Modern Hotels
The Boundary - Amazing Warehouse Restoration In LondonThe Boundary  
In order to avoid the tourist traps of central London, the savvy traveler would stay in Shoreditch. It is close to London’s best attractions and is the heart of the city’s art world. Shoreditch was an industrial area in the early 20th Century before capitalism went on steroids and stopped …
Accommodation types: Luxury
Location: London  England  West Europe
Chekhoff Hotel Moscow - Russian EleganceChekhoff Hotel  
Moscow
This is Moscow's first boutique hotel and it is jam-packed with sizzling décor. There is a giant golden apple in the glasshouse lobby and every floor has a different colour scheme with the seven floors corresponding to the colours of the rainbow. The unique design for each floor is noticeable …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Moscow  Russia  East Europe
Hotel Zetta San Francisco - Post-Retro Tech HotelHotel Zetta  
San Francisco
Located in central San Francisco near SoMa (South Market) and the Westfield mall, Hotel Zetta is one of America’s most technologically advanced hotels. The recent refurbishment has utilized the recycled, the re-used, and re-appropriated. A string of iMacs contrasts with twisted timber detailing. Your room features a “tall desk” where …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury
Location: San Francisco  USA  North America
Hotel Du Vin Exeter - James Bond Would ApproveHotel du Vin  
Exeter
Located in the historic British town of Exeter close to the natural beauty and riotous surf of the southern coast, The Magdalen Chapter is part of Swire Hotel’s British collection. Set in a voluminous 19th Century building that used to be the West of England Eye Hospital, The Magdalen Chapter …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Palace
Location: Exeter  United Kingdom  West Europe
theWit Hotel Chicago - Champion Of DowntowntheWit  
Chicago
The Wit Hotel has an enviable location on the corner of State and Lake near Chicago’s business district, theatre town, and Millennium Park. The 27-story building was built in 2009 and reflects the vibrancy of the local area with a kickass lightning bolt running the length of its glass floors. …
Accommodation types: Design   Skyscraper
Location: Chicago  USA  North America
The Mira Hong Kong - Latest Design Next To Top Kowloon ParkThe Mira  
Hotel
The Mira has emerged from a 65 million-dollar renovation to claim its place as a luxury hotel located in a stand-out fashion opposite the popular Kowloon Park in Hong Kong in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. The hotel stands out with its state-of-the-art design and has received numerous awards, including …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury
Location: Hong Kong  Hong Kong  East Asia
25hours Hotel Hamburg HafenCity - Funky Hotel In A Cool Location25hours Hotel  
Hamburg HafenCity
This hotel is brand new and chic as hell. It is part of the 25 Hours chain of design hotels. Its location is in an area of Hamburg called HafenCity which has recently been restored and made into a haven for the leisure pirates of Europe. The versatile rooms have …
Accommodation types: Design   Spa
Location: Hamburg  Germany  West Europe
Morosani Fiftyone - Future Hotel DesignMorosani  
Fiftyone
Fiftyone is an automatic hotel which means there is no concierge, no receptionist, and definitely no yoga teachers. You book your room online and check-in using a computer that ejects an electric keycard. The hotel only provides you with a room that has an LCD TV, high-speed internet, and bathroom …
Accommodation types: Concept   Design
Location: Davos  Switzerland  West Europe
Trump Hotel Chicago - Presidential SkyscraperTrump Hotel  
Chicago
Located in the 92-story glass skyscraper in Chicago’s famous skyline, Donald Trump, in typically bombastic style, opened this hotel while it was still being built. Now it is completed, when you stay here you will be a short walk away from several Chicago landmarks such as Marina City and Tribune …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Skyscraper   Spa
Location: Chicago  USA  North America
W Guangzhou - From The FutureW  
Guangzhou
This hotel blends stylish modernity with traditional hospitality in one of China’s most dynamic cities. The hotel has some arresting contemporary artworks and original designs. When you enter, the first thing you see is the three-story glowing “waterwall” lit by 5000 LED lights; they’re choreographed to create an evanescent pattern …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury   Skyscraper
