Dubai needed a blissed-out oasis like this, where the weary yet no-less-discerning traveler can sip a negroni overlooking the city’s remarkable skyline or glistening Jumeira Bay. Doubles from $816. —Maria Yagoda Advertisement 20 of 56 The revived rust belt city finally has a hotel as hip as the millennial makers swarming Detroit’s streets. Built within the city’s former fire department headquarters downtown, the five-story, 100-key hotspot — open since last May — pays homage to the old Detroit (original details, like the arched, terra-cotta firehouse entrance and red doors remain intact) but drips with the new. A podcast studio that doubles as a gallery faces the street, in-room minibars swap out Snickers for locally made treats and snacks, and collaborations with bustling neighborhood businesses — like in-room suit tailoring with retailer 1701 Bespoke — capture the city’s spirit of communal creativity. (There’s enough luxury, like Le Labo bath products, velvet sofas, and vintage rugs, mixed in to keep the aesthetic cozy.) Take at least one meal inside the sprawling Apparatus Room, where the firetrucks used to go — it’s now a playground where Michelin-starred Michigan native Thomas Lents wows with elevated Midwestern ingredients and craft cocktails.

　　You hardly have to step outside of the hotel to soak up the spirit of the city, but be sure to take advantage of the complimentary bike rental: a few blocks south is the Detroit Riverwalk (wave across the water to Canada); a few blocks north sits Campus Martius Park, where a sandy ‘beach’ and lounge chairs pop up in the summer months. Doubles from $265. —Kristen Dold Advertisement 21 of 56 Courtesy of Casa Telmo Hotel Casa Telmo Menorca, Spain Set in a 19th century townhouse, this five-bedroom hotel is one of the coolest stays on Menorca, an under-the-radar Spanish island with Caribbean lookalike beaches. The owners, 24-year-old interior designers from Barcelona and founders of Quintana Partners Studio, left their millennial handprints everywhere, giving the hotel a wonderfully oddball aesthetic.

　　The elegant bones and original features of the three-story building, including encaustic and terracotta tiles and hefty oak beams, are set off by kitsch objets the duo snagged in flea markets in Spain, France, and all over Europe. There’s a Donald Duck figure on the grand staircase above the entrance hall, a vintage tin toy car-turned-drinks-cabinet in the lounge, and a golden leg of jamon Serrano made by Spanish sculptor Demo in the dining area, where a simple breakfast (croissants, ensaimadas) is served. Bedrooms are just as quirky — M is the must-book, with its unpainted plaster walls, tartan chaise longue, and throwback pink-tile bathroom. Doubles from $200. —Holly Smith Advertisement 22 of 56

　　Sri Lanka is poised to become the next ‘It’ safari destination, and this otherworldly retreat just outside of Yala National Park has everything to do with it. The secluded, beachfront property comprises 28 cocoon-like suites clustered around manmade water holes meant to Soft Drink Preform Mould Factory attract jackals and peacocks, but the real action goes down on game drives through the quietest corners of the national park, home to wild elephants, crocodiles, and elusive Sri Lankan leopards. After a full day exploring, lounge around the hotel’s enormous infinity pool or unwind in your colonial-chic suite, which has canvas walls, porthole windows, teak floors, and freestanding copper tubs. The open-air, bamboo-clad restaurant is an atmospheric setting in which to enjoy authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, but for the ultimate in romance, opt to dine on the beach under a star-studded sky. Rooms from $445. —Charlotte Sinclair Advertisement 23 of 56

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