boutique hotel

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The Catcher: a rural guesthouse framed by rice fields
Set among the rice fields near Shanghai’s Xinchang Ancient Town, The Catcher by TEAM_BLDG reworks two rural houses into a guesthouse that mediates quietly between architecture, landscape and time.

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We’re loving this residential office-turned-boutique hotel
Presenting the Sleeping Lab – Arch by Shanghai’s Atelier d’More. The design studio has led the rebirth of this residential office as a boutique hotel. We invite you to scroll and admire.

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A residential office turned boutique hotel named Sleeping Lab – Arch
The new boutique hotel brings a sculpted beauty to an otherwise unremarkable residential setting.

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The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon is open for stay
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon is a collaboration between Spanish artist and designer Jamie Hayon and The Standard’s in-house design team.

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The Prestige Hotel: Ministry Of Design’s Sleight Of Hand In Penang
Ministry of Design transposes heritage in the new quasi-colonial Prestige Hotel in Penang, with a contemporary interpretation of Victorian design – visual trickery included.

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Woods Bagot’s Ovolo The Valley is anything but boring
Here’s a hotel that puts you at the centre of its live theatre. Ovolo The Valley appeals to the independent, spirited traveller seeking a little more customised curation from their hotel stay

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Sala Ayutthaya By Onion Works Magic With Mood And Materials
Thai architecture firm Onion breathes into Sala Ayutthaya an alluring sense of poetry as it introduces contemporary form into a historic setting.

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Room Service: The rise of in-hotel dining experiences
The country’s best chefs are teaming up with top hoteliers to offer travellers and locals a unique in-hotel dining experience. It’s the ultimate ‘staycation’ – with all the trimmings. We unpack the movement.

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The next echelon of design hotel: Carr’s United Places
United Places Botanic Gardens pioneers a new level of luxury travel for Melbourne and its design lovers.

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Hotel Hotel sold to Ovolo Hotels
Seminal boutique hotel Hotel Hotel has been sold to Ovolo Hotels with a name change coming into effect from 1 March this year. Does this spark a new era in the hotel industry?