Maze-like stairways and optical illusions are designed to trick the eyes of lodgers at this MC Escher-inspired guesthouse in the city of Guilin, China. More about Studio 10 designs illusory Escher-inspired interiors for guesthouse in China
Brooklyn design firm Studio Tack has revived an art-deco landmark in San Francisco's emerging Tenderloin district, creating the art-forward Tilden Hotel. More about Studio Tack melds art deco and wabi-sabi aesthetic at Tilden Hotel
MVRDV has released visuals of KoolKiel, a mixed-use complex in Kiel, Germany, which will have its final form determined in consultation with the community. More about Final design of MVRDV's KoolKiel complex will be determined by the community
The AHEAD Global Awards ceremony is the culmination of a two-year programme of events celebrating the best in hospitality design around the world. Watch the live-streamed ceremony on Dezeen via the video above. More about Watch the AHEAD Global Awards ceremony live from London and New York
Silicon Valley-backed company Life House has launched the first in a series of technology-driven hotels in Miami, which offers a social-media network that connects guests before their trips. More about Life House Little Havana hotel operates through bespoke tech platform
The Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental hotel has opened within a 88-metre-deep abandoned quarry near Shanghai. More about Jade + QA unveils "groundscraper" hotel in Chinese quarry
Andrew Burns Architecture has nestled a pair of lodges along a forested hiking trail in southeast Tasmania, which both offer visitors uninterrupted ocean views. More about Three Capes Track hiking lodges hide amongst the Tasmanian landscape
Indonesian architecture office Atelier Riri has completed a cluster of guest cabins clad in charred teak that surround a shared swimming pool at a small resort on the island of Lombok. More about Atelier Riri creates charred teak cabins at Kiyakabin resort in Indonesia
Food design studio Bompas & Parr has created the "world's first" vegan guest suite inside a London hotel, omitting the use of leather, wool and feathers throughout its interiors. More about Bompas & Parr creates "world's first" vegan hotel suite
Charleston interiors firm Basic Projects has created cosy apartment-like suites inside a refurbished brick building, during its conversion into a hotel in nearby Savannah. More about Basic Projects and Christian Sottile include "creature comforts" at Savannah's Windrose hotel
The cruise ship, called Celebrity Edge, has 1,500 suites designed by British interior designer Kelly Hoppen, who also fitted out the world's first cantilevered deck that can move up and down the ship's exterior. More about Kelly Hoppen-designed cruise ship features a moving cantilevered exterior deck
Wyoming studio Carney Logan Burke Architects has completed a spacious ski resort in the American West, intended to offer a "chic but casual" atmosphere with a rustic yet modern appearance. More about Carney Logan Burke creates Caldera House for Wyoming ski village
Humble mortar walls and clay floors are paired with original arched ceilings and decorative doorways inside this family-run guesthouse in Spain, which has been revamped by Lucas y Hernández-Gil. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil retains period details in revamp of rural Spanish guesthouse
Studio Robert McKinley has transformed a motor lodge into the minimal and rustic Hotel Joaquin, providing an escape in Orange County, California. More about Robert McKinley renovates 1930s motor lodge into minimal retreat in Laguna Beach
Architecture firm K-Studio has designed a neo-modernist interior for this boutique hotel in its hometown of Athens, using local artworks and furnishings. More about K-studio's Perianth Hotel infuses neo-modernism into Athens
Form Hotel founder Tarek Daouk explains how the new boutique hotel in Dubai allows guests to customise their stay, in this movie Dezeen filmed for AHEAD. More about Form Hotel in Dubai invites guests to "curate their own experience"
French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. More about Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites
High-end hotels in the Middle East are becoming increasingly refined and understated, say AHEAD MEA jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More about New luxury hotels in Middle East "whisper rather than shout" say AHEAD MEA awards judges
New York studio Champalimaud has renovated an English-style country house in the Hudson Valley, turning it into a cosy hotel with a mix of contemporary decor and vintage furniture. More about Troutbeck hotel in Upstate New York provides snug setting for rustic getaways
Hotelier Valeri Chekheria explains how his team transformed the headquarters of a Soviet printing press in Tbilisi into the Stamba Hotel in this movie Dezeen produced for the AHEAD hospitality awards. More about Soviet publishing house in Tbilisi transformed into Stamba Hotel