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Architecture worth the trip

Hotels where the architecture and interiors are reason enough to travel: restored farmhouses, converted palaces, contemporary buildings and houses with a point of view. We score design on how well it fits the place and on the honesty of its materials, not on how it photographs.

155 stays, each scored out of 100 across five pillars.

Encís d'Empordà
Adults-onlyHistoric masia

Encís d'Empordà

Casavells, Spain

from €190 / night

Cap Rocat
Two MICHELIN KeysFortress

Cap Rocat

Cala Blava, Spain

from €690 / night

Finca Ratxó
Adults-onlyMountain retreat

Finca Ratxó

Puigpunyent, Spain

from €450 / night

Casa La Siesta
Adults-leaningRural boutique

Casa La Siesta

Vejer de la Frontera, Spain

from €260 / night

Vestige Son Vell
Country estateHeritage

Vestige Son Vell

Ciutadella, Spain

from €500 / night

Torralbenc
DesignVineyard

Torralbenc

Alaior, Spain

from €400 / night

ORA Hotel Priorat
Design hotelAdults only

ORA Hotel Priorat

Torroja del Priorat, Spain

from €250 / night

Gundari
CliffsideDesign icon

Gundari

Petousis, Greece

from €950 / night

Kalesma Mykonos
Cycladic villagePrivate pool

Kalesma Mykonos

Ornos, Greece

from €1100 / night

The Vasilicos
Caldera viewIntimate

The Vasilicos

Imerovigli, Greece

from €650 / night

Vora Villas
Cave villasCaldera view

Vora Villas

Imerovigli, Greece

from €1400 / night

Borgo Santo Pietro
Farm-to-table13th-century estate

Borgo Santo Pietro

Chiusdino, Italy

from €900 / night

Petunia Ibiza
Es Vedrà viewSunset

Petunia Ibiza

Cala Carbó, Spain

from €430 / night

Palazzo Daniele
Art hotelNine rooms

Palazzo Daniele

Gagliano del Capo, Italy

from €470 / night

Vermelho Melides
Two MICHELIN KeysThirteen rooms

Vermelho Melides

Melides, Portugal

from €450 / night

Pa.te.os
Aires MateusFour houses

Pa.te.os

Melides, Portugal

from €850 / night

Spatia Comporta
One MICHELIN KeyModern cabanas

Spatia Comporta

Muda, Portugal

from €390 / night

Parīlio
Cycladic designQuiet pool

Parīlio

Kolympithres, Greece

from €480 / night

César Lanzarote
MICHELIN KeyAdults only

César Lanzarote

La Asomada, Spain

from €320 / night

Palacio Ico
Nine rooms1690 house

Palacio Ico

Teguise, Spain

from €195 / night

Mercer Sevilla
Eleven roomsGlass-domed patio

Mercer Sevilla

Sevilla, Spain

from €450 / night

Seda Club Hotel
Twenty-one roomsRooftop terrace

Seda Club Hotel

Granada, Spain

from €330 / night

Can Cera
Adults only17th-century palace

Can Cera

Palma, Spain

from €360 / night

L'Avenida
Adults only1911 modernist house

L'Avenida

Sóller, Spain

from €280 / night

Hotel Esperit Roca
The Roca brothersHilltop fortress

Hotel Esperit Roca

Sant Julià de Ramis, Spain

from €450 / night

Finca Victoria
One MICHELIN KeyAbove Sa Riera beach

Finca Victoria

Begur, Spain

from €275 / night

Cap Menorca
Private-pool suitesClifftop over the sea

Cap Menorca

Alaior, Spain

from €650 / night

Can Alberti 1740
1740 townhouseHarbour-town rooftop

Can Alberti 1740

Maó, Spain

from €180 / night

Nobis Hotel Palma
Medieval palaceSwedish design

Nobis Hotel Palma

Palma, Spain

from €300 / night

3HB Faro
MICHELIN KeyRooftop infinity pool

3HB Faro

Faro, Portugal

from €180 / night

Akelarre
