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FairField by Marriott Michinoeki Kyoto Minamiyamashiro

Development News / 06.04.2021

Fairfield By Marriott to open 6 hotels in Japan by August 2021

Fairfield By Marriott to open 6 hotels in Japan by August 2021 “These new openings underscore Marriott International’s focus on growing our presence in...

Interior visualisation of ADP's new hotel in Kyiv

Feature / 06.04.2021

Should hotels do a better job of reflecting their communities?

By: Hamish Kilburn

Should hotels do a better job of reflecting their communities? To conclude our editorial series with ADP Architecture, Studio Director Amrit Naru looks at...

image of guestroom overlooking city of Madrid

News / 31.03.2021

INNSiDE by Meliá Madrid Gran Via opens

By: Hamish Kilburn

INNSiDE by Meliá Madrid Gran Via opens The new 117-key hotel in Madrid is the result of the total renovation of the old TRYP...

Feature / 31.03.2021

VIP arrivals: Hottest April hotel openings

By: Hamish Kilburn

VIP arrivals: Hottest April hotel openings The industry is gearing up for a summer of hospitality, is the feeling the editorial desk at Hotel...

Image of bedroom at Great Plains Mara Plains

News / 30.03.2021

Great Plains to open two new design-led camps

By: Hamish Kilburn

Great Plains to open two new design-led camps Leading conservation brand Great Plains, led by photographers and filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, has announce...

Hotel Development / 30.03.2021

Marriott signs agreement to bring three new hotels to Saudi Arabia

By: Hamish Kilburn

Marriott signs agreement to bring three new hotels to Saudi Arabia Among the anticipated new hotels that Marriott International will be opening include the...

Exterior image of Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz shwing palace like building and crashing waves on the coast

News / 29.03.2021

Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz completes sensitive renovation

By: Hamish Kilburn

Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz completes sensitive renovation Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, has reopened following a...

Render of the DoubleTree by Hilton in Pakistan

News / 29.03.2021

DoubleTree by Hilton to expand its portfolio into Pakistan

By: Hamish Kilburn

DoubleTree by Hilton to expand its portfolio into Pakistan An agreement signed with Dhabi Hospitality will see Hilton's upscale DoubleTree by Hilton brand launch...

Round-up / 26.03.2021

Weekly briefing: Hyatt milestones, a D.C. check-in & HD Live returns

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: Hyatt milestones, a D.C. check-in & HD Live returns Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your weekly briefing, a safe place where you...

Interview / 25.03.2021

In Conversation With: Atlas Concorde on surface design

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Atlas Concorde on surface design In the wake of Hotel Designs' spotlight on surfaces throughout the month of February, editor Hamish...

Feature / 23.03.2021

Industry insight: Elevate the guest experience with flooring

By: Hamish Kilburn

Industry insight: Elevate the guest experience with flooring Specifiers can easily achieve unique designs with the versatility of LVT, from combining colour and pattern...

HD Live / 23.03.2021

Registration now open for Hotel Designs LIVE in May

By: Hamish Kilburn

Registration now open for Hotel Designs LIVE in May Hot off the heels of the success of Hotel Designs LIVE in February – and...

Hotel Development / 23.03.2021

Hyatt opens 1,000th hotel worldwide

By: Hamish Kilburn

Hyatt opens 1,000th hotel worldwide With the opening of Alila Napa Valley in St. Helena, Hyatt, which arrived with its first property in 1957,...

HD Live / 22.03.2021

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: The new era of wellness

By: Hamish Kilburn

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: The new era of wellness The final session at Hotel Designs LIVE, which took place on February 23, focused...

Feature / 22.03.2021

What’s in the spotlight this April on Hotel Designs?

By: Hamish Kilburn

What’s in the spotlight this April on Hotel Designs? This April, Hotel Designs is serving up a multiple stories that will be dedicated to...

