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BADGER 1250(Ref#4418) Similar to Midway - Manufactured 1987 - 2 available - excellent condition, 5 x 6 duplex mud pump, 7.5" fixed rotary table, chain pulldown, rod box, pipe slide, winch, kelly, kelly bushing, handling tools, Mounted on Ford 9000 tandem axle with Detroit 8V92 Price on Request
BADGER 1250(Ref#6983N) Manufactured 1980, Spicer PTO, mounted on 2001 International with N14 Cummins engine, all new hydraulics, Gardner Denver 5x6 mud pump, 667 GD air compressor, 2000 DSM table, mechanical clutches, hydraulic pulldown, 2 rear hydraulic leveling jacks, 200" of new 2 7/8" x 20" drill pipe, all tools Price: $165,000
BADGER 1250(Ref#8508R) Manufactured 1980, Leroi air compressor, Failing 5 x 6 mud pump, foam tank with injection pump, fixed rotary table, fluted kelly, hydrauluic pulldown, mounted on 1979 tandem axle International truck with 290 Cummins engine, 4 leveling jacks, 400" of drill pipe, mud pit, sitting and needs some work Price: $80,000
BADGER 1250(Ref#2019N) Manufactured 1980, 1000 drawworks, Spicer PTO, mounted on 1980 International Paystar 5000 with all wheel drive, with DT466 diesel engine, 13 speed transmission, 35" mast, 5 x 6 Gardner Denver mud pump, LeRoi 50S2 air compressor, 8-1/2" Speedstar stationary rotary table, hydraulic pulldown, mechanical clutches, 2 hydraulic leveling jacks, breakout tongs, tools, 300" of 3-1/2" x 20" flush joint drill pipe, good condition Price: $145,000
JOY2500 DRILLING RIG(Ref#14157R) Double drum drawworks with air clutches, 17-1/2" rotary table, Gardner Denver 5 x 10" duplex mud pump, mounted on 5 axle Mack Cabover chassis, currently being refurbished Price: $325,000
WESTERNGEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION RIG(Ref#12981) mounted on single axle truck with Ford 350 rebuilt gas engine, PTO, 5 x 6 mud pump, no compressor, 400" 15" drill pipe, 18" bit, Failing tower, 1 collar, 3 hydraulic jacks, 5-1/4" table Price: $30,000
WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL 1000(Ref#7240T) Manufactured 1954, 1200 gear gase, mounted on 2 wheel drive 1964 Ford F600 2-ton truck, 330 V8 gas engine, 5-1/4" stationary table, hydraulic drawworks, 140" of 15" x 2-3/8 Mayhew pipe, 18" kelly, 3-1/4" round kelly drive, pulldown, 3 line machine Price: $29,500
SHOPBUILT GEO RIG(Ref#13488) mounted on Mack Midliner, PTO, 23" fluted kelly, 5 x 6 Gardner Denver mud pump, rebuilt drawworks, clutches and brakes, new pins and bushings, rebuilt table and PTO, 4 stabilizing cylinders w/hydraulic locks, new hydraulic valves, pump lines and tank, 200" of 2-3/8" Mayhew pipe Price on Request
DAVEYM8W DRILL RIG(Ref#2884Na) Manufactured 1976, mounted on Louisville Ford truck with 54 gas Ford engine, 5 and 4 transmission, new clutch, 38,000# rear, 26-1/2" Kelly bar 4" round, King swivel, 35" tower, 7-1/2" sliding table, 671 Detroit diesel deck engine, 500 cfm/125 psi Davey air compressor rebuilt with less than 2000 hours, water injection system hydraulically operated, 100" of 4" x 20" flush wall drill pipe, can drill to 900", can hold 300" steel PRICE: $35,000
DAVEY M8 DRILL RIG(Ref#2884Nd) Manufactured 1975, mounted on tandem axle Ford Louiville truck with 534 gas engine, 5 x 4 transmission, leveling jacks, 38,000# rear, good tires, 671 Detroit diesel engine, 500 cfm/125 psi Davey air compressor, rod box, 7-1/2” fixed table, 32-1/2’ x 4-1/2” Kelly bar, runs 4” drill string, 46’ one piece mast (can be reduced), work platform, holds 300’ drill pipe, 300’ of 4” x 20’ drill pipe, slips, 8-3/4” bit, 5-7/8” sub PRICE: $35,000
DAVEY MA8R(Ref#11076Tb) Manufactured 1965, 871 Detroit diesel engine (rebuitl 7-8 years ago), 350 Cummins truck engine, 500/250 air compressor, 20 gpm Bean water injection, mounted on 1966 Mack V83, retractable table, 500" of 3-1/2" drill pipe Price: $70,000
DAVEY M8(Ref#12376RB) with 600" of drill pipe (400" brand new) and White flatbed water truck, 1500 gallon tank, also 800cfm portable air compressor Price: $55,000
DAVEY M-8(Ref#14212Ra) Detroit 671 diesel engine on deck, 8" table, 4" kelly, mounted on 1981 Mack with 300 Mack engine, 200" of 3-1/2" drill steel Price on request
DAVEY M8(Ref#14212Rb) Detroit 671 diesel engine on deck, 8" table, 4" kelly, monted on 1986 Ford with Cat 3208 engine, 200" of 3-1/2" drill steel Price on Request
DAVEY M8AR(Ref#1696T) Manufactured 1974, 500 cfm/100 psi piston air compressor, Detroit 671 deck engine, water injection, retractable 4- speed 8" table, mounted on 1974 White truck with Cummins 350, off road tires 75%, 500" of 4-1/2 x 20" Davey rods, 6" and 8" tools, 30" x 4-1/2" fluted kelly, currently working Price: $29,500
DAVEY M8(Ref#2884Npartsrig) Parts rig, missing swivel and drawworks, air compressor bad, Manufactured 1970, 6-1/4” table, mounted on Ford Louisville truck with gas engine, 100’ steel, sub and bit Price: $13,500
DAVEY M8A(Ref#6123RB) Manufactured 1958, 300/100 air, 4" kelly, rotary drive, Detroit diesel deck engine, mounted on 1969 Chevy tandem axle truck, 400" pipe Price: $37,500
DAVEY M8(Ref#671Na) Davey 500/120 air compressor, Gardner Denver 3-1/2 x 5 air driven mud pump (can be unmounted from rig and used as stand alone unit), 671 Detroit diesel deck engine, Gardner Denver injection pump, 23" kelly bar, 7-1/2 rotary table, mounted on Ford tandem axle truck with gas engine Price: $75,000
DAVEY M8A(Ref#9240R) Manufactured 1969, 8V71 Detroit on deck, 7-1/2" retractable table, rig does not start, mounted on 1969 Chevy C70 tandem axle truck, gas wengine, no mud pump, 490/250 air compressor Price: $37,500
DAVEY M8A(Ref#6569T) mounted on 1964 International 190 truck, 471 Detroit engine, 6 cyl compressor, 28" kelly bar, 34" tower, sliding table, wrenches (hand made), 200" of 4" x 20" drill pipe Price:$14,500
DAVEY DRILLING RIG(Ref#10682T) 500/125 Davey air compressor, 7-1/2” fixed table, 32-1/2 x 4-1/2” kelly bar, 46’ one piece mast (can be reduced), 671 Detroit deck engine with 5 x 4 transmission, mounted on 1978 Ford 900 tandem axle truck with 534 gas engine, leveling jacks, 38,000# rear, rod box (holds 300’ of pipe), slips, work platform, 200’ of 2-7/8” drill pipe, runs 4” drill pipe PRICE: $37,500
EWBANKM-100(Ref#3942Na) Manufactured 1980, 2000" depth capacity, Triple drum, 58" x 70,000# derrick, 18" rotary table, 8V71 Detroit diesel, 4-1/4" x 39" kelly, KG50 King swivel, 4 lines ¾" line, mounted on 3 axle trailer.
