From the Tokyo Aman-and-Park-Hyatt design-flagship cluster to the Berlin-and-Reykjavik contemporary-design boutique register and the Mexico-City-and-Buenos-Aires Latin-American design alternative.
The structural design-luxury hotel is the working contemporary-architectural-anchor of the city. The working primary clusters are: the Tokyo design-flagship cluster (Aman Tokyo, Park Hyatt Tokyo, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo), the Berlin-and-Nordic-design cluster (Soho House Berlin, Hotel de Rome, Reykjavik Edition, ION City Hotel), the Latin-American design cluster (Las Alcobas Mexico City, Faena Buenos Aires, Brick Hotel), the Iberian design alternative (Mercer Sevilla, Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, EME Catedral Mercer), and the Far-East design cluster (Capella Hanoi by Bill Bensley, Banyan Tree Macau, Morpheus by Zaha Hadid).
The structural design-luxury hotel cluster is anchored by the Morpheus at City of Dreams Macau (Zaha Hadid's final completed hotel project), the Aman Tokyo Otemachi flagship, the Park Hyatt Tokyo Lost-in-Translation iconic anchor, the L'Escape Hotel Seoul (Korea's only Jacques Garcia interior), the Capella Hanoi (Bill Bensley operatic-period boutique), the Faena Buenos Aires (Philippe Starck-Alan-Faena collaboration), and the structurally distinct contemporary-design boutique cluster.
Editors picked the structural design-luxury hotel cluster. Choose by working register — the Tokyo design-flagship anchor, the Berlin-Nordic-design cluster, the Macau-and-Asian design cluster (Morpheus, L'Escape, Capella Hanoi), the Latin-American design alternative, and the Iberian design cluster.
"Kerry Hill's Tokyo flagship — 33rd-floor lobby with panoramic views, 84 suite-only rooms, and a six-storey atrium that has reset the standard for urban Aman properties."
"Bulgari's 2023 Tokyo opening — Antonio Citterio interiors on floors 40-45 of the Yaesu Tower. Niwa restaurant has one Michelin star. The Italian-Japanese fusion executed "
"Open since 1994 — Tony Chi interiors, the New York Grill on the 52nd floor, and the bar where Lost in Translation was filmed. The architecturally serious Tokyo grand hote"
"On the top 9 floors of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower — 178 rooms, three Michelin-starred restaurants under one roof, and the most decorated dining hotel in Tokyo."
"Facing the Imperial Palace gardens — 314 rooms, 24 of which are suites with private gardens. The Peninsula service standard applied to Tokyo's most prestigious address."
"Twenty-six suites and two villas across 32 acres of secret garden at the foot of Hidari Daimonji. The most secluded city Aman in the world — discovered through unmarked g"
"Twenty-five rooms along the Hozu River in Arashiyama, accessible only by hotel boat. Kaiseki dining, traditional ryokan architecture, the most cinematic Kyoto stay."
"On the Kamogawa river facing the Higashiyama mountains — 134 rooms, the Mizuki kaiseki restaurant with one Michelin star, and the only urban Ritz-Carlton with onsen tradi"
"Opened 2019 in Higashiyama beside the Yasaka Pagoda — 70 rooms, the Yasaka Bar terrace with the most photographed pagoda view in Japan, and Park Hyatt's most considered A"
"Built around the 800-year-old Shakusui-en garden — 134 rooms with views into the pond. The most history-aware modern luxury hotel in Kyoto."
"Beside Brandenburg Gate — 307 rooms in reconstruction of 1907 original."
"In restored 19th-century Dresdner Bank building near Bebelplatz — 145 rooms."
"In restored 1928 Bauhaus building — 76 rooms with members-club access."
"In restored 1939 Royal Danish Embassy beside Tiergarten — 78 rooms with zoo-view rooms."
"Potsdamer Platz S+U-Bahn 2 minutes; Berlinale Palast 2 minutes; Brandenburg Gate 8 minutes via Tiergarten."
"Opened 2021 on harbor — 253 rooms with full EDITION design standard."
"Open since 1930 on Austurvöllur Square — 99 rooms in Iceland's first luxury hotel."
"Across three restored buildings in central Reykjavik — 67 rooms."
"At Blue Lagoon — 62 suites with private lagoon access and lava rock spa."
"Laugavegur 2 min on foot; Hallgrímskirkja 3 min; Tjörnin 4 min; Harpa 6 min; Old Harbour 10 min; Keflavík Airport 50 min by car"
"On Paseo de la Reforma — 240 rooms in colonial-style courtyard architecture."
"On Reforma — 189 rooms with full St Regis butler service."
"In Polanco — 35 rooms, Marriott Luxury Collection's boutique Mexico City property."
