A Victorian mansion in the California wine country is now the Madrona, an uncompromising hotel that owes its brash design to the rebellious Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century. Oscar Wilde would be proud.
If living like a 20th-century enlisted man doesn’t sound like your idea of a luxurious vacation, meet Cavallo Point Lodge. This is what happens when the military abandons its fort and hotel rebels move in — right in view of San Francisco.