Opinion / 19.03.2021

In the HIX seat: Developing and designing for the post-pandemic world together

By: Hamish Kilburn

In the HIX seat: Developing and designing for the post-pandemic world together With the UK road map, outlined by the government, showing signs of...

Feature / 18.03.2021

Wallpaper goals: Adding personality in public spaces

By: Hamish Kilburn

Wallpaper goals: Adding personality in public spaces With all this talk around hygiene and reassuring the post-corona consumer, to avoid spaces looking too clinical...

Main image for virtual roundtable on bespoke possibilities in luxury design

Exclusive / 18.03.2021

Virtual roundtable: Bespoke possibilities in luxury design

By: Hamish Kilburn

Virtual roundtable: Bespoke possibilities in luxury design To specify or not to specify, that was the initial question that editor Hamish Kilburn put forward...

Supplier News / 18.03.2021

More than 12,000 designers & architects tuned in to ‘GROHE X’

By: Hamish Kilburn

More than 12,000 designers & architects tuned in to ‘GROHE X’ Dubbed the 'industry's answer to Netflix' – and we can see why now...

Artful guestroom inside The Glenmark Hotel

News / 18.03.2021

HBA Los Angeles complete interiors inside The Glenmark Hotel

By: Hamish Kilburn

HBA Los Angeles complete interiors inside The Glenmark Hotel Design firm HBA Los Angeles has completed the interior design project of The Glenmark, Glendale,...

A minimalist bedroom setting in Ruby Lucy

Feature / 17.03.2021

Industry insight: Redesigning an already ‘recognisable’ hotel (part 1)

By: Hamish Kilburn

Industry insight: Redesigning an already ‘recognisable’ hotel (part 1) Do owners and the project designers feel the pressure of redesigning an established hotel where...

News / 16.03.2021

New event alert: Retail & Hospitality Design Forum

By: Hamish Kilburn

New event alert: Retail & Hospitality Design Forum Forum Events, the parent company of Hotel Designs, has launched the Retail & Hospitality Design Forum...

Listen now / 15.03.2021

DESIGN POD episode 2, with Director of Zaha Hadid Architects, has landed

By: Hamish Kilburn

DESIGN POD episode 2, with Director of Zaha Hadid Architects, has landed LISTEN NOW: For episode of two of DESIGN POD, in association with...

Hotel Designs LIVE sound panel discussion main image

HD LIVE / 15.03.2021

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: Sense of sound in hotel design

By: Hamish Kilburn

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: Sense of sound in hotel design The third session at Hotel Designs LIVE, which took place on February 23,...

Feature / 15.03.2021

Gfell: A sustainable wellness hotel rooted with nature

By: Hamish Kilburn

Gfell: A sustainable wellness hotel rooted with nature The sustainable wellness hotel, situated in South Tyrol, Italy, was designed by noa* as an expansion...

Round-up / 12.03.2021

Weekly briefing: Nobu exclusive, Rosewood footprints & sustainability explored

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: Nobu exclusive, Rosewood footprints & sustainability explored Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your weekly briefing. This week's round-up includes an exclusive lighting...

Interview / 11.03.2021

In Conversation With: Lucienne Walpole, Vice President, SB Architects

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Lucienne Walpole, Vice President, SB Architects SB Architects recently appointed Lucienne Walpole as the firm's new Vice President. Following Walpole's participation...

Feature / 11.03.2021

Industry insight: Biophilic spa & wellness design

By: Hamish Kilburn

Industry insight: Biophilic spa & wellness design As wellness evolves as we enter a new era of hospitality, we invite Beverley Bayes, Creative Director...

Feature / 10.03.2021

Bespoke design in a post-pandemic era of hospitality

By: Hamish Kilburn

Bespoke design in a post-pandemic era of hospitality The very essence of bespoke design conjures up feelings of luxury, exclusivity and comfort, all of...

