Tag: Design

Firmdale First

Not Every Hotel Stay Is Like This

“Take Your Daughter to Work Day” hits different when work that day is at the Whitby, and when it’s her first time ever staying in a hotel. But not just any hotel — the Whitby is a Firmdale hotel.

The Last Detail

Everything Has Meaning at Maslina Resort

You can’t take anything for granted at Maslina. Everything, down to the last little detail, has purpose — inspired by a deep love for the hotel’s location on the Croatian island of Hvar.

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Rooftops and Radical Design in Barcelona

In the city of Gaudí, aesthetic standards are high. Barcelona’s hotels happily rise to the occasion, as evidenced by attention-demanding designs and an improbable number of rooftop spaces.

Emotional Rescue

Japanese Hotels That Defy Their Reputation

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.

Portrait of the Artist

Castello di Reschio Is a Designer’s Masterwork

Castello di Reschio will never be mistaken for a corporate-run, Disneyfied medieval fantasyland. This 1,000-year-old castle hotel in Italy’s Umbrian hills is the real deal — it’s owned by one family, and it reflects the aesthetic vision of one man.

Never Boring

Our CEO Selects Her Top Hotels to Start 2023

In her annual dispatch, Tablet CEO Lucy Lieberman talks about the remorse of removing hotels from our selection, and shares the newly added hotels she’s most excited about to start the year.