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79 per cent of architects and designers avoid using flame installations in their projects, a study has revealed… Architects and designers have growing concerns…

The state-of-the-art mirrored building, ÖÖD house, offers the chance to instantly create or enhance a hotel or Airbnb business… The ÖÖD house – a stunning,…

Outlook for the luxury boutique brand, Kimpton Hotels, is at its strongest in its 38-year history with more than 25 hotels under development… InterContinental…

Early bird tickets are now available for Meet Up London: 30 Under 30, which this year will run with the theme 30 Under 30… …

Taking place on March 28 at Minotti Showroom London, 30 Under 30 Meet Up will bridge the age gap between interior designers, hoteliers, architects and…

To conclude our series, Hotels at New Heights, Hamish Kilburn investigates why more and more hotel designers are taking to the seas to design…

To cater to millenials’ evolving lifestyle, Spain’s largest hotel brand, Meliá Hotels International, has announced a brand launch for INNSiDE in 2019…  At the Spanish…

Satin Chrome and Satin Stainless-Steel accessories from Hamilton Litestat bring added energy to Pantone’s vibrant Colour of the Year 2019… The 2019 must-have palette…

With Instagram becoming the most popular social media channel for sharing and absorbing inspiration, here are the most tagged interior trends on Insta…  With…

That’s right, a hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden, has launched a new policy where the room rate is determined by how much time guests spend surfing on…

Nobu Hospitality, a global luxury lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has announced its continued global expansion into…

With the city of Concord, New Hampshire, being in the middle of a cultural renaissance, The Hotel Concord opens as the city’s first upscale boutique…

Walking the tightrope to find the luxury balance, Director of Ponsford Ltd Angus Ponsford explains how designers can achieve a dynamically designed hotel that is also…

Entering a new chapter, Ritz-Carlton Istanbul completes multi-million-dollar renovation… The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul has completed a two-year, multi-million-dollar renovation across all guestrooms, ballrooms and events…

Arte’s Extinct Animals wallcoverings are inspired by Moooi’s Museum of Extinct Animals… Launched at Deco Off in Paris, the Extinct Animals wallcoverings range is…

With clear dialogue of style referencing the late Zaha Hadid in each piece, the 2019 collection from Zaha Hadid Design interprets both present and future…  The new 2019…

From lighting insights to hotel group milestones, here are Hotel Designs’ top stories of the week… As we continue our Spotlight On hotel openings, this week’s…

Following popular demand, Nobu Hotels it will also expand its Marbella base this Summer…  Following its launch last year, Nobu Hotel Marbella, which is a…

Lighting designer Moritz Waldemeyer speaks to editor Hamish Kilburn about 2019 trends, the power of lighting therapy and how one moment in time can…

As the hotel is on the cusp of opening, Hotel Designs takes a sneak peek of the naturally striking design sheltered within the 475-key The Apurva…

In the second article in the series, Hotels at New Heights, Hamish Kilburn investigates how the luxury train industry is seeing somewhat of a…

The luxury hotel brand, which sits under the Palladium Hotel Group umbrella has opened the 111-key BLESS Hotel Madrid designed by Lázaro Rosa-Violan…  BLESS Collection…

The first hotel to opening following the aim to expand portfolio in the UK to seven hotels will be Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South… …

Following Hurricane Irma, the iconic hotel on Grand Cul de Sac debuts fresh look following design vision from Parisian designer Christian Liaigre… Sereno Hotels has announced that…

With less than one month before the Surface Design Show 2019, Hotel Designs identifies what to look out for at this year’s event…  From February…

In the same week Hotel Designs’ announced a new floating hotel in Edinburgh, a mountain of so-called 2019 trends and major openings were among the…

Holiday Inn Denver East – Stapleton announced today the completion of a $12.8 million renovation… Following Hotel Designs’ Miniview on The Holiday Inn brand…

Elounda Peninsula all-suite hotel introduces the largest seafront pool on the Greek island of Crete… Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel has introduced new seafront pools for…

Perfect for boutique hotels, UK Flooring Direct predicts five wood flooring trends that can help lift the hotel corridor… In between the check-in area…

Hotel Designs has started the New Year fresh by focusing the spotlight on significant hotel openings for 2019 that together are expected to transform the landscape of…