Exclusive / 10.03.2021

Case study: The bespoke lighting narrative inside London’s Nobu hotel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Case study: The bespoke lighting narrative inside London’s Nobu hotel Inside Nobu Hotel London Portman Square – a hotel that has caused a lot...

Feature / 09.03.2021

Feature: A green (and happy) recovery for hotels?

By: Hamish Kilburn

Feature: A green (and happy) recovery for hotels? If there’s one phrase that’s inspired equal parts optimism and frustration this year in hotel design,...

News / 09.03.2021

The Chancery Rosewood, arriving in London in 2024

By: Hamish Kilburn

The Chancery Rosewood, arriving in London in 2024 Renowned developer Qatari Diar Europe has revealed that the former US Embassy, 30 Grosvenor Square in...

Collage of speakers for Hotel Designs LIVE Sustainability talk

HD Live / 08.03.2021

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: Sustainability beneath the surface

By: Hamish Kilburn

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: Sustainability beneath the surface On February 23, designers, architects, hoteliers and developers from around the globe tuned in to...

A navy blue air purifier next to a navy blue bed

Feature / 08.03.2021

Nearly half of Brits surveyed expect air purifiers in tomorrow’s hotel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Nearly half of Brits surveyed expect air purifiers in tomorrow’s hotel Blueair, which produces air purifiers that remove air pollutants like smoke, mold and...

Gif of strong women for International Women's Day

Exclusive / 08.03.2021

International Women’s Day: Leading hospitality design figures comment

By: Hamish Kilburn

International Women’s Day: Leading hospitality design figures comment Our nod to International Women's Day is more of a formal bow or curtsy. Editor Hamish...

Image of luxury design hotel guestroom at MarBella Elix in Greece

Feature / 05.03.2021

Early check in: MarBella Elix, a design hotel inspired by the sea

By: Hamish Kilburn

Early check in: MarBella Elix, a design hotel inspired by the sea The latest design hotel to arrive in the MarBella Collection portfolio, MarBella...

Birdseye view of Private Pool Residences Collection residence

Feature / 04.03.2021

In pictures: Inside the largest overwater residences in the world

By: Hamish Kilburn

In pictures: Inside the largest overwater residences in the world Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, located on the Baa Atoll, has launched the largest overwater...

Interview / 04.03.2021

5 minutes with: Mark Harper, Head of Design at Dernier & Hamlyn

By: Hamish Kilburn

5 minutes with: Mark Harper, Head of Design at Dernier & Hamlyn Ahead of Hotel Designs' next roundtable, in association with Dernier & Hamlyn,...

Interview / 03.03.2021

In (lockdown) conversation with: Art consultant Harry Pass

By: Hamish Kilburn

In (lockdown) conversation with: Art consultant Harry Pass For one year now, Hotel Designs has been amplifying art consultancy firm Elegant Clutter in order...

Hotel Opening / 02.03.2021

Aloft Tulum arrives in Mexico

By: Hamish Kilburn

Aloft Tulum arrives in Mexico The new Aloft hotel arriving in Mexico marks Marriott Bonvoy’s entry into the 'bohemian paradise', Tulum... Aloft Hotels, which...

Render of outside of villa at new FOur Seasons hotel in Southern Italy

Hotel Development / 02.03.2021

Four Seasons lays down plans for resort in Southern Italy

By: Hamish Kilburn

Four Seasons lays down plans for resort in Southern Italy Four Seasons and Omnam Group have announced plans for a beachside resort in the...

Render of lounge inside Soho Beach House in the Caribbean

Feature / 02.03.2021

Soho House: A sneak peek of upcoming openings

By: Hamish Kilburn

Soho House: A sneak peek of upcoming openings Soho House, which shelters members-only Houses targeted towards 'creative souls, has unveiled renders and details of...

News / 02.03.2021

Diversity in interior design: BIID reveal study findings

By: Hamish Kilburn

Diversity in interior design: BIID reveal study findings The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has revealed the results of the first research study...