EWBANKS 50(Ref#13911Ra) 4 x 5 mud pump, mounted on 1978 International single axle truk, Cat 3208 engine, PTO, 5-1/4" stationary rotary table, no air, square kelly, mud pan, pipe rack, 200" pipe Price: $37,500
SEISMIC MODEL 10 DRILLING RIG(Ref#4188T) Rotary table drive, Gardner Denver 5 x 6 FG-41 mud pump, Ingersoll Rand Type 40 air cooled air compressor, munted on 1979 GMC Brigadier J9500 tandem axle truck, 30’ x 9’ x 11’ (10’ with Kelly and lights removed) Price: $41,000
REVERSE CIRCULATION ROTARY DRILL RIG(Ref#8095T) Manufactured 1982, double drum drawworks, 1” main line, 1” laydown line,-1/2” tail out line, depth sounding line. 75’ x 100,000# derrick (new 2010), 6 cylinder Cat deck engine, (spare rebuilt engine in crate), 24” hydraulically driven removable rotary table, 15’ x 12’ x 8’ custom fabricated substrcuture with guard rails, pipe and accessories Price: $210,000
CUSTOM BUILT 80,000# ROTARY DRILLING RIG(Ref#8354T) Built 2017, 65" x 80,000# mast, 3 drum DSM drawworks, Allison transmission for drawworks, 20" Howard Turner rotary table (hydraulically retractable), hydraulic table drive mounted on Cotta transmission (all new hydraulic pumps), mounted on Peterbilt truck with 350 hp Detroit 6V92T, Road Ranger 9 speed gear box, air twin disc clutches Price: $775,000
CHICAGOPNEUMATIC RT-2000(Ref#11290) Manufactured 1979, mounted on Ford 8000 tandem axle truck with Cat 3208 diesel engine, 40" x 60,000# hydraulically raised mast, 10-1/2" rotary table, 5 x 10 Gardner Denver mud pump, drillers and helpers work platform, chain pulldown, kelly and kelly bushing, hydraulic leveling jacks, rod box, hook/block, trailer and 500" of 4-1/2" drill pipe (10" and 20") Located South Pacific Price: $95,000
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC RT-1800(Ref#2272N) Manufactured 1981, 825/250 GHH air compressor, 50" mast, 35" kelly, 5-1/2 x 8 mud pump, 10" retractable table, air clutches, chain pulldown, breakout tong, 5" x 35" fluted kelly, mounted on Crane Carrier with 400 hp Cummins engine, PTO, 3 leveling jacks PRICE: $155,000
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC RT-1800(Ref#14013R) Manufactured 1979, combination top head/table drive, 750/250 air compressor, 6 x 9 mud pump, hydraulic rotary table, Detroit 60 (550 hp) engine (recently rebuilt), PTO, mounted on Crane Carrier Price: $140,000
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC RT-1800(Ref#15149T) Manufactured 1978, drawworks recently rebuilt, 10" CP table (rebuit), 5-1/4" x 28 fluted kelly, 50" derrick with racking board (will stand 40" in derrick), mounted on Crane Carrier 400 Cummins engine, PTO (rebuilt), ready to work. Gardner Denver 5 x 10 mud pump mounted on trailer. PRICE: 90,000
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC RT-1800(Ref#11586T) Manufactured 1978, 5-1/2 x 8 mud pump, mounted on Crane Carrier with Cummins 400 engine, PTO, 200" of 3-1/2" pipe, 7" drill collars, 22" retracted table drive
HOWARDTURNER M2000(Ref#14336N) triple drum drawworks, Gaso 5 x 10 mud pump, 12" Brewster table, 50" derrick, 6 part line, McKissick block, mounted on Kenworth chassis, 4 hydraulic jacks Currently dismantled
HOWARD TURNER 1500(Ref#5883) Manufactured 1968, 671 Detroit on deck, 24" kelly, 10" retractable table, 2" swivel, mounted on International single axle truck with gas engine Price: $40,000
CAREY(Ref#11065) Wheatly 6 x 6 mud pump, 2" x 21" kelly, non-retractable rotary table w/4-1/2" opening, mounted on 1996 Forl L8000 truck with dieselengine, PTO, 300" of 14" drill pipe Price on Request
FOREMOSTMOBILE B57(Ref#6222R) Manufactured 1983, with top drive, set up for mud rotary, PTO, mounted on 1983 International with Cat engine, new rear tires, new main master cylinder, new exhaust, new kelly hose, new pulleys and pulley sheaves, all new cable, 2" diaphragm mud pump, 145/100 piston air compressor, cathead, mud pit, 300" of new Mayhew Jr. drill pipe, new drill collar, new 8" claw bit, working daily, ready to go PRICE: $44,500
SHOP BUILT MUD ROTARY DRILLING RIG(Ref#7785T) Built approx 2007, 150’ – 200’ depth capacity, rig has heavy duty railroad winch cable for up and down drilling operations or for pulling pumps, 3” centrifugal mud pump, IR 40 cfm developmental air compressor, pump and compressor run off Handona gas engines, boom will handle 10’ or 20’ rods, mounted on 1998 Ford 700 2 wheel drive truck, 7 ltr propane engine, (2) tanks (40 and 80 gal), drilling, hydraulics and truck run on propane, 500 gal water tank, pipe rack, compact rig. Includes approx 120’ of 1-1/4” x 10’ rods, bits for 1-1/4”, 2” and 4” wells, Price: $30,000
SHOP BUILT MUD ROTARY RIG(Ref#8355T) Similar to Failing 1250), 6 x 6 mud pump, mechanical clutches, hydraulic pulldown, 4-1/2" square kelly, 9" stationary table, mounted on Mack truck (Mid 1970"s) with Mack diesel engine, PTO, breakout tongs, pipe rack, 2 rear mechanical jacks, 300" of 3-1/2" x 15" drill pipe Price: $54,500
SHOP BUILT ROTARY RIG(Ref#1900N) mounted on 1988 Ford LN8000 truck with 8.3 Cummins engine, 5 x 6 Gardner Denver mud pump, 5-1/4" retractable table, double drum drawworks, 18" x 3" square kelly, mechanical clutches, hydraulic pulldown, breakout wrench, 400" of 15" x 2-7/8" pipe, stabilizer,
SHOP BUILT COMBINATION RIG(Ref#10457T) Tophead/rotary, PTO, mounted on 1986 International with DT466 engine, double trans, retractable rotary table, 2 rear hydraulic leveling jacks Price on Request
SHOP BUILT COMBINATION CABLE/MUD ROTARY RIG(Ref#2458Na) Isuzu diesel deck engine, mounted on 1998 GMC Topdick with Cat diesel engine, Wheatley 4 x 5 mud pump, LeRoi developmental air compressor, mud mixer, walking beam, stabilizer, hammer, bits, subs, etc., 4 hyd leveling jacks, 200" of 2-3/8" x 10" N rods, some tools PRICE: $70,000
SHOP BUILT RIG(Ref#13816) Built to Speedstar specs, 32" mast, 5 x 6 mud pump, developmental air compressor, mounted on 1971 Ford F600 with new 330 gas engine, 600" of 2-7/8" bottleneck rod, 5-1/4" retract table 3 speeds, 3 speed Ramsey transmission, 12000# winch, has been sitting for several years (but was running when parked) Price: $20,000
SHOP BUILT MUD ROTARY RIG(Ref#4668T) Built 1986, approx 540’ depth, double drum (shop build with triple clutch on each side), Gardner Denver 5 x 8 mud pump, 2” DSM swivel, 8-1/2” retractable table, trailer mounted, 46’ mast mechanically raised, 4” square kelly, 420" of 2-7/8" drill pipe Price: $47,500
SHOP BUILT 6000’ DRILLING RIG(Ref#2918Ta) Trailer mounted, Cat 550 hp engine, 17-1/2” Oilwell rotary table, 7 x 14” mud pump with Cat engine, 4-1/2” kelly
