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.
Set in a converted early 20th century townhouse, Malmerendas Boutique Lodging is a chic b&b-style option blending immaculately restored architectural features and contemporary design. It is located in the up-and-coming downtown Porto neighbourhood Mercado do Bolhão, a 3-minute walk from the metro station.
read moreCasa do Conto is a spectacularly renovated 19th-century bourgeois home, typical of the style of Porto. Koolhaas’ Casa da Musica is just a few minutes walk. In a similar style, the Tipografia was added in March 2019. The buildings are located 350 metres from each other in the up-and-coming Cedofeita area. Two metro stops are located within 2 minutes’ walk.
read moreSet amid the vineyards of the Valle de Uco, Casa de Uco Vineyards and Wine Resort is a stylish, state-of-the-art, sustainably built, imposing concrete and glass structure. The eco-friendly industrial architecture puts a bold spin on the rural hideaway.
read moreSet in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, Penang, 88 Armenian is located on Lebuh Armenian, named after a lodging house that hosted the enterprising and well-educated Armenian traders, before being taken over by the Chinese migrant community who occupied the street with copper and brass businesses.
read moreA fantastic add to the Kuala Lumpur hospitality scene, the very en-vogue KLoé Hotel combines a range of styles (tropical modern, industrial chic, mid-century, Scandinavian, steampunk, sleek architecture) into a unique mix.
read moreouted as ‘adding another piece to the ongoing Detroit renaissance puzzle’ the Foundation Hotel occupies the former headquarters of the Detroit Fire Department: a steel-framed, neoclassical gem that dates to 1929.
read moreSet on magical 7 hectares of vineyards and woodlands this former farmhouse, is now a luxurious spa retreat under the famous Asian Six Senses brand (its first in Europe) and offers spectacular views of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Douro river and valley. The hotel fuses 19th-century romantic architecture with contemporary interiors.
read moreLocke’s latest offering, Locke at Broken Wharf, is set near London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, its sunlit rooms looking out across the Thames to the Tate Modern. Touched with smoked glass, copper and chrome, its public rooms and 113 studios – available for short or long stays – are the work of Grzywinski+Pons, the New York-based studio lavishing the cavernous open plan spaces in a pastel palette of deeply set, comfy sofas, potted plants, private nooks, and plenty of good lighting for the co-working tribes.
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