And if you hanker after something truly different, Prado y Neptuno is a boutique cigar and cocktail spot in the exclusive Recoleta district.

BBC: Cocktailing in the Argentine capital

New York City has seen a spate of new hotel openings, mostly of the boutique variety and mostly in peripheral locations, from the Meatpacking District to Brooklyn.

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This boutique hotel is located on Rue Abdel Wahab el Inglizi, a historic Beirut street in the Christian Achrafiyeh district.

NPR: Beirut: Hotel With Oriental Opulence, French Accent

While making a name for itself as the newest boutique hotel in the South Beach Group collection, its artful location in the heart of Miami's Art Deco district will leave you wondering if you might bump into Don Draper himself.

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