Resort stays have by no means regarded so good.
The most recent sequence of aesthetically stunning retreats to make it into the celebrated Design Lodges assortment – ‘a handpicked portfolio of one-of-a-kind properties throughout the globe’ – has been revealed.
Right here we current a handful of the properties which have made the lower. They’re both new or newly renovated and embrace a putting fortress-island retreat in Montenegro, an office-building-turned-boutique-hotel in Malaysia, a re-imagined Twelfth-century monastery in Italy and a revamped lodge on Mykonos that has been given protected standing by the Greek Ministry of Tradition.
La Maison Palmier – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
The most recent sequence of aesthetically stunning retreats to make it into the celebrated Design Lodges assortment – ‘a handpicked portfolio of one-of-a-kind properties throughout the globe’ – has been revealed. One lodge to make the lower is the Ivory Coast’s La Maison Palmier, pictured, which is described as an ‘oasis of latest design with classic panache’
The ‘heat and welcoming’ visitor rooms at La Maison Palmier characteristic expansive garden-view home windows, terrazzo flooring and textiles curated by a Senegalese designer
Billed because the first-ever boutique lodge within the Ivory coast metropolis of Abidjan, La Maison Palmier is an ‘oasis of latest design with classic panache’, based on Design Lodges.
Company stroll below 200 styles of palm timber en path to the ‘glowing’ pool on the coronary heart of the 74-room resort, which is made up of 9 ‘low-slung’ buildings.
Design Lodges says: ‘Guestrooms are heat and welcoming, with expansive garden-view home windows, bespoke furnishings, wooden panelling, terrazzo flooring, textiles curated by a Senegalese designer, and customized carpets in wealthy purple or inexperienced.’
Double rooms on the time of writing are priced from £155 – for extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Wilmina – Berlin, Germany
Wilmina, a surprising lodge in Berlin’s Charlottenberg neighbourhood, was previously a girls’s jail. Bars within the higher a part of the home windows stay at this time
There’s a putting mild set up within the communal house by the previous jail cells at Wilmina
Previously a courthouse and ladies’s jail, this gorgeous lodge in Berlin’s Charlottenberg neighbourhood gives a really distinctive keep.
‘The historic purple brick buildings that when decided the darkish fates of its occupants have been sensitively reworked right into a vibrant, hidden retreat,’ says Design Lodges, including: ‘All through the lodge, authentic brick, glass, and metal harken again to the construction’s authentic objective – together with historic bars within the higher a part of the home windows.’
Company can uncover the lodge’s ‘secret’ gardens, a restaurant serving ‘lush’ modern German delicacies, and a putting mild set up within the communal house by the previous jail cells.
Double rooms from £202 per night time – for extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Resort Resort – Lisbon, Portugal
Native artists curated Lisbon’s Resort Resort, with decor impressed by the ‘colors, playfulness, and lightness of Portugal’
Resort Resort has 40 rooms, a restaurant referred to as ‘Animal’ and a studio devoted to yoga and meditation
Artwork lovers can be of their factor at this Lisbon lodge, as native artists are behind the lodge’s inside design, with decor impressed by the ‘colors, playfulness, and lightness of Portugal’.
Foodies must also approve. The lodge’s restaurant, Animal, serves up ‘wild and creative’ delicacies, we’re advised.
The 40-room lodge is a haven for yogis, too. Design Lodges reveals: ‘Pedrita Studio has crafted an area devoted to yoga and meditation, with 360-degree projection and sound that permits visitors to have a totally immersive expertise.’
Double rooms are priced from £156 per night time. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Mykonos Theoxenia – Mykonos, Greece
Mykonos Theoxenia has a primary place on the Greek isle of Mykonos – it sits proper subsequent to the island’s iconic white windmills
Visitor rooms at Mykonos Theoxenia are mentioned to ‘exude a cocoon-like serenity’, based on Design Lodges
When Mykonos Theoxenia was constructed again within the Sixties it turned the primary five-star lodge on the island of Mykonos and was notable, additionally, for its design.
Postmodern architect Aris Konstantinidis was behind the look – and the Greek Ministry of Tradition moved to afford the property protected standing.
Now the lodge – which has a primary place on the island subsequent to its iconic white windmills – is extra eye-catching than ever due to a serious restoration.
Design Lodges notes that the lodge options 37 elegant bedrooms, eight deluxe suites, and 4 signature suites with personal swimming pools that ‘exude a cocoon-like serenity’. ‘The lodge is a pure oasis, a brief stroll to Mykonos City, and a gateway to scuba diving and day journeys to Delos [an island that’s famous for its ties to Greek mythology],’ it says.
