Design hotels

Melides, Comporta $$$$

Vermelho Melides

Hand-painted murals and custom azulejos meet baroque ceramic appliqués across the facade.

Verneuil-sur-Avre 2025 $$

Verneuil la douce

Seven contemporary artists contributed bedroom murals and ceiling frescoes across the manor.

Bairro Alto, Lisbon From $600

Verride Palácio Santa Catarina

Restored stone archways and wood-coffered ceilings complement low-slung seating and silk wall panels.

Ciutadella, Menorca From $500

Vestige Son Vell

Contemporary metallic accents, natural textiles, and custom understated furnishings complement the historic estate's vaulted architecture.

Sassi di Matera, Matera $$$$

Vetera Matera

Subterranean tuff-stone chambers and panoramic upper suites carved into the porous calcarenite rock face.

Gold Coast, Chicago From $350

Viceroy Chicago

A pleated glass tower rises above a reconstructed 1920s facade, framing a soaring Marcel Proust lobby tableau.

Zona Hotelera, Los Cabos From $350

Viceroy Los Cabos

White monolithic cubes and dark stone walkways float across expansive reflecting pools facing the Sea of Cortez.

Porta Genova, Milan From $500

Vico Milano

Giuseppe Alito interiors pairing green Tinos marble, vintage Gio Ponti pieces, and handcrafted Moroccan zellige tiles.

Lana 2003 $$$

Vigilius Mountain Resort

Matteo Thun’s horizontal larch brise-soleil shields bedrooms beneath a living green roof.

Antigua Guatemala 2021 $$$$

Villa Bokéh

Colonial architecture framing terracotta tiles, exposed timber beams, and hand-painted murals.

Vesterbro, Copenhagen From $250

Villa Copenhagen

Universal Design Studio interiors featuring Vilhelm Hammershøi palettes, oak parquet floors, and custom Louis Poulsen lighting.

Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta From $350

Villa Crespi

Ornate 1879 Moorish revival architecture featuring an elaborate minaret, intricate stucco arabesques, and frescoed ceilings.

Ostermalm, Stockholm From $400

Villa Dagmar

A soaring glass-lattice atrium connects turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau architecture with custom Per Öberg furnishings.

Ploce, Dubrovnik $$$$

Villa Dubrovnik

Arthur Casas interiors blending Croatian limestone, terracotta hues, dry-stone motifs, and mid-century furnishings overlooking the Adriatic.

Arraiolos 2012 $$

Villa Extramuros

Waxed concrete, omnipresent native cork surfaces, and mid-century furnishings frame a minimalist central courtyard.

Palermo 2021 From $700

Villa Igiea

Art Nouveau masterworks by Ernesto Basile blend with floral frescoes, restored antique woodwork, and handcrafted Sicilian majolica tiles.

Le Puy-Sainte-Reparade, Aix-en-Provence From $200

Villa La Coste

Glass-walled pavilions house carved Vietnamese marble tubs and original Louise Bourgeois drawings.

Necker, Paris From $300

Villa M

A living black steel exoskeleton holds climbing medicinal plants, fruit trees, and raw concrete interiors.

Suthep, Chiang Mai From $350

Villa Mahabhirom

Century-old stilted teak houses reassembled with traditional wooden joinery, Italian marble bathrooms, and curated Siamese antiques.

Fourviere, Lyon From $400

Villa Maïa

Jacques Grange interiors in oatmeal tones meet Louis Benech's symmetrical cloister gardens.

Zman, Dugi Otok From $750

Villa Nai 3.3

Low-profile suites carved into hillside limestone beneath a living roof by Nikola Bašić.

Hollerich, Luxembourg City $$$$

Villa Pétrusse

Interiors by Tristan Auer blend restored ceiling frescoes, custom furnishings, and wallpapers inspired by local watercolour landscapes.

Fiesole, Florence From $1,200

Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence

Renaissance refectory frescoes meet contemporary installations by Leandro Erlich and Daniel Buren.

Ulia, San Sebastian From $100

Villa Soro

Restored 1898 interiors blend parquet floors, high ceilings, Basque tapestries, and manicured Romantic gardens by Pierre Ducasse.

Arienzo, Amalfi Coast $$$$

Villa TreVille

Renzo Mongiardino interiors with hand-painted Vietri tiles and theatrical sunburst headboards.

Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris From $750

Villa-des-Prés

Bruno Borrione interiors feature undulating wood paneling, bespoke furniture, and curated contemporary art from Parisian gallerist Amélie du Chalard.

Lagrasse 2025 $$$

VIPP Townhouse Lagrasse

A zigzagging concrete staircase with a hand-forged screen links all three levels.

Wat Bo, Siem Reap $$

Viroth's Hotel

New Khmer architecture framed by vertical hanging gardens and vintage fifties furniture.

Ostuni 2025 From $600

Vista Ostuni

Soaring vaulted ceilings, Trani stone, Grottaglie ceramics, and a glass-canopied cloister reimagined by Roberto Murgia.

Benimantell, Guadalest Valley $$$

VIVOOD Landscape Hotel

Prefabricated timber and black Viroc pavilions raised on stilts, featuring floor-to-ceiling glass walls framing Guadalest Valley.

Calzolaro, Umbertide $$$

Vocabolo Moscatelli

Ancient monastery masonry paired with bespoke Lispi wrought iron, vibrant Cotto Etrusco tiles, and curated Italian furnishings.

Altstadt Kleinbasel, Basel From $250

Volkshaus Basel

Herzog & de Meuron interiors pairing dark terrazzo floors with bespoke lounge chairs.

Imerovigli, Santorini $$$$

Vora

Hand-carved into volcanic cliffside by K-Studio, pairing Cycladic white cement, raw stone, and blackened gunmetal accents.

Houhai, Beijing $$

VUE Hotel Hou Hai, Beijing

Ministry of Design unites 1950s compound buildings with cracked ice-ray pathways and oversized fluorescent pink rabbit sculptures.

Nieuwe Zijde, Amsterdam From $300

W Amsterdam

Contrasting interiors by BK Architecture pairing telephone-exchange wire installations with marble-clad bank vault details.

District 6, Budapest From $350

W Budapest

Second-skin architectural insertions introduce optical illusions, chessboard tiling, and gold mesh partitions.