Read the Latest Issue
HD MAGAZINE
Inspiration at your fingertips
Sign up for the latest edition of Hospitality Design magazine and HD's various newsletters
DIGITAL EDITION PRINT SUBSCRIPTION NEWSLETTERS
ARCHIVED ISSUES
HD EXPO + CONFERENCE
See you in 2025!
Save the date for the industry's leading event in Las Vegas, May 6–8th, 2025
HD EXPO + CONFERENCE
        • Projects
          • Development + Destinations
          • Boutique + Lifestyle
          • F+B
          • Hotels + Resorts
          • Retail + Commercial
          • Wellness + Sustainability
        • People
          • Interviews
          • Podcasts
          • Webinars
        • News
          • Business + People
          • Boutique + Lifestyle
          • Development + Destinations
          • F+B
          • Five on Friday
          • Hotels + Resorts
          • Retail + Commercial
          • Wellness + Sustainability
        • Products
          • Accesories + Art
          • Bath + Spa
          • Beds + Bedding
          • Flooring.
          • Furniture
          • Lighting
          • Outdoor
          • Roundups
          • Surfaces
          • Technology
          • Textiles
        • Videos
          • Awards + Events
          • BDNY
          • HD Expo + Conference
          • HDTV
          • Partner Spotlight
        • Awards + Events
          • HD Expo + Conference
          • BDNY
          • HD Awards
          • HD Summit
          • HD NextGen Forum
          • HD Platinum Circle Awards
          • HD CitySCENE
          • HD Wave of the Future
          • BD Forums
          • BD Match
          • Gold Key Awards
          • Senior Lifestyle Design Match
          • Event Photos
HD MAGAZINE
Inspiration at your fingertips
Sign up for the latest edition of Hospitality Design magazine and HD's various newsletters
DIGITAL EDITION PRINT SUBSCRIPTION NEWSLETTERS
ARCHIVED ISSUES
HD EXPO + CONFERENCE
See you in 2025!
Save the date for the industry's leading event in Las Vegas, May 6–8th, 2025
HD EXPO + CONFERENCE
Follow Along
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
M
POPULAR SEARCHES
PODCASTS
WEBINARS
FURNITURE
PROJECTS
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
INTERVIEWS
M
    
Search IconA magnifying glass icon.
  • News
    • Business + People
    • Boutique + Lifestyle
    • Development + Destinations
    • F+B
    • Five on Friday
    • Hotels + Resorts
    • Retail + Commercial
    • Wellness + Sustainability
  • Projects
    • Development + Destinations
    • Boutique + Lifestyle
    • F+B
    • Hotels + Resorts
    • Retail + Commercial
    • Wellness + Sustainability
  • People
    • Interviews
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
  • Products
    • Accessories + Art
    • Bath + Spa
    • Beds + Bedding
    • Flooring
    • Furniture
    • Lighting
    • Outdoor
    • Roundups
    • Surfaces
    • Technology
    • Textiles
  • Awards + Events
    • HD Expo + Conference
    • BDNY
    • HD Awards
    • HD Summit
    • HD NextGen Forum
    • HD Platinum Circle Awards
    • HD CitySCENE
    • HD Wave of the Future
    • BD Forums
    • BD Match
    • Gold Key Awards
    • Event Photos
  • Videos
    • Awards + Events
    • BDNY
    • HD Expo + Conference
    • HDTV
    • Partner Spotlight
  • Subscribe
    • HD Newsletters
    • HD Magazine – Print
    • HD Magazine – Digital
    • BD Newsletters
    • BD Magazine
Read the Latest Issue
News: Boutique + Lifestyle|Hotels + Resorts
September 10, 2025

Bunkhouse Readies to Debut Hotel Daphne in Houston

The Austin-based hospitality company continues to expand its footprint in Texas

Words by: Stephanie Chen • Photos Julie Soefer + watercolors by Viewpoint Studios

hotel daphne houston texas lounge red banquette chandelier

News:

Boutique + Lifestyle | Hotels + Resorts
September 10, 2025

Bunkhouse Readies to Debut Hotel Daphne in Houston

The Austin-based hospitality company continues to expand its footprint in Texas

Words by: Stephanie Chen • Photos Julie Soefer + watercolors by Viewpoint Studios

Austin-based Bunkhouse is gearing up to open its new Houston project, Hotel Daphne, in January 2026.

