Where Luxury Has Moved On
How many words have been written about luxury? Yes, these are exceptional hotels, often five-star—but forget the gold taps and formality for formality’s sake. Today’s luxury can mean space, privacy and extraordinary service, but also simplicity, authenticity and the freedom to do things your own way. Breakfast at noon, a brilliant bed, someone remembering your name without making a performance of it. These are hotels where luxury is defined by how the experience feels, not by how much marble is in the lobby.
A luxury small hotel in townhouse-style, Sanders blurs the lines between a traditional boutique hotel and a more residential setting. Set in a classical Jugendstil building, dating back to 1869, with a façade freshly coated in signature Copenhagen green, interiors are an eclectic mix of styles: Danish mid-century modern, colonial chic and a dash of theatrical drama.
read moreBoasting spectacular views of the glinting River Douro, Torel Avantgarde is an eclectic and charming boutique hotel that pays homage to the best of Portuguese arts and crafts. From the hand-laid wood floor to furniture and lighting, everything is is designed and made in Portugal.
read moreThe sexy Six Senses Duxton is Six Senses Resorts first urban hotel. It is located in Singapore’s historic Tanjong Pagar area, amidst shopping and eating venues. The hotel was originally a row of traditional shophouses re-designed by Anouska Hempel to blend the shophouse aesthetic with the comfort of a hotel. The hotel clearly bears Hempel’s signature style with yellow, gold and black design elements, including oversized Chinese fans as wall art.
read moreW Ibiza | Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain A colourful reinvention of an 1980s beachfront hotel, where Flower Power references meet contemporary resort architecture Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Baranowitz + Kronenberg retain the massing of the original 1980s structure while radically opening it up, turning an inward-looking building into a much more social…
read moreA firm favourite with the Milanese high society since 1863 (and still private owned), and -more recently- with the fashionista incrowd, the Grand Hotel et de Milan is a classic grand hotel, yet always with that je-ne-sais-quoi atmoshere that is always in fashion.
read moreThe Princesa Sofia Hotel was for some years Barcelona’s InterContinental Hotel and for some years the Gran Hotel Princesa Sofia. Now, after a major revamp it is called just “Sofia”. The new Sofia is designed by Jaime Beriestain, a name familiar to many hotels on the DNA Hotels pages.
read moreL’oscar is a luxury boutique hotel set in a former church, in Holborn, a district in the West End of London. The heritage building dates from the early 20th century and retains its original tiling, flooring, and ornately decorated ceilings. Originally conceived as the Baptist Church headquarters in the UK, it fell into dereliction and remained empty for ten years.
read moreBISHA, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Toronto Toronto's boldest luxury hotel combines fashion, art, nightlife, and rock-and-roll glamour in the heart of the Entertainment District. Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● One of Toronto's most daring design hotels, where Studio Munge and Lenny Kravitz bring together luxury, music, fashion, and art. ● Dramatic interiors layered with…
read moreHoused in a former Neoclassical Revival-style church, The LINE Hotel DC is located in Washington DC’s northwestern neighbourhood of Adams Morgan with pop-up restaurants, just-opened bars and well-loved flea markets. The rooftop opens out over the Washington Monument and the Washington National Cathedral.
read moreLocated just steps from Passeig de Gràcia and Plaça Cataluña, the luxury Almanac Barcelona is the first in the Almanac Hotels collection, and is designed by Carlos Ferrater of Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB) and incorporates two neighboring buildings from two different eras into one seamless contemporary hotel experience.
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