Where the Building Is Part of the Journey
Some hotels are memorable because of where they are. Others because of the building itself. Architectural Hotels celebrates places where architecture defines the experience—from bold contemporary structures created by leading architects to historic buildings given an entirely new life through imaginative adaptive reuse. These are hotels where form, materials, history and surroundings matter, and where staying the night means experiencing the architecture from the inside.
Casa de La Flora - Khao Lak, Thailand Brutalist geometry meets tropical landscape on the Andaman Sea Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● VaSLab Architecture rejects the conventions of the tropical beach resort, replacing pitched roofs and decorative exotica with 36 angular concrete villas that seem to push their way out of the landscape. ●…
read moreTOURISTS - North Adams, Massachusetts, USA A 1960s motor lodge reborn as an art-minded retreat in the Berkshires. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A classic American roadside motel reimagined with modernist simplicity, without slipping into retro pastiche. ● Architecture, landscape and nature work together beautifully, from oversized window seats to a suspension bridge across…
read moreMaison Métier, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Southern glamour, collected interiors and the feeling of staying in an eccentric friend’s private home. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● An unusually sophisticated take on New Orleans style: richly layered and luxurious, but never stiff or predictable. ● Antiques, bespoke furniture, patterned textiles and jewel-like materials create interiors…
read moreBroadwick Soho | London, United Kingdom Bold Glamour in the Heart of Soho Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A fearless boutique hotel that captures Soho's legendary creative spirit through theatrical interiors and exceptional craftsmanship. ● Distinctive restaurants, bars, and rooftop spaces that have quickly become destinations in their own right. ● An unapologetically glamorous…
read moreChicago Athletic Association Hotel | Illinois, USA Gilded Age Grandeur, Reimagined for Today Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A magnificent 1893 Venetian Gothic landmark transformed into one of America's finest examples of adaptive hotel reuse. ● Roman and Williams' masterful interiors preserve the building's club-like grandeur while creating a vibrant contemporary hotel. ● More…
read moreThe Emily Hotel | Chicago, Illinois | USAA creative, design-forward hotel that channels Chicago’s modernist legacy through art, architecture, and a strong connection to the city’s cultural scene. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Bauhaus-inspired interiors that pay tribute to Chicago modernism and the legacy of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.● A strong focus on…
read moreHotel Rakuragu | Tokyo, Japan A tiny urban footprint transformed into a luminous exercise in Japanese minimalism Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Just 14 rooms rise across nine storeys on a remarkably compact 83 m² former parking lot—a clever response to Tokyo’s extreme urban density. ● The distinctive white façade uses irregular windows, angular…
read moreCyrus Hotel | Topeka, Kansas | USA Railroad Heritage Meets Contemporary Midwestern Design Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A thoughtful blend of a historic Federalist-style building and a contemporary tower, celebrating one of Kansas' most influential historical figures. ● Interiors inspired by the prairie landscape, translating local history and geography into a warm, sophisticated…
read moreThe Library - Koh Samui, Thailand Literary minimalism, a blood-red pool and radical calm on Chaweng Beach Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● One of Koh Samui’s original design hotels, The Library turns a simple literary idea into an unusually coherent visual world of white architecture, black details, flashes of red and books by the…
read moreSALA Samui Chaweng Beach Resort - Koh Samui, Thailand Moon-inspired architecture, private pools and white-on-white calm on Chaweng Beach Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Bangkok-based studio Onion builds the entire resort around the phases of the moon, turning circles, arches, voids, light and shadow into a coherent architectural language rather than a decorative theme.…
read moreMASON Pattaya - Na Jomtien, Thailand Carved concrete, local granite and 35 private pools above the Gulf of Thailand Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● VaSLab Architecture treats the entire resort as an act of carving, sculpting 35 concrete pool villas into a granite hillside that descends towards the sea. ● The design takes its…
read moreOceanphere Pattaya Villa - Na Jomtien, Thailand A man-made landscape of concrete, water and geometric villas near the Gulf of Thailand Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Creative Crews turns an unremarkable, gently sloping site into architecture, creating an artificial landscape rather than relying on the dramatic natural scenery usually associated with coastal resorts. ●…
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