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Taking inspiration from nature and natural objects, Tom Dixon has unveiled its AW18 accessories collection… Design studio Tom Dixon has unveiled its AW18 accessories…

Palm Court Restaurant, Bar & Piano Lounge will open in to Chester’s Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa this month… A dining experience with a…

Young designers Mac Collins and Antonia Packham were chosen from more than 3,000 designers to bring their creative vision to life at the Cadogan Hotel… Luxury travel brand Belmond…

Under blue, cloudless skies in London’s Clerkenwell district, Hamish Kilburn meets Mutina’s Ronan Bouroullec to understand more about his interior design partnership with Domus…

AFSO explores designer concept ‘modern reflections’ in four new projects around the globe… Following the recent completion of the Pavilion Suites at the Berkeley…

Hotel Designs explores how Alex Kravetz Design used comic inspiration to create the interiors of Antwerp’s new design hotel on the block… There were…

Meliá Hotels International is set to debut new $110 million exclusive vacation experience at Dominican Republic property… Meliá Hotels International has announced its newest…

As part of our spotlight this month on soft furnishings and fabrics, Jewel colours are said to be an in-season trend at the moment……

M7 Contemporary Apartments in Florence, designed by the Italian studio Pierattelli Architetture, presents a new hospitality concept that combines the comfort of a home…

The Duchess Rooms have been redesigned with the female solo traveller in mind… Mayfair’s quintessentially British five-star DUKES London looks to be ahead of the solo traveller…

Kaldewei is one of the leading bathroom manufacturers, producing more than 50,000 ways of designing the modern shower… The year was 1956 when bathroom…

Designer Martin Hulbert has thrown back the curtain of a 14-guestroom pied-a-terre townhouse residences in London… In the heart of London’s Mayfair overlooking Green…

For more than 40 years, Decorex International has been the show of choice for the luxury interior design market, and the go-to destination for…

The Luxury Collection has announced the brand’s first hotel in Corfu with the signing of Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Corfu… Domes Miramare, a…

Hotel Designs’ editor Hamish Kilburn caught up with new Managing Director of WATG London Martin Pease to discuss what’s next for the integrated design…

HB Design and Marques and Jordy are working to open Anantara Hotels and Resorts’ third property in Vietnam using traditional craftmanship and locally sourced…

To kick-start our spotlight this month on fabrics and soft furnishings, here are some of the hottest trends we are seeing at the moment……

Manchester’s King Street Townhouse will be the stage of the inaugural Meet Up North… Taking place in Manchester’s King Street Townhouse on July 19,…

MarBella Corfu completes a €1.5 million lobby renovation, marking the finale of the large-scale investment to the property… MarBella Corfu has recently completed a €1.5 million…

As the sun sets on June, editor Hamish Kilburn wraps up on what has been a tech-driven month full of interviews and looking into the…

New £20m Aparthotel launches flexible accommodation in Stratford, London… Roomzzz has announced it is launching its first London-based development in Stratford on July 1. The…

The new Sottini collections Fusaro and Ellero give bathroom designers robust ‘infinite possibilities’… Italian-inspired bathroom brand Sottini has launched two new product ranges, Fusaro…

The chic new bar will house books from the famous Bloomsbury Set, and other iconic authors… YTL Hotels’ elegant Gower Street property, The Academy,…

Hotel Designs investigates why the conventional bathroom could soon be a thing of the past… As we come to the end of technology’s month…

Hotel booking sites are being advised by the UK’s competition watchdog to review the way in which they rank and display rooms online… Some hotel sites…

Offer ends June 30… designjunction has announced that anyone to register before June 30, 2018 will benefit from a 50 per cent discount. Taking place…

Priya Paul, the businesswoman with much to celebrate, joins editor Hamish Kilburn to discuss 50 years of THE Park Hotels and how the Indian hotel…

Marking the final stage of a groundbreaking transformation, The Carriage House, designed by David Collins Studio, opens… Adare Manor has announced the completion of its…

Data from Adia suggests that the ‘now economy’ has led to the hospitality industry consistently growing at approximately six per cent a year since…

Roman Limited has introduced a matt black profile to its Wetroom Panel collection. The Liberty matt black wetroom panel has been introduced to Roman’s…

As part of technology being in the Spotlight this month, Hotel Designs takes a first look at the extremely tech-forward hotel, which will shelter 219…

This year’s Clerkenwell Design Week saw the expansion of Morgan’s Pimlico collection to include two new sofas, the dramatic 148 high back booth sofa, and…

Leading firms Lightstone, TAO Group, Rockwell Group and Yabu Pushelberg rejoin forces following the successful launch of Moxy Times Square to deliver Moxy Chelsea… Said…

