Editor’s Picks
/ 22.03.2019
Rosewood Hotels arrives in Hong Kong
A new global icon for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is established at the most distinguished address in its home city of Hong Kong… Rosewood Hong Kong has opened…
/ 22.03.2019
The Luxury Collection debuts in Armenia
The Alexander, a Luxury Collection Hotel becomes the first international luxury hotel in Armenia… Following plans to open 30 new luxury hotels this year,…
/ 21.03.2019
Marriott International announces three-year growth plan
The hotel giant Marriott International’s growth plans include the openings more than 1,700 hotels around the world… Marriott International has presented the company’s three-year growth plan,…
/ 21.03.2019
MEET UP LONDON: 1 Week to go!
The latest attendees who have confirmed their place at next week’s Hotel Designs’ Meet Up London include the Managing Director of RPW Design, CEO of…
/ 21.03.2019
Editor of Hotel Designs confirmed to speak at IHS Amsterdam
Editor Hamish Kilburn has been confirmed to host ‘Designing for Bleisure’ on the Hotel Vision Stage at Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam on May 8… As…
/ 20.03.2019
Crown Group’s third SKYE Suites hotel to open in Sydney
Crown Group will open its third luxury serviced apartment hotel, SKYE Suites Green Square, Sydney, in Q3 of this year as part of the…
/ 19.03.2019
Zuri Zanzibar becomes first hotel awarded EarthCheck’s Sustainable Design Gold Certification
Zuri Zanzibar, the recently launched design-led resort has become the first hotel in the world to be awarded EarthCheck’s Sustainable Design Gold Certification… EarthCheck has awarded…
/ 19.03.2019
In Conversation With: Damien Perrot on defining ibis Hotels’ new design era
The world’s most iconic budget hotel brand is undergoing a major redesign following the growing demands of the modern traveller. To understand all the…
/ 18.03.2019
OPINION: Designing hotel lighting with a different perspective
To launch our Spotlight On Guestroom Lighting, Recommended Supplier Chelsom shares its knowledge on what designers should consider when lighting the hotel guestroom… Designing…
/ 15.03.2019
Accor’s new lifestyle brand to arrive in 150 destinations by 2030
With one hotel open, 10 in the pipeline and a further 50 under construction, Accor launches lifestyle brand Tribe… Accor continues to expand its…
/ 15.03.2019
Oceana to debut in Q2 following $25 Million transformation
Already underway with a $25 million head-to-toe transformation, the current Oceana Beach Club Hotel has announced it will re-emerge as the all-new Oceana in May 2019… A secluded haven…
/ 15.03.2019
TECHNOLOGY FEATURE: It pays to be social
We are living in an era in international hotel design where it pays to be social. To put social media under the spotlight, digital specialists in…
/ 14.03.2019
Anantara to debut in Mauritius
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas is entering the luxury hospitality sector on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius with the announcement of Anantara Mauritius…
/ 14.03.2019
Meet Up London: 2 weeks to go!
In two weeks time, on March 28, Hotel Designs will host Meet Up London at Minotti London… There are just two weeks until the…
/ 13.03.2019
25hours to arrive in Denmark in 2021
Adding to its 13 hotels in Europe, 25hotels signs a milestone contract to unveil a new hotel in Denmark designed by Martin Brudnizki Design…
/ 13.03.2019
GROHE Shapes the Future of Water 500 innovations at ISH 2019
GROHE welcomed guests to its innovative stand showcasing the ‘Future of Water’ at ISH 2019… Consumers are fundamentally changing how they define and use…
/ 13.03.2019
Autograph Collection Hotels arrives in Paris
Marriott International’s Autograph Collection Hotels has acquired Banke Hotel from Derby Hotels Collection and stands as the brand’s first hotel in Paris… Autograph Collection…
/ 13.03.2019
Orangebox refocusing hotel smartworking at CDW 19
Leading workplace furniture brand Orangebox is preparing to exhibit new smart workplace solutions ideal for the modern hotel at Clerkenwell Design Week 2019… With…
/ 12.03.2019
Ritz-Carlton, Berlin reopens after 40m Euro renovation
The recent renovation of Ritz-Carlton, Berlin showcases a chic, elegant design evoking 1920s Berlin with creative details and references to the golden era of…
/ 12.03.2019
Two new hotels with 500 rooms to arrive at Düsseldorf airport.
