DMVA creates One Room Hotel inside 17th-century house in Antwerp
Belgian architecture firm DMVA has transformed a 17th-century house with a facade just 2.4 metres wide into what might be Antwerp's smallest hotel. More
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Eaton DC hotel mixes politically charged elements with retro interiors
A new hotel concept championing "progressive social change" has opened its first location in Washington DC, with spaces including a members' club, a wellness centre and three eateries designed by Gachot Studios, and Parts and Labor Design. More
StudioAC outfits Toronto's Annex hotel with plywood furniture
Toronto firm StudioAC has used plywood to build custom platform beds and expansive desks for the rooms of this boutique hotel in the city. More
Habitas Tulum boutique hotel offers beachfront and hidden jungle rooms
A steel and glass structure in the jungle forms the centrepiece of this nature retreat in Tulum, contrasting the thatched accommodation that faces the Caribbean sea. More
The Hoxton crosses the pond and opens hotel in Williamsburg
An old brick carriage house sits at the heart of this newly built Brooklyn hotel, part of a chain with roots in Europe, which features interiors by Ennismore Design Studio. More
Commune evokes mid-century ski resorts at Caldera House lodgings
"The golden age of Alpine skiing" influenced the interiors and branding of this hotel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, designed by US collective Commune. More
The Eliza Jane hotel takes up seven historic warehouses in New Orleans
Deep colours and tiled flooring sit side-by-side with exposed beams and brickwork inside this New Orleans hotel, which New York studio Stonehill Taylor created inside a series of old industrial buildings. More
OMFGCO updates branding and interiors for Hawaii's Laylow Hotel
Design agency OMFGCO has overhauled and restored a hotel in Waikiki, drawing inspiration from Hawaiian mid-century modernism to create a lush getaway. More
Be-poles fashions rustic interiors for Le Barn hotel near Paris
Guests can watch horses graze from the rooms of this hotel near Paris, France, which studio Be-poles designed to reference traditional agricultural buildings. More
Greek landscape informs natural-toned suites of the Olea Hotel
Shreds of rattan, chutes of bamboo and offcuts of wood have been used throughout this hotel in Zante, designed by Block722 Architects to blend into the Grecian landscape. More
The Sandman hotel by Studio Tack is "a modern throwback to roadside inns"
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a rundown motel in northern California, creating a mellow atmosphere with vintage furniture, pastel colours and palm-patterned prints. More
Competition: win a three-night stay at Mexico's Verana hotel
In our latest competition, Dezeen is giving away a three-night stay at a boutique hotel in the Mexican jungle. More
John Pawson transforms historic convent into Jaffa Hotel in Tel Aviv
British designer John Pawson has completed the overhaul of an ornate convent and hospital into a hotel in Tel Aviv's historic Jaffa neighbourhood. More
Amy Shao imagines Herbalist Hotel where stressed Londoners can rest
Royal College of Art graduate Amy Shao has proposed converting a central London hospital into a hotel, which would naturally treat guests with herbs that sprout from the roof, ceiling and walls. More
Shipwreck Lodge's wooden cabins evoke ships washed up on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
Namibian studio Nina Maritz Architects was inspired by the hundreds of shipwrecks strewn along the country's Skeleton Coast when designing this group of remote lodges. More
Eight mid-century American motels reborn as boutique accommodation
Across the United States, run-down motels and motor lodges from the 1950s and 1960s are being given a new lease of life as contemporary hotels and guesthouses. From California to New York, here are some of the best examples. More
Tourists hotel in The Berkshires takes cues from classic American motor lodges
A magazine founder, a chef and a bassist are among the diverse team that has torn down an old motel in western Massachusetts to make way for this wood-clad inn, based on "the aesthetic of a classic American motor lodge". More
San Francisco's mid-century Phoenix Hotel undergoes rebirth by Liz Lambert
The latest mid-century American motel to be revived as a boutique hotel is this 1950s building in San Francisco, which features colourful guest rooms and a landmarked swimming pool. More
Ace Hotel New Orleans occupies art-deco building extended by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
The Ace Hotel chain has opened a location in New Orleans, where moody interiors fill a historic building and extra rooms are housed in a contemporary addition. More
Twin towers in Kuwait City reference vernacular Arabic architecture
Architecture firm Gensler has completed a pair of towers in Kuwait City featuring facades that recall traditional Arabic screens, with one containing offices and the other a Four Seasons Hotel with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. More