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New York · photography soon
Faena New York
West Chelsea, New York · $$$$$
Bjarke Ingels architecture at One High Line and a Francis Mallmann kitchen, new in 2025.
The Check-In · New York · Los Angeles · Miami · Chicago
The Americas,
ranked.
The five most extraordinary places to stay from New York to Los Angeles, Miami to Chicago, and the escapes in between. Toured and ranked by Celeste Marlow and Julian Okafor, with No. 1 revealed last.
The ranking
Five stays, one region.
Cool meter · five globes is the top score
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Miami · photography soon
Delano Miami Beach
South Beach, Miami · $$$$
The 1947 Art Deco icon on Collins Avenue, back in 2026 with a members club and new restaurants.
- 03
Los Angeles · photography soon
Sunset Tower Hotel
West Hollywood, Los Angeles · $$$$
A 1929 Art Deco landmark and the Tower Bar, still the room old Hollywood drinks in.
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Chicago · photography soon
Chicago Athletic Association
Michigan Avenue, Chicago · $$$
A Venetian Gothic gentlemen's club turned hotel, with a game room and a rooftop over Millennium Park.
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Malibu · photography soon
Nobu Ryokan Malibu
Carbon Beach, Malibu · $$$$$
Sixteen keys in a ryokan-inspired hideaway on the sand. The escape.