Heritage hotels

Weston-on-the-Green 1946 $$

Weston Manor Hotel

Sixteenth-century linenfold panelling and Tudor timber roof trusses anchor the moated medieval manor.

Kennebunk, Kennebunkport From $600

White Barn Inn

1820s timber barns and an 1860s farmhouse preserving exposed wooden rafters and antique agrarian tools.

Old Town, Zurich From $950

Widder Hotel

Nine interconnected medieval townhouses retain carved ceiling beams and original Renaissance frescoes.

Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg $$$$

Williamsburg Inn, an official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel

Conceived by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1937 as an authentic country residence for visiting dignitaries.

Charlottenburg, Berlin From $200

Wilmina Hotel

An 1896 Prussian courthouse and prison where iron cell doors remain intact.

Sixiyan Village, Wuyuan $$

Wuyuan Skywells

A three-hundred-year-old Huizhou merchant mansion with restored timber carvings, clay walls, and open-air lightwells.

Beacon Hill, Boston From $600

XV Beacon

Original 1903 birdcage elevators rise above wine cellar stonework laid in 1722.

Nanzenji, Kyoto From $400

Yachiyo

An 1890 wooden main building and Meiji-era pond gardens designed by master landscaper Ogawa Jihei VII.

Guangling, Yangzhou $$$

Yangzhou Guangling Youxiong Hotel

Restored Qing Dynasty gathering halls and a 1949 cinema shell house forty rooms.

Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong From $60

YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel

Hong Kong's sole surviving 1954 Mark I resettlement block, preserved with an on-site public housing museum.

Bikan Historical Quarter, Kurashiki $$$$

Yoruya

A designated historic Meiji-era kimono merchant villa preserved with original timber and stonework.

Sakyo, Kyoto From $1,000

Yoshida Sanso Hotel

Former 1932 imperial villa of Prince Higashi-Fushimi, registered as a cultural property.

Old Town, Ljubljana From $400

Zlata Ladjica

A restored seventeenth-century riverfront townhouse preserving exposed stone arches and period timber ceilings.

SoHo, New York From $1,600

(The Mercer)

A landmark 1890 Romanesque Revival red-brick structure commissioned by the Astor estate, later home to artists' lofts.

Docklands, Melbourne From $350

1 Hotel Melbourne

Incorporates the heritage-listed 1894 Goods Shed Number Five, featuring salvaged wharf timber and restored steel trusses.

Karakoy, Istanbul From $150

10 Karakoy

The 1875 neoclassical former inn retains its original Ottoman brickwork, arched porticos, and grand central courtyard.

South Kensington, London From $300

100 Queen's Gate Hotel London Kensington

Restored 1870 Victorian townhouses celebrate former resident William Alexander across period cornices and historic commemorative suites.

Chelsea, London From $500

11 Cadogan Gardens

Four interconnected nineteenth-century Victorian townhouses preserve original spiral staircases, timber paneling, and historic portrait galleries.

Lana 2018 From $300

1477 Reichhalter Eat & Sleep

Fifteenth-century mill and butcher shop restored with original timber paneling and uneven floorboards.

Eger 2021 $$

1552 Boutique Hotel

An 18th-century commander's residence preserved with vaulted arches and original red marble.

Camden 2016 $$$

16 Bay View

A century-old Pythias fraternal hall and early automobile garage transformed into harbor lodging.

Oia, Santorini From $350

1864 The Sea Captain's House Hotel

A restored 1864 maritime captain's house combining authentic Cycladic cave vaults with nineteenth-century neoclassical proportions.

Ribeira, Porto From $200

1872 River House

Preserved 1872 riverfront townhouse featuring original exposed granite masonry and an iron footbridge with colorful stained glass.

Norderney 2023 $$$

1884 Norderney

Restored 1884 Wilhelminian seaside villa featuring classic white facades and traditional wooden balconies over the dunes.

Coronado 2010 From $300

1906 Lodge At Coronado Beach

An award-winning restored 1906 Craftsman lodge with original fireplaces and leaded glass.

Intendente, Lisbon From $150

1908 Lisboa Hotel

An award-winning 1908 Art Nouveau landmark crowned by an iconic corner dome.

Downtown Nantucket, Nantucket $$$

21 Broad Hotel

Restored 1872 Victorian inn rebuilt using historic limestone plaster formulations and original windows.

Central Business District, Cincinnati $$

21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati

Restored 1912 Hotel Metropole architecture retains original mosaic floors and a sweeping staircase.

City Center, Durham $$

21c Museum Hotel Durham

Shreve, Lamb and Harmon's 1937 Art Deco skyscraper with its restored banking hall.

Downtown Lexington, Lexington $$

21c Museum Hotel Lexington

Lexington's 1913 Beaux-Arts skyscraper preserves Ionic exterior columns and a steel deposit vault.

Downtown, Louisville $$

21c Museum Hotel Louisville

Converted bourbon and tobacco warehouses preserve exposed brick walls and original timber trusses.

Downtown West, St. Louis From $150

21c Museum Hotel St Louis

The 1926 Renaissance Revival building preserves historic YMCA architecture on Locust Street.

Charlottenburg, Berlin From $150

25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin

Occupies the listed 1950s modernist Bikini-Haus, a landmark Cold War era high-rise in West Berlin.

Santa Maria Novella, Florence From $300

25hours Hotel Florence Piazza San Paolino

A converted fourteenth-century monastery and former bank headquarters preserves historic masonry alongside the San Paolino church.

HafenCity, Hamburg From $250

25hours Hotel Hamburg Altes Hafenamt

A converted 1885 neo-Gothic harbour authority building, standing as the oldest historic shell in HafenCity.

Middelalderbyen, Copenhagen From $200

25hours Hotel Indre By

A nineteenth-century complex that previously housed a porcelain factory and university lecture halls.