Following Hotel Designs’ exclusive interview with Managing Director Martin Carroll, Duravit has opened its London flagship showroom… Bathroom specialist Duravit has opened its new…

The Lodging Econometrics (LE) global construction pipeline trend report suggests that Marriot is leading the franchises in the global construction pipeline. The construction pipeline…

The inaugural Meet Up North will take place in Manchester’s King Street Townhouse on July 18, 2018… With less than a month to go…

Here are the top 5 stories of the week, as selected by Hamish Kilburn, editor of Hotel Designs. This week we collated all the…

The 79-key Soho House Amsterdam will open in the city’s The Bungehuis building in July 2018… Following the coverted launch of White City Soho…

Opening outside of Vegas for the first time, Bellagio Shanghai’s 162 guestrooms and 22 suites have been designed to maximise the panoramic views of…

Throughout July, Hotel Designs will be putting the spotlight on two super-important areas of hotel interior design, namely: soft furnishings and fabrics/textiles… Next month,…

The opening of InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort in Vietnam marks the 1000th IHG hotel opening in the Europe, Middle East, Asia and…

In 10 fusionist designs that artfully blend layers of abstract pattern and familiar floral and geometric motifs, Havana is the latest ‘ready to go’…

As Duravit opens its new Clerkenwell showroom, the editor of Hotel Designs, Hamish Kilburn, went behind the scenes to ask the Managing Director of…

As part of this month’s spotlight on technology, Hotel Designs’ editor Hamish Kilburn sat down with the co-founder of Chargifi, Dan Bladen, to find…

Hamilton is confirmed to exhibit at this year’s newly-rebranded SLEEP + EAT exhibition, Stand C52, taking place on November 20-21, 2018 at the new location…

Working to a Martin Brudnizki Design Studio design, lighting specialists Dernier & Hamlyn produced a stunning two-tier chandelier almost 1.5 m across that forms…

Regardless of their location, the world’s finest hotel bathrooms are designed to evoke a sensory experience. Moosa Adam investigates how hoteliers can simply create…

Architecture firm Philosophy of Space Rita Gabriel led the €1m renovation to the Praia D’el Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort… Inspired by nature…

The competition drew to a dramatic climax this weekend with 15 professional design houses – and three student teams – all competing to be this…

With more and more design firms announcing their involvement in cruise ship interior designs, Hotel Designs’ editor Hamish Kilburn dived beneath the surface to…

The hotel, located near Reading in England, has unveiled the results of £20 million grand transformation… De Vere Wokefield Estate has unveiled the result…

The latest addition to Belfast and the seventh hotel in the Hastings Hotels portfolio, Grand Central Hotel, which features Ireland’s tallest bar, has opened its…

This time next month, hoteliers, designers, architects and suppliers will gather at Kings Street Townhouse hotel in Manchester for the inaugural Meet Up North… Taking the…

It’s been a busy week for the industry, with plenty of news in the air to digest. This week Hotel Designs has seen the launch of a…

Award-winning architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects designed the Morpheus as a simple extrusion of the existing abandoned foundations… Asia’s most popular entertainment destination, Macau…

Hyatt Hotels has announced the continued expansion of the Hyatt Regency brand in China with the opening of the first Hyatt Regency property in…

Featuring the Icelandic blue of Fjord, rich ochre of Demerara, rust tone of Burnt Copper and deep grey of Gun Metal; Creations is the…

The new restaurant, located in the heart of London’s Chelsea district, is Goddard Littlefair’s first London restaurant project… Hans’ Bar & Grill, a new…

The Brioso bathroom furniture range is a refreshingly contemporary approach to bathroom design, offering varied individual design options and excellent value for money… Working…

All carpet tiles and luxury vinyl tiles at Interface are now included in new Carbon Neutral Floors™ programme… Modular flooring company Interface is the first…

Travellers worldwide are invited to book their voyage on The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s new custom-made luxury yacht… Claiming to be the first luxury hotel group to…

Lighting company B Light has lit up the interiors of the new chalet-like hotel in the Swiss Alps… A luxury hotel surrounded by the…

The design for the brand-new Rosewood Baha Mar creates a luxurious yet intimate atmosphere that invites guests to feel immediately relaxed… Following Rosewood Hotels…

Glasgow’s only five-star hotel has revealed a stunning new two-bedroom penthouse… Following a multi-million pound refurbishment, The Principal Blythswood Square Hotel has recently unveiled a luxurious…

Hotel Designs editor Hamish Kilburn caught up with Richmond International’s award-winning designer, and this year’s headline speaker at Meet Up North, Fiona Thompson, to…

