Five Hotels Nominated for 2026 Michelin Architecture and Design Award
The 2026 Michelin Architecture and Design Award has nominated five properties from different countries, chosen by Michelin Inspectors for their harmonious design with the environment. The nominees are: 1. Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, China - features renovated courtyard homes within a historic hutong. 2. The Maybourne Riviera, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - perched on a cliff, showcasing cave-inspired suites by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. 3. The Lindis, Omarama, New Zealand - offers mirrored Pod rooms and utilizes geothermal heating in the scenic Ahuriri Valley. 4. Desert Rock Resort, Umluj, Saudi Arabia - accommodations integrated into the Hijaz mountains, inspired by Nabatean architecture. 5. Ambiente, Sedona, Arizona - consists of 40 cube-shaped Atriums elevated on stilts, maintaining the integrity of the desert landscape.
Key facts
- Five hotels have been nominated for the 2026 Michelin Architecture and Design Award
- Nominees were selected by Michelin Inspectors from properties worldwide and appear in the Michelin Guide
- Mandarin Oriental Qianmen in Beijing, China, houses guests in courtyard houses after an eight-year restoration preserving brick, tile, timber beams, and trees, some 600 years old
- The Maybourne Riviera in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, spans three vertical tiers with seven cave-dwelling suites carved into the cliff, with interiors by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte
- The Lindis in Omarama, New Zealand, sits in the Ahuriri Valley, a landscape shaped by glaciers about 10,000 years ago, and uses a geothermal heat-pump system in its 670-square-meter lodge
- Desert Rock Resort in Umluj, Saudi Arabia, carves suites into the Hijaz mountains, following a Nabatean building tradition, and reuses excavated rock for stairs, bridges, and pathways
- Ambiente in Sedona, Arizona, places 40 cube-shaped Atriums on stilts above the desert floor to preserve the ground beneath
- Ambiente's room types are named Star, Creekside, Reflection, and Landscape Atriums
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Michelin Architecture and Design Award
- Michelin Guide
- Michelin Inspectors
- Mandarin Oriental Qianmen
- Mandarin Oriental
- The Maybourne Riviera
- Maybourne
- The Lindis
- Desert Rock Resort
- Ambiente
- Nabateans
Locations
- Beijing
- China
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
- France
- Côte d'Azur
- Omarama
- New Zealand
- Ahuriri Valley
- South Island
- Umluj
- Saudi Arabia
- Hijaz mountains
- Sedona
- Arizona
- United States
Sources
- Quartz —