Tag: Design

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.

Award Tour

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.

Baroque on the Water

The Canal House Hotels of Amsterdam

The story of Amsterdam’s canal houses is intertwined with the story of how the city became an economic powerhouse and a bastion of liberalism.