Design hotels

Santa Eulalia, Ibiza $$$$

Aguamadera Ibiza

Monastic suites shaped with clay plaster walls, hand-carved furnishings, and glowing wall bricks.

Gunluklu Bay, Fethiye $$$$

Ahama

Timber cabanas and stone dwellings blend Japanese wabi-sabi minimalism with raw Lycian woodwork beneath sweetgum canopies.

Nerul, Goa $$$

Ahilya by the Sea

Laterite stone villas, vaulted terracotta roofs, and rooms curated with António Xavier Trindade paintings and global antiques.

Tudela 2018 From $350

Aire de Bardenas Hotel

Prefabricated cubic pavilions with cushioned inhabitable window bays framing desert views and stacked agricultural crate windbreaks.

Gordes, Luberon $$$$

Airelles La Bastide, Gordes

Christophe Tollemer dressed the rooms in Pierre Frey fabrics and antique portraits.

Giudecca, Venice $$$$

Airelles Palladio Venice

Interiors feature custom Fortuny chandeliers, delicate Murano glass fixtures, Rubelli wall coverings, and terrazzo flooring.

Lices, Saint-Tropez $$$$

Airelles Saint-Tropez, Pan Dei Palais

Christophe Tollemer paired Mughal scalloped arches with four-poster beds in crisp white linen.

Val d'Isere 2021 $$$$

Airelles Val d'Isère

Reclaimed alpine woodwork, stone fireplaces, and Renaissance-inspired details designed by Christophe Tollemer with hand-picked antiques.

NoMad, New York From $650

AKA NoMad

Piero Lissoni balances Japanese and Nordic minimalism with muted tones, diffused light, and custom Italian furnishings throughout.

Puerto Natales 2019 $$

AKA Patagonia

Prefabricated lenga timber cabins raised on stilts, framing panoramic mountain ridges through large picture windows.

Igeldo, San Sebastian From $450

Akelarre

Five cubes carved into Monte Igeldo in filita stone and slatted oak.

Al Ruwaida, Sharjah $$$$

Al Faya Retreat by Sharjah Collection

Corten steel interventions, raw stone masonry, and bedside stargazing skylights framed against desert dunes.

Qurna, Luxor From $500

Al Moudira Hotel

Hand-painted frescoes, stained glass, and cupola roofs across palatial sandstone courtyard villas.

Al Zorah, Ajman From $400

Al Zorah Beach Resort

Piero Lissoni designed low-slung pavilions set across shallow reflecting pools.

San Miguel de Allende 2023 From $150

Albor San Miguel de Allende, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

Suspended sea-foam green ceramic ceiling planes and local red volcanic stone define the light-filled hillside spaces.

Suthep, Chiang Mai From $300

Aleenta Retreat Chiang Mai

Bangkok studio Spacematter blends restored antique teak dwellings with intricate temple-inspired masonry and terrazzo accents.

Kasimpasa, Istanbul From $700

Aliée Istanbul - A Paris Society Collection Hotel

A timber house sits inside the lobby beside handwoven silk rugs.

Meiziwan, Anji $$$$

Alila Anji

White-plastered villas, sweeping dark-tiled roofs, and woven bamboo ceilings echo traditional Jiangnan village architecture across hillside terraces.

Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur From $100

Alila Bangsar Kuala Lumpur

Interiors by Neri&Hu feature a striking white concrete architectural grid, slatted timber accents, and light-filled atrium voids.

Dong'ao Island, Zhuhai $$$$

Alila Dong Ao Island Zhuhai

Architect Ju Bin set Lingnan courtyards alongside a pool cantilevered over granite cliffs.

Al Roose, Jabal Akhdar From $500

Alila Jabal Akhdar

Low-slung limestone fort architecture dressed in hand-painted juniper murals quarried on site.

Candidasa, Bali $$

Alila Manggis

Four thatched pavilion wings by Kerry Hill angled around an inverted-pyramid central pool.

Mayakoba, Riviera Maya From $350

Alila Mayakoba

Huber Design Studio crafts biophilic spaces using tzalam timber, hand-chiselled Mérida limestone, and woven henequén textiles.

Dazhongli, Shanghai $$$$

Alila Shanghai

Ju Bin interiors featuring salvaged shikumen stone, pale wood marquetry, and a courtyard ceramic tree sculpture.

Payangan, Bali $$$$

Alila Ubud

Kerry Hill architecture framing an infinity pool cantilevered over the Ayung ravine.

Koh Russey, Sihanoukville $$$$

Alila Villas Koh Russey

Pavilions and villas draw from geometric krama scarf patterns, featuring carved timber headboards and flat-roofed profiles.

Uluwatu, Bali From $800

Alila Villas Uluwatu

Cantilevered slatted-wood cabanas and volcanic lava rock roofs crafted by WOHA frame dramatic limestone ocean cliffs.

Wuzhen 2018 $$$$

Alila Wuzhen

Geometric white pavilions and reflecting pools reinterpreting traditional Jiangnan water town alleyways.

Shibuya, Tokyo From $200

All Day Place Shibuya

Emerald green facade tiles give way to utilitarian joinery, custom industrial fixtures, and graphic compact rooms.

Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona From $350

Almanac Barcelona

Cube bay window seating, white Ibiza marble bathrooms, and warm walnut paneling shape the Jaime Beriestain interiors.

Nakijin, Okinawa $$$

ALMIS NAKIJIN

Shinichi Ogawa designed five stark white linear suites overlooking the East China Sea.

Scheffau, Scheidegg $$$

Alpenloge Design Hotel

Rebuilt on a schoolhouse footprint with wood-shingled facades, bespoke alpine timber, and Danish designer furnishings.

Spittelberg, Vienna From $350

Altstadt Vienna

Individually decorated rooms showcase original contemporary art, bold textiles, and custom furnishings.

Innenstadt, Innsbruck From $200

Altstadthotel Weisses Kreuz

Playful Baroque-meets-modern interiors by noa* feature glass attic cubes, rich velvet, and a thirteen-meter brass counter.

Takagamine, Kyoto $$$$

Aman Kyoto

Blackened timber pavilions by Kerry Hill set across moss-covered platforms and forest clearings.

Courchevel 2017 $$$$

Aman Le Mélézin

French fortress architecture sheltering minimalist interiors lined with red cedar and oak.