Several hotels are hitting it out of the park this season with packages designed to get you to a baseball game in style. By adding perks like craft beer, jerseys, and coordinated transportation—not to mention perks back at the hotel like discounted parking or meals—you get a lot more than just peanuts. After the game you need only head back to your air-conditioned room and settle in for the night as you rel ...

According to a new study, people who opt for nonsmoking rooms in hotels with a partial smoking ban are not fully protected from harmful exposure to so-called "thirdhand" smoke. Smoking in hotels leaves a trail of tobacco pollution in the air and on surfaces in both smoking and nonsmoking rooms, researchers Georg Matt and colleagues at San Diego State University found. New hotels should enforce total smoking ...

On the heels of Capella Washington D.C.'s opening, another luxury boutique property has opened in the same neighborhood among cool shops and three cupcake bakeries that have cultivated a national buzz (DC Cupcakes, Sprinkles, and Baked and Wired). The Graham Georgetown is a 57-room hotel touting perks like a rooftop bar and a restaurant. In each room are Bvlgari White Tea bath amenities to pamper yourself w ...

Merging urban sophistication with rustic Irish charm, a brand-new hotel opened in Dublin's Docklands area this spring. With 187 rooms, The Marker Hotel promotes lots of pampering with an infinity-edge pool in the spa and a rooftop garden lounge in which to kick back. Each room is decorated with chartreuse, French-blue, and heather-grey hues paired with an Italian Carrara and Black Nero Marquina marble bathr ...

Even for the savviest travelers, there's a tendency to overlook those spots that are right under your nose. And the irony, of course, is that these can be the very best places. Case in point: Bimini, a collection of two islands and a sprinkling of cays situated just 50 miles off Florida's east coast in the Bahamas. Deep-sea fishermen have long honed in on Bimini. After all, these waters—where the Gulf Strea ...

The hip, artsy boutique-hotel brand Mama Shelter has already blown into Istanbul, Paris, and Marseille, and now they've set up shop in Lyon, France, too. Guests get access to not only eclectic, stylish décor—right on down to lime-green closet walls—but modern perks include complimentary WiFi and on-demand movies, a 27-inch iMac in each room preloaded with Skype so you can say "bonjour" to friends back home, ...

The hip, artsy boutique-hotel brand Mama Shelter has already blown into Istanbul, Paris, and Marseille, and now they've set up shop in Lyon, France, too. Guests get access to not only eclectic, stylish décor—right on down to lime-green closet walls—but modern perks include complimentary WiFi and on-demand movies, a 27-inch iMac in each room preloaded with Skype so you can say "bonjour" to friends back home, ...

Flaunting a design that's inspired by Venice, Italy's canals, The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal opened earlier this month in Abu Dhabi, bringing even more glam to the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Guests at the 447-room hotel can expect lots of pampering in the form of a 21,500-square-foot spa, a staggering 10 restaurants; poolside bars, a private beach, and landscaped gardens. All rooms boast ...

Attention please LEGO® fanatics, a hotel devoted to this cult passion is about to open in Carlsbad, California, at the main entrance to LEGOLAND® with activities for kids and adults alike. From the minute you walk in there, it's all about the little building toys, including a wall behind the reception desk born out of 6,000 brightly colored bricks Within the three-story, 250-room hotel are three themed gues ...

Where there are great museums, there are also beautiful hotels. Some have architecture as stunning than the museums nearby and some have art lining the walls that those museums likely covet, but all of them are perfect for the art-lover looking to double their dose of culture. Here are the 6 offer: Baur Au Lac The majestic Baur au Lac is one of the world's best hotels, and its appeal goes beyond luxurious r ...