Billed as Europe's most high-tech hotel, The Eccleston Square is long on amenities and, despite its scenic location in London's leafy Belgravia district, short on nostalgia. The boutique bolt-hole has maintained its spot at the top of wired travelers' destination lists by running miles of wires through its Georgian walls and embracing a modern aesthetic. The hotel's 39 rooms are moody boudoirs with Italian wood finishes and slate-toned fabrics adding a deliberately steely, masculine edge. "It's a listed building, so we've retained and restored many original features," explains 25-year-old Manager Olivia Byrne, whose age is indicative of the management's attitude…

MJ Approved: Travel Danita Delimont / Alamy Art galleries outnumber ski shops two to one in this tiny town in Idaho's panhandle, where 7,500 inhabitants – hippies, jocks, artists, and powderhounds – decline to believe that a ski town can't also be urbane and cultured. In the six-block historic district, boutiques run by former back-to-the-landers sell everything from impressive landscape photography to chainsaw-carved bear statues. We recommend swinging by the Laughing Dog Brewery for a tour and tasting after you've already decided whether you want a whittled grizzly. A few Dogzillas later, they might look pretty appealing. As tempted as…