SHOP BUILT ROTARY RIG(Ref#2111T) Drills to 1500 – 2000", trailer mounted, 16" Brewster stationary table, (1) Waukesha gas engine, (1) diesel engine, some tools Price: $45,000
SHOP BUILT MUD ROTARY RIG (Similar to Speedstar 1500)(Ref#5150T) (2) Perkins 1000 Series deck engines freshly reman and not used since, 4 x 3 x 13 centrifugal mud pump, no air, 8-1/2" stationary table, mounted on Volvo with Cat diesel engine, mechanical clutches, 2 mechanical jacks in rear, no kelly, no pulldown, no pipe avaialble Price: $100,000
SHOP BUILT MUD ROTARY RIG (Similar to Speedstar 1500)(Ref#5151T) (2) Perkins 1000 Series deck engines, 5 x 8 Gardner Denver mud pump, no air, mounted on Kenworth truck with Cat diesel engine, mechanical clutches, no table, no kelly, no pulldown, 2 mechanical jacks in rear, no pipe Price: $137,500
SHOP BUILT ROTARY RIG(Ref#9442R) mounted on International with diesel engine, 7" stationary table, 23" Kelly, air clutches, no pulldown, 4x3 centrifugal mud pump with 453 Detroit engine, 2 hydraulic leveling jacks, currently drilling, ready to go
MUD ROTARY RIG(Ref#4964Na) 3 x 4 mud pump, no air, 4 cyl diesel deck engine, 17" kelly, 10" retractable table, pulldown, air clutches, mounted on 1980 Ford Detroit engine, 4 hydraulic jacks, 400" of 3-1/2" x 15" drill pipe, small hydraulic winch, large hydraulic winch Price: $30,000
SHOP BUILT MUD ROTARY RIG(Ref#10782Ra) Built 1995, 3 x 4 mud pump, 7-1/2" table, (2) 527 Chevy gas deck engines, mounted on 1995 Kodiak single axle with 3115 Cat, 600" depth, rod box, 300" of 20" Mayhew pipe Price: $57,000
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer,eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by his worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic pain from a near-fatal plane crash, and increasing deafness.
During his final years, Hughes extended his financial empire to include several major businesses in Las Vegas, such as real estate, hotels, casinos, and media outlets. Known at the time as one of the most powerful men in the state of Nevada, he is largely credited with transforming Vegas into a more refined cosmopolitan city. After years of mental and physical decline, Hughes died of kidney failure in 1976. His legacy is maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Howard Hughes Corporation.
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was the son of Allene Stone Gano (1883–1922) and of Howard R. Hughes Sr. (1869–1924), a successful inventor and businessman from Missouri. He had English, Welsh and some French Huguenot ancestry,John Gano (1727–1804), the minister who allegedly baptized George Washington.
Hughes Sr. patented the two-cone roller bit in 1909, which allowed rotary drilling for petroleum in previously inaccessible places. The senior Hughes made the shrewd and lucrative decisions to commercialize the invention by: leasing the bits instead of selling them, obtaining several early patents, and founding the Hughes Tool Company in 1909.
His mother Allene died in March 1922 from complications of an ectopic pregnancy. Howard Hughes Sr. died of a heart attack in 1924. Their deaths apparently inspired Hughes to include the establishment of a medical research laboratory in the will that he signed in 1925 at age 19. Howard Sr."s will had not been updated since Allene"s death, and Hughes Jr. inherited 75% of the family fortune.emancipated minor, enabling him to take full control of his life.
By the end of 1954, Hughes had gained near-total control of RKO at a cost of nearly $24 million, becoming the first sole owner of a major Hollywood studio since the silent-film era. Six months later Hughes sold the studio to the General Tire and Rubber Company for $25 million. Hughes retained the rights to pictures that he had personally produced, including those made at RKO. He also retained Jane Russell"s contract. For Howard Hughes, this was the virtual end of his 25-year involvement in the motion-picture industry. However, his reputation as a financial wizard emerged unscathed. During that time period, RKO became known as the home of classic Noah Dietrich, Hughes made a $10,000,000 profit from the sale of the theaters and made a profit of $1,000,000 from his 7-year ownership of RKO.: 272–273
Originally known as Summa Corporation, the Howard Hughes Corporation formed in 1972 when the oil-tools business of Hughes Tool Company, then owned by Howard Hughes Jr., floated on the New York Stock Exchange under the "Hughes Tool" name. This forced the remaining businesses of the "original" Hughes Tool to adopt a new corporate name: "Summa". The name "Summa"—Latin for "highest"—was adopted without the approval of Hughes himself, who preferred to keep his own name on the business, and suggested "HRH Properties" (for Hughes Resorts and Hotels, and also his own initials). In 1988 Summa announced plans for Summerlin, a master-planned community named for the paternal grandmother of Howard Hughes, Jean Amelia Summerlin.
The H-1 Racer featured a number of design innovations: it had retractable landing gear (as Boeing Monomail had five years before), and all rivets and joints set flush into the body of the aircraft to reduce drag. The H-1 Racer is thoughtWorld War II fighters such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and F8F Bearcat,Smithsonian.: 131–135
Shortly after founding the company, Hughes used the alias "Charles Howard" to accept a job as a baggage handler for American Airlines. He was soon promoted to co-pilot.
In 1948 Hughes created a new division of Hughes Aircraft: the Hughes Aerospace Group. The Hughes Space and Communications Group and the Hughes Space Systems Division were later spun off in 1948 to form their own divisions and ultimately became the Hughes Space and Communications Company in 1961. In 1953 Howard Hughes gave all his stock in the Hughes Aircraft Company to the newly formed Howard Hughes Medical Institute, thereby turning the aerospace and defense contractor into a tax-exempt charitable organization. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute sold Hughes Aircraft in 1985 to General Motors for $5.2 billion. In 1997 General Motors sold Hughes Aircraft to Raytheon and in 2000, sold Hughes Space & Communications to Boeing. A combination of Boeing, GM, and Raytheon acquired the Hughes Research Laboratories, which focused on advanced developments in microelectronics, information & systems sciences, materials, sensors, and photonics; their work-space spans from basic research to product delivery. It has particularly emphasized capabilities in high-performance integrated circuits, high-power lasers, antennas, networking, and smart materials.
