Luxury Hotel News

A former juvenile prison in Nara, Japan, built in 1908 and used until 2017, has been transformed into a five-star Hoshinoya hotel. Around 500 former prison cells have been combined into 48 luxury suites, while original brickwork and other historic features rem

Can a Japanese prison turn into a luxury hotel? On August 17, Elona Karafin, a luxury travel content creator and founder of Japan Like a Local, posted a tour of a luxury suite in a century-old former Nara Prison, part of which has been converted into an unusua

Tim stayed in the main villa, where his room came with a living area, minibar, Italian coffee machine, complimentary snacks, a concealed TV and a spacious marble bathroom. Now, yes, it is pretty small, but wait till I tell you the price, he said while giving v