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Want to live like A-List clientele? Welcome to the club! Just because you may not be contracting any of our top firms for your private residence doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of the suite life—especially since a number of them have designed actual hotels. From local haunts to far-flung hideaways, plus a few options for what to wear when you get there, these are the hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops you need to know now.


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living area with striped sofa with blue pillows on it and a matching ottoman topped with a tray and books and a round side table with a small vase of pink flowers next to it and bookcase and long curtains on the far wall
Alisal Ranch

Solvang, California
Design by
NATHAN TURNER

Fans of San Francisco-born-and-raised designer Nathan Turner can experience his ability to conjure the best of rustic California living in Alisal Ranch’s Turner Cottages.

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two lounges with candles and soft lighting
August

Antwerp, Belgium
Design by
VINCENT VAN DUYSEN

This hotel, Vincent Van Duysen’s first, spans five buildings in a converted monastery. True to its ecclesiastical roots, it incorporates original features like stained glass and painted floor tiles.

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The Candler

Atlanta
Design by
NICOLE HOLLIS

Originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler, the hotel recently underwent a crisp, clean makeover that subtly nods to the building’s Art Deco roots.

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Nicole Franzen//Hearst Owned
outdoor hotel pool
Casa Cody

Palm Springs
Landscape design by
TERREMOTO

L.A.-based landscape architecture firm Terremoto has created sumptuous scenery of desert plants and clinging climbers for Casa Cody, a B&B set against the picturesque San Jacinto Mountains.

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Caitlin Atkinson
bed with green coverlet and a flowery green wallpaper behind it and a nightstand with a blue lamp and artwork over the bed
George in Rye

Rye, East Sussex, England
Design by
RETROUVIUS

After a fire in 2019, this haute hamlet hotel has undergone a top-to-bottom “re-salvation” under the watchful eye of Retrouvius cofounders Adam Hills and Maria Speake.

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Hotel 850 SVB

West Hollywood, California
Design by
RITA KONIG

For this property in West Hollywood, Konig was guided by her affinity for Southern California’s sun and color palette as much as by her distaste for cookie-cutter hospitality rooms.

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Trevor Tondro
bar area with red chairs and lamps and tables
Hôtel La Ponche

Saint-Tropez, France
Design by
FABRIZIO CASIRAGHI

This five-star hotel in the heart of the coastal village of Saint-Tropez features a Provençal restaurant, spa, and piano bar alongside 21 recently renovated rooms.

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Romain Laprade
upholstered bedroom with matching wallpaper and settee at foot of bed
Hotel Santo Mauro

Madrid
Design by
LORENZO CASTILLO

With a different wallcovering and design in each of its 49 rooms, this first hotel (formerly home to a duke and duchess) project by Lorenzo Castillo reveals his passion for bold strokes.

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Maison de la Luz

New Orleans
Design by
STUDIO SHAMSHIRI

The 67-room boutique hotel in the Warehouse District of New Orleans was designed by Studio Shamshiri with an eye to old-world Southern charm.

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Stephen Johnson
corridor with acid green walls and geometric black and white floors and cloud painting on wall at far end
Nolinski

Paris
Design by
JEAN-LOUIS DENIOT

This sleek and chicly scented hotel is conveniently tucked away on the Avenue de l’Opéra and features 45 eclectically appointed rooms, as well as a luxe spa and a can’t-miss restaurant.

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Guillaume de Laubier
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interior of restaurant with blue trellis upholstered banquette and rattan looking chairs and a marquetry floor
Cracco Portofino

Portofino, Italy
Design by
STUDIO PEREGALLI

The Italian masters of Baroque interiors bring high drama to the tony resort town on the Mediterranean—their second culinary collaboration with star chef Carlo Cracco.

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restaurant interior with banquette and round back wood chairs
Dune by LT

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Design by
ALFREDO PAREDES

This beachside destination is broken into distinct zones that feel intimate and residential, tied together with a neutral palette and a consistent material language.