Other aviator awards include: the Bibesco Cup of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1938, the Octave Chanute Award in 1940, and a special Congressional Gold Medal in 1939 "in recognition of the achievements of Howard Hughes in advancing the science of aviation and thus bringing great credit to his country throughout the world".
Critics nicknamed the Hercules the Spruce Goose, but it was actually made largely from birch (not spruce) rather than from aluminum, because the contract required that Hughes build the aircraft of "non-strategic materials". It was built in Hughes"s Westchester, California, facility. In 1947, Howard Hughes was summoned to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee to explain why the H-4 development had been so troubled, and why $22 million had produced only two prototypes of the XF-11. General Elliott Roosevelt and numerous other USAAF officers were also called to testify in hearings that transfixed the nation during August and November 1947.TWA"s route awards and malfeasance in the defense-acquisition process, Hughes turned the tables on his main interlocutor, Maine Senator Owen Brewster, and the hearings were widely interpretedMcMinnville, Oregon, where as of 2020Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.: 198–208
Hughes and Charnay"s most published dealings were with a contested AirWest leveraged buyout. Charnay led the buyout group that involved Howard Hughes and their partners acquiring Air West. Hughes, Charnay, as well as three others, were indicted.SEC by paying former stockholders for alleged losses from the sale of their investment in Air West stock.Hughes Airwest. During a long pause between the years of the dismissed charges against Hughes, Charnay, and their partners, Howard Hughes mysteriously died mid-flight while on the way to Houston from Acapulco. No further attempts were made to file any indictments after Hughes died.
In 1953, Hughes launched the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Miami, Florida, (currently located in Chevy Chase, Maryland) with the expressed goal of basic biomedical research, including trying to understand, in Hughes"s words, the "genesis of life itself", due to his lifelong interest in science and technology. Hughes"s first will, which he signed in 1925 at the age of 19, stipulated that a portion of his estate should be used to create a medical institute bearing his name.Verne Mason, who treated Hughes after his 1946 aircraft crash, was chairman of the institute"s medical advisory committee.
Hughes dated many famous women, including Joan Crawford, Debra Paget, Billie Dove, Faith Domergue, Bette Davis, Yvonne De Carlo, Ava Gardner, Olivia de Havilland, Katharine Hepburn,Hedy Lamarr, Ginger Rogers, Janet Leigh, Pat Sheehan,Mamie Van Doren and Gene Tierney. He also proposed to Joan Fontaine several times, according to her autobiography No Bed of Roses. Jean Harlow accompanied him to the premiere of Hell"s Angels, but Noah Dietrich wrote many years later that the relationship was strictly professional, as Hughes disliked Harlow personally. In his 1971 book, Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes, Dietrich said that Hughes genuinely liked and respected Jane Russell, but never sought romantic involvement with her. According to Russell"s autobiography, however, Hughes once tried to bed her after a party. Russell (who was married at the time) refused him, and Hughes promised it would never happen again. The two maintained a professional and private friendship for many years. Hughes remained good friends with Tierney who, after his failed attempts to seduce her, was quoted as saying "I don"t think Howard could love anything that did not have a motor in it". Later, when Tierney"s daughter Daria was born deaf and blind and with a severe learning disability because of Tierney"s exposure to rubella during her pregnancy, Hughes saw to it that Daria received the best medical care and paid all expenses.
Meier, in collaboration with former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and others, wanted to feed misinformation to the Nixon campaign. Meier told Donald that he was sure the Democrats would win the election because Larry O"Brien had a great deal of information on Richard Nixon"s illicit dealings with Howard Hughes that had never been released;Terry Lenzner, who was the chief investigator for the Senate Watergate Committee, speculates that it was Nixon"s desire to know what O"Brien knew about Nixon"s dealings with Hughes that may have partially motivated the Watergate break-in.
While directing Jane Russell"s blouses, claiming that the fabric bunched up along a seam and gave the appearance of two nipples on each breast. He wrote a detailed memorandum to the crew on how to fix the problem. Richard Fleischer, who directed Just Tell Me When to Cry, Fleischer explained that Hughes was fixated on trivial details and was alternately indecisive and obstinate. He also revealed that Hughes"s unpredictable mood swings made him wonder if the film would ever be completed.
After the screening room incident, Hughes moved into a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel where he also rented rooms for his aides, his wife, and numerous girlfriends. He would sit naked in his bedroom with a pink hotel napkin placed over his genitals, watching movies. This may have been because Hughes found the touch of clothing painful due to allodynia. He may have watched movies to distract himself from his pain—a common practice among patients with intractable pain, especially those who do not receive adequate treatment.
Hughes began purchasing restaurant chains and four-star hotels that had been founded within the state of Texas. This included, if for only a short period, many unknown franchises currently out of business. He placed ownership of the restaurants with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and all licenses were resold shortly after.
Hughes insisted on using tissues to pick up objects to insulate himself from germs. He would also notice dust, stains, or other imperfections on people"s clothes and demand that they take care of them. Once one of the most visible men in America, Hughes ultimately vanished from public view, although tabloids continued to follow rumors of his behavior and whereabouts. He was reported to be terminally ill, mentally unstable, or even dead.
Following his death, Hughes was subject to several widely rebuked conspiracy theories that he had faked his own death. A notable allegation came from retired Major General Mark Musick, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, who claimed Hughes went on to live under an assumed identity, dying on November 15, 2001, in Troy, Alabama.
Approximately three weeks after Hughes"s death, a handwritten will was found on the desk of an official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. The so-called "Mormon Will" gave $1.56 billion to various charitable organizations (including $625 million to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute), nearly $470 million to the upper management in Hughes"s companies and to his aides, $156 million to first cousin William Lummis, and $156 million split equally between his two ex-wives Ella Rice and Jean Peters.
Hughes"s $2.5 billion estate was eventually split in 1983 among 22 cousins, including William Lummis, who serves as a trustee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Hughes Aircraft was owned by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which sold it to General Motors in 1985 for $5.2 billion. The court rejected suits by the states of California and Texas that claimed they were owed inheritance tax.
The moving image collection of Howard Hughes is held at the Academy Film Archive. The collection consists of over 200 items including 35mm and 16mm elements of feature films, documentaries, and television programs made or accumulated by Hughes.
mini-series on the CBS network, made a year after Hughes"s death and based on Noah Dietrich"s book Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes. Tommy Lee Jones plays Hughes.
Jonathan Demme and starring Jason Robards as Howard Hughes and Paul Le Mat as Melvin Dummar. The film won Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay (Bo Goldman) and Best Supporting Actress (Mary Steenburgen). The film focuses on Melvin Dummar"s claims of meeting Hughes in the Nevada desert and subsequent estate battles over his inclusion in Hughes"s will. Critic Pauline Kael called the film "an almost flawless act of sympathetic imagination".
In The Rocketeer, a 1991 American period superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures, the title character attracts the attention of Howard Hughes (played by Terry O"Quinn) and the FBI, who are hunting for a missing jet pack, as well as Nazi operatives.
"Howard Hughes Documentary", broadcast in 1992 as an episode of the Time Machine documentary series, was introduced by Peter Graves, later released by A&E Home Video.