With international hotel design pushing boundaries further than ever before, can the designers in the field benefit from an insight into other industries when it…

Hotel Designs has vowed to follow interior designer Nicky Dobree as she works towards opening the soulfully restored doors of Plaza 18. In the…

The hotel group’s first ski resort sits at the foot of Mont Blanc…  As the ski holiday industry grows even further in popularity, despite factors such…

Ushering in the New Year with a bright contemporary look, Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort has unveiled luxuriously refurbished beach villas… Nestled among lush foliage and…

Radisson Blu has announced the opening of two hotels in Abu Dhabi… Two new Radisson Blu-branded landmark hotels have arrived in Abu Dhabi, one…

The new floating hotel that will be permanently located in Edinburgh has launched, marking a new era in luxury hotel design in Scotland… Developed by The…

Situated adjacent to Lake Ontario, a shimmering glass tower shelters a new kind of luxury in Toronto. Edited by Hamish Kilburn, Vincenzo Ferrara reviews Hotel X……

We have started our year at Hotel Designs by ensuring that hotel openings are hot on the lips of leading hotel designers, architects and…

Taking the next junction in modern hotel design, the design team at IHG has recently unveiled new interiors at The Holiday Inn London – Heathrow…

From architect to interior designer and back again, Yasmine Mahmoudieh is an undeniable icon in international hotel design. Editor of Hotel Designs, Hamish Kilburn,…

Paradigm Design Group’s boutique design firm, PDG Studios, completes its first hotel renovation…  PDG Studios, which is the newly launched in-house boutique interior design…

Joali in The Maldives has unveiled a full immersive array of eco-inspired artworks and high-concept sustainable design throughout…  Conceived as an immersive island retreat,…

As we continue to focusing the spotlight on Hotel Openings and Spas, a new spa hotel in Alvor, slated to open in June 2019,…

In the constantly evolving landscape of international hotel design, staying relevant and on-trend is somewhat a daily challenge. Simon Mitchell from Action Storage details three…

Hotel Designs is starting the New Year fresh by focusing the spotlight on significant hotel openings for 2019 that together are expected to transform the landscape of…

Colouring outside the trendy lines… The sun is falling on 2018 – and this particular sunset is filtered in a warm, peachy orange glow, also…

Hotel Designs editor Hamish Kilburn catches up with Hans Joerg Meier the COO and Partner of LHM to discuss regional differences, design ethos’ and the challenges that…

The 19th-Century building will shelter Rome’s first patisserie-style hotel… Situated on Via del Corso, ‘The First Roma Dolce’, a new patisserie-themed boutique hotel, is…

With more than half a million viewers this year in 2018, Hotel Designs has enjoyed a fantastic 12 months of exclusive stories, features, events…

In the hunt for inspiration, writer Harry Southworth and editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn scour the globe to find the best hotels and suites for…

If you are on the hunt for inspiration this New Years Eve look no further as we explore five fabulous NYE venues in London… …

Celebrating 21 years, Hotel Summit returns July 8 – 9 in Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire…  Following the success of yet another sell-out event in 2018,…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. This week, we continue with…

Grohe’s Vice President of Design, Michael Seum, talks about revisiting a classic, challenging the engineers and creating an icon in the new Atrio (as…

Surface Design Show 2019 will celebrate the best in new and innovative surfaces… Hotel Designs has confirmed that it is a media partner for…

Kick-starting 2019 with a bang, throughout January Hotel Designs’ Spotlight On will look ahead to the most anticipated hotel openings for 2019 as well as relaxing…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. This week, we begin by…

With 2019 on the horizon, and the focus in the international hotel design market being firmly fixed on what the future brings, Hamish Kilburn…

The interior design extension creates a new era of luxury for the resort…  Baros Maldives, an award-winning boutique island retreat in the Maldives, renowned for…

nhow London will be a disruptive twist on traditional British icons… Designed by Project Orange, the 190-key nhow London will arrive in the British capital…

WATG’s Muriel Muirden, Executive Vice President and Global Director of Strategy, forecasts the top hospitality and design trends to look out for in 2019… WATG, which has…

With 100 years of shower expertise, bathroom specialist Kaldewei prides itself on having a shower product for almost any design…  With consumers becoming more…

