Design hotels

Mikulov 2017 $$

Štajnhaus

Five rooms with colored floors, bare barrel vaults, and recycled timber furniture.

Vera, Tbilisi From $250

Stamba Hotel

A five-story jungle atrium beneath a suspended glass-bottom pool and brutalist concrete pillars.

Duomo, Florence From $250

Stella d'Italia

Restored Renaissance frescoes meet curated flea-market finds, vintage cinema seating, and hundreds of original Italian artworks.

Franschhoek 2022 $$$$

Sterrekopje Farm

Restored Cape Dutch gables enclose Lamu four-poster beds and beaten copper tubs.

Muhlbach am Hochkonig, Hochkonig $$$$

stieg'nhaus Design Boutique Hotel

Curved plastered walls and local oak wrap around a sweeping spiral staircase.

Sodermalm, Stockholm $$$

Stockholm Stadshotell

Burr-birch carpentry by Tre Sekel and an elevator lined with artist-crafted wood intarsia.

Skodje, Alesund $$$$

Storfjord Hotel

Cross-logged timber architecture with turf roofs and floor-to-ceiling Sunnmøre Alps views.

Stradom, Krakow From $200

Stradom House, Autograph Collection

Mineral plaster walls meet custom tapestry rugs and commissioned contemporary Polish paintings.

Bad Gastein 2023 $$$

Straubinger Grand Hotel Bad Gastein

Layered interiors by Viennese studio BWM balance exposed historic wall textures with crisp contemporary furnishings and fixtures.

Padang Padang, Bali From $250

Suarga Padang Padang

Soaring bamboo cathedral roofs, reclaimed Kalimantan ironwood, and sustainable stilt architecture set along the limestone cliffs.

Comporta 2014 $$$$

Sublime Comporta

Stilted suites and timber cabanas inspired by traditional Carrasqueira fishing huts.

Yangshuo 2020 From $350

Sugarhouse

Perforated concrete screens and board-marked gables contrast with preserved 1960s industrial brickwork.

Obandito, Papagayo $$$

Suitree Experience Hotel

Teak and steel pods elevated nine metres above the Guanacaste jungle canopy.

Jawai Dam, Jawai $$$$

SUJÁN Jawai Camp

Custom monochromatic canvas suites pairing 1930s-inspired industrial steel and dark leather with vibrant scarlet Rabari textile accents.

Jaisalmer 2018 $$$$

SUJÁN The Serai, Jaisalmer

Canvas pavilions mounted on yellow sandstone plinths with campaign desks, brass lamps, and stepwell-inspired heated pools.

Yanqi Lake, Beijing $$$

Sunrise Kempinski Hotel

A 97-meter rising-sun sphere clad in ten thousand glass panels reflecting the surrounding lake and mountains.

Dali Ancient City, Dali $$

Sunyata Hotel

Fair-faced concrete pavilions and internal courtyards compose an inward-facing village of fourteen rooms.

Wunongding, Deqin $$$

Sunyata Hotel. Deqin Meili

Rammed-earth walls, rough-hewn stone, and an undulating gold-leaf ceiling diffusing light through the central atrium.

Le Roy 1999 $

Sweets Hotel

Individually decorated suites styled around local history, including the Railroad Room and original Sweet's Suite.

Westerpark, Amsterdam $$

SWEETS Hotel Beltbrug

Yellow brickwork and custom joinery maximize the compact 1933 watch house interior.

Frederik Hendrikbuurt, Amsterdam $$

SWEETS Hotel Kattenslootbrug

Space & Matter adapted the standalone control cabin into a tailored two-person suite.

Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam $$

SWEETS hotel Kortjewantsbrug

Space&Matter converted the 1960s cylindrical control tower into a split-level suite with a round bed.

Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam $$

SWEETS Hotel Oosterdoksdraaibrug

Adaptive reuse of a 2004 swing bridge control building into a glass-wrapped standalone waterfront suite.

West, Amsterdam $$

SWEETS hotel Wiegbrug

Space-saving cabinetry and panoramic glass windows evoke an industrial canal-side cockpit.

Westerpark, Amsterdam $$

Sweets Hotel Willemsbrug

Wraparound ribbon windows and custom textiles inside an undulating 1928 Amsterdam School structure.

Wae Rana, Labuan Bajo From $950

TA’AKTANA, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Labuan Bajo

Balinese studio ANP Interiors shapes curved timber villas with antique phinisi wood, woven ceiling panels, and handcrafted indigenous textiles.

Vathia 2014 $$$

Tainaron Blue Retreat

Vaulted stone walls and timber sleeping lofts balanced by custom welded steel.

Jamdoli, Jaipur $$$

Taj Devi Ratn Resort & Spa, Jaipur

Geometric domes and thikree mirror work inspired by the Jantar Mantar observatory.

Falaknuma, Hyderabad From $600

Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad

Palladian interiors hold Venetian crystal chandeliers and a carved walnut library of rare books.

Coorg 2012 $$$

Taj Madikeri Resort & Spa, Coorg

Villas built with sun-dried earth blocks drawn directly from the surrounding rainforest.

Byasi, Rishikesh From $450

Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa

Terraced pavilions reinterpreting regional Kath-khuni timber and river stone architecture along the Ganges.

Urubamba, Sacred Valley From $300

Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Valle Sagrado

Soaring stone fireplaces, pre-Incan textile motifs, and floor-to-ceiling glass windows framing views of Mount Chicon.

Siam, Bangkok From $100

Tamni

PO-D Architects reconfigured crumbling residential structures into a wabi-sabi sanctuary of salvaged timber and raw concrete.

Ubud, Bali $$$$

Tanah Gajah, a Resort by Hadiprana

The late architect Hendra Hadiprana designed this estate around his private art collection.

Taoxichuan, Jingdezhen From $200

Taoxichuan Hotel -The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Brick courtyard architecture and porcelain-inspired interiors featuring terracotta tones and custom cobalt ceramic accents.

Lapa, Lisbon $$$$

Tarabel Lisbon

Rose Fournier interiors layering global antiques, curated curios, and commissioned garden azulejos overlooking the Tagus River.