In Mel Gibson) mentions one of his theories to a street vendor by saying, "Did you know that the whole Vietnam War was fought over a bet that Howard Hughes lost to Aristotle Onassis?" referring to his (Fletcher"s) thoughts on the politics of that conflict.
Howard Hughes: The Real Aviator documentary was broadcast in 2004 and went on to win the Grand Festival Award for Best Documentary at the 2004 Berkeley Video & Film Festival.
The American Aviator: The Howard Hughes Story was broadcast in 2006 on the Biography Channel. It was later released to home media as a DVD with a copy of the full-length film Jane Russell.
Dominic Cooper), a wealthy inventor of futuristic technology, clearly embodying Hughes"s persona and enthusiasm. His subsequent appearances in the TV series Stan Lee has noted that Howard"s son Tony Stark (Iron Man), who shared several of these traits himself, was based on Hughes.
Stan Lee repeatedly stated he created the Marvel Comics character Iron Man"s civilian persona, Tony Stark, drawing inspiration from Howard Hughes"s colorful lifestyle and personality. Additionally, the first name of Stark"s father is Howard.
The 1973 song ”Broadway melody of 1974” by Genesis referenced Howard Hughes: ”There"s Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes / Smiling at the majorettes, smoking Winston cigarettes”.
The song "Ain"t No Fun (Waiting "Round To Be a Millionaire)" by AC/DC on their 1976 album "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" singer Bon Scott referenced Howard Hughes toward the end of the song: "Hey, hello Howard, how you doin", my next door neighbour? Oh, yea... Get your fuckin" jumbo jet off my airport"
The 1996 album "Thanks for the Ether" by Rasputina features a song titled "Howard Hughes" about Hughes" eccentricities and isolation in his later life.
Beeney, Bill (March 8, 1972). "The Mail Goes Through But Flavor Is Gone". The Democrat Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Newspapers.com. p. 31. Our facility residence is in the 4000 block on Yoakum Blvd. The building next to it at 3900 is the Modern Language Department, It is the former Howard Hughes home. We paid $82,000 cash for it about 10 years ago.
"William Durkin; rescued Howard Hughes in crash." Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Boston.com, May 2, 2006. Retrieved: January 17, 2012.
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This year, our guide to the essential openings (and reopenings) of the past year took us to 35 countries in pursuit of the unforgettable. T+L writers and editors have visited ancient former palaces in Sicily, cutting-edge wellness centers in Qatar, a working farm in South Africa, and a Miami hot spot from Pharrell Williams. This isn"t merely a list of the most high-end resorts, nor is it a who"s-who of major hotel chains, though you"ll find both indulgent stays and familiar brands in the mix. Instead, we"ve aimed to showcase the properties that are at the top of their game and adding something new to the conversation, whether they"re century-old stalwarts fresh off a major reno or intimate family-run boutiques that hit the sweet spot between hotel hospitality and vacation-rental hominess.
Travelers seeking a deeply meaningful experience on the southeast coast of Africa will find their paradise at Kisawa Sanctuary, on the wildly beautiful Benguerra Island in Mozambique. The property is the brainchild of entrepreneur and philanthropist Nina Flohr (it was originally established to help local communities and protect the fauna and flora surrounding them) and is now also a tropical Eden of over 700 acres, bordered by the turquoise waters of a neighboring national marine park. There are 12 airy residences, dressed in a muted palette reflecting the natural colors and serenity found outside. The wellness center, meanwhile, specializes in Traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic techniques. But it"s the warmth and passion of the staff that made my stay unforgettable. Don"t miss a visit to the nearby Bazaruto Center for Scientific Study, which was co-founded with Kisawa as an African ocean observatory. Here, researchers from all over the world come to explore one of the richest and least visited subtropical ecosystems in the Indian Ocean. kisawasanctuary.com; doubles from $5,700, all-inclusive. —Lorène Duquesne
Visitors must veer way off the beaten path to get to this oasis in southern Israel—it lies in the near-empty desert expanse along the ancient Incense Route. But when guests arrive, they"re rewarded with refreshing iced tea and date cookies, along with uninterrupted vistas of golden sand dunes and the dramatic red Edom Mountains. Instead of rising above its sandy surroundings, the property"s low-slung, rough-hewn buildings (made with limestone excavated on site) are seamlessly integrated into the terrain. The 60 suites and pool villas are decorated with locally made ceramics and wall hangings that cover the TV (you can roll them up via remote control). Like all Six Senses properties, sustainability is at the forefront—most notable in the preservation of dark-sky conditions for optimal stargazing (join the weekly session with local astronomer Eitan Schwartz) and a garden whose produce you"ll find at the property"s four restaurants. Guests can partake in an herbal tea-making workshop, guided hiking and mountain biking, and even a caretaking session with the resident camels. In the evening, they can join in the nightly sunset ritual at the outdoor amphitheater with a local musician and a roving drinks cart. sixsenses.com; doubles from $850. — Devorah Lev-Tov
An hour east of Cape Town, this 125-acre regenerative agriculture farm centers on a 1694 main house that"s framed by mountains and the fertile Franschhoek Valley. Wellness and renewal are central themes of the 11-room hotel, with offerings like hypnotherapy, sound bathing, equine therapy, and massage techniques that incorporate botanical-infused oils mixed in Sterrekopje"s own apothecary. I also found a sense of healing whilewandering through the fragrant medicinal gardens, harvesting the organic vegetables that grow on site, hiking in the hills, and swimming in the crystal-clear streams that cut through the property. But the most restorative aspect of my stay was sleep, an easy thing to do, thanks to the organic linens that swathe the custom-made four-posters and the daybeds that beckon beneath centuries-old olive trees, with the soft chorus of birdsong the only sound. sterrekopje.com; doubles from $1,270. —Jane Broughton
The landscape of the largely uninhabited Nhamabwe peninsula in southern Mozambique is both the location and the design inspiration for Sussurro owners Sarah Birkett and Adam Humphreys. The result: pared-back, sustainably minded structures that demonstrate a respect for nature and the region"s architectural vernacular. There are six bungalows, each with an open-air tub and shower, built using stone, simbiri (ironwood), and makuti (dried palm leaves plaited to make thatched roofs). The feeling is as much art gallery as hotel, thanks to decorative pieces—thrown earth pots, woven mats and baskets, and hand-carved wooden furniture—sourced from African nations, including Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. I spent meditative hours swimming in the saltwater lap pool, sailing in a traditional dhow along the Mozambique Channel, and fishing on the lagoon. The highlight, though, was the hospitality of the Sussurro team, all of whom hail from nearby villages and have been working with the property since long before it officially opened. And despite the remote setting, the staff produces culinary wonders from the open kitchen, including a delicious curried mangrove crab and a wild-granadilla martini, thanks to an organic vegetable garden and the bounty of the sea. sussurro.co; doubles from $1,023, all-inclusive. —Jane Broughton
