In a world oversaturated with AI recommendations and algorithm-driven lists, Artful Hotels offers something refreshingly rare: Trust.
Founded by travel photographer Jenoa Matthes and former travel magazine editor Scott Bay, two creatives who’ve spent their careers immersed in the world of hotels, design, and storytelling. Together, they’ve crisscrossed continents, capturing the texture and emotion of place—from quiet corners of Japan to remote African camps—and, now, have established Artful Hotels with a simple mission: to share the most artfully crafted, unforgettable hotel experiences on Earth.
Our collection isn’t crowdsourced. It’s handpicked by cultural insiders, creatives, and well-traveled tastemakers—people who know how to spot something special because they’ve helped shape what “special” means. With recommendations from award-winning chefs, editors, architects, celebrities, and explorers, we uncover the hotels that stay with you long after checkout: those with atmosphere, originality, and intention. Think of it as a tastemaker-meets-travel platform.
You won’t find endless options here. We believe in editing—in filtering out the noise to present only the hotels worth your time, your money, and your memory.
This is travel for the design-curious, the experience-hungry, and the aesthetically obsessed.
This is Artful Hotels.
