The Lowdown: Right in the heart of Denver’s historic LoDo district, The Oxford Hotel’s own history goes all the way back to 1891, and this classic old Denver red-brick retains a huge amount of old-time elegance. The location is prime, you are just a minute’s walk from Denver Union Station, and yards away from some of the city’s very best restaurants, cafes, shops and nightlife. Rooms: Each of The Oxford’s 80 guest rooms are uniquely decorated but all share the same old-world style and cozy ambiance. They all also have impressively comfortable beds, high-quality linens and some lovely antique furniture pieces amongst other things. The bathrooms are particularly nice and all come with baths, some of them of the romantic, free-standing, claw foot type. Room types stretch from Classic King Rooms and Premier Suites to their top-of-the-range Oxford Suite, which has a separate living room and bedroom, and some stunning views of the Rockies. Prices & Availability: Enter your dates and check prices at Expedia.com here. Food, Drink & Facilities: The Oxford Hotel is home to several excellent dining options, including the hotel’s signature restaurant, Urban Farmer. This farm-to-table steakhouse serves up locally sourced meats and vegetables in a chic setting. Guests can also enjoy craft cocktails and light bites at The Cruise Room, an Art Deco-inspired bar that dates back to the Prohibition era. The Oxford Club, Spa & Salon offers a range of services to rejuvenate mind and body. The spa features a range of treatments, including massages, facials, and body wraps, while the fitness center offers state-of-the-art equipment and various fitness classes. The hotel’s stunning ballroom, with its ornate details and soaring ceilings, is a popular choice for grand events, and the hotel’s rooftop terrace offers breathtaking views over the city. Location: The Oxford Hotel is in the heart of LoDo, just a few blocks away from Coors Field, the home of the Colorado Rockies, as well as the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The 16th Street Mall, a pedestrian-friendly street lined with shops, restaurants, and entertainment options, is very nearby too. Some Guest Reviews: “Charming, friendly, great location, and overall great experience. READ MORE

The Lowdown: The South Congress Hotel is a chic boutique hotel located in the heart of Austin’s buzzing South Congress neighborhood. It has a sophisticated, minimalist aesthetic. The accommodation overall is top-notch, the food & drink equally so, and the atmosphere is generally lively and happening. Rooms: The South Congress Hotel has a total of 71 rooms and suites, all of which display oodles of modern and minimalist design features that embody the hotel’s overall aesthetic. Each room is equipped with floor-to-ceiling windows with stunning views of the city, plush bedding, and sleek bathrooms. They are also equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including Bluetooth speaker systems and Smart TVs. The spacious suites are the pick of the bunch at The South Congress and offer additional features such as a separate living area, a bar, and a private balcony. Prices & Availability: Enter your dates and check prices at Booking.com here. Food and Facilities: The South Congress Hotel is home to a notable Austin dining destination in its own right – Café No Sé, the hotel’s signature restaurant, serves up a very highly rated all-day menu of classic American fare with a Texan twist. The hotel’s rooftop bar, Central Standard, is a prime spot for cocktails and has stunning views of the city. It has a diverse selection of handcrafted cocktails, an extensive wine list, and a curated beer selection. The hotel has an outdoor pool which also has some nice views of the city and there is a well-equipped fitness center too. The South Congress offers a range of wellness services too, including in-room spa treatments and yoga classes, and they have an on-site boutique with a curated selection of clothing, jewelry, and home goods. Location: The South Congress Hotel is situated in the heart of Austin’s buzzy South Congress neighborhood, a hub for music, culture, and shopping. It is just steps away from some of the city’s most iconic attractions, including the South Congress Avenue shopping district, the Continental Club, and the Lady Bird Lake hike and bike trail. You can also explore the city’s vibrant food scene, with numerous restaurants and food trucks within walking distance of the hotel. READ MORE

The Lowdown: The Burgess Hotel, is Atlanta’s upscale Buckhead neighborhood’s only independent boutique hotel. It has a pleasantly refined atmosphere and, by all accounts, one of the city’s very best restaurants. It also has a bold, modern, international feel, with more than a touch of Asia – from its Hong Kong origin owners – the large dragon sculpture in the lobby for example, along with many oriental prints on the walls. Rooms: Your choices are as simple as it gets at the Burgess – you have either a room with a king bed or a room with two queen beds. All are spacious, clean and modern, they are minimalist in design but with bold bursts of color here and there. Nothing out of the ordinary for a luxury hotel is here but they are unmistakably chic and extremely comfortable. Check out all your room options here at Booking.com. Food, Drink & Facilities: The Burgess’ signature restaurant Fia, which creates wood-fired Western Mediterranean fare, is one of Atlanta’s most highly rated restaurants, while Mr. B, the hotel’s cozy library lounge, creates unique, highly inventive craft cocktails. The hotel’s pool sits in a lovely, green lush courtyard. It has its own outdoor bar and is a relaxing oasis for many guests when the weather is kind. The hotel’s state-of-the-art fitness center is a step above the vast majority of hotel gyms. Equipment includes Peloton bikes and Lateral X Ellipticals with adjustable 3D motion. Location: The Burgess is in Buckhead, near the PATH400 trail and surrounded by some of Atlanta’s swankiest businesses and most impressive-looking homes. Hal’s the Steakhouse, a veritable Atlanta institution, is nearby and some of the city’s best shopping can be found at Phipps Plaza and the Shops, Buckhead Atlanta. The hotel offers a complimentary transportation service for all guests within a two-mile radius. Some Guest Reviews: “We absolutely LOVE this property and the STAFF all around was AMAZING. Mark Hull was an incredible host/ bartender and a fantastic individual all around. Jacob at the front desk was a gem, as well as his colleague and the manager. A service on all levels. I wish I knew everyone’s name to give READ MORE

