Art Is Everywhere

One can’t fully understand a culture until one understands the art it deems important. Stay at one of these Four Seasons hotels and resorts, and you won’t have to go very far to encounter museum-quality works. From a jaw-dropping sculpture garden on the grounds of Sensei Lānaʻi in Hawaii to a hotel lobby in Lisbon that feels more like a world-class art gallery, here are six properties where art is all around and easy to find (no ticket required). 

Sensei Lānaʻi, A Four Seasons Retreat 

Those who book a stay at the adults-only retreat on Hawaii’s smallest inhabited island are looking for quiet, exclusivity, and rejuvenation. Staffed by a top-tier team of Sensei Guides holding advanced degrees and certifications in fields like nutrition, holistic health, mindfulness, and exercise science, Sensei Lānaʻi is a place for guests to reset both body and mind. From one-on-one wellbeing consultations to complimentary daily group yoga classes, pampering treatments in private spa hales to nutritional fine dining from Sensei by Nobu, the resort pulls out all the stops to deliver opportunities for health and serenity to its guests. 

The grounds itself are an invitation to be more mindful. Outside, the garden is dotted with various monumental sculptures, including Marc Quinn’s Burning Desire, an enormous crimson flower; Jaume Plensa’s Talaia, a 45-foot female head meant to represent awareness; as well as several bronze figures by world-renowned artist Fernando Botero. Stroll the paths at your own pace, or sign up for an hour-long guided tour with an art curator. Inside, you’ll encounter an eclectic collection that includes works by LA-based mixed media artist Brooks Shane Salzwedel, French contemporary artist Jane Puylagarde, and Japan-born Seiko Tachibana. You’ll even find an arresting Jeff Koons piece in the lobby. 

Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 

There is no shortage of historical landmarks to visit and classic art to see when you’re visiting China’s capital, one of the oldest cities in the world. When you stay at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, a 27-floor luxury high-rise in the Liangmahe area of the Chaoyang District, you’re choosing an excellent home base for your explorations. The hotel offers guests guided expeditions to The Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the hutongs of Beijing, and other must-visit heritage sites.  

The elegant interior design of the hotel is polished and modern, but China’s rich cultural history is never far from mind. That past-present balance extends to its vibrant collection of works by contemporary artists. Many of the murals, paintings, and sculptures on display are inspired by the nature-focused works from the Tang Dynasty, known as China’s “Golden Age” of art and literature. From Qin Feng’s Landscape of Desires No. 4 & 5, a bold riff on Chinese calligraphy that hangs behind the reception desk, to Jayne Dyer’s Butterfly Effect in Beijing 2012, in which 384 stainless steel butterflies appear to soar up the main atrium wall from the Hotel’s Tea Garden, the art throughout, like the hotel itself, is a thoroughly modern take on tradition.  

Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon 

No list of hotels with exceptional artworks is complete without Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon, which houses one of Portugal’s largest and most prominent private art collections. The iconic Art Deco-meets-Louis XVI hotel, which opened in 1959 and underwent renovations in 2021, is broadly recognized for its seamless melding of impeccable hospitality with impressive modern art. The hotel has even created a free iPad app that can be used as a tour guide; for the little ones, the app includes a memory game that challenges them to recall pieces they’ve seen throughout the hotel. 

Arguably the most famous artist featured in its collection is Portuguese Modernist Almada Negreiros. His magnificent Centaur trilogy of tapestries hangs in the hotel’s main lounge area; elsewhere hangs his partner Sarah Alfonso’s tapestry, fittingly and coincidentally titled As Quatro Estações (Four Seasons). Another highlight: two canvas oil paintings by Carlos Botelho that depict life in Lisbon in the 1950s. 

Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island 

Museum lovers have a new destination to flock to this year: Abu Dhabi. Since the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi in 2017, the capital of the United Arab Emirates has seen the arrival of two more significant cultural institutions, both in late 2025 (the Zayed National Museum and the Natural History Museum). And later this year, it welcomes the late Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.  

When you stay at Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island, a modern 34-storey waterfront sanctuary, you’ll have easy access to these museums (there’s even a direct shuttle from the hotel to the Louvre Abu Dhabi), but if your preference is to stay on the property, you’ll still be able to immerse yourself in top-notch art. The hotel boasts an extraordinary collection of 2,000-plus works by Emirati and international artists. Highlights include Saeed Al Madani’s visually striking piece inspired by Islamic calligraphy (a work so iconic that it’s replicated on the hotel’s key card) and Ashwaq Abdulla’s The Seven Emirates sculptures, a tribute to iconic landmarks in the country. 

Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane 

The hotel, ideally located in Mayfair, overlooking Hyde Park, offers guided tours of all of London’s biggest art institutions—among them, the National Gallery, the V&A, and the Tate Modern—but you don’t need to step off the premises to see a significant piece by a significant modern artist. Hiding in plain sight at Bar Antoine, adjacent to Chef Yannick Alléno’s Michelin-starred Pavyllon London, is a show-stopping installation by renowned New York City ceramic artist Peter Lane. 

Working with a team of artists in his Brooklyn warehouse studio, Lane hand-sculpted 5,000 kilograms (5 tons) of clay into a 7-metre-high (23 foot) ceramic mural, finished with an oxidized verdigris glaze. The highly textured and layered vertical slab starts at Bar Antoine on the lower level and shoots up the atrium to the private dining room upstairs. The large-scale artwork was commissioned by interior-design superstar Chahan Minassian and unveiled at Bar Antoine and Pavyllon London’s opening in 2023. 

Four Seasons Hotel Florence 

It’s truly difficult to separate art from the accommodations at Four Seasons Hotel Florence. Housed in two Renaissance-era buildings nestled within Gherardesca Garden, one of the largest private parks in Florence, the hotel is akin to a living museum. Its seven-year restoration was overseen by Florence’s Superintendent for Artistic and Historical Patrimony, the Ministry for Fine Arts and Culture, and the Department of Fine Arts.   

Aside from meticulous restoration of original architectural details, the hotel has also prioritized period-appropriate artwork. In the courtyard a collection of 16th-century high-relief sculptures by Flemish artist Jan van der Straet, the property’s most valuable artwork, depict a cycle of classical and mythological events, while Baroque art, in the form of frescoes, dominate the highly decorated first-floor suites. Wherever you find yourself in this stunning property, you’ll be immersed in culture and art.