More than a mere hotel, the Pulitzer is part architectural study, part old school restaurant (go for high tea), part art gallery, part cigar bar, and more. Fronting two canals, over two dozen 17th-century houses are cobbled together around a rangy courtyard and connected with internal hallways and staircases. Outside, the Pulitzer has its own boat for canal cruises (the best way to see the city) and makes rental bikes (the second best way) available. Go in August for the canal festival, when classical concerts take place on the Pulitzer’s boat dock.