with the lobby constructed around it. (Courtesy of The Palace Hotel)| As San Francisco's first luxury hotel, this legendary property displays a rare example of turn-of-the-century opulence and wealth.

If you want to be entertained with a variety of out-of-the-ordinary experiences and services before you reach your hotel room, check out these memorable lobbies. (Courtesy of French Quarter Inn ...

But when you head up to the second-floor main lobby, you'll find a modern hotel ... to the public once again Monday as the first new luxury hotel in Indianapolis in nearly two decades.