A converted Beaux-Arts bank building is now home to one of the chicest hotels in the South – Hotel Icon. The gorgeous colonnade lobby blends golden chandeliers, exotic folding screens and plush red velvet furniture into a Belle Epoque fantasy. Above the lobby, Rande Gerber’s bar The Whiskey provides the ultimate spot to people-watch; Texas oil barons routinely seal deals in the bar’s ultra-luxe den. Don’t miss the hotel’s famed restaurant, Bank, where chefs trained by the renowned Jean-Georges Vongerichten create culinary works of art on a daily basis. Spicing up traditional American cuisine with flavors of the East, Vongerichten has added to his repertoire of spare yet flavorful dishes. Guest rooms at the Hotel Icon feature dark wood headboards and furnishings, with fabric-covered lampshades and charming calico-print wallpaper. The juxtaposition of modern color schemes such as celadon green and ruby red with the old-fashioned wallpaper and framed art (lithographs of cattle) make for a fresh interpretation on guest room luxury.