The hotel marks the hospitality brand’s second hotel project in the Texas city, following the January 2025 debut of Hotel Saint Augustine. With seven of Bunkhouse’s 10 existing properties in the Lone Star State (five in Austin, one in San Antonio, and one in Houston), the continued expansion in Houston signals an exciting chapter for the brand.

hotel daphne houston texas white pillow cushions brown sofa wall art womanBlending into Houston Heights

For Hotel Daphne, Bunkhouse collaborated with architects of record blanchardA+D and Darwin Architecture on the five-story new build in Houston Heights. In order to blend into the recycled industrial aesthetic of the historic neighborhood, the hotel exterior showcases painted brick, stepped parapets, and steel-framed windows.

Bunkhouse’s in-house team, meanwhile, spearheaded the interior design and creative direction of the property, which features 49 guestrooms and suites, an all-day restaurant, ground-floor bar, library and private events space, courtyard, and retail shop.

Inside Hotel Daphne

Hotel Daphne’s interiors draw inspiration from the neighborhood’s diverse Arts and Crafts architectural style through a blend of custom furniture, vintage finds, and bold, trippy prints.

The design of Hypsi, the hotel’s restaurant, balances whimsy with cozy familiarity with opulent fabrics, a lush courtyard, an indoor fireplace framed by an antique mantel, psychedelic pillows, and a bar outfitted with leather Cassina chairs that nods to the Heights’ historic supper clubs.

“Bunkhouse wrote the book on doing cool boutique hotels in Texas, and ever since I stayed at Hotel San Jose many years ago, I have dreamed of helping bring Bunkhouse to Houston,” says Ben Ackerley, owner of Hotel Daphne. “Our new hotel, Hotel Daphne, will be the first of its kind in the Heights and is only going to add to the momentum of the neighborhood.”

Daphne, a name derived from the Greek word meaning “laurel,” was the daughter of river god Peneus in Greek mythology, who escaped Apollo’s relentless advances by transforming into a laurel tree. Much like its namesake, Hotel Daphne will embody a delicate, sweet, and spicy nature.

hotel daphne houston texas guestroom floral headboard orange pillow bed nightstand

hotel daphne houston texas library arched niches built in shelving teal woodwork chessboard tables indoor plants floral rug

hotel daphne houston texas bar stools

More from HD:
Kusheda Mensah’s Modular Pieces Foster Connection
Behind the Design: Belden House & Mews
Sustainable Architecture Spans Climates and Continents

Boutique + Lifestyle | Hotels + Resorts
Americas•Lifestyle + Boutique•New Builds

SHARE

em

ln

fb

pn

tw

NEWS Boutique + Lifestyle Hotels + Resorts

San Montano Resort Redefines Island Luxury on Ischia

Sep 8, 2025
NEWS Boutique + Lifestyle Business + People

Don’t Miss the Women Leaders Breakfast at BDNY 2025

Sep 4, 2025
NEWS Boutique + Lifestyle Hotels + Resorts

San Montano Resort Redefines Island Luxury on Ischia

Sep 8, 2025
NEWS Boutique + Lifestyle Business + People

Don’t Miss the Women Leaders Breakfast at BDNY 2025

Sep 4, 2025
← Previous Article Next Article →
HD MAGAZINE
hospitality design magazine july 2025 issue cover

Inspiration at your fingertips

Get the newest issue of Hospitality Design magazine

DIGITAL EDITION

PRINT SUBSCRIPTION
ARCHIVED ISSUES
HD NEWSLETTERS

Join the list

Sign up for HD's various newsletters
for exclusive weekly content
SUBSCRIBE

BD MAGAZINE + NEWSLETTER

boutique design magazine fall 2024 issue

Sign up!

Don't miss the latest from Boutique Design

NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

SUBSCRIBE

ARCHIVED ISSUES

About | Contact | Buyers Guide | Advertise | Advisory Board | Sitemap

FOLLOW US ON

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

Subscribe

Emerald Logo
© 2025 Emerald X, LLC. All Rights Reserved
ABOUTCAREERSAUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERSYour Privacy ChoicesTERMS OF USEPRIVACY POLICY

Sign up to stay informed about our latest awards and events.

Follow Along
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

Sign up to stay informed about our latest awards and events.

Follow Along
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow