The hotels below are part of the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection. Each of the 5,000+ hotels in the selection has been chosen by our experts for its extraordinary style, service, and personality – and each can be booked on the MICHELIN Guide website and app.
It goes without saying that each hotel on this list has extraordinary design. Each is a work of art both inside and out, filled with personality and the voice of its creators. In these hotels, the whole property is in conversation with its surroundings, culturally and environmentally.
Most importantly, each one is entirely committed to its style and design choices. Every nook and cranny of every room and public space is committed to the prevailing theme. From the door handles and taps to the hallways and restaurants, there’s no mistaking where you are, and there’s no element too inconsequential to further the overall concept. Like any great work of architecture or design, each of these hotels is a complete, thorough experience in and of itself.
We added hundreds of hotels to The MICHELIN Guide selection in 2023. Here are twelve with 100% commitment to extraordinary design.
Sublime Comporta
Comporta, PortugalWith a name like Sublime Comporta, this high-end country retreat is hardly underselling itself. Yet the aesthetic is more classic, and the look and feel more elegantly restrained, than you’d expect. The hotel is located on a 42-acre estate dotted with umbrella pines, and spans 34 rooms and suites across a handful of buildings, balancing a starkly modern first impression with subtly cosy elements.
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Caravan by Habitas Dakhla
Dakhla, Western SaharaCaravan Dakhla is nothing if not immersive; Habitas aims not only to preserve the natural environment (the Dakhla Lagoon, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa), but to bring guests into close contact with the local culture. That culture is present here in every aspect of the experience, from the interior design to the artistic and educational programming.
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Pepe Vieira Restaurant & Hotel
Poio, SpainThe setting for Pepe Vieira is a relatively secluded one, surrounded by forest in Galicia’s coastal countryside. Its rooms make much of this immersion in nature – each one is a freestanding modern cube with a vast picture window, drawing the eye from the sober, minimalist-luxe interiors to the tranquil scenes outside. They’re called 'galpones' or 'sheds', which is an intentional understatement.
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Hotel des Dunes
Lège-Cap-Ferret, FranceHotel des Dunes is named after the beach of the same name, which is just down the road, and the dunes that are characteristic of Cap Ferret. The hotel’s style is unpretentious, first-and-foremost resembling the oyster shacks that are common to the region, and – once you’re inside – displaying an affinity with California surf culture and the laid-back but elegant atmosphere often found in the Hamptons.
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Volga
Mexico City, MexicoIt’s named after the road it’s on, which is in turn named after the most famous river in Russia, and there is something a bit Eastern Bloc about this concrete tower. It’s probably down to its slightly Brutalist nature, or maybe the Tarkovsky-like tableau of its minimalist interior atrium garden. Yet, as a hotel, Volga is a pure expression of today’s Mexico City – a city that’s as cosmopolitan as it is unique.
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Soho House Istanbul
Istanbul, TurkeyThe fact that Soho House Istanbul is set in a palazzo built by a 19th century Genoese merchant is a reminder that this city was, for centuries, a byword for cosmopolitanism and international commerce. The location is spectacular, right in the heart of the ancient district of Beyoğlu; aesthetically, it’s something of a departure for the Soho House brand, but only because it’s tailored to a city with such a strong visual identity.
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Leeda's Village
Zakynthos, GreeceThe typical Greek island experience involves a sun-bleached, arid cliffside somewhere in the Aegean – but Zakynthos is not your typical Greek island. It’s only here that something as lush and green as Leeda’s Village could exist – a set of weathered but rather grand stone buildings nestled amidst olive groves, gardens and lawns, offering an experience that’s subtle, even sedate, but sublime nevertheless.
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The Serangoon House
Singapore, SingaporeNamed after its location on Little India’s Serangoon Road, this hotel is as pure an Indian colonial fantasy as you’re likely to find outside of the subcontinent itself. The lobby is dazzlingly opulent, decked out in custom-made, antique-style furniture and bold, brash colors; the 90 rooms and suites are a touch more modern, but absolutely no less lavish in style.
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The Georgian
Santa Monica, California, USAA turquoise-and-gold, Art Deco mini-skyscraper, The Georgian is nothing if not distinctive. Its history since its '30s opening is not unbroken, but under new owners – and with the help of some skilled local designers – it’s been restored to an approximation of its former glory, less a faithful restoration and more a lovingly conceived tribute, a fantasy version of Golden Age opulence.
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La Casa de los Naranjos
Canary Islands, SpainHotel Emblemático La Casa de los Naranjos offers a view of a slower and simpler time, and a type of hospitality that’s directly at odds with modern mass-market tourism. The building itself is a well-preserved landmark, a 19th century manor house, and the décor is an eclectic mix of antique and contemporary elements that pays tribute to the historical setting and the house’s style of relaxed elegance.
The Lincoln Hotel
Biddeford, Maine, USAA beautiful, red-brick industrial building from the early 1900s is the raw material for The Lincoln Hotel, a 33-room luxury boutique hotel in the riverside town of Biddeford, Maine. This old textile mill retains many of its original, well-worn architectural features, and they’re complemented by an eclectic array of interventions, some clean-lined and modern, others elegantly Art Deco or whimsically postmodern.
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Maslina Resort
Stari Grad, CroatiaEach of Maslina’s 53 rooms, suites and villas looks out over the water, a protected bay on the west side of the island of Hvar. The interiors, however handsome, stay restrained – all the better to draw the eye outward. The style combines Nordic-inspired minimalism with pure Mediterranean warmth, and though they’re visually somewhat spartan, the comforts still verge on the indulgent.
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