Design hotels

Sorafurcia, Kronplatz $$$$

Hotel Hubertus

Cantilevered glass-bottom infinity pool and an inverted two-story spa village floating fifty feet in midair.

Haruyoshi, Fukuoka From $200

Hotel Il Palazzo

Shigeru Uchida’s kinetic Dancing Water sculpture refracts light across the subterranean public spaces.

Inuyama 2022 From $200

Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden

Contemporary interiors showcase colorful graphic murals, mountain motifs, and design homages to the nearby Jo-An tea house.

Sainte-Anne, Marseille $$

Hôtel Le Corbusier

Rooms built to Modulor proportions open onto concrete balconies above the city.

Borobudur 2021 From $200

Hotel Le Temple Borobudur

Eighteen domed teak villas modeled after Buddhist stupas, framing panoramic views of surrounding volcanic peaks.

Toiny, St. Barts From $1,100

Hotel Le Toiny

Bee Osborn interiors layer Belgian linen, petrified wood, sun-bleached teak, and a bar inlaid with natural oyster shells.

Offenburg 2017 From $300

Hotel Liberty Offenburg

A 10-meter glass atrium connects two red-sandstone wings featuring vaulted brick ceilings and custom oak woodwork.

Silver Lake, Los Angeles $$$

Hotel Lucile

Original stained glass filters jewel tones across the nave and dining room.

Elciego, Rioja Alavesa From $700

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.

Juarez, Mexico City $$

Hotel Oculto

Polished concrete, travertine sinks, and antique Japanese lacquer panels behind headboards create warm minimalist interiors.

Sant'Agnello, Sorrento $$$

Hotel Parco dei Principi di Sorrento

Gio Ponti oversaw every interior, matching custom furnishings to glazed majolica and ceramic pebbles.

Prosperidad, Madrid $$

Hotel Puerta America Madrid

Nineteen design studios conceived individual floors, including seamless rooms by Zaha Hadid.

Frontera, El Hierro $$$

Hotel Puntagrande

Shipwreck artifacts, porthole glass bedside tables, and driftwood mirrors set against original rough-hewn lava stone.

Condesa, Mexico City From $200

Hotel San Fernando

Preserved 1947 Art Deco details meet custom millwork and vibrant coral hues.

Centro Historico, Merida From $250

Hotel Sevilla

Raw brutalist concrete insertions, monolithic bars, and a sculptural spiral staircase contrast against preserved sixteenth-century stone ruins.

Mount Vernon, Baltimore $$

Hotel Ulysses

Rooms feature four monochrome palettes, four-poster canopy beds, scalloped valances, and hand-embroidered Baltimore album quilts.

La Pastora, Todos Santos From $1,300

Hotel Villa Santa Cruz

Beachfront tented suites, traditional tiled hacienda villas, and an organic woven dining nest amid agave fields.

Campo Marzio, Rome From $750

Hotel Vilòn

Film scenographer Paolo Bonfini frames Art Deco velvet against original Rococo columns.

Kazimierz, Krakow From $250

Hotel Warszauer

Modern infill architecture showcasing bespoke Tomasz Opaliński artwork, modernist designer seating, and sleek custom bathrooms.

Gordona, Valchiavenna $$

Hunum

Restored stone and timber mountain chalets blending disciplined minimalist lines with traditional open fireplaces and panoramic terraces.

Piegaro 2021 From $350

I Borghi dell'Eremo

Contemporary furniture meets exposed medieval stonework and Etruscan terracotta floors.

Jukkasjarvi, Kiruna $$$

ICEHOTEL

Art suites sculpted anew each winter from thousands of tons of river ice.

Valletta, Malta From $400

Iniala Valletta

Interiors by Turkish studio Autoban pair hand-painted maritime murals with dark wood joinery.

Merricks North, Mornington Peninsula From $450

Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula

Charred-timber pavilions enclose neon-lit corridors and custom furniture by Carr and Zuster.

Anse Chastanet, Saint Lucia $$$$

Jade Mountain Resort

Suspended sky bridges lead to open-air sanctuaries with iridescent glass-tiled infinity pools.

Azabudai, Tokyo $$$$

Janu Tokyo

Woven shimenawa rope arches, textured sakan plasterwork, and scarlet lacquer ceilings across light-filled spaces.

Horni Hanychov, Liberec $

Ještěd Tower

Karel Hubáček's ninety-four-meter hyperboloid tower holds curved staircases and swinging pod chairs.

Muravandhoo Island, Maldives From $3,100

JOALI Maldives

Autoban interiors feature Norwegian green marble, custom Brancusi-inspired woodwork, and Porky Hefer suspended woven treehouses across the lagoon.

Valldal 2019 $$$$

Juvet Landscape Hotel

Timber and glass cubes perched on steel stilts, framing panoramic birch forest and river gorge views.

Nihonbashi, Tokyo $$$

K5 Hotel

Indigo-dipped fabric veils encircle freestanding beds beneath high ceilings, complemented by washi lanterns and custom cedar joinery.

Nikaido, Kamakura $$$$

Kamakura Cocon Hotel

Dual-level suites blend exposed structural cedar beams and tatami tearooms with contemporary Western living spaces.

Keseruszer, Oriszentpeter $$

Kástu

Seven timber cabins by Gábor U. Nagy reinterpret vernacular Őrség food larders with panoramic glass and raw wood.

Plai Laem, Koh Samui From $850

Kerem Villas

Modernist concrete pavilions cascading down a hillside with full-height glass and Italian furnishings.

Hirado 2024 $$$$

Kikka Hirado

Deep timber frames encase vast bayfront picture windows, pairing minimalist concrete with warm Japanese cedar.

Benguerra Island 2021 $$$$

Kisawa Sanctuary

Residences pair on-site 3D-printed sand mortar with woven-grass panels and regional timber.

Amboseli 2026 $$$$

Kitirua Plains Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary

Sculptural earth-plastered suites, undulating roofs, and handwoven sisal ceilings crafted with local stone and timber.