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1 With a rooftop greenhouse, recycled water system and temperature control panels on its facade, QO AMSTERDAM (left) merges sustainability and sophistication. The rooms are anointed with earthy shades, rugs are made from reprocessed fishing nets, and the hotel’s eateries showcase herbs, vegetables and fish from its aquaponic greenhouse. An upper cocktail lounge offers 360-degree views of the city and the Amstelkwartier location is a 10-minute metro journey to the canal district. qo-amsterdam.com

2 After a two-year restoration to highlight its 1926 Spanish Colonial foundations, HOTEL FIGUEROA (above) has reopened in Los Angeles. The public spaces have a layered residential feel, and the rooms extend the approach with dark woods, raw-edged leather, and antiques. Much-admired chef Casey Lane, of Venice’s Tasting Kitchen, is spearheading the hotel’s two restaurants. The 268-room lodge is ideally placed to explore the rebirth of downtown LA. hotelfigueroa.com