Hot List of the Best-designed Hotels & Resorts of 2021 (Part 2)
The year 2021 of Hot List of the best-designed hotels worldwide is a story of resilience. Despite enormous hardship in the travel industry, exceptional properties have continued to open across the globe.
Last time, we have talk about 3 types of hotels and resorts. Next, we are going to show you the rest of 3 types, including Resort Hotel, Homestay Hotel, Restaurant Design.
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Resort Hotel
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ONE&ONLY Portonovi
Best Vacation Hotel
HBA
Montenegro
HBA has completed the interior design for Europe’s first One&Only resort, located in Montenegro, in the Balkans, near the coast of Portonovi.
Inspired by the charming nature of the local and the traditional monastery architecture, HBA created a low-key and modern design for the resort around the panoramic view of the Boca Bay fjord, the hotel’s core attraction.
The exterior is a typical Venetian-style hotel building, with a creamy white painted facade, elaborately carved windows, and ground-floor corridors that give a firm handshake to the local city streets, yet with contemporary sophistication.
02
Six Senses Ibiza
Best Waterfront Resort
Jonathan Leitersdorf
Ibiza
The Six Good Hotel Ibiza sits on a rugged cliff overlooking Cala Xarraca Bay on the island’s northern side.
The hotel’s interior design is primarily inspired by the local landscape and traditional Ibiza crafts. Stone and earthy tones dominate, while natural materials such as rattan, wood, and woven fibers abound.
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The Ritz-Carlton Nikko
Best SPA Hotel
NIKKEN SPACE DESIGN LTD.
Nikko, Japan
The hotel is the only hot spring hotel in Nikko. The building was designed by Nikko Construction Co., and the spa center was completed by NIKKEN SPACE DESIGN LTD. Blending with the landscape, the design offers a unique spa experience for hotel guests.
The spa pool is gradually integrated with the rectangular outdoor green mountains, and the poetic intersection of light and shadow between indoor and outdoor further enriches the customer’s sensory experience.
Natural stacked stones outside the window fill the gap in the landscape design.
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Patina Hotels
Best Seascape Villa
Studio MK27
Maldives
Patina Hotels is its new resort series, offering unexpected, refined, and fresh stay experiences in an extraordinary natural setting. The project design of Patina Maldives resort follows the concept of the coexistence of nature and architecture to create a secluded and authentic paradise for guests.
Located in the North Faris Islands of the Maldives, the project, designed by Brazilian Studio MK27, features 90 exquisite beachfront villas.
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The Ritz-Carlton Maldives
Best Offshore Rooms
Kerry Hill
Costa Rica
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, located in The Fari Islands, is an archipelago of 3 luxury resorts, including Capella and Patina, in addition to the newly opened Ritz-Carlton.
The Ritz-Carlton, designed by the late Kerry Hill, was inspired by natural elements, such as ocean, wind, waves, and seashells. Maritime Guestroom and dining room is its most prominent characteristic.
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CERVO MOUNTAIN RESORT
Best Outdoor Theme
Dreimeta GmbH & Co. KG
Switzerland
Zermatt, Switzerland, is the Rolls-Royce among ski resorts, and the various hotels vied for stand out there. But among the select distinct is the Cervo Mountain Resort, a classic of Swiss chalets.
Various traditional materials, such as cozy wood and plaid, build a warm and stylish vibe. Each cabin has its own health area and a lounge with an open fireplace. All rooms can be arranged for various outdoor activities: skiing, rock climbing, mountaineering.
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Sabora Tented Camp
Best Wild Luxury Hotel
Singita
Tanzania
Having honored the global wild luxury hotel monomial ranking top three titles, Singita, a century-old hotel brand, has 15 stores in four countries, distributed in small countries in South America.
After the COVID-19, the tent-themed Sabora Tented Camp was officially opened in 2021. Relying on the surrounding natural wildlife reserve, the hotel has only 9 tent suites, but it has over 2 million mu of private vast plain!
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Amangiri
Best Tent Room
Aman
Utah, US
Amangiri, the resort brand of Aman, the luxury hotel group, has opened its latest camp, Sarika, which consists of just 10 tented rooms nestled in the pristine wilderness of the Utah desert.
The beauty of these buildings blends seamlessly with the natural environment and is positioned to create an accommodation experience that offers a high degree of privacy and a sense of total seclusion between the tent and rocky surroundings.
09
ALULA
Best Desert Hotel
HABITAS
Saudi Arabia
The newly ALULA hotel, which opened in November 2021, is located in the desert in northwest Saudi Arabia, surrounded by spectacular sandstone cliffs and palm groves.
HABITAS is good at combining sustainable philosophy with local materials to build a seamless luxury resort in the wilderness with contemporary architectural concepts.
FIVE
Homestay Hotel
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Hylla Vintage Hotel
Best Design in Place
Hangzhou Guantang
Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
This is a piece of Nakhi ancient architectural complex that has been suspended at half-done of construction. The designers made extensive use of locally recycled wood and Guifeng red stone for the renovation, which echoes the natural retro spirit of Glamping and uses local materials to present a thoroughly modern space.
The newly designed water features complement the original building and restore the natural landscape.
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Sussurro
Best Sustainable Design
Sarah Birkett
Mozambique, Africa
Sussurro opened in January 2021 on a secluded peninsula known as Nhamabue in Mozambique, Africa. Hosts Sarah Birkett and Adam Humphreys tailored the building to their environment and committed to using 100% African sourcing and manufacturing. The hotel is built and serviced by the local community.
He embraced local architecture and craftsmanship with minimalism, turning what might have been considered rustic works into works of art.
03
Casona Sforza
Best Structural Design
TAX | Taller de arquitectura X
Mexico
Casona Sforza is located in Mexico Escondido port (Puerto Escondido), local design office TAX | Taller DE Arquitectura X swept from the integral design of the building to the interior.
The unique arched architecture is enlighted by indigenous traditions and maintains a sustainable accommodation experience.
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Restaurant Design
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01
Sézanne
Best Western Restaurant
André Fu
Tokyo, Japan
Sézanne, a new French dining concept at The Four Seasons Marunouchi Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, was designed by Andre Fu, his latest creation this year, in collaboration with award-winning British chef Daniel Calvert.
The designers didn’t expect the restaurant to be “a predictable, formal French dining environment.” Instead, the space needs to be “genuine, warm and comfortable to match the resonance aroused by fine cuisine.
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Whitcomb’s
Best All-day Restaurant
Yabu Pushelberg
London, UK
Whitcomb’s -- The Londoner’s all-day restaurant, Yabu Pushelberg’s interior is centered on “drama,” a spatial theme of “dialogue, characters and storylines” with minimal lines and decorations.
Grand black and white portraits line the walls, while silhouettes from the ceiling reveal striking wire structures, like a loosely painted sketch.
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Argo, Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Best Cocktail Bar
AB Concept
Hongkong, China
AB Concept designed a new ARGO cocktail Bar for The Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong to replace the original Blue Bar. The cylindrical bar in the middle has a collection of more than 50 spirits, which are displayed in columns that can be freely combined with switches.
The main seating area of the bar is semi-enclosed to create a sense of intimacy; Open partitions made of polished nickel delineate the boundaries of the space while avoiding impeding guests from enjoying the stunning views.
The above is our special pick for the 2021 annual cultural travel project. What do you think to rate this hotel project? Browsing so many gorgeous hotels, B&B, wild luxury resorts, which is your favorite? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments on which design you picked the most and which you liked the most.
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