Two MICHELIN KeysAkelaŕe, three MICHELIN Stars

Akelarre

San Sebastián, Spain

from €480 / night

Aman Venice
Three MICHELIN KeysA palazzo on the Grand Canal

Aman Venice

Venice, Italy

from €2400 / night

Airelles Palladio
Three MICHELIN KeysThe Guide's Opening of the Year

Airelles Palladio

Venice, Italy

from €1400 / night

Borgo Santandrea
Three MICHELIN KeysMid-century design on a cliff

Borgo Santandrea

Amalfi, Italy

from €1200 / night

J.K. Place Capri
Three MICHELIN KeysTwenty-two rooms over the sea

J.K. Place Capri

Capri, Italy

from €1000 / night

Bvlgari Hotel Roma
Three MICHELIN KeysOver the Mausoleum of Augustus

Bvlgari Hotel Roma

Rome, Italy

from €1850 / night

Corte della Maestà
Three MICHELIN KeysFour rooms in a bishop's palace

Corte della Maestà

Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy

from €450 / night

Passalacqua
Three MICHELIN KeysWhere Bellini wrote La Sonnambula

Passalacqua

Moltrasio, Italy

from €2200 / night

Casa Maria Luigia
Three MICHELIN KeysMassimo Bottura's country house

Casa Maria Luigia

Modena, Italy

from €450 / night

Reschio Hotel
Three MICHELIN KeysA thousand-year-old castle

Reschio Hotel

Lisciano Niccone, Italy

from €1300 / night

La Mamounia
Three MICHELIN KeysPalace hotel since 1923

La Mamounia

Marrakech, Morocco

from €700 / night

El Fenn
Thirteen joined riadsAn art collection

El Fenn

Marrakech, Morocco

from €350 / night

Amanjena
Two MICHELIN KeysAman's first in Africa

Amanjena

Marrakech, Morocco

from €1100 / night

Bairro Alto Hotel
One MICHELIN KeyRenovated by Souto de Moura

Bairro Alto Hotel

Lisbon, Portugal

from €450 / night

Acro Suites
One MICHELIN KeyAdults only

Acro Suites

Agia Pelagia, Greece

from €450 / night

Tella Thera
MICHELIN Guide selection21 suites, new in 2025

Tella Thera

Kissamos, Greece

from €400 / night

Chablé Yucatán
Two MICHELIN KeysA hacienda and a cenote spa

Chablé Yucatán

Chocholá, Mexico

from €1370 / night

Hotel Sevilla
One MICHELIN KeyA 16th-century casona

Hotel Sevilla

Mérida, Mexico

from €267 / night

Maroma, A Belmond Hotel
Two MICHELIN KeysRedesigned by Tara Bernerd in 2023

Maroma, A Belmond Hotel

Punta Maroma, Mexico

from €958 / night

La Valise Bacalar
One MICHELIN KeyTreehouses by Frida Escobedo

La Valise Bacalar

Bacalar, Mexico

from €330 / night

Otro Oaxaca
MICHELIN Guide selection16 rooms facing Santo Domingo

Otro Oaxaca

Oaxaca City, Mexico

from €350 / night

Escondido Oaxaca
MICHELIN Guide selectionAlberto Kalach, 2019

Escondido Oaxaca

Oaxaca City, Mexico

from €300 / night

Casa Silencio
Inside a working mezcal distillery6 suites

Casa Silencio

Xaaga, near Mitla, Mexico

from €950 / night

Casa TO
MICHELIN Guide selectionLudwig Godefroy, 2022

Casa TO

Puerto Escondido, Mexico

from €200 / night

Hotel Terrestre
MICHELIN Guide selectionAlberto Kalach

Hotel Terrestre

Puerto Escondido, Mexico

from €400 / night

Casa Polanco
Two MICHELIN KeysA 1940s mansion on Parque Lincoln

Casa Polanco

Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico

from €700 / night

Campos Polanco
One MICHELIN KeyAn Art Deco building of the 1940s

Campos Polanco

Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico

from €450 / night

Círculo Mexicano
