Design hotels balance the high-quality styling and the standard services of a traditional hotel. These hotels are created by world-renowned interior designers who meticulously plan and craft every avant-garde room. Some feature abstract lighting displays, while others have rain showers, vintage art, photography, and life-size chess boards because why not?
Design Hotels
The Madrid Edition - The Next Level Boutique HotelThe Madrid  
Edition
Edition Hotels is a visionary hotel project by Ian Schrager and Marriott International. If Schrager's name sounds familiar, it's because he is one of the masterminds inventing the boutique hotel category. They are known for offering a unique stay with fewer rooms than commercial establishments in great locations. Edition Hotels …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury
Location: Madrid  Spain  West Europe
The Madrona - Stately 19th-Century Mansion In California's Wine CountryThe Madrona  
During the first full year of the pandemic, interior designer Jay Jeffers decided to see a 19th-century mansion on the outskirts of Healdsburg, a lively Wine-Country town. He was not on a mission to buy a property, but the 1881 mansion with majestic views of the Dry Creek Valley took …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury
Location: Healdsburg  USA  North America
Silver Lake Pool & Inn - The Most Californian Boutique Hotel In Los AngelesSilver Lake  
Pool & Inn
Silver Lake is a trendy neighborhood in Los Angeles frequented by a young crowd looking for the coolest dive bars, music venues, coffee shops, and restaurants. The east-central region of LA is famous for its architecturally significant buildings and the centrally located Silver Lake Reservoir. Los Angeles has been portrayed …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Los Angeles  USA  North America
San Francisco Proper Hotel - Properly Awe-InspiringSan Francisco  
Proper
The San Francisco Proper Hotel is housed in a historic flatiron building in the emerging Mid-Market neighborhood. The world-famed designer Kelly Wearstler was behind the creative works on San Francisco's newest boutique hotel. Her previous works include the [Viceroy Miami](https://www.uniqhotels.com/viceroy-miami), and she is famous for using old-style stately wallpapers. So, …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: San Francisco  USA  North America
Steam Hotel - Former Swedish Plant Turned Into A Fun-Filled SiteSteam Hotel  
Sweden's fifth largest and one of the oldest towns is home to the Steam Hotel. Västerås, with its funky diaereses (marks placed over vowels), is not on the list of the most typical tourist destinations, but that may very well change in the near future. The city has the largest …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Vasteras  Sweden  West Europe
Volkshotel - The Most Creative Space In AmsterdamVolkshotel  
Inspired perhaps by the success of Volkswagen, which sells millions of personal cars to a wide range of groups, Volkshotel is an open house for everyone. From a typical tourist looking forward to smelling colorful tulips or freshly rolled joints to local entrepreneurs sitting down for a coffee hoping to …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Amsterdam  Netherlands  West Europe
Villa Copenhagen - Mediterranean Lifestyle And Scandinavian LuxuryVilla Copenhagen  
The hotel consists of a total of 390 rooms spread over 269,098 sqft (25,000 sqm). The classic building was formerly Denmark's main post office and telegram center. It was built in 1912 and served as a communication base in Scandinavia when the mailing was via horses. In recent times, the …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Copenhagen  Denmark  West Europe
Hotel Marcel New Haven - Brutalist RevivalHotel Marcel  
The Hungarian-born Marcel Breuer was a modernist architect and furniture designer who learned his skills at the world-famous Bauhaus art school. Some of his most notable designs were in Brutalist architecture style. In 1970 a fine example of Brutalism was erected in the neighborhood of Long Wharf in New Haven, …
Accommodation types: Design   Eco-Friendly
Location: New Haven  USA  North America
TWA Hotel - The Most Beautiful Airport Hotel In The WorldTWA Hotel  
The TWA Hotel at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport is a mecca for aviation enthusiasts, especially those who lived through the times when TWA (Trans World Airlines) prospered. Located right next to Terminal 5, the hotel gave the former TWA Flight Center a new life, originally designed in …
Accommodation types: Airplane   Design
Location: New York  USA  North America
Salut Maroc! - Flamboyant Boutique Hotel In EssaouiraSalut Maroc!  