Double rooms are priced from £232. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Hotelito by Musa – Guerrero, Mexico
As a consequence of open in January 2023, Hotelito by Musa lies by the Pacific Ocean in Guerrero, Mexico
Hotelito by Musa can be furnished with native palm wooden carpentry and conventional stone detailing
As a consequence of open in January 2023, this fashionable new lodge is being sustainably constructed throughout 165 acres (67 hectares) of ‘sprawling palm groves and uncooked, untamed panorama’ by the Pacific Ocean in Guerrero, Mexico.
In accordance with Design Lodges, the lodge – predicted to ‘redefine trendy jungle residing’ – will provide group artwork areas, holistic wellness programmes and services that allow visitors to ‘work, dwell and surf’ throughout their keep.
Design Lodges provides: ‘The Mexican-forward tropical modernist design will spotlight ceramics from Guadalajara, native palm wooden carpentry, and conventional stone detailing.’
For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com or findmusa.mx/hotelito.
Das Achental – Grassau, Germany
Das Achental lodge is ‘completely positioned amid the rolling Chiemgau Alps and near stunning lake Chiemsee’. Above is a lounge for golfers on the grounds of the lodge
Design Lodges describes Das Achental as a ‘grand realm characterised by Bavarian custom, but with boldly refreshing updates’
This Bavarian retreat is ‘completely positioned amid the rolling Chiemgau Alps and near stunning lake Chiemsee’, Design Lodges reveals.
Again within the Nineteen Fifties, it operated as an equestrian centre, solely to be reworked right into a sports activities lodge within the Nineteen Eighties. Having not too long ago undergone a renovation, it now ranks as one of many high leisure retreats in Germany, based on Design Lodges, which describes it as a ‘grand realm characterised by Bavarian custom, but with boldly refreshing updates’.
Company can take pleasure in two-Michelin-starred delicacies on the lodge’s restaurant, es:senz (the Michelin information praises Chef Edip Sigl’s menu for its ‘precision, concord and finesse’), and after they’re not positive eating, they will soak within the indoor and outside infinity swimming pools, good their swing on the lodge’s golf course or set off on a hike within the mountains.
Double rooms are priced from £273. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Parkhotel Mondschein – Bolzano, Italy
You will detect a mix of Belle Epoque type and structure from the Nineteen Fifties and Sixties at Parkhotel Mondschein in Bolzano
Parkhotel Mondschein options an in-house yoga studio and a spa, whereas on the coronary heart of the lodge there is a pool, a bar (above) and a tree-filled park space
This ‘uncommon gem’ of a lodge within the Italian metropolis of Bolzano is a melange of types – ‘initially constructed within the 14th century, the construction that homes the lodge was prolonged in 1890 within the Belle Epoque type, with extensive corridors, excessive ceilings, and stucco ornament’, Design Lodges reveals, including that the constructing additionally options architectural fixtures from the Nineteen Fifties and Sixties.
There’s an in-house yoga studio and a spa, whereas on the coronary heart of the lodge there is a pool, a bar and a tree-filled park space.
Michelin-starred delicacies awaits on the lodge’s In Viaggio restaurant, the place visitors are taken on ‘a culinary voyage’ with some dishes impressed by the Alps and others taking their cue from nations around the globe, based on the Michelin Information.
Double rooms are priced from £215. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Cap Karoso – Sumba, Indonesia
Cap Karoso sits on the ‘wild’ shores of Indonesia’s Sumba island, ‘surrounded by miles of untamed pristine seashores’
Cap Karoso’s modernist villas characteristic personal swimming pools, gardens and seaside views, Design Lodges reveals
Made up of a sequence of modernist villas, this retreat lies on the ‘wild’ shores of Indonesia’s Sumba island, ‘surrounded by miles of untamed pristine seashores and some sparse, conventional villages’.
The villas characteristic ‘nature-inspired plant-based roofs’, personal swimming pools, Sumba-inspired treasures, open-air bathtubs, personal decks, gardens, and seaside views, Design Lodges reveals.
It notes that the retreat’s natural farm ‘retains the pantries stocked’ on the lodge’s two eating places, with ‘worldwide star cooks’ visiting all year long to create ‘unforgettable culinary experiences’.
Double rooms are priced from £219. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Nous Santorini – Santorini, Greece
Wellbeing is on the coronary heart of a keep at Nous Santorini, a Greek island gem that is dotted with gardens, personal swimming pools and a meditative fireplace pit
Nous Santorini’s 121 rooms and suites are housed in standalone buildings in a panorama that is ‘awash with vegetation’
The seashores of Santorini impressed the color palette behind this ‘gorgeous’ lodge, which ‘seems like an oasis by itself island of splendour’, based on Design Lodges.
