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Cat Spa & Cat Ryokan by Neco is a ryokan, a capsule hotel, and an animal café, but mostly a place overdosed with cuteness in the heart of Osaka. Ryokans are the Japanese version of Western hotels, with some peculiar differences. The cultural experience begins when you arrive at a …

Japan is at the forefront when it comes to digitalization, robotization, and simplification. And this trend has sneaked into the hotel industry quicker than anywhere else in the world. It started with opening the first capsule hotel in 1979, which was and still is a groundbreaking concept. Making the best …

Japan's evolutionary capsule hotel in Tokyo goes against boutique hotels with a rooftop pool and sauna and a panoramic view of the city's landmark building, the Tokyo Skytree. Japan's passion for capsule hotels dates back to the 70s when the first ones appeared. At first, they were a necessary step …

On a remote Iranian island where smugglers once outnumbered tourists, 200 colorful earth domes now dot the landscape like oversized Skittles scattered across the desert. Majara Residence, which opened in 2020 on Hormuz Island, represents something far more ambitious than your typical eco-hotel - it's an experiment in whether architecture …

In Tokyo's historic Asakusa district, where centuries-old temples meet modern tourist crowds, a new hotel is making check-in considerably more interesting. At the SAKE Bar Hotel ASAKUSA, you don't just get handed a plastic key card - you receive a traditional wooden masu cup, which you can fill up to …

If you can't imagine a world without a team of 11 players chasing a ball to score a goal against the opponent (and you aren't a Liverpool fan, in which case you should skip this article altogether), there is a heavenly place dedicated to football. This 4-star hotel, which opened …

When Barry Sternlicht's 1 Hotels brand finally opened its flagship property on Kauai in early 2023, it marked more than just another luxury resort debut. After decades of family vacations to this stretch of Hawaii's North Shore, the hospitality mogul had transformed what he saw as a property disconnected from …

Some places make you work for them. Kennicott Glacier Lodge is one of those places – eight hours from Anchorage, with the final 60 miles on gravel roads that rental car companies won't let you drive on. But those willing to make the journey find themselves at the center of …

Twenty-five miles outside Fairbanks, where cell service becomes spotty and the only light pollution comes from the occasional passing truck, sits one of Alaska's most unusual accommodations. Borealis Basecamp isn't your typical wilderness lodge - it's a collection of fiberglass igloos and converted shipping containers scattered across a ridgeline, all …

Deep in the Mayan jungle near Solferino, Mexico, there's an accommodation that breaks every rule about hotel architecture. Instead of concrete and steel, you'll find yourself sleeping inside a superadobe dome - a structure built from earth-filled polypropylene bags that looks like something between an ancient temple and a spacecraft …