Image of panelists for first session of Hotel Designs LIVE

HD LIVE / 01.03.2021

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: The hotel experience 10 years from now

By: Hamish Kilburn

(In video) Hotel Designs LIVE: The hotel experience 10 years from now To kickstart Hotel Designs LIVE on February 23, editor Hamish Kilburn hosted a...

Render of vibrant interiors in a boutique hotel in Milan

Feature / 01.03.2021

VIP arrivals: Hottest March hotel openings

By: Hamish Kilburn

VIP arrivals: Hottest March hotel openings Back by popular demand after publishing our two-part series on hotel openings in 2021, Hotel Designs is serving up...

A lounge area inside The Upper House in Hong Kong

Feature / 01.03.2021

André Fu Suite to open inside The Upper House

By: Hamish Kilburn

André Fu Suite to open inside The Upper House The world-renowned Hong Kong architect André Fu, has been given the ultimate compliment by the...

Round-up / 26.02.2021

Weekly briefing: Award winners, design trends and a new Nobu

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: Award winners, design trends and a new Nobu In the same week Hotel Designs LIVE flooded the industry with four panel discussions...

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Feature / 25.02.2021

The rise of antibacterial surfaces in hotel design

By: Hamish Kilburn

The rise of antibacterial surfaces in hotel design Given the recent uncertainty faced by many in the hospitality sector, it’s clear that in order...

News / 25.02.2021

Accor’s Mondrian to arrive in Singapore in 2023

By: Hamish Kilburn

Accor’s Mondrian to arrive in Singapore in 2023 The international hospitality group Accor has announced Singapore’s first Mondrian hotel will be built in the...

Image of minimalist design guestroom in Nobu hotel

News / 24.02.2021

BREAKING: Nobu to arrive in Hamburg, Germany

By: Hamish Kilburn

BREAKING: Nobu to arrive in Hamburg, Germany Nobu Hospitality, the global lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has...

Interview / 24.02.2021

5 minutes with: Interior designer Steve Esdaile

By: Hamish Kilburn

5 minutes with: Interior designer Steve Esdaile With an ever-evolving, burning demand among modern travellers to check into spaces that ooze personality, design and...

News / 23.02.2021

Outstanding Property Award London: Winners announced

By: Hamish Kilburn

Outstanding Property Award London: Winners announced The annual OPAL Award celebrates and give exposure to the most exceptional projects in architectural design, interior design,...

Various images of bathroom mirrors and lights

News / 22.02.2021

What’s in the spotlight this March on Hotel Designs?

By: Hamish Kilburn

What’s in the spotlight this March on Hotel Designs? This March, Hotel Designs is serving up a multiple stories that will be dedicated to...

Hotel Opening / 22.02.2021

Joie de Vivre brand by Hyatt welcomes Hotel Nyack

By: Hamish Kilburn

Joie de Vivre brand by Hyatt welcomes Hotel Nyack Hyatt Hotels and Juniper Capital Partners has announced the opening of Hotel Nyack, previously The...

Viceroy at Ombria in the Algarve, Portugal

Feature / 22.02.2021

Adaptation is the design trend to celebrate in 2021

By: Hamish Kilburn

Adaptation is the design trend to celebrate in 2021 Hotel Designs goes behind the scenes of one of the leading design firms, Wimberly Interiors,...

Gif of top stories of the week on Hotel Designs

Round-up / 19.02.2021

Weekly briefing: A new design podcast, Moxy arrivals & 2021 colour trends

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: A new design podcast, Moxy arrivals & 2021 colour trends Huddle in, folks. Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your weekly briefing of...

News / 19.02.2021

Last chance to sign up to Hotel Designs LIVE

By: Hamish Kilburn

Last chance to sign up to Hotel Designs LIVE Hotel Designs LIVE, the one-day virtual conference for designers, architects, hoteliers and developers, takes place...

