Design hotels

Lilla Alby, Stockholm From $100

Story Hotel Stockholm North - JDV by Hyatt

Interiors by Koncept Stockholm feature raw concrete, exposed brick, copper accents, and headboards repurposed from antique doors.

Stureplan, Stockholm $$

Story Hotel Stockholm Stureplan - JDV by Hyatt

Salvaged apartment doors repurposed as headboards stand against exposed concrete and distressed plaster.

Souissi, Rabat $$$

STORY Rabat

Studio MHNA shaped Andalusian interiors around central water channels and carved plasterwork.

South Bank, London From $250

Stow Away Waterloo

Repurposed shipping containers feature faceted steel sunshades, rear open-air gantries, and compact plywood-and-marble studio interiors.

Duomo, Milan From $450

STRAF Hotel

Vincenzo De Cotiis shapes the interiors with raw concrete and burnished brass.

Lubben 2012 From $250

STRANDHAUS - Boutique Resort & Spa

Nordic-inspired interiors feature light oak parquet, floor-to-ceiling windows, and private balconies framing Spree River greenery.

Neusach, Weissensee $$$

Strandhotel am Weissensee

A cross-laminated timber spa pavilion built on stilts over the lakeshore reeds.

Blankenese, Hamburg $$

Strandhotel Blankenese

Scandinavian designer furnishings set against dusty blue and sandy yellow riverbank hues.

Cadzand-Bad, Cadzand $$$

Strandhotel Cadzand

Muted dune-toned interiors and custom oak furnishings by Dutch designer Studio Piet Boon.

Swaffham 1990 $$

Strattons Hotel & Apartments

Individually styled bedrooms feature mermaid mosaics and curios collected by art school founders.

Irish Town, Kingston $$$

Strawberry Hill

Hand-carved fretwork and jalousie shutters across timber cottages built in nineteenth-century Jamaican vernacular.

Robertson Quay, Singapore From $100

Studio M Hotel

Duplex lofts feature three-meter ceilings, mezzanine sleeping platforms, and clean Italian minimalist lines.

Dubai Studio City, Dubai From $80

Studio One Hotel

Cinematic interiors feature broadcast motifs, illuminated on-air signs, custom pop-art graphics, and exposed industrial finishes throughout.

Oliena $$$

Su Gologone Experience Hotel

Handwoven Sardinian textiles and works by island masters fill the whitewashed bedrooms.

Avenidas Novas, Lisbon From $350

Sublime Lisboa

Bespoke geometric wallpapers contrast with restored stucco ceilings and a historic central staircase.

Coson, Las Terrenas $$$

Sublime Samana Hotel & Residences

Architect Antonio Segundo Imbert arranged minimalist whitewashed casitas toward Playa Cosón.

Jozankei, Sapporo $$$$

Suigan

The sombre grey facade echoes gorge rocks, opening to forest canopy through floor-to-ceiling windows.

Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam $$

Suite Hotel Pincoffs Rotterdam

Original nineteenth-century doors serve as desks beside a honeycomb cardboard reception counter.

Sherpur, Ranthambore $$$$

SUJÁN Sher Bagh

Earth-toned 1920s expedition tents feature handcrafted rosewood campaign desks, stone showers, and freestanding brass bathtubs.

Lagoa, Sao Miguel $$$

Sul Villas & Spa

White villas by Rui Sabino de Sousa incorporate native wood and volcanic basalt.

Porto Rotondo, Costa Smeralda $$$

Sulia House Porto Rotondo, Curio Collection by Hilton

Studio Il Prisma framed the hillside rooms with private terraces facing the gulf.

Goreme, Cappadocia $$

Sultan Cave Suites

Hand-hewn limestone arches and masonry walls carved directly into the hillside.

Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu $$$$

Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel

A lobby wood panel holds 520 gold-plated medallions honouring ancient Incan craft.

Punda Beach, Paros $$$$

Summer Senses Luxury Resort, a member of Small Luxury Hotels

Whitewashed Cycladic architecture and minimalist interiors finished with natural wood and local Parian marble.

Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard $$

Summercamp

Rope hammock swings and graphic patterns shape Rachel Reider’s retro summer-camp interiors.

Palma Old Town, Mallorca $$$

Summum Boutique Hotel, member of Meliá Collection

Monochrome minimalist interiors sit alongside Francesc Parietti's nineteenth-century ceiling fresco.

Orasac, Dubrovnik From $600

Sun Gardens Dubrovnik

Terraced white Brač limestone pavilions arranged like a Dalmatian coastal village.

Liverpool Street, London From $300

Sun Street Hotel

Bowler James Brindley interiors pair jewel-toned velvet upholstery, warm wood panelling, and richly patterned wallpapers.

Marsa Alam 2024 $$

Sunrise Anjum Resort

Bohemian interiors finished in earthy tones, with open terraces facing the Red Sea.

Long Beach, Phu Quoc From $300

Sunset Sanato Resort & Villas

Surrealist beachfront sculptures, including stilt-legged elephants and a split-head sea gate.

Bahrenfeld, Hamburg $

Superbude Altona Paradise

Upcycled furnishings and bold tropical wallpapers soften the exposed industrial shell.

Hammerbrook, Hamburg $

Superbude Hotel Hamburg St. Georg

Upcycled Euro-pallet furniture and classic Rolf Heide stackable beds furnish the rooms.

Altona-Altstadt, Hamburg $

Superbude Hotel Hamburg St. Pauli

Beer-crate stools and Rolf Heide stackable beds furnish the playful guestrooms.

Stuwerviertel, Vienna From $100

Superbude Wien Prater

Raw concrete pairs with aeronautics wallpaper designed by Vienna art students.

Oude Westen, Rotterdam $$

Supernova Hotel

Midcentury nooks, in-room record players, and bathroom vanities crafted from recycled plastic terrazzo.

Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines From $200

Surety Hotel

Mid-century furnishings, rich wood paneling, and custom local artwork across transformed historic banking halls.