H-Hotels signs a new contract for H2 Hotel and H4 Hotel at Düsseldorf airport, both slated to open in 2024… H-Hotels Group is embarking upon the…
/ 11.03.2019
London School of Architecture confirms topic of talk for Meet Up London
London School of Architecture’s James Soane will take the stage at Meet Up London to talk about repairing the future of international hotel design… …
/ 11.03.2019
S Hotel Jamaica opens in Montego Bay
Making its highly anticipated debut, the new stylish S Hotel Jamaica in Montego Bay is poised as the ultimate trendsetting hotspot overlooking famed Doctor’s Cave Beach……
/ 08.03.2019
Kimpton Hotels arrives in Scotland
Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel brings a new, approachable luxury hotel offering to historic Edinburgh… IHG has announced the opening of the first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants…
/ 07.03.2019
HOTEL OPENING: Lincoln Plaza London’s design inspired by London Docklands
By taking note of the exciting and vibrant spirit of the London Docklands area, RPW Design was the design firm that sensitively designed the…
/ 07.03.2019
LOCATION SPECIAL: Mexico sees significant increase in hotel investment
Investment management company JLL has released findings, proving that hotel investment in Mexico is sharply on the up… Following the opening of Viceroy Los…
/ 07.03.2019
MEET UP LONDON: 3 weeks to go
Calling all designers, architects, hoteliers and suppliers: Meet Up London takes place on March 28 at Minotti London… Designers, architects and hoteliers can purchase…
/ 06.03.2019
ISH PREVIEW: In Conversation With Utopia Projects on bathroom design
With the increase in demand from hotel operators and owners for the bathroom to become the statement areas within the modern hotel, Hotel Designs’…
/ 06.03.2019
Naumi Hotel Singapore launches Gen-Z design initiative
With the aim to work with young designers in order to achieve a fresh perspective design, Naumi Hotel Singapore is partnering with local businesses on a new…
/ 05.03.2019
IHG announces voco arrival in the Netherlands
Strong momentum for IHG’s newest upscale brand in Europe continues with signing in The Hague in the Netherlands… The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and…
/ 05.03.2019
Sustainable design transforms London boutique hotel
Each guestroom of the newly renovated Fuller’s Fox & Goose has been consciously designed to allow for the highest degree of sustainable and ethical…
/ 04.03.2019
Meet Up London: Guest list is hotting up!
Calling all interior designers, hoteliers, architects and suppliers: There are limited spaces available for Meet Up London, which takes place at Minotti London’s showroom…
/ 04.03.2019
SPOTLIGHT ON: Technology products to look out for in 2019
Ahead of Hospitality Tech & Innovation Forum which takes place on March 25 – 26, and to launch this month’s Spotlight On Technology, Hotel…
/ 04.03.2019
Is this hotel California’s most luxurious beachside retreat?
Rosewood Miramar Beach has opened as the first ultra-luxury beachside resort in Southern California to offer guestrooms set directly over the sand… Located in Santa Barbara’s picturesque Montecito community, Miramar, meaning ‘to behold…
/ 01.03.2019
Ruby Hotels to open first Nordic hotel
The 142-room property in Finland’s Helsinki is the latest installment in ‘lean luxury’ hotel brand’s expansion plan… Ruby Hotels, since unveiling plans for UK and…
/ 01.03.2019
Victoria + Albert Baths introduce a new colour service
The new colour finishes from Victoria + Albert Baths will be officially launched this month at ISH Frankfurt and London Design Week at Design…
/ 01.03.2019
Editor checks in: February ’19
It’s in with the new… This month has been about discovery over on the editorial desk at Hotel Designs HQ. At the beginning of February…
/ 28.02.2019
Alila in Bali achieves zero waste to landfill
The luxury lifestyle brand, Alila Hotels & Resorts, which pledged the sustainability initiative in August 2016, has announced it has now achieved zero waste…
/ 28.02.2019
CASE STUDY: Furnishing Grand Central, Belfast
Hastings Grand Central is more than a hotel, it’s an ode to a spectacular city. Recommended Supplier Style Library Contract explains how it helped to style…
/ 28.02.2019
Rosewood’s lifestyle brand, Penta, makes comeback in Russia
Pentahotel Moscow, Arbat unfolds a new neighbourhood lifestyle hotel category and opens as the brand’s first step into Russia… Penta, the neighbourhood lifestyle brand under…
/ 28.02.2019
Introducing Constellation from Chelsom
Recommended Supplier Chelsom unveils new orb-inspired lighting product as part of Edition 26 collection… Constellation by Chelsom is an organic design giving a random pattern of…
/ 27.02.2019
Moxy NYC Chelsea opens an urban design jungle
Refined yet playful, hand-crafted yet modern, the 349-key Moxy Chelsea reimagines the urban jungle, blending botanically-inspired design with Italian romance… Rising 35 stories high…
/ 27.02.2019
FIRST LOOK: Apex unveils Insta-worthy London suite
