The Essentials
Hotels Where You Can Buy the Art
If you’re looking for a souvenir that won’t end up in the back of your closet, consider a hotel where you can take the art on the walls home with you.
At La Posada de Santa Fe in New Mexico, the entire property doubles as a gallery with museum-quality American art curated by a local artist, and as pieces sell, they’re swapped out for new works by the same creators.
In New Orleans, the Old No. 77 Hotel partners with curators to install new pieces by New Orleans artists throughout the property twice a year, and everything on display is available to buy.
And in Los Angeles, the Hotel Bel-Air has three sculptural exhibitions per year, each by a single artist. Rooms come equipped with postcards featuring QR codes guests can scan if they are interested in a piece.