The Lowdown: Where Chicago’s new coolest neighborhood, Andersonville, meets Lincoln Square, Uptown and Ravenswood lies the unassumingly titled Guesthouse Hotel. The place itself is also charmingly unassuming but has some of the best accommodations in the area. The Guesthouse is an aparthotel with guests staying in one, two and three-bedroom apartments with full kitchen facilities. Rooms: There are twenty-five apartments at the Guesthouse with the choice mainly just depending on the number of guests. The one-bedroom units can sleep up to four, the 1001 sq. ft. two bedrooms up to five, and the three-bedroom units up to seven with the help of a sofa bed. They are all broadly similar too – they mainly just differ in size – ranging from 601 sq. ft. to 1800 sq ft. The building used to be a luxury condo before its reincarnation as a boutique apart hotel and internally that’s pretty much what they are – luxury condos. Their design and decoration aren’t too dynamic, though they certainly have a touch of class and they are enormously comfortable, clean and bright. All come with a balcony and modern apartment facilities such as cable tv, Nest thermostat, dishwashers, washing machines, and tumble dryers. Prices & Availability: Enter your dates and check prices at Booking.com here. Food & Facilities: There’s no restaurant or bar at The Guesthouse but they have an agreement with two excellent local restaurants to supply catered meals on order. Southport Grocery delivers breakfast which includes delicious pancakes and French toast, and lunch with a range of gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups. In the evening then Calo, a local Italian restaurant can deliver a whole host of classic Italian dishes including some really great thin-crust pizza. It being a hotel and not just an apartment block there are some cool social spaces. The roof terrace is a cool place to hang out, weather permitting, and it has lounge chairs and a barbecue. So too are the small, cozy Club Room and Library adjacent to the entrance lobby. There are two small boutique, informal stores by the lobby too, one selling locally made arts n crafts, jewelry, teeshirts, and more, the other selling delectable READ MORE

The Lowdown: The multi award winning Spectator Hotel’s famous lobby bar is a suave tribute to the Roaring Twenties. The rooms are a bit more modern in appearance, as are the exteriors, but the bygone-era like effect remains throughout. Service is legendary here – they have a small team of classically trained butlers wandering around, always at your service. The focal point lobby and bar serve as a kind of living room here for guests, and with such small numbers staying at any one time the atmosphere is intimate and friendly. It’s a very popular hotel, and also very small – it has just 41 rooms – so booking your stay in advance is recommended. Rooms: Just 41 rooms in total then but you have a deal of choice – from 377 sq. ft. entry level rooms to 538 sq. ft. Premier Penthouse Suites. Their entry level rooms are good value relative to the upper end suites we think, especially the ones with the balconies, and all the rooms seem to come with good views. None of them are particularly spacious though we have to say. But once that’s out of the way it’s very difficult to find fault with anything. They are bright, cheery and mainly dressed in white. They have king size beds, stylish lighting, plush carpets and velvet headboards alongside modern hotel amenities such as Nespresso coffee machines and cable TV. The bathrooms are white marble, and come with double vanity sinks, walk-in rain showers and locally made, Deep Steep luxury bath products. Prices & Availability: Enter your dates and check prices at Booking.com here. Food & Facilities: Surprisingly perhaps, there isn’t much in the way of food made at the hotel itself. Gourmet continental breakfasts are ordered in fresh from a local bakery and delivered to your room for example. There are many good restaurants nearby though, and your personal butler can pick up food from any number of them and deliver it to your room. There are drinks though in abundance at the marvelously atmospheric bar, which is also a popular spot with locals. It does snacks and small bites alongside its famous retro cocktails. READ MORE

The Lowdown: The Bowery’s 17 floors tower over New York’s buzzy East Village allowing its rooms some of the very best views around. The hotel has a buzz all of its own too and is something of an A-list hang out. Photos are strictly prohibited in the lobby bar for example and its upper level suites are not available to be booked online, just to give you an idea. It’s not cheap by any means, and some guests do complain about the size of the rooms, but The Bowery has such an uber cool reputation that it doesn’t really need to care. The location is very convenient: you’re a short walk away from East Village, Greenwich Village, Chinatown, Little Italy, Nolita, SoHo, NoHo and the Lower East Side. Rooms: The Bowery has 110 rooms and 25 suites, with all but one type of suite – the 400 square feet studio suite – being unavailable to book online. Check out all your room options here at Booking.com. The rooms range in size from 250 to 350 square feet and are certainly comfortable, if not very decorative. They have something of a vintage feel too, and lots of dark woods combined with brightly colored upholstery and linens. The marble bathrooms are particularly vintage in style. Entry level rooms have walk in rainfall showers while higher up the chain you will also find bathtubs. All are supplied with luxury C.O. Bigelow or Lingua Franca bath amenities and terry robes. The views, as mentioned are a real highlight, from pretty much any floor. The floor-to-ceiling, warehouse-style windows can also take much of the credit. Prices & Availability: Enter your dates and check prices at Booking.com here. Food & Facilities: The Bowery’s signature restaurant is Gemma – a well-known celebrity hangout. It is a rustic, trattoria-style Italian located on the ground floor. The food is mainly traditional Italian with a seasonal menu and an extensive Italian wine list, but the menu is varied and doesn’t shy away from giant burgers, fries, strip steaks and the like. Its pizzas too are legendary. Guests of the hotel can happily order from the menu 24 hours via room READ MORE