BEFORE THE DOOR closed behind me, I was transfixed. As I stepped into my cabin at Piaule, a new hotel in New York’s Catskill Mountains, I faced a floor-to-ceiling, edge-to-edge wall of glass. It ...

A stay in just about any Sedona hotel will give you a view of the towering red rock buttes that dominate the skyline. But a soon-to-open "landscape hotel" is being designed to make you feel like ...

Why book? Wake up in a glass atrium with unarguably some of the best views of Sedona. This adults-only resort features 40 atriums, all detached and private, with rooftops that provide even better ...

"Green Travel” is a six-part series focusing on what it means to be sustainable travelers, how the industry is moving the needle on greener efforts, and how consumers can reduce their carbon footprint ...

Place what are essentially glass boxes amid breathtaking scenery. That's the "landscape design" trend in hotels. A great case in point is the new luxury hotel Ambiente Sedona. What you need to know ...

Designing a hotel resort landscape worthy of a five-star rating means responding to a number of diverse requirements. COD finds out how The Westin Dubai fared. Dubai has no shortage of luxury hotels, ...

The Naples Grande Beach Resort was sold last year for $248 million to an investment partnership. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Naples Grande Beach Resort The gradual transformation of Naples into a luxury ...

Visiting a hotel is about experiencing positive emotions, especially comfort and good food. Positive emotions are partly derived from welcoming, courteous and caring staff and partly derived from a ...