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.
The owner named the property after his mother, Modesta Maria, who grew up in the original 1940s house built by his grandfather, a local fisherman. Transformed by his sister, the humble home now features nine minimalist suites, each with private bathrooms and patios. The exterior’s clean cubic aesthetic introduces an unfussy interior featuring vaulted brick ceilings and traditional terracotta floor tiles, cedar furnishings and bespoke cork and brass lamps.
read moreElement Detroit at the Metropolitan - Michigan, USA Where Neo-Gothic grandeur gives an unlikely extended-stay hotel some serious Detroit drama. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Occupies the spectacular 1925 Metropolitan Building, once the centre of Detroit’s jewellery trade and rescued after nearly four decades of abandonment. ● An unusual collision of Element’s clean, contemporary…
read moreTexas boutique hotelier Liz Lambert has added the 1930s Austin Motel to her management portfolio.
read moreANIME AU SUD – Residenza Hortus is a 16th-century residence featuring 3 stylish suites with private bathrooms, a living space, a large kitchen with cave wine cellar, a gorgeous grotto spa and a private garden with plunge pool. The accomodations is self-catering, but Sicilian breakfast and private dinners can be arranged on request.
read morePé no Monte, loved by both urban minimalist and country style admirers is located in a rural area near São Teotónio, just a few kilometers from the Alentejo South West Natural Park, Algarve’s Vicentine coast and wild, uninhabited beaches. Retreat in contemporary style while enjoying the simple pleasures of life: peace, great food, sunshine, surf, company.
read moreAxiom Hotel | San Francisco Historic Character Meets Smart Hospitality Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A beautifully restored 1908 landmark that combines Beaux-Arts architecture with one of San Francisco's most technology-forward hotel concepts. ● Contemporary interiors by Stonehill & Taylor blend industrial minimalism with original architectural details, creating a fresh take on adaptive reuse.…
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