1. Art Hotels
Hotels where the rooms themselves are worth looking at, from painted palazzo ceilings to collected objects. Some lean on centuries of decoration, others on new design.
An independent hotel index · 11 entries
Hotels sorted by what they are built around.
Art, capsules, casinos and ice: eleven properties in four categories, written up plainly and checked before they appear.
The four categories
Each block is one category. Its size follows the composition, not the number of hotels inside.
2. Capsule Hotels
Sleeping pods with shared lounges and baths, built around a bed and very little else. Small units, careful planning.
3. Casino Hotels
Large Canadian properties where gaming is one feature beside rooms, spas, theatres and restaurants. Each is described as a place to stay first.
4. Ice Hotels
Rooms cut from frozen river water and rebuilt as the seasons turn. One entry: the hotel that began the idea.
How the index works
Three rules decide what appears here and how it is written.
Selection
Four categories, each defined by one quality of the building. A hotel goes in only when that quality shapes the stay, not when it is a side feature.
Verification
Names, locations and main features are checked against each hotel's own published information before an entry is written. Anything that could not be confirmed is left out.
Scope
A reading index and nothing more. No bookings, no prices, no ratings, and no hotel has paid for its place. Where a listing has no guest rooms, the entry says so.