Photo courtesy The Saint Hotel

Renovations breathe stylish new life into some of our favorite old buildings, such as New Orleans’ Beaux Arts beauty The Saint (thesainthotelneworleans.com; rates from $189), a 166-room boutique property that opened late last year in the French Quarter’s old Audubon Building.

Photo courtesy the Luxe Stoneleigh Hotel

The Art Deco Luxe Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa (luxestoneleigh.com; rates from $199) in Dallas, bolstered by a Dorothy Draper-inspired $36 million do-over, pays tribute to 1920s high-rise living in the Big D.