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.
Acre Resort, San José del Cabo, MexicoTreehouse dreaming among palms, mango groves, and one of Baja’s most celebrated farm-to-table destinations. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Twelve beautifully crafted treehouses hidden within a lush palm oasis just outside San José del Cabo. ● A rare combination of design-led hospitality, regenerative agriculture, and a Green Michelin…
read moreLong Story Short is a casually hip hostel in the Czech city of Olomouc. Located in the old town, it is a short meander away from the main square and other ecclesiastical sights such as the Holy Trinity Column. The hostel is set in a 17th-century horseshoe-shaped building of 1,000m2 (11,000 square feet) that was used for military purposes. Inside, the restored building shows original details combined with a mix of (mostly Czech) vintage furnishings and simple materials such as wood, metal and concrete.
read moreThe sexy Six Senses Duxton is Six Senses Resorts first urban hotel. It is located in Singapore’s historic Tanjong Pagar area, amidst shopping and eating venues. The hotel was originally a row of traditional shophouses re-designed by Anouska Hempel to blend the shophouse aesthetic with the comfort of a hotel. The hotel clearly bears Hempel’s signature style with yellow, gold and black design elements, including oversized Chinese fans as wall art.
read moreW Ibiza | Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain A colourful reinvention of an 1980s beachfront hotel, where Flower Power references meet contemporary resort architecture Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Baranowitz + Kronenberg retain the massing of the original 1980s structure while radically opening it up, turning an inward-looking building into a much more social…
read moreA firm favourite with the Milanese high society since 1863 (and still private owned), and -more recently- with the fashionista incrowd, the Grand Hotel et de Milan is a classic grand hotel, yet always with that je-ne-sais-quoi atmoshere that is always in fashion.
read moreWhitewashed walls provide backdrops for cacti and frame ocean views at the laid-back Hotel San Cristóbal, with the hotel’s vibe minimal and beachy, reminiscent of the Baja in the 1970s. The boutique hotel is located directly on the beach of Todos Santos. One of Mexico’s “pueblos magicos” it is in a transition from fishing village to bohemian getaway to emerging tourist destination. The hotel is a three-mile bike ride from the town, close to the rocky Punta Lobos promontory, with access to good surf, fishing and hiking, whale watching, as well as eating spots and art galleries.
read moreThe Princesa Sofia Hotel was for some years Barcelona’s InterContinental Hotel and for some years the Gran Hotel Princesa Sofia. Now, after a major revamp it is called just “Sofia”. The new Sofia is designed by Jaime Beriestain, a name familiar to many hotels on the DNA Hotels pages.
read moreBISHA, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Toronto Toronto's boldest luxury hotel combines fashion, art, nightlife, and rock-and-roll glamour in the heart of the Entertainment District. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● One of Toronto's most daring design hotels, where Studio Munge and Lenny Kravitz bring together luxury, music, fashion, and art. ● Dramatic interiors layered with…
read moreHoused in a former Neoclassical Revival-style church, The LINE Hotel DC is located in Washington DC’s northwestern neighbourhood of Adams Morgan with pop-up restaurants, just-opened bars and well-loved flea markets. The rooftop opens out over the Washington Monument and the Washington National Cathedral.
read moreThe Valsana Hotel in Arosa is spread across three new buildings with 40 spacious double rooms and suites, and nine serviced apartments. A relaxed atmosphere is created with vintage record players in the rooms, hammocks on the balconies and weekly film nights.
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