Apex Hotels has unveiled the Temple Suite in London that has been designed with Instagram in mind… Following the Hotel Designs’ series, Designing Instagrammable,…
/ 26.02.2019
Avani Hotels & Resorts to enter Cambodia
Following the opening a hotel in Koh Sumui, Avani Hotels & Resorts prepares to open its first hotel in Cambodia… Avani Hotels & Resorts…
/ 26.02.2019
How Living Coral can energise your hotel
Hotel Designs’ recommended supplier Signbox explores how to make the most out of Pantone’s colour of the year, Living Coral… Since the 1960s, Pantone…
/ 25.02.2019
London School of Architecture confirmed as headline speaker for Meet Up London
James Soane, Director of Critical Practice at the London School of Architecture, will speak at Meet Up London which takes place on March 28 at…
/ 25.02.2019
ISH Preview: Laufen to exhibit collaboration with Patricia Urquiola
At the upcoming edition of ISH, Laufen will present SaphirKeramik in all its forms with the return of Sonar, the refined collection designed for…
/ 22.02.2019
Millennium Hotels and Resorts opens 40th property
Deyaar Development and Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA open Millennium Atria Business Bay… Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Middle East and Africa (MEA) – one…
/ 21.02.2019
In Conversation With: Tom Lindblom, Gensler
Lifting the curtain to peak inside one of the largest architecture firms in the world, editor Hamish Kilburn heads to Gensler’s UK headquarters to…
/ 21.02.2019
Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi adds new tented jungle villas
The hotel’s safari-style Tented Jungle Villas, designed by Bushtec Safari are a unique alternative to over-water accommodation… With the trend for experiential travel continuing…
/ 20.02.2019
Editor’s round-up of Surface Design Show 2019
Taking place from February 5 – 7 at Business Design Centre London, the Surface Design Show gave a platform to more surface material and lighting…
/ 19.02.2019
INNSiDE by Melia opens first hotel in France
Spain’s largest hotel brand, Meliá Hotels International, unveils the new INNSiDE Charles de Gaulle located at Paris’ international airport… Meliá Hotels International’s INNSiDE has…
/ 19.02.2019
SPOTLIGHT ON: March features announced
Hotel Designs has officially dropped its March editorial features, which are Technology and Guestroom Lighting… Throughout March, Hotel Designs’ Spotlight On features will look at two highly topical…
/ 19.02.2019
Miraval Group unveils second hotel in Texas
Miraval opens its second wellness destination in Texas Hill Country… Hyatt brings its nationally acclaimed Miraval spa and wellness brand to Austin, Texas with…
/ 19.02.2019
Mr. C Hotels to unveil first property in Q2 2019
The new 100-key luxury property, which will be designed in conjunction with architecture firm Arquitectonica and Brit List winner Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, will open…
/ 18.02.2019
Four Seasons Hotel Montreal incoming this spring
Architects Lemay and Sid Lee Architecture and interior design firms Gilles & Boissier and Atelier Zébulon Perron will complete Four Seasons Hotel Montreal this spring… Heralding the city’s…
/ 18.02.2019
FIRST LOOK: Savoy Palace unveils design concept
Ahead of its highly anticipated opening this summer, Savoy Palace in Funchal has unveiled the first glimpse of its interior design concept… Savoy Palace,…
/ 15.02.2019
Top stories of the week: design love from Bangkok, hide and seek architecture and a new hotel chapter
With architecture and construction firmly in the spotlight, Hotel Designs has witnessed another jam-packed week full of interesting stories that highlights our love in…
/ 15.02.2019
Chapter Roma to open this spring
The 42-key hotel, designed by Tristan Du Plessis of Studio A, will be the first property to open in the newly established Chapter Italia…
/ 14.02.2019
The Sound Hotel opens to celebrate all senses in Seattle
The Hotel Group and Hilton have announced the grand opening of The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Woven into the fabric of Belltown, one of…
/ 14.02.2019
FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES: 30 Under 30
The deadline for entries for Hotel Designs’ 30 Under 30 initiative is tomorrow… Time is running out for interior designers, architects and hoteliers to submit…
/ 14.02.2019
How hotels can utilise this year’s bathroom trends
With the bathroom trends for 2019 well and truly forecasted, interior designer Charlie Willaims from Heritage Bathrooms explains how hotels can inject these into…
/ 13.02.2019
The Indian Hotels Company Limited expands presence in Goa
The Indian Hotels Company Limited has recently signed two new hotels in Goa… South Asia’s largest hospitality company, the Indian Hotels Company Limited, has…
/ 13.02.2019
Six Senses joins IHG
IHG has welcomed a new family member to its portfolio of brands, with the acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas… Six Senses, which is renowned…