Hakata Station Fukuoka, Japan
Renovated
2021
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe WellnessOutside the door
Mid-century courtyard haven
Original Zelenak Shandor art and California resort styling shape this sixteen-room hotel, organized around an open courtyard pool.
“In a sea of mediocre business hotels and bougie mega-chains, the 16-room boutique hotel, With the Style, makes for a luxe home base.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Mid-century Palm Springs aesthetic centered around a palm-fringed courtyard water lounge.
Notable
Sixteen suites with private balconies, deep soaking tubs, and complimentary stocked minibars.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in AFAR.
with just sixteen rooms it’s quite manageably small, with an intimacy that’s remarkable in a hotel with such a popular bar scene.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
JR Hakata Station is a seven-minute walk north, leaving the surrounding blocks to quiet residential lanes and local izakayas.
The rooms
Suites look out onto courtyard palms from private terraces, with deep soaking tubs set in open bathrooms.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Bamboo and palms enclose the central ground-floor pool, which lights up over a stone waterfall at dusk.
The rooftop baths
A wooden rooftop deck holds a hexagonal hot tub alongside a Finnish self-löyly sauna and cold plunge bath.
At the table
Cotton serves Italian-style dishes with Kyushu produce along the courtyard terrace, and Medium Rare grills Japanese Black Wagyu at the counter.
How it began
Hospitality group Plan Do See opened the hotel in 2004, enlisting designer Ryu Kosaka to interpret mid-century California modernism.
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.