Since the 1980s, hotel boutiques have flourished. City after city, continent after continent, this bold hospitality concept, closely associated with the latest in architecture and design, has sought to offer travellers unique, more personalized accommodations. Often displaying examples of museum-quality art and cutting-edge design, this new generation of hotels distinguishes itself by emphasizing "aesthetic experience" in ways that a big chain could never match. Here's our selection of some of world's most inviting and inspiring establishments.

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AFRICA Cape Town Kruger Muscat Sandton Windhoek

AMERICAS Buenos Aires Healdsburg Mexico Miami Beach Minneapolis Montreal Negril New York Playa del Carmen Québec São paulo St-Barthelemy Toronto Vancouver Veracruz

ASIA Bali Bangalore Cappadocia Chennai Chiang Mai Goa Hangzhou Jakarta Kolkata Krabi Kuala Lumpur Langkawi New Delhi Nha Trang Packchong Phuket Siem Reap Sun Moon Lake Suratthani Taipei Tokyo Tükbükü Yangon

EUROPE Barcelona Berlin Copenhague Graz London Lucerne Madeira Mallorca Paris Reykjavík Sicile Venezia Wien Zurich

OCEANIA Sidney