Ace Hotel New Orleans: The Ace brand thinks of its hotels as "monuments to the cities they live in." Courtesy Ace Hotels/Fran Parente The Quirk: This Richmond hotel is owned by a wife-and-husband team who incorporated their favorite colors, gray and pink, in the design. Courtesy The Quirk/Kip Dawkins The 404 Nashville: This hotel anchors Music City's cool Gulch neighborhood. Courtesy The 404 Nashville The Durham Hotel: This North Carolina property isn't just for the guests, as locals come to take rooftop yoga classes. Courtesy The Durham/Travis Dove Hotel Covington: On the Kentucky border near Ohio, this hotel aimed for design that straddles two worlds. Courtesy Hotel Covington/Aaron M Conway The Restoration: Charleston's tradition of indigo dyeing inspired use of dark blue hues throughout this South Carolina hotel. Courtesy The Restoration/Andrew Cebulka The Line D.C.: A sibling property of the L.A. hotel of the same name, the D.C. outpost is housed in a former church. Courtesy The Line/Adrian Gaut Hotel San Jose: A onetime motor lodge, this Austin hotel got a spiffy makeover in the 2000s. Courtesy Hotel San Jose/Nick Simonite 21c Bentonville: This art-centric hotel chain aims to put Bentonville, Arkansas firmly on the culture map. Courtesy 21c/Magnus Lindqvist Prev Next
