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When hitting the road of travel, it is always great when you stumble upon a small design hotel of dinky luxe vibes - an eclectic micro pocket of infinitely personable stylings, just a handful of rooms and buckets of local charm.
Borne of the owner's dream of one day owning a boutique little guesthouse all of their own, these boutique design dens tell the tale of falling in love with a destination, a view, and a way of life.
Unique and oh so original, here luxury is found in the details - from fresh linen to organic breakfast fare to considered style and personal pieces. Our version of 'small is beautiful', these style hubs go way beyond B&B, and offer a branch of places to stay that are truly bespoke. Here are our Top 10 Dinky Luxe hotels, small and charming, just for you.
Killiehuntly's small creative farmhouse is a boutique den like no other, suffused in Scandi-Scot interiors and dinky luxe vibes.
A remote and inviting retreat into the infinity pool of nature, Kinloch Lodge was once the Duke of Sutherland's hunting lodge, now a cosy Scandi-Scot hub of quiet cool.
Très chic Swiss guesthouse, Brücke 49, is a style haven of designer classics, fresh rural accents and a blend of Nordic-Alpine soul.
Masseria Cimino – a white-washed cutie flavoured by unwaxed lemons, olive trees and candles, run by the family Auntie with love.
A former nunnery turned boutique hotspot where heritage meets the cool stylings of urban dna, at La Bandita Townhouse, small is beautiful.
A cool coastal designer den and foodie hotspot renowned for 'Elemental Eating', Inis Meáin's stone walls cast a sensitive purity against the rocky coastline, fishing rods and bikes included.
A renovated 13th century farmhouse with a serious nature-inspired design twist, Niedermairhof is inspired by the surrounding meadows, mountains and streams.
Aenaon Villas sit in a secluded spot on the edge of the Caldera, all white-washed woods and sun-kissed stone, built right into the rock itself.
South of Vienna is a place crowned as one of the world's "must places to dine". A fabulously creative foodie haven that adopts an artistic interior with lush cottage gardens - a life of good food and style, this is the award-winning Taubenkobel.
The elegance of the Villa Flor – an edit of urban styling brushed with Art Nouveau interiors, laced with books and floral notes.
If you love hotels that are small, boutique, full of character & packed with luxury in all the details, then have a look at our DINKY LUXE genre, peek at our dinky luxe piece on Brücke 49, or for more rural vibes check out our Top 10 Small Design Hotels Lost in Mother Nature.
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This is all about the mix of traditional Alpine style, synonymous with mountainous living and the contemporary hand of private hoteliers. We pulled together a cool style edit of those places that take the traditional dipped into urban sleekness adding a dash of modernity.
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A fabulously humble basecamp of good design for kindreds of style, Brücke 49 is a collection of rooms, suites, studios and apartments in the high-in-the-mountains creative enclave, Vals. Nordic elegance, designer furnishings and a creative narrative marry the concept of a loveable Swiss refuge with urbane cool.
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Amid Tuscany’s picture-perfect rolling hills and under its forget-me-not blue skies lies Italy’s UNESCO Heritage Pienza, a mini utopia, considered by many to be the “ideal city of the Renaissance”.
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A stylish sibling to Brücke 49 in Vals, the newly created Herberge Apartments takes vacation living in the mountains to a new level of design, comfort and aesthetic.
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Contemporary art continues to find its way into the Alpine villages of Engadin – surely, a reflection of the cosmopolitan and cultured crowd that seizes upon these rural locales each holiday season.
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Paestum Temples in Southern Italy is one of those ancient antiquities that you have to visit – this UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cilento Campania is a treasure trove of ancient Greece including three of the world’s best-preserved temples.
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Get lost in a world of femininity & art at Saint Phalle's incredible sculptural Tarot Garden in Tuscany, she of the groundbreaking 'Hon' exhibition in Sweden.
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Back in 1993, Markus and Daniel Freitag were on the lookout for a messenger bag. Zurich citizens worthy of the name travel by bicycle - 'velo,' they call it. When it rains, they get wet. The Freitag brothers wanted a heavy-duty, functional and water-repellent bag to carry their designs.
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An aged private-hire farmhouse conversion that is brimming with smoothness and urban vibes. Original stonework is forged with pastel eggshell tones, modern furnishings and fresh tonal whites. The perfect frame to those alluring Tuscan vales and the puffball sheep grazing all around.
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A restoration den of raw genius – a weathered Tuscan house close to Montefollonico that has been allowed to expose her weathered elements and complemented with chic salvaged interiors. An imaginative retreat of utter, rustic romance.
Cinque Terre in the Slow Lane – Ensconce yourself at a secluded retreat where the pleasures of slow living are championed in a peaceful and tradition-filled Ligurian way of life.
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