Colourful and quirky lobby/lounge in hotel with blue furniture and industrial stairs

Feature / 18.02.2021

Colour trends: A return to nature is calling

By: Hamish Kilburn

Colour trends: A return to nature is calling A year after hospitality lost its colour due to the outbreak of Covid-19, we've asked brand...

shortlisted image for Hotel Designs LIVE

News / 16.02.2021

Hotel Designs LIVE shortlisted at the Digital Event Awards

By: Hamish Kilburn

Hotel Designs LIVE shortlisted at the Digital Event Awards Hotel Designs LIVE, which was created to keep the industry connected and the conversation flowing...

Feature / 16.02.2021

IN PICTURES: Inside Moxy South Beach

By: Hamish Kilburn

IN PICTURES: Inside Moxy South Beach Moxy South Beach has arrived in Miami’s Art Deco District. Lightstone, the developers behind three award-winning Moxy hotels...

Exclusive / 15.02.2021

Listen now: DESIGN POD, a podcast for designers and architects

By: Hamish Kilburn

Listen now: DESIGN POD, a podcast for designers and architects The wait is over! Following more than a year of planning, Hotel Designs has...

Feature / 15.02.2021

Case study: hospitality and privacy combined in a listed patrician house

By: Hamish Kilburn

Case study: hospitality and privacy combined in a listed patrician house The comfortable apartments have been individually designed and offer guests a stylish interior...

Round-up / 12.02.2021

Weekly briefing: Wellness takes over, architecture trends & new podcast incoming!

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: Wellness takes over, architecture trends & new podcast incoming! Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your weekly briefing. It's been another busy week...

Render of two isolated pod-like buildings made of wood

Feature / 11.02.2021

Architecture trends for 2021 & beyond

By: Hamish Kilburn

Architecture trends for 2021 & beyond To cut through the noise of emerging architecture trends, we hear from architecture firm SB Architect's President and...

Hotel Development / 10.02.2021

JW Marriott celebrates opening of 100th property worldwide

By: Hamish Kilburn

JW Marriott celebrates opening of 100th property worldwide The milestone hotel, which becomes the 100th property in the JW Marriott portfolio, is expected to...

Feature / 10.02.2021

How surface design can elevate guest experience

By: Hamish Kilburn

How surface design can elevate guest experience With public healthcare in the spotlight like never before, the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging hoteliers to rethink...

A guestroom inside Six Senses Botanique showing nature through floor to ceiling windows

In Pictures / 10.02.2021

In pictures: Inside Six Senses Botanique, Brazil

By: Hamish Kilburn

In pictures: Inside Six Senses Botanique, Brazil The latest hotel to open in the Six Senses portfolio lies at the confluence of three river...

Interview / 09.02.2021

5 minutes with: Interior designer Saar Zafrir

By: Hamish Kilburn

5 minutes with: Interior designer Saar Zafrir Amsterdam-based interior designer Saar Zafrir joins editor Hamish Kilburn to discuss his latest project to redesign The...

A render of an open air suite in Seychelles

News / 09.02.2021

Seychelles debut for Waldorf Astoria and Canopy by Hilton

By: Hamish Kilburn

Seychelles debut for Waldorf Astoria and Canopy by Hilton Hilton has announced to bring its iconic luxury brand, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, as...

Hotel Opening / 08.02.2021

Inside W Melbourne, the brand’s second opening in Australia

By: Hamish Kilburn

Inside W Melbourne, the brand’s second opening in Australia In the heart of an eclectic dining and edgy fashion district, W Melbourne arrives, with...

Round-up / 05.02.2021

Weekly briefing: Tech talk, art escapes & beyond the surface of trends

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: Tech talk, art escapes & beyond the surface of trends 'Ey-up', Hamish Kilburn here to deliver your weekly briefing. Over the last...

