Buckhead Atlanta, Georgia
Renovated
2025
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe SocialOutside the door
The house
MarriottModernist Southern salon
Midcentury parlors double as listening rooms and social salons, centering the stay around literature, vinyl, and lively conversation.
“This brand-new boutique hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood is a 201-room property named after an imaginary globetrotter with a fondness for books and music.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Chevron hardwood floors, marble mosaics, and curved headboards shape the midcentury-inspired bedrooms.
Listed
Rooms feature custom Sferra linens, Tempur-Pedic mattresses, and D.S. & Durga bath amenities.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in AFAR.
Modernist-inspired luxuries, state-of-the-art high-end comforts, and some impressive public spaces seal the deal — the latter include a rooftop pool deck and an Italian-American restaurant
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Buckhead Village boutiques and restaurants sit just outside, along the walkable stretch of East Paces Ferry Road.
The rooms
Globe pendants illuminate the bedrooms, where curved headboards meet bathrooms lined in black marble vanities.
The rooftop pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Submerged loungers and private wood cabanas line the tenth-floor pool, looking out over the Buckhead skyline.
Dogs stay too.
Restaurant
Tesserae
Floor-to-ceiling windows wrap around this tenth-floor dining room, which serves American classics and craft cocktails above the city.
Lobby Bar
Leather banquettes and a red marble counter fill the ground-floor lounge, which serves signature cocktails and curated wines.
How it began
The namesake is fictional: an Atlanta hostess imagined returning home after years living in Parisian salons and Kyoto gardens.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.