A boutique hotel boom in bohemian Valparaiso, Chile

The bohemian coastal port of Valparaiso, Chile's charming cultural capital, offers a wonderfully walkable maze-like mishmash of winding walkways spread out across dozens of hills, all interconnected by century-old funiculars.

Hotels expect best year since 2007

The hotel industry is continuing to show signs of recovery, with occupancy levels at higher-priced hotels picking up, according to a new analysis by advisory firm PwC. The firm expects revenue per available room, a key hotel benchmark, to increase 5.9 percent this year....

ME Hotel, London

Built on the site of the 19th-century Gaiety Theater, the new-build ME Hotel integrates into London's Theatreland with a dramatic design. "The new scheme repairs the urban grain and restores a little lost glamour to the heart of the West End," says Giles Robinson, partner...