NEW ORLEANS, USA
Wrought-iron balconies in the French Quarter, colonnaded mansions in the Garden District and humbler shotgun houses in the backstreets have come to define the look of New Orleans. The Drifter, however, has taken its inspiration from a different vintage. This recently opened hotel on Tulane Avenue, two miles northwest of the centre, is a lovingly revived piece of 1950s motel design that takes its cue from the Beat Generation. Motley food trucks and other pop-ups are invited onto the grounds, and the courtyard pool is a blessing in this sultry city.