Presidential Bedroom_St. Regis Los Cabos_HBA

Feature / 05.02.2021

Renders unveiled for St Regis Los Cabos

By: Hamish Kilburn

Renders unveiled for St Regis Los Cabos SB Architects and The San Francisco branch of design firm HBA has unveiled interior renders of The...

Feature / 05.02.2021

VIP arrivals: Hottest hotel openings in February 2021

By: Hamish Kilburn

VIP arrivals: Hottest hotel openings in February 2021 Hot off the heels of our two-part series on hotel openings in 2021, Hotel Designs is...

Feature / 04.02.2021

How will the pandemic affect hotel design and development?

By: Hamish Kilburn

How will the pandemic affect hotel design and development? Tom Bishop, Director of Project Management at Concert, is here to offer some clarity and...

Feature / 04.02.2021

Beautiful lighting from Heathfield & Co and lighting studio Luum

By: Hamish Kilburn

Beautiful lighting from Heathfield & Co and lighting studio Luum Capturing the natural world in fixed form by merging light with scale and sculpture,...

Feature / 04.02.2021

Industry insight: Why alfresco dining is the new normal

By: Hamish Kilburn

Industry insight: Why alfresco dining is the new normal Alfresco dining has become more important and popular than ever. See how hotels can tap...

Pascale Lauber & Ulrike Bauschke on steps

Interview / 04.02.2021

5 minutes with: The hotel designers behind Ostuni’s new boutique jewel

By: Hamish Kilburn

5 minutes with: The hotel designers behind Ostuni’s new boutique jewel Pascale Lauber & Ulrike Bauschke, owners and hotel designers of Paragon 700 Boutique...

A drawing wallpaper of a ladder on a wall

Feature / 03.02.2021

Surface trends for 2021 & beyond

By: Hamish Kilburn

Surface trends for 2021 & beyond Strict pre-pandemic industry standards mean that hospitality design is "well-placed to weather the storm" without a major supply-side...

Feature / 02.02.2021

Virtually escape into the world of art in hotel design

By: Hamish Kilburn

Virtually escape into the world of art in hotel design Are you swooning over staycations or dreaming of distant lands? We are all feeling...

Feature / 02.02.2021

Industry insight: The thrill of designing a new hotel in an old shell

By: Hamish Kilburn

Industry insight: The thrill of designing a new hotel in an old shell With a little help from our friends at ADP Architecture, we...

Feature / 01.02.2021

CES 2021: Best hotel design tech trends

By: Hamish Kilburn

CES 2021: Best hotel design tech trends Technology's role in hotel design has arguably never been so relied upon. If you happened to miss...

Villas overlooking the Silverstone Racecourse

News / 01.02.2021

Exclusive: Inside flagship hospitality development at Silverstone

By: Hamish Kilburn

Exclusive: Inside flagship hospitality development at Silverstone Bergman Interiors and Twelve Architects have teamed up with Escapade living, led by CEO Will Tindal, to...

Feature / 29.01.2021

What’s in the spotlight this February on Hotel Designs?

By: Hamish Kilburn

What’s in the spotlight this February on Hotel Designs? Hotel Designs’ February editorial features have landed, which will explore Technology and Surfaces, two ever-changing...

News / 29.01.2021

New event: Workspace Show launches in London in November

By: Hamish Kilburn

New event: Workspace Show launches in London in November Brand new design event, Workspace Show, is expected to launch in London this November with...

Feature / 28.01.2021

Virtual roundtable: Stylish sustainability in wellness

By: Hamish Kilburn

Virtual roundtable: Stylish sustainability in wellness For our next magic trick – AKA virtual roundtable – we've invited industry experts to take on the...

Image of cut-out switch plates in luxury suite

Supplier Feature / 27.01.2021

Case study: Why Hotel Indigo Bath chose Hamilton Litestat

By: Hamish Kilburn

Case study: Why Hotel Indigo Bath chose Hamilton Litestat When finding the balance between contemporary and classic, Hotel Indigo Bath 'fell in love' with...