MICHELIN Guide selectionBehind the Cathedral

Círculo Mexicano

Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Mexico

from €200 / night

La Valise Mexico City
One MICHELIN KeyEight suites in a 1920s townhouse

La Valise Mexico City

Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico

from €450 / night

The Alpina Gstaad
Three MICHELIN KeysSix Senses spa

The Alpina Gstaad

Gstaad, Switzerland

from €1200 / night

7132 Hotel
Two MICHELIN KeysZumthor's thermal baths

7132 Hotel

Vals, Switzerland

from €450 / night

Badrutt's Palace Hotel
Three MICHELIN KeysThe first Palace, 1896

Badrutt's Palace Hotel

St. Moritz, Switzerland

from €1100 / night

Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
Three MICHELIN KeysWhere winter tourism began, 1864

Kulm Hotel St. Moritz

St. Moritz, Switzerland

from €900 / night

Carlton Hotel St. Moritz
Three MICHELIN Keys60 suites, all facing the lake

Carlton Hotel St. Moritz

St. Moritz, Switzerland

from €1300 / night

Suvretta House
Two MICHELIN KeysIts own ski lift

Suvretta House

St. Moritz, Switzerland

from €850 / night

Grand Hotel Kronenhof
Two MICHELIN KeysNeo-baroque, 1898

Grand Hotel Kronenhof

Pontresina, Switzerland

from €650 / night

Forestis Dolomites
Two MICHELIN Keys1,800 m on the Plose

Forestis Dolomites

Brixen, Italy

from €900 / night

Aman Rosa Alpina
Two MICHELIN KeysReopened as an Aman, 2025

Aman Rosa Alpina

San Cassiano, Italy

from €1500 / night

Castel Badia
MICHELIN KeyA castle founded in 1039

Castel Badia

San Lorenzo di Sebato, Italy

from €450 / night

Ancora Cortina
MICHELIN KeyOn the Corso since 1826

Ancora Cortina

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

from €700 / night

Milla Montis
MICHELIN KeyArchitecture by Peter Pichler

Milla Montis

Meransen, Italy

from €350 / night

ADLER Lodge Ritten
MICHELIN KeyAll inclusive

ADLER Lodge Ritten

Soprabolzano, Italy

from €700 / night

The Blackpine
MICHELIN KeyLined in pine

The Blackpine

Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra

from €300 / night

Skyra Retreat
MICHELIN KeyFifteen rooms by a lake

Skyra Retreat

Rovaniemi, Finland

from €600 / night

Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
Glass suites in the forestA window at the foot of the bed

Arctic TreeHouse Hotel

Rovaniemi, Finland

from €450 / night

VALO Ice Cube Villas
Four villasIn the far north of Lapland

VALO Ice Cube Villas

Saariselkä, Finland

from €900 / night

Arctic Bath
MICHELIN KeyFloating on the Lule River

Arctic Bath

Harads, Sweden

from €900 / night

Treehotel
Rooms by Swedish architectsIn the pine forest

Treehotel

Harads, Sweden

from €600 / night

Icehotel
Rebuilt from river ice every winterArt suites

Icehotel

Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

from €400 / night

Manshausen
MICHELIN KeyAn island in the Steigen archipelago

Manshausen

Steigen, Norway

from €500 / night

The Reykjavík EDITION
MICHELIN KeyNext to Harpa, on the harbour

The Reykjavík EDITION

Reykjavík, Iceland

from €500 / night

Gran Hotel Inglés
MICHELIN KeyMadrid's oldest hotel, 1886

Gran Hotel Inglés

Madrid, Spain

from €350 / night

Wittmore Hotel
MICHELIN KeyAdults only

Wittmore Hotel

Barcelona, Spain

from €380 / night

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