Salut Maroc sits in Essouira's historic Medina at the landmark fortress walls. A small path leads to its entrance, squeezed between the brick walls of the historic ramparts and the hotel's building. You can't miss its main door, as the former merchant's house's facade is adorned with beautiful turquoise-blue wooden …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Essaouira  Morocco  Africa
Galleria Vik Milano - 7-Star Accommodation In Italy's Oldest Shopping GalleryGalleria Vik  
Milano
Milan's central landmark, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, opened its doors to the public in 1877. Italy's oldest active shopping gallery, with its iconic iron-and-glass roof, is an architectural masterpiece by Giuseppe Mengoni. In 2007 they decided to open a luxury hotel, initially named TownHouse Galleria. Today, it's called the Galleria …
Accommodation types: Art   Design
Location: Milan  Italy  West Europe
Manon Les Suites – Bohemian Utopia In CopenhagenManon  
Les Suites
How do you stand out in such a cool city as Copenhagen? Well, Manon Les Suites by Guldsmeden Hotels has a few tricks up its sleeve. It's situated in the hot spot of all the buzz the Danish capital offers. But what's hidden inside the unassuming walls of this 5-star …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Copenhagen  Denmark  West Europe
25hours Hotel Dubai One Central - Themed Rooms & Futuristic Rooftop PoolOne Central  
25hours Hotel
It's hard not to be impressed by the 25hours Hotel chain's newest work. They've opened their first hotel in Dubai – and the first outside of Europe, and it's an absolute hit! Famous for their impressive interior designs incorporating local history, 25hours is not afraid of some crazy ideas. The …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Dubai  United Arab Emirates  Middle East
Ecomama Amsterdam - El Cheapo Goes Green & CozyEcomama  
Ecomama's attractive proposal of a boutique hotel-style yet affordable accommodation is the hit in Amsterdam. It takes the best bits of the coziness of hostels with creative communal spaces and dorm rooms and mixes it with the charming appeal of luxury hotels. Then there is the eco-consciousness. Ecomama takes a …
Accommodation types: Design   Hostel
Location: Amsterdam  Netherlands  West Europe
McMenamins Old St. Francis School - Quirky Oregon Hotel In Former Catholic SchoolhouseOld St. Francis School  
McMenamins
Back to school has never sounded more tempting. Located in a former Catholic schoolhouse in Bend, Oregon, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is a hotel with a twist. The original suites are housed in old classrooms, and the recent extensions stay very much on theme with namesakes such as Donna …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Bend  USA  North America
Moxy Osaka Honmachi - Sleek Playground For Digital NomadsMoxy Osaka  
Honmachi
Marriott group's launch of the Moxy brand in Japan signifies a new era in sleek and funky accommodation. Moxy hotels are geared towards fun-loving travelers with their playground-like interiors. The cooperation with the local-based studio Wise Labo resulted in a complete revamp of an 11-story warehouse and showroom in a …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Osaka  Japan  East Asia
Mystery Hotel Budapest - Magical Palace In The City Of BathsMystery Hotel  
Budapest
The quirkiness starts from the moment you enter the 19th-century freemasons' lodge house. This former meeting place has inspired the concept of Mystery Hotel. The receptions carpet climbing up the ceiling is reminiscent of the magic carpet of Aladdin. Paintings on the walls "come to life" as the subjects in …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury
Location: Budapest  Hungary  East Europe
Hotel Cala Di Volpe - 60s Architectural Landmark In SardiniaHotel Cala  
Di Volpe
The scenic Cala di Volpe bay is located in the north of Sardinia. It's part of the Costa Smeralda, AKA Emerald Coast, famous for its white-sand beaches, exclusive hotels, and ability to attract celebrities and other affluent visitors. The place is so special that The Spy Who Loved Me, a …
Accommodation types: Beach   Design   Luxury   Movie
Location: Porto Cervo  Italy  West Europe
Optimi Rooms - Futuristic Capsules In BilbaoOptimi Rooms  
Bilbao
The capsule hotel movement originating from Japan is spreading throughout the whole world. Originally started as a means to drive down accommodation prices, it has now entered a new era. Travelers are no longer satisfied with cheap but crowded and overly simple rooms. Optimi Rooms in Balbao is set to …
Accommodation types: Capsule   Design   Hostel
Location: Bilbao  Spain  West Europe
Axis Viana - Creative Architecture In A Portuguese Heritage TownAxis  
Viana
If you’re a design freak, you will love every bit of Axis Viana Hotel. The unique and elegant shape of the building is just the beginning of an aesthetic feast. Minimalism rules here from start to finish, and you will find that all interiors are sleek, modern, and consistent. The …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Viana do Castelo  Portugal  West Europe
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