There 's one thing that even the traveler who can afford to go anywhere ca n't buy : time . Rest assured , if they could , our nation 's wealthy would slip through history in nuclear-powered DeLoreans , splashing time-space mud upon the rest of us present-bound plebes as they zoomed past . To help them out ( all of us , really ) , we 've identified the next best thing : a roundup of destinations -- from bucolic to bourgeois -- that will make you forget what era you 're in . Hotel Monteleone ( New Orleans ) New Orleans is like an accordion of time , with every period folded over onto itself , forming a single wild note . This sound can be heard loudest in the French Quarter . No hotel captures the rich , rhythmic history of the city like Hotel Monteleone . Built in 1886 , the Beaux-Arts style high-rise transports you to the early city 's heyday as soon as you enter its majestic white marble-covered lobby . Done up in elegant style , author suites are named after favorite former guests William Faulkner , Ernest Hemingway , Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote . A visit to the Carousel Bar & Lounge is practically mandatory . The bar has been revolving for 64 years and specializes in the Vieux Carre Cocktail -- a mixture of Benedictine , Peychaud , Angostura bitters , rye whiskey , cognac and dry vermouth that was reportedly invented by one of the Monteleone bartenders as patrons spun around him . Hotel Monteleone , 214 Royal St. , New Orleans ; +1 504 523 3341 ; rooms from $ 170 . The Biltmore Hotel ( Miami/Coral Gables ) Constructed with Italian , Spanish and Moorish influences , the Biltmore in Miami-Coral Gables is a towering , opulent castle rising from South Florida 's tropical terrain . During its prime , the Coral Gables Biltmore was a favorite of the Vanderbilts , the Roosevelts , mobsters , celebs and European dignitaries . While you can no longer see weekly synchronized swimming and alligator wrestling , take swimming lessons from Johnny Weissmuller ( before he was Tarzan ) or dance to oversized jazz orchestras , there are still plenty of old school luxuries . For instance , the Donald Ross-designed golf course , originally constructed in 1925 , and afternoon tea while listening to classical guitarists . The Biltmore,1200 Anastasia Ave. , Coral Gables , Florida ; +1 835 311 6903 ; rooms from $ 209 . Beverly Hills Hotel ( Beverly Hills , California ) Built in 1912 , the Beverly Hills Hotel predates the city of Beverly Hills by two years . Early on , the Mediterranean-revival building hosted Charlie Chaplin , Buster Keaton and Will Rogers , and the star power carried on through the years . Elizabeth Taylor spent six of her eight honeymoons at the Pink Palace . From the '40s-era Formica counter and pink stools of the Fountain Coffee Room to the canopied beds to the white-and-forest-green-striped Polo Lounge , it 's easy to forget which war is on . Beverly Hills Hotel , 9641 Sunset Blvd. , Beverly Hills , California ; +1 310 276 2251 ; rooms from $ 492 . Hotel Lautner ( Desert Hot Springs , California ) The Desert Hot Springs Motel was a midcentury-modern oasis designed by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé John Lautner . The building was originally intended as the first of many that would constitute a new community in Desert Hot Springs -- the brainchild of film director Lucien Hubbard -- but the plan was abandoned and the motel became a destination for stars looking for a quick flutter away from the City of Angels , less than two hours west . The site soon went into disrepair , then endured a few lives of its own before an interior designer and furniture designer purchased , revitalized and renamed the motel . Now Hotel Lautner is an ode to its namesake . Every inch keeps in tune with the architect 's philosophy , yet each room feels as fresh as if Lautner gave the final OK just a few months ago . Hotel Lautner , 67710 San Antonio St. , Desert Hot Springs , California ; +1 760 832 5288 ; closed July and August ; rooms from $ 225 . Dunton Hot Springs ( Dolores , Colorado ) If you 're hankering for a trip back in time , maybe the 1880s Wild West suits your boots . About 30 miles southwest of Telluride sits Dunton Hot Springs , a former gold and silver mining village that 's been transformed into a rustic paradise with 12 cabins , a dance hall and an open-air chapel . The `` town '' draws guests who want to leave cell phone service behind and relax in the natural hot springs . Though visitors are surrounded by nothing but nature , they 're far from roughing it -- each cabin has been restored with elegance and comfort that could n't have been imagined by early settlers , even if they 'd struck it rich . Dunton Hot Springs , 52068 Road 38 , Dolores , Colorado ; +1 970 882 4800 ; from $ 600 . Grand Hotel ( Mackinac Island , Michigan ) To get back to an age when carriages shared the roads with pedestrians and bicycles , you need to visit Mackinac Island , where you can stay at the aptly named Grand Hotel . Opened in 1887 , the massive Queen Anne-style hotel has remained largely unchanged since the early years when Edison Phonograph agents held demonstrations and Mark Twain lectured in the casino . Cars were allowed for about three decades , but the citywide ban on them began in 1930 . Perhaps the hotel 's grandest distinction is its porch : At 660 feet it 's said to be the longest in the world . Guests can walk the entire length or sit in one of dozens of white rocking chairs and look out over Lake Huron . Grand Hotel , 286 Grand Ave. , Mackinac Island , Michigan ; +1 800 334 7263 ; rooms from $ 139 . Plaza Hotel ( New York ) You can almost feel the jazz radiating from the walls of this historic F. Scott Fitzgerald haunt . The Lost Generation 's most famous partier loved the Plaza so much , he made it a setting in his greatest work , `` The Great Gatsby . '' The hotel has n't shied away from the honor . They 've even gone so far as to create a Fitzgerald Suite . If you prefer a room unburdened by photos of Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan , there are other vintage options available . Whether you 're staying at the hotel or not , a night in any of the hotel 's dining and drinking venues might make you feel like you could run into Jay Gatsby at any moment . Plaza Hotel , 768 Fifth Ave. , New York ; +1 212 759 3000 ; rooms from $ 533 . Old Faithful Inn ( Yellowstone National Park , Wyoming ) For more than a century , nature lovers have been staying at the largest log hotel in the world , overlooking America 's favorite ( and most punctual ) wonder . The colossal rustic lodge is just as impressive as it was when it opened in 1904 , and probably just as crowded , so do n't expect much intimacy or peace during peak hours . There 's also the matter of a tacky tourist shop and mediocre food . But where else can you stand on a terrace with a cocktail , watching moose grazing below , as boiling water shoots 185 feet up from the earth in the distance ? Old Faithful Inn , 1 Grand Loop Road , Yellowstone National Park , Wyoming ; +1 866 439 7375 ; rooms from $ 103 .
Ernest Hemingway spent six of her six honeymoons at the Beverly Hills Hotel . Southern California 's Hotel Lautner is a midcentury-modern masterpiece . Grand Hotel on New York 's , Michigan , is said to have longest porch in the world : 660 feet . Mackinac Island Plaza Hotel 's art deco the Beverly Hills Hotel honors the writer and his era .