Travelers seeking romance and relaxation regularly head to the Maldives, but those looking for a complete transformation should seek out the new JOALI BEING, a nature-immersive, wellness-focused retreat. The resort makes the most of an A-list staff of practitioners, therapists, and nutritionists dedicated to the four "pillars" of mind, skin, microbiome, and energy. To allow guests the time to unplug as much as possible during their stay, Wi-Fi is only available in the 68 beach and overwater villas, each of which include plunge pools and jade and pink interiors. The dining options are also meant to promote a balanced, clean lifestyle with vegetarian and vegan dining options and "earth-to-table" cuisine. The five-night minimum stay allows time to decompress through the spa"s multiple treatments: Watsu therapy pools, sensory deprivation chambers, ayurvedic massages, and herbology lessons, among others. The scene creates a more mindful getaway on the other side of the world.joali.com; doubles from $1,499. —Travis Levius
Between the massive, jagged mountains, the endless blue ice field, and the condors (with their 11-foot wingspan) swooping across the sky, primeval Patagonia can make a mere human feel insignificant. Explora El Chaltén gently transitions you back to civilization sans culture shock. Its 20 whitewashed wood-and-stone rooms boast panoramic mountain vistas, and semi-outdoor kitchens, while the spa was designed to maximize its forest views. With a delectable locavore menu designed by top Argentine chefs Pablo Jesús Rivero and Guido Tassi, Explora founder Pedro Ibáñez followed the same model as at his six other hotels—all of which are unostentatious luxury base camps for exploring remote natural wonders. The lodge is 10 miles from the village of El Chaltén in the middle of a private natural reserve, and its certified bilingual guides lead guests through the spectacular scenery via their choice of treks, overland trips, ice hikes, or rock climbing, with the hotel coordinating all the logistics. explora.com; doubles from $917 per person, all-inclusive. — John Bowe
It"s one thing to visit the Château de Versailles and marvel at its mirrored ballroom or galavant around its manicured gardens. But it"s another thing entirely to do so after hours before retreating to your private bedroom (with its four-poster bed draped in floral linens) to sleep like Louis XIV. Bienvenue to the opulent, 14-suite Le Grand Contrôle, which is located in a former hunting lodge on the palace grounds. The experience is part-kitsch, part-elegance (staff is dressed in period garb, and décor includes herringbone parquet floors and armoires that date back to the 18th century). Guests get VIP access to the castle twice a day—in the morning, before the crowds arrive for a romp around Marie Antoinette"s hamlet, and in the evening, after they"ve left, for a private tour of the apartments. Wake-up calls may include the ceremonial playing of a symphony tune as curtains are theatrically drawn. At the Alain Ducasse restaurant, the "King"s Feast" might include caviar and frog"s legs served on a table set with sterling from Christofle. For the throwback averse, modern amenities abound, such as electric chandeliers, in-room tablets, and high-tech Japanese toilets.airelles.com; doubles from $1,759. — Sara Lieberman
In the hills of Saint-Tropez, the 19th-century Château de la Messardière—with its domed cupolas and turrets overlooking Pampelonne Bay—is like a dream spread across 25 acres. The property is now part of the Airelles collection of hotels, with 108 rooms and suites decorated by Christophe Tollemer in soft, pastel hues and vintage furnishings as part of a total renovation. Aside from the fairytale setting, the food is another reason to book a room, with 11 dining and beverage options. These include Auberge des Maures, a regional mainstay since 1931, for Provencal cuisine; the more casual La Table d"Estoublon, set within a vegetable garden and specializing in organic, biodynamic wine; and an outpost of Matsuhisa, where I had the excellent miso black cod. A free shuttle takes guests to the hotel"s Jardin Tropézina beach club and restaurant, but some prefer to skip the sea in favor of a dip in the lap pool before diving into the plush Valmont spa for a dose of zen. airelles.com; doubles from $1,366. —Kasia Dietz
Modern-day Transylvania could almost be mistaken for the Europe of our great-grandparents, a century or more ago: horse-drawn wagons, shepherds with flocks, ancient wooden churches, smoke rising from village chimneys. South of the city of Sighişoara, a country road leads through meadows thick with wild flowers to the ancient village of Criş, where old Saxon houses are clustered around a rambling castle. Once the fiefdom of the Bethlen family, the estates were confiscated by Romania"s Communist government after World War II. But now the family has returned from exile to purchase the abandoned houses and transform them into some of Transylvania"s most stylish accommodations. You can rent a room or an entire house. The four-bedroom Caretakers House, for example, has open fireplaces, comfy sofas, bookshelves, blond floorboards, and views of the old castle from the dinner table. There are even walking sticks by the entrance. A splendid restaurant, full of Middle European surprises, caters to guests. bethlenestates.com; doubles from $550.—Stanley Stewart
Located in Venice"s artsy Arsenale district, which plays host to the Biennale, this sleek hotel breaks with the opulent Renaissance-inspired design favored by many of the city"s five-star properties. The team behind V-Retreats tapped renowned Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola—known for her clean-lined, modern aesthetic—to transform the 13th-century convent into a contemporary retreat. She certainly delivered, outfitting the 66 rooms and public spaces with wood paneling inspired by sailing ships, bespoke Murano lamps with sleek silhouettes, and whimsical touches like Gaetano Pesce chairs and a custom-made ceiling mural featuring flowers, vegetables, and fish in the restaurant, Vero (my favorite dish: linguine with shrimp and porcini mushrooms). Guests can also relax in the tranquil courtyard and savor creative cocktails and Venetian cicchetti in the intimate Alchemia bar. The concierge can arrange excursions, like boat tours to the colorful island of Burano, which depart from the hotel"s private dock. vretreats.com; doubles from $356. — Laura Itzkowitz
Italy"s Piedmont is home to some of the greatest wines in the world (Barolo, Barbaresco) and some of the greatest food (white truffles, anyone?), but in the past it"s been a desert when it comes to luxury accommodations. That changed in 2021 with the opening of Casa di Langa, a gorgeous, 39-room property hidden away in the hills. Views from the rooms take in vineyards, forests, and the hilltop town of Serralunga d"Alba in the distance. At the excellent restaurant, Faula, chef Daniel Zeilinga uses herbs, vegetables and edible flowers from the property"s biodynamic gardens for modernist takes on Piedmontese classics, like a carpaccio of local veal with anchovies and chicory sprouts. Take a cooking class with him, and learn to make tajarin, the classic pasta of Piedmonte; tour the gardens with Luigi Merlo, the property"s charismatic head gardener; arrange for a truffle hunt in the woods; and, of course, indulge in a bottle from the property"s remarkable cellar. casadilanga.com; doubles from $515.—Ray Isle
Paris has such an abundance of five-star hotels that another seems hardly necessary. Cheval Blanc, the city"s newest, makes a good counterargument. It occupies the old Samaritaine department store near the Pont Neuf, an easy trot from Saint Germain des Pres, the Marais, and the Louvre. Henri Sauvage, the building"s architect, gave it a distinctive honeycomb of windows almost a century ago to help usher in the age of Art Deco. From the outside, it"s a masterpiece. From the inside, the design gives each room one of the best views you can get of the Left Bank with the Seine at its feet. For the most spectacular view in the hotel, you can opt for one of the two apartments on the top floor (no one would tell me the exact price). Or, on a fine Paris spring morning, you could get almost the same view one floor down at the hotel"s bistro: just grab a table on the terrace, order a croque monsieur, and thank your lucky stars you"re there.chevalblanc.com; doubles from $1,549. — Joshua Levine