Interview / 26.01.2021

In Conversation With: Christos Passas, Architect of the Year

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Christos Passas, Architect of the Year Recently crowned Architect of the Year at The Brit List Awards 2020, Christos Passas, Director...

Opinion / 26.01.2021

In the HIX seat: recovering from Covid ‘all together now!’

By: Hamish Kilburn

In the HIX seat: recovering from Covid ‘all together now!’ Wearing his most comfortable slippers – working from home really does have its perks...

A minimalist guestroom in the hotel opening in Japan soon

News / 26.01.2021

Hotel opening to watch: Azumi Setoda arrives in March 2021

By: Hamish Kilburn

Hotel opening to watch: Azumi Setoda arrives in March 2021 A hotel opening to keep an eye on, Azumi Setoda is the brainchild of...

Review / 25.01.2021

MINIVIEW: inside the latest design-led boutique hotels in New Zealand

By: Hamish Kilburn

MINIVIEW: inside the latest design-led boutique hotels in New Zealand The maximalist interiors sheltered inside Naumi Hotel's three recent arrivals have lifted our editorial...

Round-up / 22.01.2021

Weekly briefing: an exclusive hotel review in Dubai & full steam ahead for Marriott

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: an exclusive hotel review in Dubai & full steam ahead for Marriott Kick your shoes off and get comfortable. Welcome to your...

Wink Hotels has arrived in Vietnam, here you can see quirky interiors in a render of the hotel's lobby

Exclusive / 21.01.2021

Wink Hotels has arrived in Vietnam with a fresh eye for design

By: Hamish Kilburn

Wink Hotels has arrived in Vietnam with a fresh eye for design Wink Hotels has arrived in Vietnam, entering the hospitality arena by opening...

Obituary / 20.01.2021

Sandals remembers Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart (1941 – 2021)

By: Hamish Kilburn

Sandals remembers Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart (1941 – 2021) It is with regret that we report on the passing of Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, Company Chairman...

Luxury pool at Domes Zeen, a Luxury Collection Resort, Chania

Hotel Development / 20.01.2021

Marriott International to open almost 100 hotels in Asia Pacific this year

By: Hamish Kilburn

Marriott International to open almost 100 hotels in Asia Pacific this year Following Marriott International announcing its 800th hotel opening in Asia Pacific, the...

News / 19.01.2021

UrCove Hotels brand arrives in China

By: Hamish Kilburn

UrCove Hotels brand arrives in China The five new openings reinforce Hyatt’s commitment to 'reach China’s underserved upper-midscale segment' and 'strategically grow the Hyatt...

Feature / 19.01.2021

7 innovative hotel hygiene solutions

By: Hamish Kilburn

7 innovative hotel hygiene solutions To kickstart Hotel Designs' mission to put 'Safe Design' under the editorial spotlight – and following a lot of...

A render of an organic guestroom inside the Hilton hotel in Crete

News / 19.01.2021

Crete to welcome island’s first ever Hilton hotel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Crete to welcome island’s first ever Hilton hotel This summer, Crete is set to welcome Royal Senses Resort Crete, Curio Collection by Hilton, one...

01_Casa Studio_Passivhouse_© Daniele Domenicali

Feature / 18.01.2021

Efficient design epitomised inside The Casa/Studio Passive House

By: Hamish Kilburn

Efficient design epitomised inside The Casa/Studio Passive House The award-winning design inside Casa/Studio Passive House is the brainchild of Margherita Potente and Stefano Piraccini....

An aerial view of Fari Islands in Maldives

Round-up / 15.01.2021

Weekly briefing: insane hotel concepts, sustainability answers & Ace arrivals

By: Hamish Kilburn

Weekly briefing: insane hotel concepts, sustainability answers & Ace arrivals Good afternoon and welcome to this Friday's briefing, with me, editor Hamish Kilburn. In...