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We’re loving this residential office-turned-boutique hotel

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.

A residential office turned boutique hotel named Sleeping Lab – Arch

A residential office turned boutique hotel named Sleeping Lab – Arch

The new boutique hotel brings a sculpted beauty to an otherwise unremarkable residential setting.

The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon is open for stay

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.

The Prestige Hotel: Ministry Of Design’s Sleight Of Hand In Penang

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.

Woods Bagot’s Ovolo The Valley is anything but boring

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

Sala Ayutthaya By Onion Works Magic With Mood And Materials

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.

Room Service: The rise of in-hotel dining experiences

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.

The next echelon of design hotel: Carr’s United Places

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.

Hotel Hotel sold to Ovolo Hotels

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?