Entry 09The Ned
London, United Kingdom
The Ned occupies a former bank building in the City of London, across the street from the Bank of England. The house was designed by Edwin Lutyens and built for the Midland Bank in the nineteen twenties. Its conversion kept the banking hall as the principal public floor of the hotel. The name of the house refers to the architect.
Veined columns run the length of the ground floor, and the old counters now serve as fronts for bars and kitchens. Several restaurants share that single room, each with its own furniture, lighting and staff. The former vault sits below the building, behind its original door. Members' rooms occupy floors above the hotel bedrooms.
- CategoryArt Hotels
- LocationLondon, United Kingdom
- CheckedSeptember 2026
Ask about which parts of the ground floor are open to hotel guests and which are held for members. Reservations are taken by each restaurant separately rather than through one desk. If the vault interests you, ask reception in advance whether it can be seen during your stay.
Entry 10Palazzo Vecchietti
Florence, Italy
Palazzo Vecchietti stands in the centre of Florence, a few streets from the cathedral and the river. The palazzo dates from the sixteenth century and carries the name of the family that built it. It now holds suites rather than a repeated plan of hotel rooms. The entrance is a plain door on a narrow street.
The interiors set the original stone stair and vaulted ceilings against furniture chosen piece by piece. Breakfast is served in the suites or in a small salon instead of a dining hall. A concierge desk works from the entrance hall, which is short and unmarked from outside. Windows on the upper floors look over the rooftops.
- CategoryArt Hotels
- LocationFlorence, Italy
- CheckedSeptember 2026
Ask about the suite layouts, which differ between floors and are not interchangeable. Confirm how the entrance is found, because the door is easy to walk past on the street. If you expect to arrive late, ask beforehand how the desk is staffed outside daytime hours.
Entry 11Casa Angelina
Praiano, Italy
Casa Angelina stands above the sea at Praiano, on the coast road between Positano and Amalfi. The house is white inside and out, and its terraces step down the cliff towards the water. A path and a shuttle connect the building with a small beach club below. The coast road runs directly behind it.
Works of contemporary art and glass stand in the corridors, the lounges and the stair. The interiors avoid pattern, so the pieces and the sea outside carry the colour. Meals are served on the terrace and in a dining room on a lower level. Lifts link the floors, which follow the fall of the cliff.
- CategoryArt Hotels
- LocationPraiano, Italy
- CheckedSeptember 2026
Ask about the descent to the water and the shuttle times, both of which depend on the season. The coast road is narrow, so confirm parking or a transfer before you arrive. Reception can also say which terraces stay open when the weather turns.
Entry 12Hotel San Cristóbal Todos Santos
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Hotel San Cristóbal Todos Santos stands on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, outside the town of Todos Santos. It is a low building of few floors, arranged around a courtyard and a swimming pool. Open water lies in front of it and desert begins directly behind. The road to the property runs off the coast highway.
Rooms open onto walkways and the courtyard rather than onto internal corridors. The public parts hold a restaurant, a bar and shaded seating under the arcades. Local craft, woven textiles and painted surfaces are used instead of framed pictures. Concrete, timber and plaster are left plain throughout.
- CategoryArt Hotels
- LocationTodos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- CheckedSeptember 2026
Ask about swimming conditions on the beach, since currents here are strong and change through the year. Confirm the road access and whether a high vehicle is needed for the last stretch. Restaurant hours are shorter outside the busy months, so check them if you arrive out of season.
Entry 13Sir Joan Ibiza
Ibiza, Spain
Sir Joan Ibiza stands in the port area of Ibiza Town, a short distance from the marina and the old walls. It belongs to a small European group that commissions its interiors instead of repeating one scheme. The building is modern and turns inward, away from the noise of the street. Its entrance is set back from the quay.
The interiors were designed around a nautical reference, using brass, dark wood and fitted joinery. A rooftop level holds a pool and a bar looking over the harbour. A restaurant on the ground floor serves visitors as well as residents. Rooms are compact and finished in the same materials as the public parts.
- CategoryArt Hotels
- LocationIbiza, Spain
- CheckedSeptember 2026
Ask about rooftop hours, which are shortened when the bar is taken for private use. Confirm parking, since vehicle access in the port district is restricted through the summer. Reception can explain which berths and quays lie within walking distance of the door.
Entry 14Bairro Alto Hotel
Lisbon, Portugal
Bairro Alto Hotel stands on Praça Luís de Camões, where the Bairro Alto and Chiado districts meet. It was formed by joining historic houses on the square into a single building. The entrance faces the square itself, and the streets behind it climb steeply. Trams pass the door through most of the day.
The public parts hold a ground floor lounge, a restaurant and a roof terrace facing the river. Work by Portuguese designers and artists is used in the corridors and the rooms. Stairs and lift shafts follow the older structure, so plans differ between wings. Rooms vary in size for the same reason.
- CategoryArt Hotels
- LocationLisbon, Portugal
- CheckedSeptember 2026
Ask about the roof terrace hours and whether residents may use it at all times. Confirm the plan of the room you reserve, because the older walls make the rooms unequal. Access for taxis and deliveries on the square is limited at certain hours of the day.
attackzonee is an independent reference with no link to the houses on this page. What is written here comes from open sources and from the hotels' own material, and buildings change hands, close for works and revise their public rooms. Nothing is sold or reserved here. Access to interiors, collections and terraces should be confirmed with the hotel directly.
