Gone are the days when hotels were just a place to rest your head. They're now destinations in themselves, with celeb-chef restaurants, high-design interiors, and perhaps best of all, curated boutiques. Here, the 10 hotel shops we're obsessed with.

Let's face it: when we travel somewhere for the first time, especially a place that can seem as foreign as Japan, it's easy to fall into the same tourist trail. Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Okinawa, and Hiroshima – these are Japan's hot spots for tourists. Believe us, we love them, too. We can't get enough of the nightlife in Shibuya and still get thrills when we catch a geisha in one of Kyoto's back streets, so we also understand how simple it is for repeat visitors to revisit the places they know and love. But, much like our other favorite countries across the world, Japan is full of hidden gems. And some of them are out-of-this-world beautiful – and closer than you think.

Springtime is finally, finally here! Whip out your warm weather wardrobe and get to planning because we've got the 9 best places to travel this May.

Compiling a list of the best brunch places in NYC is like picking a favorite child or deciding which character you hate least (at any given moment) on Girls. To make things a little easier on ourselves, we checked out brunch spots at some of the city's most stylish hotels and came up with 8 unbeatable options in the process. From seasonal French fare on the Upper East Side to Roman-Italian dishes in Gramercy Park, here's where we're headed next.