Hotel B opened in Lima’s historic Barranco neighborhood, which is home to the city’s famous Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs). The hotel, which features 17 rooms and suites (from $450 to $700 a night), has been converted from an early-20th-century mansion. It is situated two blocks from the Pacific coastline and within walking distance of art galleries and museums. There are two outdoor spaces—a patio on the main floor and a rooftop lounge overlooking the ocean in the works—a restaurant, a bar, and a li…

The French crystal manufacturer Baccarat unveiled its new flagship boutique on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue in June. The stylized entryway, which features a diamond pattern cut into glass, opens to a 2,800-square-foot store with a jewelry bar, a lounge that showcases Baccarat’s home decor collection, and a dining room set with its new crystal stemware and barware. Among the store’s debut collections is the Lady Crinoline Comète three-tier chandelier ($44,850), which incorporates LEDs into a reinterpretation of t…

Eye-catching, colorful pocket squares are bursting out of the jacket pockets at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, each one adding a unique splash of personality to an ensemble. They are the work of Barbara Campbell, whose pocket-square collection was launched three years ago at Saks and numbers some 1,600 editions per year (from $75). And she still sews each one herself in her New Jersey apartment.
“I noticed that some of the guys on the sales floor were wearing these amazing pocket squares. When I asked where …

The Aman Canal Grande opened in June in San Polo, the smallest of Venice’s six districts and one of the oldest, dating back to the ninth century. Housed in a 16th-century palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal, the 24-room hotel is steeped in history, with many rooms featuring protected frescoes and reliefs. Its Garden Terrace is one of the few private gardens on the Grand Canal, and it offers summertime alfresco Japanese-French dining. The hotel has a roof terrace, a spa and gym, a bar, a library, and a dining r…

The American shipbuilder Palmer Johnson launched its new flagship model, the PJ 210, in the form of Lady M this summer. The 210-foot yacht features three decks and the same sleek bow that Palmer Johnson debuted on its PJ 170 sport yacht back in 2010. The new vessel boasts a top speed of 28 knots. Guest cabins, for as many as 12 passengers, include a full-beam master suite and full-beam VIP suite, as well as two double and two twin cabins on the lower deck. The yacht’s exterior features a foredeck pool that dou…

Arizona’s Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain has played host to celebrities for decades, serving as a training facility for professional athletes like the tennis player Ken Rosewall and a quiet escape from the limelight for superstars like Elton John. This summer, the secluded 53-acre resort is luring amateur jocks and health-conscious travelers with two fitness programs.
For the aspiring athlete, Sanctuary’s three-day Triathlon Prep Program (from $1,797 per person, including accommodations) is a cram session in…

This fall’s introduction of the 2014 Cadillac CTS marks the third generation of the rear-drive sedan that shifted the division’s competitive focus from traditional brands like Lincoln to European luxury makes such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The original CTS did that with edgy styling dubbed Art & Science that blended Cadillac-specific cues like stacked headlamps and vertical tail lamps with aggressive character lines inspired by the stealth fighter. It was a polarizing approach to design, but the gamble pai…

The Dorchester Collection’s Coworth Park, a country house–style hotel and spa in Ascot, England, is offering a new package designed to give guests a taste of British royalty. Called “A Royal Life at Coworth Park” (from about $4,700), the package includes a riding or polo lesson, two nights’ stay, and afternoon tea. Off-site, guests will take a carriage ride through Windsor and visit the tavern where William Shakespeare wrote The Merry Wives of Windsor; they will also make stops at the River Thames, the Guildha…

Starting July 10, foodies can enjoy five days of beachside barbecues, dinners, and culinary-themed workshops at Capella Pedregal’s second annual Food & Wine Festival inCabo San Lucas. The event kicks off with a tasting of wines from Duckhorn Vineyards, Humberto Falcon, and Baja Wines at the resort’s alfresco restaurant El Farallón, during which guests can mingle with the visiting chefs. The lineup includes Tim Hollingsworth, the former chef de cuisine at the French Laundry; Kent Rathbun, who heads the Dall…

Finely decorated vintage movements attracted a small group of enthusiasts to the tiny watch manufacturer Dubey & Schaldenbrand during the 1990s and early 2000s. Dipping into the hoard she acquired during the quartz crisis, the company’s then owner, Cynette Robert, endowed them with engraving and finishing far finer than most of them had enjoyed during their heyday. Since then, the present owner Jonatan Gil has taken the brand on a much more contemporary design track, mixing some of his modern lines with a …