As a whole, Japan’s hotels have long been thought of as restrained and innocuous. But there are emotions to be found. You just need to know where to look.
Design
Spa Hotels With the Total Zen Package
To achieve full zen status, a hotel needs stunning design and an inspired setting to go along with its saunas, steam rooms, and sound baths. Oh, and maybe one other thing.
The Best New Hotel Designs of 2022
We’ve sifted through every hotel added to the Tablet selection in 2022. These are our picks for the year’s most exciting designs.
The Reinvention of the Ryokan
Thirteen hundred years after the first ryokan opened, the formula for these Japanese country inns remains as appealing as ever, and plenty ripe for reinventing. Not that it needs any.
All Along the Watchtower Hotels
The thing about forts and watchtowers is that they typically stand guard on some pretty choice locations. That doesn’t change when they’re converted into hotels.
Some Hotels Are Not Suitable for Children
When you need a break from the kids — yours, everyone else’s — there are a number of Tablet hotels happy to host. These impressive spaces allow adults to do some serious adulting, far from young and impressionable eyes.