One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
36 hotels on this page
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Further Hotel
Handmade Tabanan brick lattices cast shifting light across earth-toned suites. Terracotta-walled rooftop courtyard swimming pool
Giraffe Manor
Ivy-clad brick gables, canopied four-poster beds, vintage travel trunks, and arched windows opening onto the lawns. 21-meter heated outdoor infinity pool bordering the forest giraffe sanctuary, outdoor hot tub
Grand Hotel Son Net
Lorenzo Castillo layered the seventeenth-century manor in antique portraits and bespoke Spanish tapestries. 40-meter heated indoor sea salt pool with sea-green mosaic tiling, and a 30-meter outdoor freshwater pool on a valley-view terrace lined with private cabanas.
Heritance Kandalama
Geoffrey Bawa's concrete structure wrapped in creepers, raised on stilts along the cliff. Three outdoor freshwater pools including the Kachchan infinity pool, the bedrock-lined Kaludiya pool, and the large Rashmi pool
Hotel Bardo Savannah
Victorian Romanesque architecture meets peach tones, rattan wardrobes, and stenciled Savannah flora murals. 25-meter heated outdoor swimming pool with daybeds, cabanas, and a shallow lounging ledge
Hotel César Lanzarote
Virginia Nieto interiors blend volcanic stone walls, bespoke lighting, and signature green window trims overlooking the Atlantic. Organic-shaped infinity swimming pool flanked by volcanic stone windbreak walls and native succulent gardens.
Hotel Hubertus
Cantilevered glass-bottom infinity pool and an inverted two-story spa village floating fifty feet in midair. Nine indoor and outdoor pools including a 25-metre cantilevered heated outdoor infinity Skypool with glass bottom panel and Heaven & Hell whirlpools.
Hotel Le Toiny
Bee Osborn interiors layer Belgian linen, petrified wood, sun-bleached teak, and a bar inlaid with natural oyster shells. Beachfront freshwater swimming pool at the Beach Club and individual private heated pools in every villa suite.
Hotel Lucile
Original stained glass filters jewel tones across the nave and dining room. Outdoor cocktail pool measuring approximately 15 feet square set in a brick courtyard grotto.
Hotel Marqués de Riscal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Elciego
Frank Gehry's sweeping titanium ribbons in burgundy, gold, and silver crown angular rooms with canted window bays. Indoor heated swimming pool and whirlpool hydrotherapy barrel baths.
Hotel Puerta America Madrid
Nineteen design studios conceived individual floors, including seamless rooms by Zaha Hadid. Seasonal outdoor freshwater swimming pool located in the ground-floor garden courtyard.
Hotel Sevilla
Raw brutalist concrete insertions, monolithic bars, and a sculptural spiral staircase contrast against preserved sixteenth-century stone ruins. Shaded open-air courtyard swimming pool and cold plunge pool.
Hotel Villa Santa Cruz
Beachfront tented suites, traditional tiled hacienda villas, and an organic woven dining nest amid agave fields. Heated Serenity Lap Pool and outdoor jacuzzi.
Hunum
Restored stone and timber mountain chalets blending disciplined minimalist lines with traditional open fireplaces and panoramic terraces. Seasonal heated outdoor swimming pool and heated private splash pools in select chalets.
I Borghi dell'Eremo
Contemporary furniture meets exposed medieval stonework and Etruscan terracotta floors. Panoramic seasonal outdoor swimming pool with sun loungers; indoor hydromassage pool with geysers and submerged loungers in the spa.
Iniala Valletta
Interiors by Turkish studio Autoban pair hand-painted maritime murals with dark wood joinery. Subterranean heated indoor vaulted stone grotto pool, rooftop pool at The Solis Club, and private terrace plunge pools in select residences
Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula
Charred-timber pavilions enclose neon-lit corridors and custom furniture by Carr and Zuster. 30-metre jet-black heated infinity lap pool and adjoining heated spa plunge pool overlooking the vineyard
Janu Tokyo
Woven shimenawa rope arches, textured sakan plasterwork, and scarlet lacquer ceilings across light-filled spaces. 25-metre heated indoor lap pool and separate heated social lounge jacuzzi pool.
Kisawa Sanctuary
Residences pair on-site 3D-printed sand mortar with woven-grass panels and regional timber. Organic-shaped lagoon lap pool in the dunes, plus private infinity plunge pools and hand-carved stone soaking tubs in each residence.
Kosmos Ulleungdo
Sinuous ultra-thin concrete curves sculpted like a seashell along volcanic sea cliffs. Private outdoor infinity pool overlooking the ocean in Villa Kosmos.
La Fiermontina Océan
Low-slung Taza stone villas on coastal dunes contrast with restored ancestral village cottages. Private ocean-view infinity plunge pools at all Pool Suites and Family Pool Villas.
La Maison du Passage
Exposed medieval limestone walls meet Christian Lacroix fabrics and contemporary furniture. Heated outdoor garden pool, open-air rooftop hot tub heated to 37°C atop the watchtower, and in-suite hydromassage hot tubs in select suites.
La Maison Sur La Sorgue
Contemporary art and global curiosities meet vaulted stone ceilings and a suite with a camera obscura. Heated seasonal outdoor lap pool in the private courtyard garden
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.