Hotels

April 25, 2026

Contemporary Villas on Remote Japanese Island Built Using an Ancient Construction Technique

Perched on the hills of Sagishima, a remote island in Japan, three luxury villas fuse Scandinavian and Japanese design in a way that appears totally at home in the surrounding landscape. Each structure was built from soil sourced directly on-site and carved into the island’s hilly terrain. The project is called NOT A HOTEL Setouchi and was designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

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December 15, 2025

This Camera-Shaped Cabin Offers a Picture-Perfect Mountain Escape

From a life-sized ’90s-style Polly Pocket house to a bedroom straight out of a Van Gogh painting, Airbnb is full of playful stays that let you sleep inside all kinds of environments. One of the most picture-perfect listings yet is The Lens Lodge, a cabin shaped like a camera in Ellijay, Georgia, where you can actually sleep inside the lens perched on a mountaintop.

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August 29, 2025

Populus Seattle: Luxury Hotel Where Art, Sustainability, Design, and Fine Dining Meet

Seattle is a city known for its breathtaking vistas alongside cutting-edge industry. But before it was a tech hub, this Pacific Northwest (PNW) jewel had a thriving timber industry in the mid-19th century. Warehouses and other buildings were constructed in the downtown corridor to support it, but their original purpose has long since passed. These buildings have been rehabbed into workspaces, housing, and, in the case of Populus Seattle, a luxury hotel.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.