Tag: Design

Design Awards 2026

Best New Hotel Designs (USA & Canada)

Award season is here. Our editors select their favorite designs from boutique hotels added to the Tablet selection in the past year. Here are the winners for the U.S. and Canada.

Marriage Italian Style

Miramonti Defies Expectations in the Dolomites

As the Olympics head to the Italian Alps, we head to Miramonti Boutique Hotel, a restorative mini-resort run by a husband and wife whose passion has produced something rather unlikely.

Arctic Blast

Building Icehotel and the Best of Lapland

The exciting story of how they build Sweden’s legendary Icehotel. Then, a look at nine other cozy accommodations in the Arctic Circle and Nordic Lapland.

Purity of Essence

Korea's Kosmos Ulleungdo Will Replenish You

On a mysterious volcanic island off the coast of South Korea, the nature is extraordinary, and Kosmos Ulleungdo uses every inch of it to help purify and restore its guests.

What Dreams May Come

Nature Meets Design in Patagonia

You may never make it to Patagonia. And that would be a shame. Because if you ever do get there, you’ll find a place of unmatched splendor and magnificence. Unmatched, that is, by everything but its own hotels.

Mission Statement

California’s Spanish Colonial Revival Hotels

In the early 1900s, Spanish Revival architecture was all the rage in California, dominating building design in the state. These 13 hotels can help you feel the appeal.