Source: nytimes.com

What makes a hotel your favorite? The favorite? Every traveler has a different criteria: some love grand properties with opulent décor, while others prefer small places with a personal touch. The service, the food, the rooms and the setting usually figure in too.

If you're lucky, you've stayed at a handful of hotels that you consider to be exceptional. They're the sort of places you're wistful to leave.

Ten travel writers for The New York Times have stayed countless nights at countless hotels. Here, places they love.

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