Hotels Around the World Architectural Digest

Hotels Around the World
Architectural Digest

Cocoa Island's 23-room hotel that features suites resembling local dhoni fishing boats that are anchored to the ocean floor with pine poles. Best feature? Steps in the back of each suite/boat lead right into the water. Located in the Maldives.

Architectural Digest has recently collected a list of exotic hotels around the world, reaching as far as Bora Bora to Washington DC. Just looking at some of these photos has us counting how many vacation days we have stored up (and wishing for a few more zeroes at the end of our paycheck...)! Check out some of our favorites from their round-up below the jump!

Asaba, a 19-room inn in Shuzenji, Japan pays homage to traditional Japanese architecture and landscaping: guests must pass through a Meiji-period gate into a gravel courtyard before entering the inn.

Schloss Velden, located in Austria, is a combination of old and new. The historic castle is the focal point from the view of the new modern wing.

Temenos, a private rental property in Anguilla, consists of three villas that uses white and spare elements to bring the attention to the beautiful Caribbean surroundings.

Washington D.C.'s Park Hyatt Hotel celebrates one of its finest springtime treasures: cherry blossoms. Taking cues from nature, this hotel has one of the prettiest pink tile backdrops paired with warm wood, making this modern lobby particularly inviting.

Check out all of Architectural Digest's 20 Hotels Around the World here.

Comments (9)

What is the name of the hotel that has the boats on Cocoa Island? Googled but nothing came up.

posted by aladywhoknows on August 6th 2008 at 2:54pm
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http://www.agoda.com/asia/maldives/maldives/cocoa_island_hotel.html

posted by elmcclell on August 6th 2008 at 3:42pm
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absolutely stunning.

posted by belleyflop on August 6th 2008 at 3:58pm
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love them all, especially the cocoa island photo.

posted by Bobbycat5 on August 6th 2008 at 4:12pm
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How about making this today's Thursday giveaway???
I'll take any of the above please.

posted by yeahjules on August 7th 2008 at 3:50am
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Love the boats on Cocoa Island!!!!!

I second yeahjules's suggestion. :)

posted by kambykitten on August 7th 2008 at 9:35am
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I am going to spend the rest of the day pretending I'm at Temenos, instead of in grey, cold San Francisco.

posted by jennifer in sf on August 7th 2008 at 10:16am
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Are some of those photos (especially the first one) using high dynamic range imaging? If so, isn't that kind of cheating?

posted by mrmcfeely on August 8th 2008 at 7:01am
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I am very fond of traveling to different places and I am really particular with the details of the hotels that I will be staying. Knowing some of this hotels was so great. It really makes me feel comfortable. Can you send me more
information on how I can possibly be on that hotels?

Jim

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posted by jimdavis on September 2nd 2008 at 7:57am
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