Competition: win a three-night stay at Mexico's Verana hotel
In our latest competition, Dezeen is giving away a three-night stay at a boutique hotel in the Mexican jungle. More
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John Pawson transforms historic convent into Jaffa Hotel in Tel Aviv
British designer John Pawson has completed the overhaul of an ornate convent and hospital into a hotel in Tel Aviv's historic Jaffa neighbourhood. More
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Shipwreck Lodge's wooden cabins evoke ships washed up on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
Namibian studio Nina Maritz Architects was inspired by the hundreds of shipwrecks strewn along the country's Skeleton Coast when designing this group of remote lodges. More
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Eight mid-century American motels reborn as boutique accommodation
Across the United States, run-down motels and motor lodges from the 1950s and 1960s are being given a new lease of life as contemporary hotels and guesthouses. From California to New York, here are some of the best examples. More
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Tourists hotel in The Berkshires takes cues from classic American motor lodges
A magazine founder, a chef and a bassist are among the diverse team that has torn down an old motel in western Massachusetts to make way for this wood-clad inn, based on "the aesthetic of a classic American motor lodge". More
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Ace Hotel New Orleans occupies art-deco building extended by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
The Ace Hotel chain has opened a location in New Orleans, where moody interiors fill a historic building and extra rooms are housed in a contemporary addition. More
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Twin towers in Kuwait City reference vernacular Arabic architecture
Architecture firm Gensler has completed a pair of towers in Kuwait City featuring facades that recall traditional Arabic screens, with one containing offices and the other a hotel with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. More
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Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD MEA 2018 hospitality awards
Dezeen promotion: A grain store-turned-hotel and an open-air lodge located on a wildlife reserve are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year's AHEAD MEA awards. More
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Anacapa Architecture creates AutoCamp glamping resort in northern California
California studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a luxury campground in Sonoma County that features customised tents and Airstream trailers, along with an open-air clubhouse for guest check-in and socialising. More
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Fuses Viader Arquitectes converts abandoned hilltop fortress into museum and hotel
Fuses Viader Arquitectes has transformed a 19th-century fortress near the Spanish city of Girona into a museum and hotel complex featuring concrete, glass and weathered-steel. More
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Ares Partners converts former granary into hotel in rural China
Chinese architecture office Ares Partners has completed a hotel nestled among the mountains of Ninghai County, China, in a collection of refurbished stone warehouses. More
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Basalt Architects completes hotel at Iceland's Blue Lagoon resort
Guests at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland can look out onto the turquoise water of the famous lagoon from hotel suites nestled into the lava formations. More
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Tokyo's new Hotel Okura will recreate iconic rooms from the original
A modernist hotel that featured in 1960s James Bond film You Only live Twice is being rebuilt to be more earthquake-proof, reopening in Tokyo next year. More
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Mobil Arquitectos designs Tierra Chiloe hotel for exposed Chilean island site
This boutique hotel by Chilean firm Mobil Arquitectos perches atop a grassy hill, with a glazed dining and lounge area offering ocean views, and a subterranean spa. More
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Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel by Ilmiodesign is an exercise in pastel pastiche
Guests stay in candy-coloured rooms at this art-deco-influenced hotel in Ibiza, while artists in residence are offered a transparent suite in the lobby. More
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Estudio Macías Peredo stylises Mayan architecture for Punta Caliza boutique hotel
Guadalajara-based architecture firm Estudio Macías Peredo has created an intimate sanctuary on the remote island of Holbox, Mexico, based on the region's ancient buildings. More
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Studio8 looks to the landscape of eastern China for the design of Anadu Resort hotel
Studio8 referenced tea leaves and bamboo cane throughout the design of this hotel near Hangzhou, China, to keep guests' attention on the surrounding rural terrain. More
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South Korean glamping resort offers holidaymakers a touch of "minimalist luxury"
Atelier Chang has designed a sequence of brightly coloured tents for the SJCC Glamping Resort to offer tourists a luxury camping experience on a cypress-covered mountain near the South Korean city of Suncheon. More
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Studio Saxe transforms Costa Rican lodge into The Gilded Iguana surf resort
Costa Rican architecture firm Studio Saxe has expanded an existing residence with hotel rooms and a pool to create a new resort in the beach town of Nosara. More
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Motels are making a comeback, say AHEAD Americas awards judges
Nostalgia for the open road has led to a renewed interest in motels in the American hospitality industry, say AHEAD Americas jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More
