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Virgin Hotels Dallas
Virgin Hotels Dallas

Virgin Hotels Dallas

Virgin Hotels Dallas, TexasDesign District Cool with a Rebel Heart 1445 Turtle Creek Boulevard Dallas, TX 75207, United States Type: architectural hotel, design hotel, luxury hotel Style: art & culture, big & bold, glam & sexy Vibe: fabulous hotel bars, lively, rooftop bar A New Kind of Texas Hospitality Set in the heart of Dallas’…

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Perianth Hotel
Perianth Hotel | Athens

Perianth Hotel

Athens-based K-Studio have converted a low-slung 1930s building into the sleek 38-room Perianth hotel. Set back a little distance from Athens’ jammed tourist tracks but still equally accessible to the Acropolis and the National Archaeological Museum, the gentle curves of the grey art moderne pile open into a bright interior that’s awash with light streaking through glass brick walls and high windows, and bouncing off brass-framed mirrors.

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DDD Hotel
DDD Hotel Tokyo

DDD Hotel

DDD Hotel – which stands for Design, Development, Destination – the property’s interiors are the work of detail-equilibrist Koichi Futatsumata who, along with designing the minimal, yet pleasing blueprint for the 122 rooms, also outfited the on-site Parcel gallery, the experimental kitchen/laboratory/restaurant Nôl and the Abno lounge.

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Monsieur Didot
Monsieur Didot | Athens

Monsieur Didot

A former private residence has been converted into a boutique hotel, the listed neoclassical building in Athens‘s Kolonaki quarter renovated by design studio, Babatchas, to provide guests with a ‘home-from-home’; its mix of rooms and suites spacious and luxurious, with interiors a blend of modern architecture and contemporary aesthetics.

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Finca Serena
Finca Serena

Finca Serena

Finca SerenaThe Soul of Mallorca in a Single Stay Ma-3200, Km 3 07230 Montuïri, Illes Balears, Spain Type: boutique hotel, design hotel, heritage hotel, luxury hotel Style: minimalist, Wabi Sabi Vibe: in the countryside, quiet A Place That Breathes With the Land In the quiet heart of Mallorca’s countryside, far from the pulse of Palma…

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YNDO Hôtel
YNDO Hôtel | Bordeaux

YNDO Hôtel

Set in a 19th-century former private mansion in the heart of Bordeaux’s historic centre, Ynd? Hôtel is a designer boutique hotel with an artistic edge offering an intimate atmosphere. The property’s location, next to Gambetta Square and Cours de l’Intendance, makes it a perfect base to discover the wine city.

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BnA Art Hotel Koenji
BnA Art Hotel Koenji | Tokyo

BnA Art Hotel Koenji

BnA Art Hotel Koenji, TokyoA Canvas for Tokyo’s Creative Community 2 Chome-4-7 Koenjikita, Suginami City Tokyo 166-0002, Japan Type: boutique hotel, design hotel Style: art & culture Vibe: quiet Where Hospitality Becomes Patronage

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Pousada Palácio Estoi
Pousada Palacio Estoi

Pousada Palácio Estoi

Combining the best of old and new, Pousada Palácio Estói is set in a rococo palace from 1909 with an ultra-modern wing added exactly 100 years later. The palace, once home to the viscount of Estói, took 20 years to built. It was in the viscount’s family until 1987 when it was sold to the municipality of Faro which turned it into the pousada it is today.

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Casa Talía
Casa Talía | Modica, Sicily

Casa Talía

Casa Talía: A Mediterranean Hideaway in the Heart of SicilyWhere simplicity, craftsmanship, and sunlight compose a love letter to the Sicilian way of life. Via Exaudinos, 1/9 97015 Modica (RG), Italy Type: boutique hotel, design hotel, independent hotel Style: arts & crafts, boho chic, charm, mid-century, minimalist, retro & vintage Vibe: city retreat, quiet, slow…

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AthensWas
AthensWas

AthensWas

Located in the city centre of the Greek metropolis, and only steps from the Acropolis Museum, Parthenon, Dionysos Theatre and Syntagma (or Constitution) Square, AthensWas is a luxury design hotel set in a apartment building from 2006. The extensive use of Greek marble and walnut pays hommage to the Classic Modernism movement, popular in Greece from the 1950s to 1970s.

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Hotel Cort
Hotel Cort | Palma de Mallorca

Hotel Cort

Amid the narrow streets that crisscross Palma de Mallorca’s cosmopolitan old town, a 10 minute walk from the port is the luxury boutique Hotel Cort. Set in a 100-year old bank building it offers serene, spacious suites and a sun terrace with lounge beds, towel service, and bar service upon request.

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