Lauren Ho
Lauren Ho is the Travel Director of Wallpaper*, roaming the globe, writing extensively about luxury travel, architecture and design for both the magazine and the website. Lauren serves as the European Academy Chair for the World's 50 Best Hotels.
Latest articles by Lauren Ho
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 The Chancery Rosewood: A new chapter for London’s modernist iconAfter years behind closed doors, London’s most anticipated hotel opening finally arrives, proving that some things are worth waiting for By Lauren Ho Published 
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 How to travel meaningfully in an increasingly generic worldLauren Ho explores the need for resonance, not reach, in the way we choose to make journeys of discovery By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Be at one with nature at this bucolic luxury lodge in New ZealandFollowing a year-long renovation, the storied Huka Lodge in Taupō reopens its doors with a fresher, more contemporary edge, still attuned to its surroundings By Lauren Ho Published 
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 The Calile Hotel is an urban resort reframing BrisbaneA seven-storey refuge in Fortitude Valley, The Calile Hotel bridges tropical retro with urban polish, elevating Brisbane’s hospitality landscape By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Mondrian makes waves at Burleigh Heads with a striking Australian debutMondrian Gold Coast emerges as a sculptural new anchor for Burleigh Heads, pairing surf-side glamour with global polish By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Rediscover a classic midcentury hotel in SydneyFK leads a major renovation of the landmark Sofitel Sydney Wentworth hotel, pairing 1960s modernism with an elevated, Australian-minded reset By Lauren Ho Published 
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 The Trip to Hong Kong: exploring a bold new capital of cultureA resilient desire to shift perceptions yet preserve heritage is driving a new energy in Hong Kong as the next generation creates a bold new capital of culture By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Wallpaper* checks in at Delano Dubai, a fresh chapter for a design iconDelano Dubai lands on Bluewaters Island, bringing Miami cool, Mediterranean flair, and a dose of design-forward glamour to the city’s shoreline By Lauren Ho Last updated 
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 Stay at Nujuma, a forward-facing sanctuary in the Red Sea regionNujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, sets the bar high as one of Saudi Arabia’s ultra-luxury destinations By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Where to stay in Hong KongFrom sky-high glamour to intimate design sanctuaries, here's our pick of Hong Kong's finest stays By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Inside AlUla, the giga-project putting Saudi Arabia on the tourism mapThe ancient desert city in the northwest of the country combines culture, history, and extraordinary landscapes By Lauren Ho Published 
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 AlUla Arts Festival is putting Saudi Arabia’s flourishing art scene on the international stageReturning for its fourth edition, the AlUla Arts Festival celebrates art in a natural landscape; Lauren Ho went to discover more By Lauren Ho Published 
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 London calling: the best hotels to book in the magnetic capitalExplore the best London hotels, from quirky newcomer The Broadwick Soho to grand dame Claridge’s By Lauren Ho Published 
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 London’s first all-suite hotel, The Emory, wins Wallpaper* Design Award 2025The Emory earns our Best Suites award for flawlessly embodying the creative aesthetic of a host of world-class designers By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Lisbon hotel Locke de Santa Joana wins Wallpaper* Design Award 2025Born from the restoration of an old convent, Locke de Santa Joana receives our Best Opening award for its design inventiveness and sunny disposition By Mary Lussiana Last updated 
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 Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: meet the travel winners transcending destinationsDiscover the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025 travel winners – the year’s places to stay, dine, drink and join – and watch our video to find out why they won By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Polish hotel Puro Poznań is a design-forward delightDesign studio Holloway Li’s recent makeover of Puro Poznań echoes the town’s art nouveau architecture By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Inside Club Bâtard, Hong Kong’s exclusive new members’ wine clubClub Bâtard brings together an exclusive mix of fine dining and drinking across three floors of Hong Kong’s historic Pedder building By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Out of office: a week in the world of Wallpaper*From gallery visits to fine dining, here's what's been occupying the editors this week By Hannah Silver Published 
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 Turkish Airlines reveals its flowy new Crystal Business Class cabinsLuxury is in the air as Turkish Airlines pulls back the curtain on its anticipated new Crystal Business Class cabins By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Out of office: from Loewe loafers to volcanic views, the Wallpaper* editors' picks of the weekWhat the Wallpaper* team have been eating, seeing, wearing and crucially, enjoying, this week By Bill Prince Published 
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 This Irish hotel’s cabins in the woods are straight out of a luxurious fairy taleCork’s Montenotte Hotel elevates Ireland’s hospitality scene with the launch of its new cabins in the woods, The Woodland Suites By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Cathay Pacific’s new business class Aria Suites take flightCathay Pacific raises the bar for business-class travel with the launch of the much-anticipated Aria Suites By Lauren Ho Published 
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 Dive deep into Soneva’s ultra-luxury new resort in the MaldivesSoneva Secret, the first resort in the Haa Dhaalu Atoll, offers 14 secluded overwater and island villas By Lauren Ho Published 
