In the mountains of Huzhou, Changxing Datang Gong Cha Vipusea Hotel has been designed by Hangzhou Kenna Interior Design as a reinterpretation of Tang dynasty architecture and ways of life. Here studio design director Huijuan Gu tells us more about the project

Designed by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa), Tokyo’s toggle hotel suidobashi is a colour lover’s dream amid a quintessentially Tokyo cityscape

Independent business hotel meets style destination at The Hari Hong Kong, where British designer Tara Bernerd has combined the charm and elegance of the hotel’s original London location with the energy of Hong Kong

Ten years after the launch of The Upper House hotel, designed by the then relatively unknown André Fu, the designer — now renowned the world over for his uniquely refined aesthetic — has returned to with a new namesake suite

The first property of the new brand co-founded by Adrian Zecha, Azumi Setoda is a contemporary ryokan on the small island of Ikuchijima in the Seto Inland Sea, designed by Kyoto architect Shiro Miura in a restored historic compound

A 1930s villa in Hangzhou underwent a four-year refurbishment by Chinese studio SYY DECORATION DESIGN to emerge as Sisan Hupao 1934, a boutique hotel nestled within bamboo groves and just a short hike from its namesake, Hupao Spring. We spoke with principal designers Xie Ke and Zhi Hongxin and lead architect Wang Chi to find out more

The newly opened Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon — the brand’s first Japan outpost — has all the trappings for which founder Ian Schrager has come to be known, combined with the minimal and contemplative touches of renowned architect Kengo Kuma

With interiors by acclaimed Hong Kong designer André Fu, Hotel the Mitsui is a contemporary interpretation of Kyoto’s history and heritage

In the hills of Khao Yai, new hotel Roukh Kiri comprises twelve barn house-style villas that offer guests a green escape far away from the city lights

Osaka gets its first Design Hotel™ in the form of Zentis Osaka, the debut opening of a new hotel brand by the group behind the Palace Hotel Tokyo, with interiors by British designer Tara Bernerd

In downtown Bangkok, a four-storey townhouse gets a new lease on life as eclectic boutique hotel B HOUSE 49

Seoul-based design studio Z_Lab established its own series of boutique hotels across South Korea, called Z_Stay. We spoke design director Jung Hyun Park to learn more about some of the newest properties in their portfolio

Tokyo-based firm Curiosity has conceived a ‘virtual hotel’ in Hakone that reflects the designers’ approach to space and design as they extend their practice beyond the retail projects for which they’re best known

Recently named one of the 50 best bars in the world, Mandarin Oriental Singapore’s MO BAR — with chic new interiors by Blueplate Studios — has launched its final iteration of the Nomadic Foragers programme with a robust cocktail menu inspired by the flavours, textures and ideas unique to different cities around the region

Shigeru Ban Architects’ latest project is an intimate guest house in tranquil Karuizawa

A palette of cool greys backgrounds an impressive art collection at node, a 25-room hotel designed as a comfortable residential experience

It’s not often that ‘Iceland’ and ‘Osaka’ appear in the same sentence, unless you happen to be visiting this novel new venture in the Japanese city

Making its home in a 70-year-old former geisha house, TRUNK(HOUSE) is a one-of-kind hospitality project that offers an interactive and personalised experience

Rebuilt and rebranded as The Okura Tokyo, the hotel is an homage to the famed original

Thai firm Architectkidd’s distinct yet sensitive renovation of the beachfront resort is all about light and space