American Trade Hotel & Hall

A boutique hotel built inside a restored department store in Casco Viejo, the American Trade invented a fictional centuries-old family property and then decorated accordingly: weathered wood, retro tilework, and antique furniture sitting alongside Frette linens and plasma screens. Fifty rooms keeps it intimate without feeling sleepy, and the rooftop pool deck handles the socializing while a jazz program from pianist Danilo Pérez takes shape downstairs.