Fabrika Tbilisi Where Soviet Industrial Heritage Meets Creative Community Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● One of Europe’s most successful examples of adaptive reuse, transforming a former Soviet sewing factory into a vibrant hospitality and cultural hub. ● Raw industrial architecture, street art, and preserved factory details create an atmosphere that feels authentic rather than…
read moreAlthough a new hotel, the St. George in Helsinki is set in a classic building completed in 1890 with parts going back to the 1840s. Designed by architect Onni Tarjanne, who was also responsible for the Finnish National Theatre, the building played host to the Finnish Literature Society and as printing house for the first Finnish newspaper, Suometar.
read moreA 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 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 moreThe Toronto firm of Yabu Pushelberg frequently designs what partner George Yabu calls “the best of the best of the top of the market”: Luxury in hotels and retail, including a yacht and a private jet or two. While they have tended to avoid “the big, wide middle,” Yabu says the 612-room Moxy NYC Times Square offered some absorbing creative challenges.
read moreThe Valsana Hotel in Arosa is spread across three new buildings with 40 spacious double rooms and suites, and nine serviced apartments. A relaxed atmosphere is created with vintage record players in the rooms, hammocks on the balconies and weekly film nights.
read moreLocated in the heart of Hong Kong’s famous Wan Chai business and entertainment district, The Fleming is a stylishly designed boutique hotel. A recent renovation transformed the original ‘70s building combining an urban edge and a chic Art Deco/nautical decor inspired by Hong Kong’s iconic cross-harbour ferries.
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.
read moreJoie de Vivre Hotels’ Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco has completed a US$28 million renovation. While the building’s 1960s exterior was maintained, interiors have been completely scrapped and reimagined by Brooklyn-based Markzeff Design.
read moreMoinhos das Marés, Fuzeta, Eastern Algarve, Portugal Where Tides, Heritage, and Craft Shape a Different Kind of Escape Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A remarkable restoration project that transformed a centuries-old tidal mill into one of the Algarve’s most authentic heritage stays. ● A unique setting surrounded by salt pans, wetlands, and ever-changing tidal…
read moreHyatt Regency San Francisco: Brutalist Spectacle on the EmbarcaderoPortman geometry, record-breaking volume, and a retro-futurist atrium that still stuns. A Reinvention in Portman’s Modernist Cathedral Few hotels stage their own arrival like this. Built in 1973, designed by John Portman, the
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