A wall of tasseled keys by the front desk is the only indication that Coco—in Copenhagen"s edgy Vesterbro neighborhood—is a hotel and not a fun, funky apartment building. The structure dates back to 1889, and the combination of brightly painted accent walls, pinstriped furnishings, and narrow, winding hallways makes the place feel homey and lived in. While the property"s 88 rooms are comfortable and well-appointed, it"s the common spaces that beckon. Café Coco, the lobby lounge, is like a living room. That"s where I sipped coffee in the morning and curled up with my laptop in the evenings. When the weather cooperates, guests can go into the open-air courtyard, which is shaded with trees, and snack on pickled olives and sardines with lemon and grilled bread before taking one of the hotel"s complimentary bikes out for a spin. In an effort to offset CO2 emissions, fruit trees are planted around the world (one for each guest who checks in), and the entire property is run on a private solar-powered grid. coco-hotel.com; doubles from $101. —Heather Greenwood-Davis
There"s so much history packed into Florence that finding an airy respite from it all can be harder than it seems. Fortunately, travelers don"t need to wander far from the Duomo to find tranquility at the new Dimora Palanca. Housed in a restored 19th-century family villa that once hosted traveling painters and academics, the hotel has retained its residential feel with 18 spacious rooms outfitted in a gentle palette of creams, taupes, and warm grays. Emerging Florentine artist Paolo Dovichi was commissioned to create 50 site-specific artworks—contemporary contrasts to the intricate plasterwork, noble columns, and herringbone wood floors. Sculptural lamps draw attention to the lofty ceilings, several of which are covered in original frescoes. Enjoy morning plum cake on a linen-dressed table in the private courtyard garden, but save your appetite for dinner in the fine-dining Mimesi, where executive chef Giovanni Cerroni turns Tuscan ingredients into edible masterpieces. dimorapalanca.com; doubles from $330. —Julia Eskins
One of the most enduring symbols of Iceland"s Nordic culture is the varða—hive-shaped piles of volcanic stones first made by Vikings in the ninth century as markers to help navigate the barren landscape. It is with the traveler in mind that one of these structures stands dead center in the stylish lobby of the Edition. Behind it is a lobby bar, complete with a central fireplace and chairs draped with Icelandic sheepskins, which further warms the welcome. Located on the city"s Old Harbor, it is surrounded by breathtaking, 360-degree reminders of Iceland"s seafaring identity: lighthouses, fishing trawlers and Coast Guard ships. Next door is the city"s new conference hall, Harpa; both it and the Edition are framed by Mount Esja and the steel-gray Atlantic. The rooftop bar, singular in Reykjavik, overlooks this majestic tableau. Inside, Icelandic design vernacular reaches luxurious new heights. Intimate, dusky-lit rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping linen curtains to block out the midnight sun, and copper light fixtures and pale ash furnishings complete the crisp Nordic feel. If there is a pièce de résistance, it is downstairs at Chef Gunnar Gislason"s Tides Restaurant. Here, the elegantly-prepared Icelandic staples—lamb, skyr, reindeer, blueberries and salmon—are served in an equally stunning dining room. Local basalt floor tiles, blond-wood ceiling, and fluted cement columns remind you that the Edition has thoroughly transformed hospitality in Reykjavik. editionhotels.com; doubles from $370. —Marcia DeSanctis
With a history of illustrious guests (Brigitte Bardot, Romy Schneider, and Françoise Sagan among them), Hôtel La Ponche is somewhat of a legend in St.-Tropez. That"s why it wasn"t an easy task to carry out a redesign that would match its reputation. First, new owner Nicolas Saltiel asked designer Fabrizio Cashiraghi to bring back the St.-Tropez of the 1960s and 70s, opting for the low-key elegance of a maison familiale (family home). Rooms—each named for a famous guest—were brightened with ivory hues and sheer curtains and furnished with a mix of vintage and custom-made pieces, including wrought-iron headboards and marble-top tables. Next, chef Thomas Danigo was brought in to reimagine the food: elevated versions of traditional Provençale dishes, such as bourride (fish stew with aioli) and artichauts à la barigoule (white-wine braised artichokes), can be savored on a sun-soaked patio. The Paris-based wellness brand Le Tigre Yoga Club set up its signature spa at the hotel and offers a selection of therapies and morning yoga classes facing the sea.laponche.com; doubles from $387 per night. — Lisa Cheng
Florence is home to fashion brands like Salvatore Ferragamo and Emilio Pucci, the menswear trade show, Pitti Uomo, and a vibrant craft workshop scene, all of which puts it on par with Milan as Italy"s best shopping city. The difference is that Florence is—let"s face it—a lot easier on the eyes. Need proof? Step off the city"s upscale retail passeggiata, Via Tornabuoni, walk through the doors of this 62-room five-star hotel, then take the elevator to the fourth floor. From the hotel"s Butterfly Bar terrace, the city is a dazzling Renaissance diorama in ochre, terra-cotta, and marble. But art and history also flourish inside this converted 12th-century palazzo: take the Lorenzo Il Magnifico suite, covered from wall to ceiling in astonishingly well-preserved 18th-century frescoes. Mostly, though, the first of Hyatt"s Unbound Collection properties in Italy feels glamorously modern, as bold in its patterns and color schemes as an Alessandro Michele-era Gucci jacket. With streetside tables, the ground-floor Magnifico café and restaurant are drawing in locals, too, for chef Danilo Vitale"s simple, delicious dishes, like the spaghetti with tuna, cherry tomatoes, olives, and capers (a slam dunk with Florentines, who don"t generally go for fancy food). hyatt.com; doubles from $400. — Lee Marshall
Built in 1910 at King Alfonso XIII"s request, the hotel was designed by famed hotelier César Ritz. Its current iteration is infused with a glossy sheen thanks to the Mandarin Oriental—one of a flurry of new and rebranded hotels that are popping up all over the Spanish capital. This one is surely at the top of the pack, with unbeatable views of the Prado Museum (which is literally across the street) from its 153 guest rooms and suites; and a restaurant, Deesa—helmed by chef Quique Dacosta—that"s already earned a reputation as one of the most in-demand reservations in Madrid thanks to its tasting menus. And the spa is worth a visit for the marble-clad, indoor swimming pool alone—a place where even the King himself would have surely felt at home. mandarinoriental.com; doubles from $890. —Richard Morgan
Puglia—the heel of Italy"s boot—isn"t a flashy place. In fact, much of its charm lies in the natural beauty (rolling hills, the striking Adriatic coastline), deliciously unfussy food (derived from its strong agricultural heritage), and the joyful, easygoing spirit that makes everyone you meet feel like family. Melding those aspects with a touch of understated refinement is Masseria Calderisi, a restored and renovated 17th-century farmhouse estate set amid almost 20 acres of centuries-old olive trees. Between the property"s main building and the original stable block, owners Max and Jutta von Braunmühl built 24 rooms and suites that reflect both local and their own international sensibilities. Traditional whitewashed walls and oak furniture made by Italian artisans are complemented by natural French linens with pops of blue, red, and yellow. A central piazza houses the restaurant, La Corte, which highlights regional producers and ingredients, as well as breads and pastries baked in the wood-fired oven. The hotel maintains its own beach club, but it"s also worth lingering poolside—ideally with a cold beverage and the Gioia bar"s excellent grilled zucchini salad, which is dressed with cubes of salty cacioricotta cheese.
