We have listed some of the world's exquisitely designed hotels and homestays that could accommodate you in your travels
Not much of an old soul? If you are not looking for some old world charm, then this is just the list you need to read.
There are plenty of hotels and homestays across the globe that have been designed by some of the finest architects of recent history. Not only are they as luxurious as the palaces and mansions turned hotels, but they are also sure to bring a breath of fresh air to your adventures. Each location, establishment, tells an interesting story about the architects, their styles, techniques and gives us an understanding of their vision of home living and design.
Burj Al Arab
Architect: Tom Wright of WKK Architects / Atkins
Opened: December 1999
Romero, Kyle Jerome B., Kyle 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Il Sereno Hotel
Architect/Designer: Patricia Urquiola
Opened: August 2016
Via Torrazza 10, Lake Como, Italy
Armani Hotel Dubai (Burj Khalifa)
Architects: Adrian Smith / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Opened: January 4, 2010
1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Naka Phuket
Architect: Duangrit Bunnag
Opened: 2014
Kathu Tambon Kathu, Amphoe Kathu, Chang Wat Phuket, Thailand
One & Only Palmilla
Architect: Girvin Associates in 1956 and Hill Glazier Architects in 2003
Opened: 1956
Carr Transpeninsular, San José del Cabo, B.C.S., Mexico
Balancing Barn
Architects: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries, Frans de Witte and Gijs Rikken / MVRDV
Opened: 2010
Thorington, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Alila Seminyak
Architect: Gaurang Khemka / URBNarc
Opened: 2015
Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta, Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
Still Bend
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Opened: 1938
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Fushengyu Hotspring
Architect: AIM Architecture
Opened: 2015
Sichuan, China
Neuendorf House
Architects: Crispin Osborne / John Pawson + Claudio Silvestrin
Opened: 1991
Mallorca, Spain
Naman Spa
Architect: Nguyen Hoang Manh / MIA Design Studio
Opened: 2015
Da Nang, Da Nang, Vietnam
The Winged House
Architect: Ko Shiou Hee, Leong Lai Ping, Elita Ong / K2LD Architects
Opened: 2012
Singapore
Canberra Hotel
Architect: Bates Smart / Bates Smart
Opened: 2015
Canberra, Australia
Zaborin Hotel
Architect: Makoto Nakayama
Opened: June 2015
Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan
Nobu Ryokan
Architect: Montalba Architects
Opened: 2015
Malibu, California
Cover photo by Imre Solt | Wikimedia Commons