Luxury hotel in Havana offers opulent hospitality with high-end bathroom solutions made of Kaldewei steel enamel… Havana is a top travel destination and its…

In five years, the hotel brand plans to open properties in Lisbon, Paris, Barcelona, Porto and a third hotel Florence… The Student Hotel (TSH) has…

As the interior designers behind Loulou’s, the infamous private members club, 5 Hertford Street in Mayfair, it is no surprise that the Decorex bar…

The new brand, voco, is slated to add more than 200 hotels for IHG over the next decade, with the first voco hotel opening late…

Hotel Designs, which is set to take HD Meet Up brand to Manchester this July, has just confirmed Principal of Richmond International, Fiona Thompson, as…

Following a nine-month refurbishment, the renovated areas boast a blend of heritage and contemporaneity design… St James’ Court in Westminster, operated by Taj hotels, has…

Following the reopening of Radisson Blu, Nice, Hotel Designs caught up with design firm Trevillion to find out what challenges it faced when refurbishing…

If your hotel welcomes all guests, including the elderly, young, or less mobile, then you’ll probably want to make sure that your bathroom is…

Houston continues to be an area of interest as Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announces plans to open Rosewood Houston… Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has…

Designed by visionary Firm Michaelis Boyd, RYSE by Autograph Collection is being described as “exactly like nothing else”… Autograph Collection, Marriott International’s distinctive collection of…

The rise in innovative lighting technologies is pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in hospitality interiors, both aesthetically and in terms of…

Here are our top 5 stories of the week… 1. Mandarin Kensington Fire: Hotel issues statement Not surprisingly, our top story of the week was…

Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that the construction pipelines for the Middle East and Africa continue to grow resulting in 875 projects/216,045 rooms…

Claridge House Chicago opens after a multi-million-dollar renovation which included the transformation of all spaces… Design firm The Gettys Group has turned a classical…

Just one week after completing “the most extensive restoration in its 115-year history”, the Mandarin Oriental London yesterday suffered a devastating blow when a fire broke…

  Hyatt plans to open 12 Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels in Canada by 2020… Hyatt has announced plans to expand the Hyatt…

Ahead of the opening of University Arms, Cambridge, Hotel Designs went behind the scenes to find out how the design concept developed between interior designer…

Design and manufacturer Vaughan was given the unique opportunity to show its outdoor lighting collection at Chelsea Flower Show 2018 by sponsoring garden designer, Robert…

Bathroom specialist Kaldewei has just launched a revolutionary 4-in-1 system solution for easy, safe shower installation… Launching in the UK this month, Kaldewei NexSys is…

The five-star The Edinburgh Grand opens in the heart of the city’s vibrant St Andrew Square in the former RBS Building… Two years in the making,…

Hotel Designs caught up with co-founder of luxury design powerhouse AB Concept to discuss technology, trends and what’s next for AB Concept Following on from last month’s…

Hotel Designs is delighted to announce that it has become an official media partner for designjunction 2018. Connecting the world’s most renowned design brands, designjunction…

In our technology feature this month, we’re discussing how tech, placed thoughtfully, can help to create a relevant and modern in-room experience. With 73…

Taking the keynote address at this year’s Hotel Summit, Trivago gave delegates an in-depth insight on travel trends in London and the South West……

Bathroom specialist Bette has launched a new fitted bath with a modern lightness and extremely slim rim. The new BetteStarlet Spirit is an oval…

designjunction is set to transport to the cultural hub of London’s South Bank with a showcase of world-class design for the annual London Design…

The hotel becomes the second operated under the Sol House brand in Bali and Indonesia, marking Meliá Hotels International’s continued commitment to expansion in…

The hotel’s F&B areas in the Cotswolds was designed by Central Design Studio… Inspired by the colours and textures of the nearby Cotswolds countryside…

Interior designer Nigel Howard has transformed 49 guestrooms in Edinburgh.. The Bonham Hotel in Edinburgh has unveiled 49 individually styled and refurbished guestrooms and suites…

The hotel is undergoing an extensive renovation and restructuring, following the impact of Hurricane Irma in September 2017… Eden Rock – St Barths, the Caribbean…

Here are our top five stories of the week… Gleneagles unveils Ochil House for meetings and events Our top performing story of the ween,…

Interior design agency Nic Graham & Associates allows W Brisbane to rises in the Sunshine State to open 312 guestrooms and 32 luxe suites… The heat is…

Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residence Emirates Pearl opens its doors in the United Arab Emirates… Hyatt Hotels has announced the opening of Grand Hyatt…