Location: Guangzhou  China  East Asia
Distrito Capital - Sky High DesignDistrito  
Capital
Grupo Habita is well-known for producing hotels that have style gurus levitating in amazement. This one is located in Santa Fe, Mexico City’s high-retail and business district, so it is one of their more swish creations. Acclaimed interior designer Joseph Dirand masterminded the interior down to the vintage furnishings and …
Accommodation types: Design   Skyscraper
Location: Mexico City  Mexico  North America
Mira Moon Hotel - Goddess Of ImmortalityMira Moon  
Hotel
The Mira Moon Hotel takes its name from the legend of the Chinese Moon Goddess of Immortality. The story goes that there were once 10 suns orbiting the Earth making our planet a hellish place to live. The hero, Hou Yi shot down nine of them making the Earth into …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Hong Kong  Hong Kong  East Asia
Downtown Mexico - Contemporary Baroque With Mescal On The SideDowntown  
Mexico
This stylish renovation project has brought one of the oldest buildings in Mexico City back to life. Once the home of a high-office government don, it is now a bohemian-style hotel in an aesthetic that blends Spanish colonial, contemporary and indigenous mescal-color. The rooftop bar has views of intricate churches, …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Mexico City  Mexico  North America
Artist Residence Brighton - Private Gallery And Top Street Artists' Designed RoomsArtist Residence  
Brighton
Brighton is one of Britain’s coolest towns where a combination of wealth, music, and fringe culture merges to create a colorful melee. The Art Hotel is at the center of all that. Whether you want to hang out with the vegans, dance with the gays, or nod with the Hip …
Accommodation types: Art   Design
Location: Brighton  United Kingdom  West Europe
LIT Bangkok Hotel - Chic Design Hotel In BangkokLIT! Bangkok  
Hotel
This hotel uses innovative design to create a luxurious and peaceful space despite the din of downtown Bangkok. The “extra radiance rooms” let in oceans of natural light while keeping your privacy. The full spectrum suits have showers in the middle of the rooms while other quirks of the design …
Accommodation types: Design   Spa
Location: Bangkok  Thailand  Southeast Asia
Traders Hotel - Tall And Twinkly In Hong KongTraders  
Hotel
Hong Kong is one of the world’s financial centres and is chock-full of infinite luxury so Traders Hotel must be pretty special to stand out against such still competition. And it does. It is situated right in the centre of the city. Near the galleries, business district and party hubs. …
Accommodation types: Skyscraper
Location: Hong Kong  Hong Kong  East Asia
Hotel Arena - Old Hospital Church Turned Into A NightclubHotel  
Arena
This grand building was built in 1886 as a women’s hospital. It was administered by a charity that cared for the poor and vulnerable women in society because there was no welfare state in those days. During the Second World War, the property was occupied and later used to house …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Amsterdam  Netherlands  West Europe
Artist Hotel - A Boutique Hotel With BootyArtist  
Hotel
Every floor, room, and suite in this hotel has site-specific artwork designed by a contemporary Israeli artist. The pieces cover a range of mediums from sculpture to video. All the furniture is designed in the retro style and every hallway features original artwork that sets the tone for the floor …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Tel-Aviv  Israel  Middle East
Bill and Coo Suites - The Romance ScientistsBill & Coo  
Suites
Mykonos is a Greek Island that was formed, according to legend, when Greek God, Zeus, battled the titan giants. After a universe-shattering punch, delivered by the Greek deity, some of the titan’s teeth flew out. They fell into the Mediterranean to form Mykonos and its neighboring islands. After this violent …
Accommodation types: Luxury
Location: Mikonos  Greece  East Europe
Hotel Tomo - Japanese Pop HotelHotel  
Tomo
Among the Kimono shops and brooding Yakuza members in San Fransisco’s Japan Town, there is a hotel devoted to Manga and Japanese pop culture. The lobby continuously plays old Godzilla movies. Buy your snacks from a robot vending machine. Like Manga? Who doesn’t? These incredible murals are originals by contemporary …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: San Francisco  USA  North America
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