"On Reforma — 275 rooms with rooftop infinity pool."
"In Roma district — 17 rooms in restored 1898 mansion."
"In Recoleta since 1932 — 197 rooms in Belle Époque grandeur, Buenos Aires' grand hotel."
"In Recoleta — 165 rooms in restored Mansion La Mansion and tower."
"In a restored 1934 mansion — 165 rooms with extensive Recoleta garden."
"In Puerto Madero — 88 rooms with Philippe Starck-designed theatrical interiors."
"In a restored 1916 building — 87 rooms in central Buenos Aires."
"Built 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition — 148 rooms in Andalusian-Mudéjar architecture, Marriott Luxury Collection."
"Near Cathedral — 189 rooms with rooftop Sky Bar, the polished business-luxury Seville option."
"In Santa Cruz — 33 rooms in a 19th-century mansion with rooftop Cathedral views."
"Twelve suites in a restored 19th-century mansion — the most refined Seville boutique luxury."
"In a restored 18th-century palace — 50 rooms in San Bartolomé district."
"Passeig de Gràcia's most refined address. Two Michelin stars and Patricia Urquiola interiors — the combination is unreasonably good."
"Frank Gehry's fish watches over the city from the beach. Inside, the Six Senses Spa and 44th-floor suite views make you forget there's a city at all."
"The sail curves into the sky like the city itself — extravagant, entirely unapologetic. The WET deck at sunset is Barcelona at full volume."
"Picasso once had his studio here. The rooftop plunge pool and Marc Gascons' Michelin-starred kitchen ensure the creative energy never fully left."
"The old cotton guild headquarters, restored without apology. The library bar closes deals that no conference room ever could."
"Seven historic buildings, eight years of restoration, an art collection most museums would envy. The rooftop pool and Dani by Dani García on the seventh floor are the cit"
"César Ritz's 1910 Belle Époque palace, restored to within an inch of its origin and held to the Mandarin Oriental standard. Three Michelin Keys, two Michelin stars at Dee"
"A palatial residence on the Paseo de la Castellana, reborn under Rosewood's 'Sense of Place' approach. Whispered opulence — heads of state and serious leisure travellers "
"Ian Schrager applied to a 19th-century Madrid palace. The rooftop infinity pool is the city's largest. The Punch Room is where Madrid's late nights start. Five F&B outlet"
"139 rooms, most with private balconies, between Puerta del Sol and the Royal Palace. Chef Mario Sandoval — two Michelin stars elsewhere — runs QÚ on the ground floor. The"
"1,706 rooms with Performance Lake — Macau's most polished Cotai address."
"1,390 rooms with Spectacle dynamic indoor garden — design-forward Cotai."
"213 rooms — Macau's only non-gaming Mandarin Oriental, the discreet luxury choice."
"3,000 suites with Grand Canal and gondolas — the world's largest casino resort."
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"Open since 1901 — where Graham Greene wrote The Quiet American. The Hanoi grande dame."
"Bill Bensley's opera-themed Hanoi boutique — 47 rooms, the most theatrical Vietnamese luxury."
"Next to the Opera House — 107 rooms in theatrical Hanoi boutique luxury."
"Old Quarter boutique with rooftop pool — Hanoi's value-luxury sweet spot."
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"Open since 1979 — 463 rooms in Jangchung-dong, Korea's flagship grand hotel."
"In Gwanghwamun near Gyeongbokgung Palace — 317 rooms with full Four Seasons standard."
"In Gangnam beside COEX — 185 rooms with rooftop pool, the polished Gangnam business luxury."
"On top of Lotte World Tower — 235 rooms in Korea's tallest building."
"In Gangnam — 254 rooms in restored Westin Chosun heritage, Marriott Luxury Collection."
"Open since 1755 on Kongens Nytorv — 92 rooms in Copenhagen's grand hotel."
"Inside Tivoli Gardens in 1909 Moorish-style palace — 38 rooms."
"In restored 1869 mansion near Royal Theatre — 54 rooms with Scandinavian craft design."
"In Latin Quarter — 290 rooms with rooftop terrace."
"Nørreport metro M1/M2/M3 four minutes' walk; CPH airport 18 minutes by metro"
"Open since 1874 facing Royal Palace — 281 rooms in Stockholm's grand hotel."
"In restored 1910 Arts and Crafts townhouse — 22 rooms in home-style luxury."
"In restored 1690s naval barracks on Skeppsholmen island — 81 rooms."
"Beside Grand Hôtel facing Royal Palace — 46 rooms."
"Östermalmstorg metro 4 minutes; Stureplan 3 minutes; Royal Opera 6 minutes; Grand Hôtel 6 minutes; Stockholm Central 9 minutes by taxi; Arlanda Express 25 minutes total"
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