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Late Checkout: Airbnbs, Hotels & Where to Stay Around the World

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If you’re tooling around Palm Springs and see a bright pink oasis rising in the distance, it’s not a mirage.

Get Your Pink Fantasy on at the Trixie Motel

Tofino Resort + Marina

The first thing you notice about Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve in southern British Columbia might be the ancient, towering 150-foot evergreens and the verdant, sloping valleys between them.

This Floating Sauna Is the Ultimate Nature Escape

Hidden Gems

With Hidden Gems, we’ll seek out the kitschy, bizarre, creative, oddly beautiful gems around the world.

Hidden Gems: Uncovering Under-the-Radar Local Spots Near You

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Driving along 33rd Avenue in the Portland neighborhood of Concordia, you’d be forgiven for mistaking the lengthy Italian Renaissance-style building for a school.

This Whimsical Portland Hotel Is Like a School of Magic You Can Sleep In

Photo by Sergio Salvador

Think of lavender and your mind may wander to pungent fields in hills off the Mediterranean, the Middle East, or India, vast swaths of land flush annually with purple blooms perfuming not just the air but everyone who comes in contact.

This Desert Hotel Smells Like Sweet Lavender Dreams

Photo courtesy of The Walt Disney Company

Disney’s New Star Wars Hotel Will Transport You to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

The Better Path

Thrillist x Kendall Jackson Present: The Better Path

Photo by Soufiane Zaidi

If late last summer you wandered over to the beaches of Narbonne in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region (lucky you), you may have seen something unfamiliar: three billowy white tents and, in the sand, wooden deckchairs and canopy beds topped with white cushions—a bonafide beach club.

This 13th-Century Chateau Doubles as France’s Best Wine Resort

Photo courtesy of Saba Rock 

This Luxury Hotel Was Founded by a Real-Life Pirate of the Caribbean

Photo by Robert Benson Photography

They call it the Haunted Hotel on the Hill.

Hang Out With Classy Ghosts at the Luxurious Cavalier Hotel

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Before the Jerome Grand Hotel was the Jerome Grand Hotel, it was the United Verde Hospital.

The Jerome Grand Hotel Still Haunts This Old Ghost Town

Photo courtesy of The Maker

The façade of The Maker in Hudson, New York, exhibits all the signifiers of luxe sophistication.

Spend a Whimsical, Art-Filled Weekend at The Maker Hotel

Photo courtesy of Skamania Lodge

Set amongst fragrant cedar and Douglas firs on the banks of the lower Columbia River in Stevenson, Washington, Skamania Lodge looks almost like the Pacific Northwest’s answer to the Overlook Hotel (minus the ghosts and, you know, unpleasantness).

Your Treehouse Awaits at This Woodsy Retreat in the Pacific Northwest

Photo courtesy of Invisible House

You wouldn’t expect to find a 22-story skyscraper out in the middle of the desert.

Get Your Pink Fantasy on at the Trixie Motel

Owner Trixie Mattel dresses up her Palm Springs palace in drag.

This Floating Sauna Is the Ultimate Nature Escape

Forget green spaces, blue spaces are the latest wilderness-meets-wellness retreats.

This Whimsical Portland Hotel Is Like a School of Magic You Can Sleep In

School may be out forever, but you can still check in here.

This Desert Hotel Smells Like Sweet Lavender Dreams

At Albuquerque's Los Poblanos Historic Inn you can sleep amongst the blooms. And eat them, if you want.

Disney’s New Star Wars Hotel Will Transport You to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Get ready to chase a storm trooper.

This 13th-Century Chateau Doubles as France’s Best Wine Resort

The beach pairs well with rosé.

This Luxury Hotel Was Founded by a Real-Life Pirate of the Caribbean

Go hunting for treasure—or cocktails—at Saba Rock.

Hang Out With Classy Ghosts at the Luxurious Cavalier Hotel

And when you’re done with that, say hi to Blackbeard.

The Jerome Grand Hotel Still Haunts This Old Ghost Town

Numerous deaths plagued the wickedest city in the west.

Spend a Whimsical, Art-Filled Weekend at The Maker Hotel

A Choose Your Own Adventure, for adults.

Your Treehouse Awaits at This Woodsy Retreat in the Pacific Northwest

Take to the trees.

Disappear into the Desert for a Night at the 'Invisible House'

The massive Airbnb is actually semi-inspired by Andy Warhol.