Avenida Atlantica and still the most consequential address in Brazil, with a pool that has hosted more decisive conversations than most boardrooms.
Indicative from $500 / night
Cliffside RetreatPost Ranch Inn
Adults only, no televisions, and a set of timber and glass cabins built into a Big Sur ridge so carefully that from the road you cannot see the hotel at all.
Indicative from $1,600 / night
The Americas Guides
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Skip the observation decks. The city's next layer is found on ferries, at lunch counters and in neighbourhoods that do not behave like attractions.
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GuideMexico's Pacific Coast: Punta Mita, Mandarina and Beyond
North of Puerto Vallarta, the coast moves from polished peninsula to jungle reserve, surf town and wide, empty beach.
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GuideFrench Polynesia, Decoded: Choosing the Right Island
Bora Bora is not the only answer. Match the island to the trip you actually want, then accept that the distances are part of the experience.
5 min read · August 2026
GuideRio de Janeiro, Properly
A first visit to Rio is usually spent in the wrong places at the wrong times. Here is the version that works: the beaches by hour, the hills by weather, and the neighbourhoods worth your evenings.
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GuideDriving the California Coast, Slowly
Highway 1 is not a route between two cities. It is the destination, and the single biggest mistake is trying to do it in a day.
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