For Hyatt Hotels, size matters as it opens the new full-serve hotel which shelters more than 1,200 guestrooms, three dining experiences and 103,000 square feet…

India has never seen anything like the new interior scheme that has been unveiled at Ginger Panjim in Goa…  Ginger, part of the newly branded…

The hotel chain giant is expected to open a further three hotels in Dubai… Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with a large global presence of…

The increased investment comes after Great Hotels of the World was recently acquired by GuestCentric…  Great Hotels of the World (GHOTW), which includes in its collection…

Will Pantone’s peachy orange, sunset-like colour of Living Coral raise awareness of global warming, or is this just another marketing ploy? Hamish Kilburn investigates… …

Following an Extensive Renovation, Hotel Elephant Weimer Joins The brand’s portfolio of four independent hotels in Germany… Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International’s distinctive collection…

As we prepare to wrap up another year of innovation, design and style, here are what our friends over at Condé Nast Traveller believe are the…

The 187-key hotel will be situated in the stylish and ever-changing Manchester neighbourhood of the Northern Quarter…  Hotel Indigo® Manchester – Victoria Station has…

The newly branded CANVAS has been reimagined by Studio 11 Design to paint a fresh industrial-chic perspective on the boutique hotel in Dallas that…

Continuing this month’s Spotlight On feature on ‘A Year In Review’ (Products of the year 2018), we have highlighted what we believed to have been…

Design-led serviced apartments Cuckooz has collaborated with designers and sleep experts to launch the sleeping experience like no other… in the womb…  Launching today,…

Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with developers Art-Invest Real Estate and Accumulata Real Estate regarding the operation of a new hotel,…

With a new app, guests checking in to Marriott Hotels will be able to customise their rooms virtually with art and they will be…

From understanding Zimbabwe’s answer to luxury to finding the world’s best festive interiors, here are our top stories of the week… This week has been…

With the aim to open a ‘modern take on an island steeped in history and tradition’, the only Leading Hotels of The World property in Madeira is…

The Grand Hyatt hotel is “positioned as the crown jewel” of an 18-building commercial complex between the historic centre and airport and adds to…

Amadira Park Capital in Zagreb has been sensitively created by interior design firm HBA London… Working in collaboration with project developers Ugo Group Zagreb,…

The Christmas lights are on and the tree is up but not even Hotel Designs can compete with these incredible winter wonderlands that have been unveiled…

The new upscale hotel in Thailand’s Koh Samui opens as Avani Hotels and Resorts’ 24th property, with a further 15 currently in the pipeline…  Avani Hotels…

Ever since Bisque first came on our radar, we have been impressed with how the company has taken a very practical – and historically…

The newly redevelopment of the hotel & spa unveils contemporary design that blends Scandinavian style and British countryside sophistication…  Nestled in the heart of the…

The new platform, Hotel Room Chooser, enables hoteliers to own customer relationships and data, increase direct bookings, maximise brand experience and encourage loyalty… Hotel…

To understand how hoteliers can win over the most competitive demographic in the hospitality sector – millennials – hotel furniture manufacturer Knightsbridge Furniture surveyed…

ITC Hotels has officially opened its first coastal property in serene southern Goa, ITC Grand Goa, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa… Renowned for its impressive portfolio…

The resort will be the company’s fifth property in the Ikos Resort portfolio and first outside of Greece, slated to complete construction in 2020… …

Hotel Designs broke its third traffic record in 2018 last week as the website experienced its highest ever month of traffic in October, with 58,427…

In order to kick-start our month’s Spotlight On feature on ‘A Year In Review’ (Products of the year 2018), we have highlighted what we…

For four weeks, Hotel Designs has been working with author and CEO of DHM, Adam Hamadache, in order to explore the minefield of marketing. In…

With Sleep + Eat’s Sleep Sets declared as another successful installation following it taking shelter under a new home and Marriott Starwood suffering from…

The hotel chain, Marriott, faces backlash as half and billion people’s data is feared to have been compromised…  Hotel giant Marriott Starwood has been…

Marriott Hotels has announced the completion of a $20 million renovation to  Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa, North Malé Atoll, Maldives… Designed…

And that’s a wrap! Show Season 2018 was a delicious cocktail of all the freshest, and tastiest, ingredients. Served up in a number of…