As part of the series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Lyndon Neri of Neri&Hu about the Waterhouse at South Bund, a hotel inside a former headquarters of the Japanese army, which won the overall award. More about Inside awards: the Waterhouse at South Bund by Neri&Hu
Architects Stephen Williams Associates have completed a hotel that looks like a shipping warehouse beside the harbour in Hamburg. More about The 25hours Hotel HafenCity by Stephen Williams Associates
Hotel brand Yotel have opened a flagship branch in New York's Times Square, where visitors check in at computerised kiosks while their luggage is stored or retrieved by a giant robotic arm. More about Yotel New York by Softroom and Rockwell Group
Architects MVRDV have unveiled proposals for a giant greenhouse on the outskirts of Amsterdam with a flower-covered hotel inside. More about Flowerbed Hotel by MVRDV
An assortment of windows are randomly scattered across the timber facade of this budget hotel outside Le Mans, France. More about Kyriad Hotel by Kilo Architectures
Dezeen Wire: a mirrored tree house designed by architects Tham & Videgård Arkitekter for the Treehotel in northern Sweden is now available for sale as a flat-pack kit.
Inside 2011: the hotels category award at the inaugural Inside awards in Barcelona goes to NHDRO for The Waterhouse at South Bund. More about Inside award winner: The Waterhouse at South Bund by NHDRO
Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela Fashion brand Maison Martin Margiela have completed their first hotel interiors at the Maison Champs Elysées in Paris. More about Maison Champs Elysées by Maison Martin Margiela
A group of disused grain silos near Christchurch in New Zealand are being fitted out as motel rooms. More about Silo Stay Little River by F3 Design
Russian architects Arch Group have completed the first of their tiny hotel rooms for napping at airports. More about Sleepbox 01 by Arch Group
Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana have completed their first hotel interior. More about New Hotel by the Campana brothers
Furniture-filled caves can be found inside a guesthouse in Modica, Sicily. More about Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad
Undulating timber panels line the walls and ceiling of a Japanese hotel room renovated by Touhoku University students. More about Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design
One piece of plywood furniture inside this Polish apartment encompasses a bed, bookshelf, nightstand and wardrobe. More about Quotel by mode:lina
Extreme cantilever alert! A four-storey block with a mirrored underside juts out from the top of a Berlin hotel, 25 metres above the ground (photos by Roland Halbe). More about NHow Hotel Berlin by NPS Tchoban Voss
Hong Kong designer Andre Fu is one of the judges of the Inside awards. In this movie filmed by Dezeen he talks about designing the Fullerton Bay Hotel in Singapore. More about Inside awards: Fullerton Bay Hotel by Andre Fu
In this Dezeen movie designer Paul Priestman, one of the judges of the Inside awards, talks about current trends in hotel design. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Inside awards: Paul Priestman on hotel design
This tree-top hotel room by Swedish architects Cyrén & Cyrén is accessed via a bridge leading from the hilly forest to an entrance on the roof. More about Cabin by Cyrén & Cyrén
New York studio BHDM have completed the interior of this boutique gay hotel in Miami Beach, where visitors encounter a life-size statue of a polar bear holding a beach ball in the lobby. More about Lords South Beach by BHDM
This huge nest with a retractable staircase by Swedish designers Inredningsgruppen forms part of a hotel in the trees in northern Sweden. More about The Bird's Nest by Inredningsgruppen