Art Hotels

The building stands on stilts at the edge of the North Atlantic, a long white form that cantilevers over the rocks at Joe Batt's Arm. Architect Todd Saunders drew it with the island's fishing stages in mind.

Inside, the furniture, quilts and wallpapers were made on the island, much of it by local makers working with visiting designers. Fogo Island Arts runs a residency programme and a gallery in the inn. Profits from the hotel go back into the community through a charitable foundation. The season is limited, so the hotel closes through the winter months.

Kyoto's Ace sits partly inside Shin-Puh-Kan, the restored 1920s office of the city's telephone company, with a new wing added behind it. Kengo Kuma worked on the architecture. Commune Design, from Los Angeles, did the interiors.

The rooms mix Japanese woodwork and textiles with mid-century American pieces. Across the hotel, there is a large collection of commissioned work by Japanese and American artists. The lobby doubles as a coffee bar and a place to work, so the ground floor feels busy most of the day.

This address on rue du Bourg-l'Abbé has been a public bathhouse, a concert hall and, for decades, one of the best-known nightclubs in Paris. Today it is a small hotel of around forty rooms and suites.

The renovation kept traces of every earlier life. Old tiles stayed in place and the former pool remains in the basement. The walls also carry work from artists invited in before the rebuild. Expect a restaurant, a bar and an evening programme. Several of the museums in the Marais are a short walk away.