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This bijou hotel in Madrid doubles as a cultural hubCasa de las Artes is located within the Spanish capital’s ‘Art Triangle’. Designed by ASAH Studio, it offers the warmth and intellect of one of the many neighbouring museums
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Is this the world’s most striking food stall?There’s more than meets the eye at this handsome food stall by Lyth Design, located in the northern Indian city of Sonipat
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Club Bâtard wins Best Social Hub 2026Club 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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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Capella Taipei wins Best New Opening 2026Designed by André Fu, Capella Taipei is a long-overdue and much-needed addition to the Taiwanese capital’s limited luxury hotel scene
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Orient Express wins Best Reinvention 2026Orient Express has held a near-mythic place in the globetrotting firmament since launching in 1883, but its recent reinvention – including its first hotel and an upcoming yacht – signals a decisive new chapter
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: why Sharan Pasricha is 2026’s Best HostWe salute the Indian-born, London-based hospitality entrepreneur who can’t stop thinking about ways to upgrade how we live, work and connect
By Lauren Ho Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Detroit is City of the Year 2026Once a byword for urban distress, the Motor City is undergoing a fresh wave of regeneration, driven by progressive developers, design distinctions and dynamic investment
By Adrian Madlener Published
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Is the Waldorf Astoria New York the ‘greatest of them all’? Here’s our reviewAfter a multi-billion-dollar overhaul, New York’s legendary grand dame is back in business
By Anna Fixsen Published
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A contemporary Mexican hotel emerges from a 16th-century ruin in MéridaA renovation project by Zeller & Moye, Mérida’s new Hotel Sevilla wears its architectural interventions lightly, mixing new brutalist elements into listed interiors and a palm-filled courtyard
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Discover a hidden culinary gem in MelbourneTucked away in a central Melbourne park, wunderkind chef Hugh Allen’s first solo restaurant, Yiaga, takes diners on a journey of discovery
By Daven Wu Published
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The most anticipated hotel openings of 2026From landmark restorations to remote retreats, these are the hotel debuts shaping the year ahead
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Five travel destinations to have on your radar in 2026The cultural heavyweights worth building an itinerary around as culture and creativity come together in powerful new ways
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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How designer Hugo Toro turned Orient Express’ first hotel into a sleeper hitThe Orient Express pulls into Rome, paying homage to the golden age of travel in its first hotel, just footsteps from the Pantheon
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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The best way to see Mount Fuji? Book a stay hereAt the western foothills of Mount Fuji, Gora Kadan’s second property translates imperial heritage into a deeply immersive, design-led retreat
By Sable Massingill Martinez Published
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In Norway, remoteness becomes the new luxuryAcross islands and fjords, a new wave of design-led hideaways is elevating remoteness into a refined, elemental form of luxury
By Sophie Axon Published
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The most stylish hotel debuts of 2025A Wallpaper* edit of this year’s defining hotel openings. Design-led stays to shape your next escape
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Neo-Gothic grandeur and decadent martinis await at Hawksmoor St PancrasThe dining room at the St Pancras London hotel has proved to be a revolving door for big-name chefs; now, it's Hawksmoor’s time to shine
By Ben McCormack Published
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The Wilkes is LA’s answer to the British pubIn the Brentwood Village enclave of Los Angeles, chef and restaurateur Dana Slatkin breathes new life into a storied building by one of Frank Gehry’s early mentors
By Carole Dixon Published
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Tokyo’s most cinematic stay reopens as an exercise in architectural self-controlPark Hyatt Tokyo and Studio Jouin Manku demonstrate how design can evolve without erasing memory, balancing modernist heritage with contemporary comfort
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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A hot pink carousel just touched down in the Swiss Alps, thanks to Carsten HöllerAt Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, the artist transformed a familiar childhood carousel into a meditation on time and being
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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New York’s members-only boom shows no sign of stopping – and it's about to get even more nicheFrom bathing clubs to listening bars, gatekeeping is back in a big way. Here’s what’s driving the wave of exclusivity
By Diana Budds Published
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The Wallpaper* team’s travel highlights of the yearA year of travel distilled. Discover the destinations that inspired our editors on and off assignment
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The ryokan, reinvented: checking in at Hoshinoya TokyoHoshinoya Tokyo rewrites the ryokan for the modern city, a barefoot ascent through layered rituals, tradition and restorative onsen culture
By Sofia de la Cruz Last updated
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Curvilinear futurism meets subtropical beaches at Not A Hotel’s ZHA-designed Okinawa retreatZaha Hadid Architects has revealed the design for the first property in Not A Hotel’s futuristic new Vertex collection, coming soon to southern Japan
By Anna Solomon Published
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The most whimsical hotel Christmas trees around the worldWe round up the best hotel Christmas tree collaborations of the year, from a ‘hotel within a hotel’ in Tokyo to 400 bellboy teddy bears in Paris
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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At last: a London hotel that’s great for groups and extended staysThe July London Victoria, a new aparthotel concept just steps away from one of the city's busiest rail stations, is perfect for weekends and long-term visits alike
By Anna Fixsen Published
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You can now stay in one of Geoffrey Bawa’s most iconic urban designsOnly true Bawa fans know about this intimate building, and it’s just opened as Colombo’s latest boutique hotel
By Lydia Swinscoe Published