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dark interior of restaurant with small tables of two and a gray fabric banquette by the mirrored wall
La Bourse et La Vie

Paris
Design by
ELLIOTT BARNES

Michelin-starred chef Daniel Rose made headlines for temporarily converting this chic bistro into Le Borscht et la Vie in support of the ongoing aid efforts to Ukraine.

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interior of restaurant with green banquette long tables and round back chairs in blue with a long yellow curtain at the back and some orange chairs to the rifht
Le Bon Nosh

Atlanta
Design by
COMMUNE

The Los Angeles design duo ​mix ultraveiny European marble​ and large handwoven Middle Eastern rugs ​in this​ chic​ Atlanta restaurant that serves Persian food with a French twist​.

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Anthony Tahlier
interior of restaurant all in red with a large bouquet of flowers between two glass openings
Mother Wolf

Los Angeles
Design by
MARTIN BRUDNIZKI

In the historic Citizen News building (the home of the first liberal newspaper in Los Angeles), Martin Brudnizki has brought theatrical flair to chef Evan Funke’s humble Italian fare.

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James McDonald
interior with small seating arrangements in dark tones
Pebble Bar

New York City
Design by
GACHOT

Part of an overhaul of New York’s iconic Rockefeller Center, the sleek and sexy Pebble Bar, inside a 19th-century townhouse, was reimagined by design duo John and Christine Gachot.

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Pineapple & Pearls

Washington, D.C.
Design by
UNIONWORKS

This fine-dining destination on Capitol Hill has two Michelin stars and is set to reopen with refreshed interiors courtesy of Poonam Khanna’s Unionworks.

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interior of restaurant with bar stools on the left and matching table chairs and a painted all with wainscoting at the back
Sassetta

Dallas
Design by
JEAN LIU

The Dallas hot spot reopened its doors in April with a glamorous, Tuscany-inspired vibe that’s equal parts la dolce vita and Southern hospitality.

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Douglas Friedman
restaurant interior with wood floors table banquettes blue pillars and a large wall of bottles and glass at the far end behind the bar
Villon

San Francisco
Design by
KELLY WEARSTLER

Chef Jason Fox debuted a new menu this spring that will offer guests “a return to glamour, without the stuffiness”—a statement that also encapsulates Kelly Wearstler’s space.

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Manolo Yllera
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Carolina Herrera

New York City
Design by
STUDIO MELLONE

This three-story Madison Avenue flagship is cut, dare we say it, from a different cloth, featuring interior architecture from the firm of Andre Mellone.

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Björn Wallander
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Dior

Paris
Design by
PETER MARINO

After a two-year renovation and expansion, the Dior flagship at 30 Avenue Montaigne now encompasses some 108,000 square feet of airy retail, hospitality, exhibition, and leisure space.

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Kristen Pelou//Hearst Owned
store interior with large round arch and a table in the foreground and racks of clothes on the right
Dôen

Santa Monica, California
Design by
NICKEY KEHOE

Inspired by the lush California coastline, this Montecito Country Mart boutique was designed by Amy Kehoe in collaboration with Dôen founders, sisters Margaret and Katherine Kleveland.

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Lauren Ross
gallery like room with pedestals and white objects on them
Guild Gallery

New York City
Design by
ROMAN AND WILLIAMS

Just down the street from the home goods store Roman and Williams Guild, Guild Gallery spotlights a cross-section of contemporary makers and the blurred line between art and craft.

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The Great

West Hollywood, California
Design by
BRIGETTE ROMANEK

The Melrose Avenue outpost of this lifestyle brand from Emily Current and Meritt Elliott features casually cool interior design by Brigette Romanek.

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Nicki Sebastian
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Ulla Johnson

New York City
Design by
RAFAEL DE CÁRDENAS

This showroom, open by appointment to the fashion industry, features a sophisticated mix of Rafael de Cárdenas’s and Ulla Johnson’s signature effortless styles.

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Pernille Loof