If Italy"s elegant, truffle-rich Piedmont region is still an upcoming destination, then the little-visited Dolcetto di Ovada wine country in its southeastern corner is a veritable dark horse. That just makes this 12-room country hotel, housed in an apricot-pink villa from the 19th century, feel like even more of a discovery. General manager Alfonso Spinelli conjures something of a house-party vibe in a property destined to attract guests as eclectic as its design scheme. Co-curated by studios in London and Genoa, it"s a mix-up of heirloom details like iron-framed four-poster beds with warm modern details inspired by a back-to-nature aesthetic. A tall annex building, which looks somewhat like a vertical barn, houses Nordelaia"s funky bar, bistro, and restaurant. Resident chef Charles Pearce, a strong advocate of local, seasonal, minimum-waste cuisine, took the menu meat-free at the start of the 2022 season. Drinking the excellent Dolcetto produced on the estate is one good activity; another (doable with or without a guide) is exploring the area"s weekly or monthly antique markets—a local forte. nordelaia.com; doubles from $330. — Lee Marshall
A 2021 renovation spurred a Renaissance of sorts for this 20-room Florence town house, under the watchful eye of jaunty general manager Claudio Meli. The result is a visual feast humming with personality. Design elements—like the fleur-de-lis-inspired logo that"s subtly woven into linens and curtains; serpentino marble tables; and overall emerald palette—take inspiration from the 15th-century Basilica di Santa Maria Novella façade, located across the lively piazza. If you know where to look, you"ll see Tuscan craft behind every detail, from the mismatched Ginori porcelain and Fattoria di Maiano olive oil served in the Kitchen (the hotel"s restaurant) to the plush Tosconova sofas and postcards (made by local stationer Pineider, founded in 1774) in the lobby. The Place"s identity is also firmly rooted in community. A customized tour of Florentine artisans brings guests beyond the tourist traps to the studios of cordwainers, violin makers, and silversmiths, while a new hotel-supported fund (guests are welcome to contribute) supports local creators. Come aperitivo hour, don"t miss a Negroni on the guest-only terrace with a view of the Duomo for company, followed by Tuscan classics for dinner downstairs—my asparagus risotto was phenomenal. theplacefirenze.com; doubles from $652. —Rachael McKeon
Six Senses brings its healthy-but-fabulous vibe to Ibiza, an island more generally known for 6am taxi rides home from the club, as opposed to 6am yoga classes. But here, wellbeing feels utterly self-indulgent as opposed to self-denying, with food so delicious you won"t even notice you"re detoxing. The enormous cliff-top space has been sensitively designed to fit in with the island, using local materials for the buildings and the gardens are filled with homegrown herbs of vegetables, so that it feels fully integrated, as opposed to a chain brand clumsily dropped on a rock. The Sea View Premium Suites are especially great, as you"ll get your own little lawn and herb garden. On top of the facials, saunas and massages, the real jewel in the crown here is the Rose Bar, which offers state-of-the-art treatments, including cryotherapy and hypoxic training. And afterwards, you can walk straight into the sea and feel the wellbeing wash over you. sixsenses.com; doubles from $567. —Hadley Freeman
Adjacent to Toronto"s bustling King Street West entertainment strip, the 1 Hotel is a study in modern cool—a nature-themed oasis with (literally) thousands of plants and a sustainability-minded ethos. There"s a commitment to a "second life" philosophy there, in which trees that were felled during an ice storm have been recast as floors, walls, tables and serving platters. There"s also a zero-waste restaurant, 1 Kitchen, which sources 95 percent of its produce within a 60-mile range. Rooms, meanwhile, overlook the city—and Toronto"s constant construction—but the 360-degree views and killer cocktails from Harriet"s (the poolside lounge on the rooftop) make even construction sites seem somehow beautiful. The hotel"s trendy status means that on any given night, you might rub shoulders with local and visiting celebs who are soaking in the cool downtown vibes along with everyone else.1hotels.com; doubles from $364. —Heather Greenwood-Davis
What do Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, and virtually every U.S. President since the 1930s have in common? They"ve all been guests at the Arizona Biltmore, the storied 1929 hotel in Phoenix that just unveiled its 15-month-long renovation last spring. The resort was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Chase McArthur, who received guidance from his mentor throughout the process. The property is a world of its own: a sprawling 39-acre complex of over 700 guest rooms spread across a main building and standalone cottages; seven swimming pools; six food and beverage outposts (including the outdoor Spire Bar, built from the ground up with a soaring conical tower that"s meant to pay homage to Wright"s legacy with its scallop-patterned mosaics); and a 12 treatment room spa, Tierra Luna. All of it is interspersed with desert blooms and the majestic, endemic Saguaro cacti. For all of its historical reverence, though, the Biltmore feels modern and fresh, thanks to Therese Virserius, the founder and principal of Virserius Studio, the lead interior designer of the project who collaborated with Phoenix- and Los Angeles-based PHX Architecture. Guest rooms and cottages are dressed in a neutral palette of varying shades of cream, blue, and white that feel like a reflection of the landscape outside, and little touches (coffee table books about desert architecture, potted cacti, geometric wall patterns inspired the property"s architecture) offer endless visual appeal. arizonabiltmore.com; doubles from $342. —John Wogan
Vicente Cisneros and Fausto Zapata, the founders of Mezcal El Silencio, have brought spirit-forward tourism to Oaxaca: they set their six-room hotel in a working distillery. It"s built around a solar-powered tahona, the huge wheel that grinds roasted agave to produce a liquid that is then fermented. They collaborated with architect Alejandro D"Acosta to create the spaces, which include an indoor/outdoor dining room with a "grand table" hand cut from a 17-ton slab of basalt. The rooms are layered in locally woven textiles and distressed leather. Guests can try rare Mezcal El Silencio vintages that are available only on the property,and sample chef Daniel Roble"s dishes, which capitalize on his Tennessee barbeque obsession. And between the candlelit library—with floor-to-ceiling glass windows facing the agave-dotted plains—and the after-hours Rhino Room, there"s no shortage of corners in which to enjoy a mezcal nightcap. casasilencio.com; doubles from $848. — Maya Kachroo-Levine
Armoires and built-ins the size of bison, mullioned glass, breathtaking woodwork—it was all there, under cobwebs in the Italianate townhouse of the New Century Guild, an organization for the freethinking women of suffrage-era Philadelphia. Absorbed by this history, real-estate developer and first-time hotelier Brennan Tomasetti restored and reopened the property in September as the Guild House Hotel, where the former members and housekeeper lend their names to 12 rooms. The Eliza (Turner, the founder) unfurls throughout the former library. Her king bed tucks into an alcove wrapped by designer Kate Rohrer in sylvan wallpaper; it"s like falling asleep in a soothingly gloomy forest. Spread across the second-floor auditorium, the Alice (Norton, dentist and theatrical director) features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and her original piano. The service is invisible; don"t expect a valet, a front desk, or restaurants. Do expect savvy details (French press–equipped mini-bars, sparkling water stations), sound infrastructure (feisty water pressure, ADA compliance)—which you can"t take for granted in a National Historic Landmark—and the overall feeling of staying in a Gilded Age manse. That series takes place in New York, but once Philadelphia was the nexus of America. At this hotel, it still feels that way. guildhousehotel.com; doubles from $219
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