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Atlantic City, NJ: Boutique (and budget!) retro glamour breathes life into the boardwalk
Paris, France: No floral wallpaper
Nairobi, Kenya: Up close and personal
Marfa, TX: Unplug in an Airstream under the Texas sky
Santa Barbara de Heredia, Costa Rica: Wake up, smell coffee
Bird Island, Seychelles: Heavy on the birds and turtles, light on the humans
Calhau, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde: Sun, water, peace
Shelter Island Heights, NY: Like the Hamptons, without the Hamptons
Ostrava, Czech Republic: Beer baths in a 16th-century château
Cong, Ireland: Thirteenth- century royal abode (with falcons!) for $140 a night
Saint-Paul de Vence, France: Next to Nice, a stairway to paradise
Polignano a Mare, Italy: Picture-postcard drama in Puglia
Lunenburg, NS: World heritage, earth-friendly
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico: Sierra Madre views from the rooftop infinity pool for $85 a night
Belgrade, Serbia: Cheap, modern, river views.
Rigaud, QC: Spring, syrup and celebration at an authentic Quebecois sugar shack
Kairouan, Tunisia: Hammam, pastries and luxury from $50 a night
St Marc sur Mer, France: The more things change…
Granada, Nicaragua: Free spa treatments in a presidential palace
Comares, Spain: Can we go right now, please
St. Pete, FL: Cabanas, fire pits and a beachside bar for $99 a night
Budapest, Hungary: Doing everything right
Acapulco, Mexico: Old-Hollywood glamour for less than $100 a night
Nyborg, Denmark: Now and then
Aberfeldy, Scotland, UK: Whisky and wellies
Ftan, Switzerland: As paradises go, this is a good one
Rotterdam, Netherlands: A spire with inspiring views
Tasmania, Australia: Pademelons and bandicoots galore
Luang Prabang, Laos: In the kingdom of a million elephants
Eureka Springs, AR: Things that go bump in the night
Brixham, UK: The queen of crime's spirit lives here
Sabrosa, Portugal: House wine
Västerås, Sweden: The ultimate lake house
Playa del Carmen, Mexico: No kids allowed, and a camera chained to the bed
Saugerties, NY: To the lighthouse
Santa Catarina Palopó, Guatemala: A three-volcano view
Copenhagen, Denmark: No cookie-cutter rooms
Copenhagen, Denmark: The Egg and the Swan in their natural habitat
Huilo-Huilo, Chile: Like a rainforest theme park
Bevagna, Cantalupo, Italy: A farmhouse and refuge
Gythion, Greece: Sleep in an olive grove with a curious history
Mexico City, Mexico: Where it's always a holiday
Durban, South Africa: Your hideaway from World Cup fever
Buenos Aires, Argentina: No place like…
Sooke, BC: Serenity now
San Leo Bastia, Italy: In an old Umbrian mill, a getaway built for two
Newquay, Cornwall, UK: Hang ten old chap
Fall River, MA: 40 whacks, dozens of theories.
Paris, France: Philippe Starck's acid trip of a hotel
Montauk, NY: Tiny pieces of paradise in the (un)Hamptons
Chicago, IL: Boutique, green, and fairly priced
Greenough, MT: Roughing it on the range (minus the "rough" part)
Mont-Tremblant, QC: Gear up for your ride at this cozy inn.
Cape Town, South Africa: A haven on Table Mountain
South Tyrol, Italy: Sights for sore eyes
Barretos, Portugal: A Portuguese idyll
