13 High-Design Hotels That are Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before
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When most everything is a click away, it takes more than a monogrammed robe for a hotel to truly distinguish itself. This pursuit of distinction is great news for discerning globe-trotters, inspiring properties to continuously refresh their approach with thoughtful design. We scoured the globe for the most singular gems, from Dubai’s latest architectural wonder to a Baltimore boardinghouse turned model of whimsy.
Kasbah Tamadot
Asni, Morocco
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Furnished with king beds, sundecks and jewel-toned textiles, the lavish Berber Tents at Richard Branson’s camp in the Atlas Mountains, about an hour from Marrakech, will convert even the most skeptical glamper. Five even have hot tubs.
Raffles Jaipur
Jaipur, India
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Architect Clive Gray’s love letter to the Pink City is written with bone-inlay furniture, marble bathrooms and mirrored thikri mosaics—a specialized Rajasthani craft. Cocktails at The Writers Bar, surrounded by intricately imprinted, powder-blue woodwork, are essential.
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Passalacqua
Moltrasio, Italy
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The brand-new subterranean spa at this intimate Lake Como palazzo tunnels beneath lakeside gardens in a secret gallery that was excavated in the 18th century. Vaulted stone chambers and a carved-in-rock relaxation area lend the space a mystical feel.
The Emory
London, England
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Designed by award-winning architects Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour, this posh Belgravia address is London’s first all-suite hotel. Guest rooms start at more than 590 square feet and feature floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Hyde Park.
Ulysses
Baltimore, Maryland
From the design geniuses at Ash, this cultured—and cheeky—Baltimore inn dresses its 116 rooms and suites in leopard-print carpets, baroque gold mirrors, hand-stitched takes on 1840s Baltimore album quilts and flamingo-print textiles that pay tribute to the city’s colorfully campy cultural heritage.
Vik Chile
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile
That’s not a spaceship docked in the middle of an 11,000-acre Chilean nature reserve. It’s Vik’s 29-room winery lodge, capped with an undulating titanium-and-bronze roof that echoes the silhouette of the surrounding Andes.
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
Bangkok, Thailand
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A superior pool is essential in steamy Bangkok, and Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok opened in 2020 with some of the best in the city, a series of glittering blue terraces cascading down to the riverfront.
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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This 386-room newcomer cuts a statement-making silhouette on its own private beach, with curvaceous, yacht-inspired architecture. The circular pool, ringed in white-and-tangerine umbrellas, resembles a giant porthole.
Terrestre
Puerto Escondido, Mexico
An earthy puzzle of concrete, wood, clay and brick, this solar-powered Design Hotels hideaway in Oaxaca looks like it was built by an ancient people. The property comprises 14 tranquil “villas,” each with private Pacific-facing pools.
The Silo Hotel
Cape Town, South Africa
You’ve never seen a silo like this waterfront wonder, wrapped with convex pillowed glass, the panes peering into an exuberantly decorated suite. Topping things off, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is just downstairs.
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TRUNK(HOTEL) YOYOGI PARK
Tokyo, Japan
Young, stylish and radiating joie de vivre, Japan’s TRUNK brand provides counterweight to Tokyo’s dignified tower hotels. This latest property has an excellent pizzeria and rooftop pool (rare in Tokyo) overlooking verdant Yoyogi park.
Kalesma Mykonos
Mykonos, Greece
Kalesma’s reception piazza anchored with modern, minimalist furniture sets the tone for a design-conscious stay above a turquoise cove. Echoing the earthy, sculptural aesthetic are rooms featuring timber beams, greige linens and alabaster walls.
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