Even though Hotel El Convento is not on the beach, no list of San Juan's top hotels is complete without mentioning it. The hotel occupies a 350-year-old former Carmelite convent in an attractive part of Old San Juan. Its present-day splendor is all the more impressive given its history: after 250 years as a nunnery and cloister, the structure served less and less reputable functions, from retail...

Nothing says romance like the privacy of a remote canyon. Behold Calistoga Ranch. Nestled in the secluded wilderness of the Upper Napa Valley, the refined ranch exudes a casual California breeziness that immediately puts guests at ease. The property blends in with the nature surrounding it—literally. Trunks and branches of towering trees poke out undisturbed through fences and decks, and...

Aldous Huxley famously called Guatemala's Lake Atitlan "the most beautiful lake in the world." So if Atitlan—a 130-square-kilometer, blue-green beauty surrounded by three towering volcanoes—is the most beautiful lake in the world, then Casa Palopó, the nine-room hotel nestled in the serene hills above the lake, is the most beautiful hotel on the most beautiful lake in the world....

Hugging the Big Island's volcanic Kohala Coast, The Fairmont Orchid offers an opportunity to be as far away from the real world—both physically and mentally—as you can allow yourself to be. To aid in that mission, the Orchid provides a healthy dose of luxury with a warm serving of hospitality.

The Orchid is a quick 20 miles north of Kona International Airport and encompasses...

The untamed Wild West has never looked so refined and inviting as at Amangani. Set on a rise with jaw-dropping views of the snowcapped Grand Tetons and the magnificent Big Country expanse of Wyoming, this resort promises breathtaking four-season experiences.

The hotel is located just ten minutes outside Jackson, Wyoming, almost at the feet of the Grand Tetons, the youngest and among...

If Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara were to celebrate an anniversary, the Inn at Palmetto Bluff would surely be their destination. Oozing Southern hospitality at every turn, this property weaves luxury into a 20,000-acre nature preserve, requiring guests to wrestle with the humidity in order to appreciate its Spanish moss, blooming magnolias, azaleas, camellias, and rolling verdant hills....

On the Caribbean island paradise of St. Lucia, Sandals' prime real estate dominates a slender peninsula with the sea virtually all around. Sailboat-dotted bays, volcanic mountains, and tropical greenery will take your breath away... and that's before you've even stepped into the grandiose colonial throwback that is the Sandals Grand St. Lucian.

Beneath its rather nondescript...

Burrow atop a bed so divine that Keats could pen poems about its lusciousness. Yes, you read right: Boston is for lovers, especially if you can swing a night in her premier boutique hotel, the exclusive XV Beacon Hotel.

As dignified as a fine Château Lafite, the 62-room XV Beacon shakes up Boston's blue-blood lineage with playful modern touches. While you'll find a number of...

There's nothing quite like the romance of the endless Arizona sky. In 1920, New York financier Delos Cooke and his wife, Florence, were drawn to the spacious Valley of the Sun. They decided to build their Spanish colonial mansion—a winter home—here in the shadow of Camelback Mountain. The result, after 90-plus years, several owners, and a multi-million-dollar restoration, is the...

With 175,000 square feet of French-Renaissance opulence, the Biltmore House (just outside of Asheville, North Carolina) is not only the largest privately-owned residence in the Unites States, it's arguably one of the most glamorous. William Henry Vanderbilt built the estate as a "little mountain escape" in the late 1800s and, for a few days, it can also be yours.

As you might imagine,...