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Art Hotels
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Places where the walls, rooms or grounds were made with artists in mind. Some commission new work. In a few, the building is the piece.
Open art hotelsAn independent hotel index
Four kinds of hotel. Two tones each.
9 hotels across art, capsule, casino and ice, described in plain prose and nothing more.
The four categories
Dark side: the name and the count. Light side: what you will find inside.
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Capsule Hotels
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Small, efficient rooms or pods with the essentials designed in. Useful for one night, an early flight or a careful budget.
Open capsule hotels
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Casino Hotels
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Full-service hotels that also run a gaming floor. Our notes start with the rooms, restaurants and setting.
Open casino hotels
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Ice Hotels
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A hotel rebuilt every winter from river ice, with art suites made by invited artists. One entry, listed on its own.
Open ice hotelsHow the index works
Three short notes on what gets listed and why.
Selection
A hotel earns a place when its category is the reason to stay. A rooftop mural does not make an art hotel. A gaming floor does not make a whole trip.
Verification
Each entry is checked against the hotel's own published material before it goes live. When a property closes or changes direction, its entry comes down.
Scope
Four categories. No rankings, no scores, no prices. We describe what a place is like and leave the booking to you and the hotel.