Autumn still feels like it, but the solar term has reached the beginning of winter. When the weather gets cooler, I want to take a nice dip in a hot spring to warm my body and mind. Surprisingly, in the past year, many wonderful and comfortable hot spring hotels have been opened in Japan. Choose a place you like and take a relaxing bath~
A friend who is a hotel connoisseur said that he recently threw away a large number of expired toiletries, all of which were taken away when he indulged in the "check-out ritual" when staying at a hotel. In fact, she barely uses these supplies. Every time I go home with large and small bags of bottles and cans, I put them in the storage cabinet and forget about them. Many shampoos that have been stored for a long time have changed color and emitted an unpleasant smell.
Just last week, Thailand elected a new prime minister-Phaethongthan Chinnawat (Chinese name is Petongthan). This beautiful prime minister not only became the second female prime minister in the history of Thailand, but also set a new record as the youngest prime minister of Thailand.
In the newly released first edition of the Michelin Hotel Guide in Japan, it is not surprising that Aman and Four Seasons have reached the top three stars, but the appearance of Gora Flower Garden can be described as a dark horse.
Spring is probably the best season for open-air baths. Is there anyone like me who goes to Japan just to do one thing, soak in hot springs? This article has selected seven hot springs that Japanese people love to soak in, covering basically all of Japan. Whether you are flying to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Hokkaido, you can find good hot springs nearby, as well as hotel guides. Save them ~ you can go anytime during the New Year holiday!
Janu Tokyo& Aman Residences,Tokyo Aman Tokyo Residence is officially announced. It is located in Azabudai Hills. The block cost is 640 billion yen. It is designed by Thomas Heatherwick and developed by Mori Building Co., Ltd.. The architecture is by Pelli Clarke & Partners. The interior of Janu Tokyo Hotel is built by Jean-Michel Gathy. Aman Tokyo Residence is designed by Yabu Pushelberg.
In the past decade, competition in high-end travel has mainly occurred on land: more private resorts, more extreme location selection, and more sophisticated service systems. As we enter 2026, a clear and irreversible trend is taking shape—luxury is sailing from land to sea. From Silversea, Ponero and Regent Seven Seas, which continue to evolve, to Explora Journeys, Four Seasons, Aman, Ritz-Carlton, and AccorHotels' Orient Express, which have invested heavily in hotel groups, luxury cruises are no longer "a segmented option" in the cruise industry, but are becoming one of the sectors with the highest certainty of growth in the high-end travel landscape.
In an era of fast pace and high uncertainty, people’s fascination with luxury hotels does not stem from the price itself. It's more like a desire to be "placed properly." A luxury hotel is not an “accommodation option” during travel, but a highly mature and repeatedly proven ideal life model – where everything has been thought, preset and arranged in advance. You don’t need to make a choice, you don’t need to bear the cost of judgment, you just need to give your time completely back to yourself.
2026 年，日本酒店业正在发生一件非常明确的事情： “新”不再只是年份，而成为一种态度。 这一轮即将登场的新酒店，不再依赖地段溢价或品牌名气取胜，而是从历史再生、建筑语言、自然关系、生活方式等更深层维度，重新定义“住在日本”这件事本身。 从京都、奈良的文化腹地，到东京的城市更新，再到屋久岛这样的自然孤岛，这 6 家酒店，代表着 2026 年日本高端住宿的六个方向。 京都 · 老钱的新生，而非复刻 Imperial Hotel Kyoto 京都帝国饭店并非“新建”，而是对国家有形文化财 弥荣会馆 的一次完整再生。 选址祇园核心，这里曾是歌舞练场与公共文化空间，而帝国饭店选择的路径非常克制：不重构、不放大，而是让建筑继续承担文化角色。 仅 55 间客房的规模，使其更像一座可居住的文化建筑，而非商业酒店。最大套房达 193㎡，露台可远望祇园与东山。 这是一家适合真正想理解京都，而不是消费京都的酒店。 奈良 · 历史，不再只是被参观 HOSHINOYA Nara Prison 旧奈良监狱，这座明治时期的红砖建筑，曾是秩序与权力的象征。 2026 年，它将以 虹夕诺雅·奈良监狱 的身份重新开放。 48 间客房由原牢房单元合并而成，走廊、结构与尺度被最大限度保留，而光线、私密性与停留体验被彻底重构。 这不是猎奇，而是一次极具日本语境的尝试：让历史继续被使用，而不是被封存。 京都 · 当代奢华的极限表达 […]
每一个国际酒店集团，真正意义上的高端与顶级品牌，到底是哪一些？ 相信不少人都能随口说出几个名字，但如果把视角从“印象”拉回到“体系”，答案往往会发生变化。为此，我们系统梳理了几家主流国际酒店集团的官方年报与品牌架构，从它们如何定义自己出发，一起看看——酒店集团，是如何在内部划分“顶级”的。
