7 unique architecture Hotels

Winebox Valparaíso - How a Kiwi Winemaker Built Chile's Coolest Container Hotel

On Cerro Mariposa in Chile's bohemian port city, WineBox Valparaíso is a hotel that stopped caring what traditional hospitality thinks. Built from 25 repurposed shipping containers stacked like an architectural experiment gone wonderfully right, this place opened in February 2018 as something between a boutique hotel and a statement about …

Babel Tulum - The Pink Revolution in Mexican Architecture

In a region where jungle-chic dominates the landscape, Babel Tulum rises from the streets of Tulum Pueblo like something out of a 1960s Palm Springs fever dream. This blush-pink architectural marvel, completed in 2024, challenges everything you thought you knew about Mexican resort design – and somehow makes it work …

Populus - A Nature-Inspired Architectural Masterpiece in Denver

A striking new hotel in downtown Denver is seeking to bring Colorado's natural landscapes into the heart of the city by building nature-inspired design into its DNA. The newly opened Populus Hotel, with its distinctive façade resembling the eye-shaped marks on aspen tree bark, represents an attempt to blend eco-conscious …

Atlantis The Royal - Dubai's Newest Landmark On The Palm Island

Dubai is producing some of the best hotels in the world at a rate like when mushrooms pop in the forest after extensive rain. At the peak of Palm Jumeirah island - a set of artificial islands built to shape a palm tree - one of the most awaited hotel …

Casona Sforza - State-Of-The-Art Villas In Mexico's Surfers Paradise

The state-of-the-art architecture of Casona Sforza invites adults (only) to an elegantly minimalist getaway at a secluded beach of Southern Puerto Escondido. Alberto Kalach, architect and mastermind behind the design, created an inspirational set of buildings with millenary and bio construction techniques. The pretty and functional antiseismic arches can withstand …

Hostal Las Olas - Quirky Villas In Copacabana Overlooking Lake Titicaca

Heading to Copacabana? If you want to take a break from run-of-the-mill hotels, check out the quirky little place called Hostal Las Olas Guesthouse. It’s a complex of ten private villas, all of which come in different shapes and with unique interiors (my personal favorite is the seashell). Las Olas …

O2 Treehouse - Pinecone-Shaped Treehouse With Panoramic Views Of Red Wood Forest In California

Those treehouse hotels never stop surprising you! You think you’ve seen it all, and then another one pops up, even crazier than the previous ones, like the O2 TreTreehouse. Look at this pinecone-shaped beauty! Dustin Feider built his first geodesic treehouse for a thesis project at Minneapolis College of Art …