Design Hotels introduces six new members

27.11.2023 - 09:42 / traveldailynews.com / Theodore Koumelis

Design Hotels is headquartered in Berlin, with branches in London, Los Angeles, New York, and Singapore. In 2019, the company partnered with Marriott Bonvoy, expanding the reach of its member hotels and offering its community access to the industry’s leading loyalty program.

Locally rooted retreats on the soft shores of Lombok, Mauritius, and Mykonos. An earthy oasis in the fir forests of the Peloponnesian highlands. A new living room for the Bulgarian creative class in the heart of Sofia. Here we introduce the six newest members of Design Hotels.

Set on a stunning and secluded 250-meter stretch of private white-sand beach, Innit Lombok is a seven-villa haven in Ekas Bay framed by a bamboo forest. Each villa is a modern take on the traditional Lombok lumbung-style house, crafted with local, replaceable and easy to find materials, including wood, bamboo, and rock. This modern reflection of traditional values continues inside, where designers Andra Matin and Gregorius Supie Yolodi have created a sleek and understated feeling defined by teak, rattan, and terrazzo. At the restaurant, separated from the villas by a striking black infinity pool, chef Matthew Angga’s mouthwatering Indonesian menu is built around farm-to-table cuisine and locally caught seafood.

Founded by sisters Claire and Valia Gontard, Somewhere Lombok looks out over Areguling Beach, a world-renowned surf spot. This carefully curated world of 20 standalone villas, each with a private plunge pool, takes guests on a mindful journey into Indonesia’s culture and environment. The villas, spread across four rows and carved into a steep landscape connected by pathways and staircases, are handcrafted from locally sourced materials to produce a modern look of straight geometrical lines and signature wooden screens. Bringing a dose of contemporary Indonesian design to the spaces, the bohemian chic interiors – imagined by the sisters in collaboration with Studio Amal—feature baskets woven from seagrass and banana leaves, handwoven rugs, textiles made from recycled fabrics, and handmade ceramic lamps.

The Myconian Collection’s first beachfront property, Myconian O emulates a cool, blue oasis, offering a luxury adults-only experience steeped simultaneously in connection and seclusion. Drawing inspiration from its majestic location at the Bay of Ornos, just a few kilometers south of Mykonos Town, the architecture champions airy spaces and sightlines in relation to the light, views, breeze, and bay. Wood, marble, bamboo, wicker, and stone are complemented by verdant green landscaping and the infinite blues of sky and sea. Architectural highlights include the stunning infinity pool and the O Spa, where a pool has been built under a rock. Myconian O will