The lodge’s 121 rooms and suites are housed in standalone buildings in a panorama that is ‘awash with vegetation’.
‘Yoga, personal swimming pools, scorching tubs, gardens, and a meditative fireplace pit put wellbeing on the coronary heart of your keep,’ Design Lodges reveals, including that the lodge is designed with ‘informal class, not overwhelming luxurious’ in thoughts.
Double rooms are priced from £252. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Vocabolo Moscatelli – Umbria, Italy
Vocabolo Moscatelli, pictured, is a re-imagined Twelfth-century monastery within the Umbrian countryside with a ‘piazza-style sq. with umbrella-topped tables and a effervescent fountain’
Company are free to order breakfast at any time of the day throughout their time at Vocabolo Moscatelli
‘On the core of Vocabolo Moscatelli is a revived Twelfth-century monastery with beamed ceilings, heavy stone fireplaces, and gentle picket flooring,’ Design Lodges says of this lodge in Italy, which is topped by the bell that the monks would ring when it was time for prayer.
The retreat options ‘a piazza-style sq. with umbrella-topped tables and a effervescent fountain’ and a Nineteenth-century church that hosts mild installations and dance events.
It sounds as idyllic as might be – most suites include deep bathtubs, there is a ‘putting’ swimming pool to lounge beside and visitors are free to order breakfast at any time of the day.
For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com or www.vocabolomoscatelli.com.
The Luma Resort – Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
The rose-gold facade of The Luma Resort in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, is ready aglow every night by the sundown
Company at The Luma Resort can take pleasure in a espresso from native roastery Crack Inc earlier than heading as much as their ‘serene and welcoming’ visitor rooms
A former workplace constructing, this property within the Malaysian state of Sabah was reworked right into a ‘vibrant’ 115-room boutique lodge by native studio Seshan Design.
‘The western-facing facade, accented with rose gold particulars, is ready aglow every night by the gorgeous Sabah sunsets,’ Design Lodges reveals.
Inside, a spiral staircase ‘stands within the foyer like an incredible tree’, there’s espresso by native roastery Crack Inc and ‘serene and welcoming’ visitor rooms provide a view of the skyline and the ocean.
Double rooms are priced from £40 per night time. For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com.
Ora – Priorat, Spain
Fashionable lodge Ora occupies an 18th-century abbey within the wine area of Priorat in Catalonia – it guarantees to ‘provide guests a singular expertise around the globe of wine’
Ora’s visitor rooms are designed within the type of the standard homes of the area, promising to ‘exude an Previous World appeal’
This charming retreat occupies an 18th-century abbey within the quaint village of Torroja del Priorat, which lies within the wine area of Priorat in Catalonia.
It is a really perfect spot for wine fans, and never simply due to the placement – the lodge is ‘designed to supply guests a singular expertise around the globe of wine, of the panorama and gastronomy of the Priorat’. Art work within the lodge revolves across the ‘cultures and traditions of the wine county’ and even the cleaning soap has a wine theme – it is produced from the seeds of the Priorat grapes.
Visitor rooms are designed within the type of the standard homes of the area, promising to ‘exude an Previous World appeal’.
For extra data, go to orahotelpriorat.com.
Mamula Island Resort – Kotor Bay, Montenegro
Mamula Island Resort occupies a Nineteenth-century fort on an island by Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor
A spa is housed in one of many towers and there are three outside swimming pools within the centre of the fort
Verify in to Mamula Island Resort and you may take pleasure in ‘360-degree views of the glimmering Adriatic Sea’ and sunbathing on the isle’s personal seaside
Design Lodges says which you can ‘mix your lust for journey together with your want for luxurious’ with a keep at this uncommon lodge, which occupies a Nineteenth-century fort on an island by Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor.
The fort, constructed by the Austro-Hungarian basic Lazar Mamula, has a darkish historical past. Throughout World Struggle II, it was occupied by Italian forces below the rule of fascist chief Benito Mussolini and transformed right into a focus camp that held greater than 2,000 individuals.
Now it has been ‘painstakingly restored’ and reworked right into a lodge that when it opens subsequent 12 months will provide visitors ‘360-degree views of the glimmering Adriatic Sea’, a spa (housed in one of many towers), and three outside swimming pools.
To north of the tiny island is a seaside with solar loungers and bay views.
For extra data, go to www.designhotels.com or www.mamulaisland.com.
- Costs appropriate on the time of writing.
