3 Best Day Trips from Washington, D.C. | Condé Nast Traveler

"This is the second Quirk Hotel from Virginia activists and arts patrons Ted and Katie Ukrop, who opened their Richmond iteration in 2015. The hotel was built around two 19th-century brick farm homes, juxtaposing its modern style with historical, period architecture. The furnishings are low-slung and simple but artistic, with cooling creams and grays paired with pink (the signature hue), orange and gold accents. The pièce de résistance is the kudzu leaf installation by creatives Aaron McIntosh and Marie Fornaro. It's chic, funky, and cool, and there's plenty to do without even leaving the hotel. You are in Charlottesville though, so you probably should. You can head to a bucolic vineyard during the day then motor back to an ultra-modern haunt to relax and unwind." - Laura Ratliff, Kristen Schott