Where Design Defines the Experience
This is the heart of DNA Hotels. A design-led hotel doesn’t have to be created by a famous architect or interior designer—it can be carefully designed from the ground up or have evolved organically over decades. What matters is that everything feels connected: architecture, interiors, furniture, materials, light and atmosphere. These are hotels with a clear point of view, where design isn’t decoration or a marketing label, but part of the character of the place and the way you experience it.
Hotel Henriette resides on the Left Bank and features a choice of 32 guest rooms and public spaces created by local designer Vanessa Scoffier. Scoffier has selected a range of vintage furniture and fittings mixed with classic contemporary pieces to achieve her look, which is super-cool without being unwelcomingly austere.
read moreSteering away from traditional thinking in hospitality—instead allowing guests to curate their own ideal of the perfect stay—Rotterdam’s Hotel Unplugged connects the next generation of travellers; those looking to “Plug-in to a hotel, to feel Unplugged” by opting for community and experience over space and status.
read moreThe PURO Hotel Krakow Old Town revamp in collaboration with design office Paradowski Studio combines the vintage glamour of the city with the clean functionalism of its mid-century modernist hotels.
read moreCOLORS Hotel Thessaloniki is a design hotel offering a variety of hybrid rooms, ranging from a still-larger-than-usual medium room to an XL Loft or King Suite. The hotel is conveniently located in the city centre, moments away from Aristotelous Square and a 5-minute walk from the Port and the White Tower.
read moreUltimate Provence is a boutique design hotel with an urban look and feel, located at the Provence Rosé Group wine estate.
read moreShiroiya Hotel - Maebashi, Japan Sou Fujimoto turns a 1970s concrete hotel into a living room, gallery and green landmark for the city Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Sou Fujimoto chose radical reuse over demolition, stripping the existing 1970s structure back to its concrete skeleton and turning it into a dramatic four-storey atrium rather…
read moreThe Maidstone | New Orleans, Louisiana | USAMid-Century Cool Meets Southern Soul Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A beautifully restored 1956 motor lodge transformed by Studio Tre into one of New Orleans' most sophisticated design-driven micro-resorts. ● Rich, tactile interiors where mid-century modernism meets Louisiana's landscapes through bespoke craftsmanship, natural materials, and an unforgettable…
read moreCanopy by Hilton Philadelphia Center City - Pennsylvania, USA Beaux-Arts elegance meets street culture in the heart of historic Philadelphia. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A beautifully restored 1896 landmark where AvroKO seamlessly blends Beaux-Arts architecture with contemporary design and Philadelphia's creative spirit. ● A bold art programme celebrating the city's renowned street art…
read moreThe Stratford is a luxury hotel, part of the Manhattan Loft Gardens skyscraper in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
read moreAhangama, the up-and-coming surfer hideout on Sri Lanka’s palm-fringed south coast, has seen intimate boutique properties pop up like mushrooms in the past few years. The sleekest new addition is PALM Hotel, a seven-key resort nestled between rice paddies and palm trees in a coconut grove some five kilometres inland from Ahangama’s craggy beaches.
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