Where Family-Friendly Doesn’t Mean Giving Up Good Taste
Having kids doesn’t mean you suddenly stop caring about good design, great food or interesting hotels. Kids brings together places adults genuinely want to stay, but where children are equally welcome—and have something to do beyond being told to behave. Think pools, gardens, space to explore, thoughtful activities or simply the freedom to be a kid. No cartoon bedrooms or resorts designed entirely around children. Just great hotels that happen to understand families too.
Hoshinoya Guguan | Taichung, Taiwan Where Hot Spring Rituals Meet Contemporary Japanese-Taiwanese Design Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A beautifully executed fusion of Japanese ryokan traditions and Taiwan’s centuries-old hot spring culture. ● Every room features a private open-air onsen overlooking lush mountain landscapes. ● Architecture and landscape work in perfect harmony, creating one…
read moreFive years in the making, French property developer Pierre Beckerich’s model of full hotel service layered over Airbnb-type accommodation has opened March 2017. The YOOMA Urban Lodge is set between mini skyscrapers (including the unmissable 1970s Totem Tower) overlooking a busy riverside road in the 15th arrondissement of central Paris.
read moreFour Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens - Vouliagmeni, Greece A Modernist Riviera Icon Where Athenian Glamour Meets the Aegean Sea Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● An impeccably restored 1960s modernist landmark that helped define the Athens Riviera, reimagined by Meyer Davis, K-Studio, and Martin Brudnizki. ● A spectacular 74-acre pine-covered peninsula with private beaches,…
read moreApproach the red brick building, enter through the bright orange door, and you’ve arrived. Located on Saint-Ouen’s Rue Gambetta, prepare yourselves for a ride on a sensory rollercoaster — Buddhist temple bells and enormous Tibetan prayer wheels greet you; the KOLKHOZITA area brims with young creatives; the garden, a place for locals and guests to converge together; pop-up stores support local talent and more.
read moreMonverde Wine Experience Hotel is a design hotel set on the Quinta da Lixa estate, Telões, near the city of Amarantes – under an hour’s drive from Porto. The 30 hectares estate, of which 22 are vineyards, are dedicated to the production of grapes for green and sparkling wines.
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.
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