Design hotels

Lana 2018 From $300

1477 Reichhalter Eat & Sleep

Mid-century furnishings set against raw plaster patches, original timber, and Bakelite switches.

Ghent 2017 From $250

1898 The Post

Bottle-green bedrooms fitted with antique writing desks and octagonal marble tiles.

Clarke Quay, Singapore From $300

21 Carpenter Street Hotel

Perforated aluminium screens laser-cut with historic remittance poetry wrap a contemporary extension over restored 1930s Chengal floors.

Downtown Bentonville, Bentonville $$

21c Museum Hotel Bentonville

Deborah Berke built twelve thousand square feet of exhibition galleries into the hotel.

Downtown Lexington, Lexington $$

21c Museum Hotel Lexington

Rotating contemporary art galleries and site-specific installations stay open around the clock.

Downtown West, St. Louis From $150

21c Museum Hotel St Louis

A restored basketball court gallery with refinished wood floors displays rotating contemporary art.

Charlottenburg, Berlin From $150

25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin

Werner Aisslinger combines raw concrete, woven rattan, conversation pits, and window-side hammocks framing Tiergarten greenery.

Trade Center Second, Dubai From $200

25hours Hotel Dubai One Central

Woods Bagot styled the rooms with Bedouin motifs and analogue vinyl stations.

Santa Maria Novella, Florence From $300

25hours Hotel Florence Piazza San Paolino

Paola Navone contrasts heavenly white retreats with fiery crimson velvet rooms beneath a towering glass-domed courtyard.

Gereonsviertel, Cologne From $150

25hours Hotel Köln The Circle

Space-age retro-futurism inside a circular 1960s rotunda, featuring modular pod seating and yellow globe lighting.

Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta From $150

25hours Hotel The Oddbird

Dual room schemes juxtapose tropical greenhouse botanicals against retro-urban geometry and mid-century modern furnishings.

Shivaji Nagar, Jaipur $$

28 Kothi

Mid-century silhouettes meet Rajasthani block prints, terrazzo floors, hand-painted botanical murals, and latticed jaali window screens.

Porta Garibaldi, Milan $$$$

3Rooms 10 Corso Como

Suites showcase mid-century pieces by modernist masters alongside sparkling gold and silver Bisazza mosaic tilework.

Breitenbach 2020 $$$

48° Nord Landscape Høtel

Fourteen stilted timber cabins clad in local chestnut dot the Vosges hillside.

Ardelve, Kyle of Lochalsh $$$$

57 Nord

Nordic-inspired timber architecture by Thomas Randall-Page with panoramic glazing framing Loch Duich and the Kintail peaks.

Vals $$$

7132 House of Architects

Curved glass shower pods and Graubünden oak panels shape compact alpine rooms.

City Centre, Bath $$$

8 HOLLAND STREET TOWNHOUSE - BATH

Gallerist Tobias Vernon rotates 20th-century furniture and modern British art throughout the house.

Cannonborough-Elliotborough, Charleston $$$

86 Cannon Charleston

Indigo-dyed parlor grasscloth and hand-stenciled library plasterwork set a tailored Southern tone.

Voula, Athens $$$$

91 Athens Riviera

Domed canvas cabanas by Chadios Architects nestled among olive trees and lagoon-like pools along Voula beach.

Ortolo Valley, Sartene $$$$

A Mandria di Murtoli

Glazed Sardinian ceramic tiles and rough terracotta warm these restored granite sheepfolds.

Winter Park 2023 $$$

A-Frame Club

Prefabricated cedar cabins set in a snowflake pattern, with vintage Malm fireplaces.

City Centre, Riga From $150

A22 Hotel

Restored Art Nouveau ceiling mouldings meet mid-century timber panelling and dark parquet floors.

Sardon de Duero 2012 From $800

Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine

Architect Marco Serra paired modern walnut furnishings and oak flooring with Romanesque stone vaults.

Glyfada, Athens $$

Ace Hotel & Swim Club Athens

Restored brutalist cubic balconies frame interiors accented by a Dionysos marble reception desk.

Boerum Hill, New York From $450

Ace Hotel Brooklyn

Raw concrete pillars meet Douglas fir paneling, custom ceramic murals, and Crittall-style warehouse windows framing borough views.

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $300

Ace Hotel Kyoto

Interlocking kigumi timber ceilings meet bold stencil-dyed textile art by Samiro Yunoki.

NoMad, New York From $450

Ace Hotel New York

Roman and Williams interiors blend reclaimed wood, deep leather sectionals, custom artwork, and curated vintage furnishings.

CBD, Sydney From $300

Ace Hotel Sydney

Flack Studio interiors layer ochre concrete, textured straw walls, and custom furniture inside a former brickworks.

Uvita 2022 $$$$

Achioté

Rammed-earth walls made from on-site clay pair with raw concrete furnishings and frameless ocean-facing glass.

Jabal Omar, Mecca From $250

Address Jabal Omar Makkah

Twin towers joined by a high-altitude skybridge housing a record-setting prayer hall overlooking the Holy Kaaba.

Bressanone 2023 From $350

ADLER Historic Guesthouse

Restored ancient masonry and blonde-timber interiors meet a glazed-tile courtyard extension by the Isarco river.

Soprabolzano, Renon $$$$

Adler Ritten

Black-stained larch chalets and spruce interiors crafted by local artisans blend into the surrounding mountain forest.

Siculiana 2022 $$$$

ADLER Sicilia

Low-slung pavilions with living green roofs incorporate raw Sicilian clay and volcanic stone.

Soprabolzano, Renon From $450

AEON B&B - an adults only place

Two timber-clad gabled pavilions connected underground, featuring a sharp two-tone blue and beige interior palette.

Encarnacao, Ericeira From $200

Aethos Ericeira

Boxed windows and muted earth tones frame sweeping Atlantic ocean views.

Shoreditch, London From $300

Aethos London Shoreditch

Cantilevered concrete architecture softened by Astet Studio using dark slatted timber, terracotta walls, and shoji-inspired glass.