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As part of Hotel Design’s spotlight this month on spa products and services, Michael Gray, GROHE UK Product Manager, investigates the design possibilities offered to…

Airbnb is well covered on Hotel Designs. Here, Nakul Sharma, CEO and Founder of Hostmaker shares his thoughts on the online marketplace and hospitality…

The Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin in Clifton Village, Bristol, will follow shortly. Hotel du Vin will officially open the doors of its…

A new Grand Hyatt hotel has opened in Xi’an – one of China’s most ancient cities and the starting point for the ancient Silk Road trading post…

Paralympic Gold Medalist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architect Alan Stanton OBE judged range of International entries. MnM Studio Architects, along with…

Site represents London-based YOTEL’s first foray into Turkey. İstanbul New Airport (İNA) operator İGA and YOTEL have agreed an exclusive hotel management contract at the…

Design concepts include ‘sun’ optical illusion. Planning permission has been granted for the four-star luxury Hotel La Tour in Milton Keynes, with the next phase…

Family-owned five-star hotel will offering private pools, a sea-facing four-bedroom villa, spa and panoramic views. The Elivi Skiathos Hotel, owned and developed by father…

Wisconsin, Alabama and Florida hotels aimed at families, students and alumni. Hilton’s midscale hotel brand Tru by Hilton has opened five new hotels, three…

Site on the shores of Gare Loch in Scotland ‘provides several opportunities’. BDL Select Hotels has sold the Rosslea Hall Hotel for an undisclosed sum…

July opening of Calvià Beach Plaza Hotel and Momentum Plaza latest upmarket development in Majorcan party resort. The latest stage in Meliá Hotels International’s seven-year €250 million…

Ithra Dubai development will open in 2020 with Kerzner’s new luxury urban offering. Kerzner International Holdings, which owns the Atlantis Resort & Residences and ultra-luxury…

Blush rooms created by New Zealand female design duo Material Creative. The recently-opened Naumi Auckland Airport Hotel has unveiled four Blush rooms created by…

‘World’s first undersea residence’ will be completed 4Q 2018. The Conrad Maldives Rangali is investing $15 million in a new ‘sleeping under the sea’ experience, complementing…

Opening follows acquisition of the Costa Del Sol Princess on Spain’s Costa Del Sol. Ikos Resorts has acquired the hotel Costa Del Sol Princess, in Estepona on Spain’s…

Business travellers are on the look-out for greener places to stay. Over half of business travellers (52%) would like to make more sustainable choices…

Duravit’s C.1 tap fitting series and Luv bathroom range have received the 2018 “Red Dot” Award for outstanding design. The company says the C.1…

The start-date for construction of a new hotel based on the NEC campus in Solihull, West Midlands has been confirmed for June 2018. Planning…

Next to Whitechapel Station and a short walk from Brick Lane and the City. The New Road Hotel has opened fro business in East London’s…

Nine new properties taking in the mid-West and Far East. Hampton by Hilton has confirmed the opening of nine new properties, including Hampton Inn…

New hallmark will be applied to 7,074 hotels around the world, starting in North America with immediate effect. 12 Wyndham Hotel Group brands, including  Super…

The hotel will offer 80 of the latest design Holiday Inn bedrooms. The London Town Group is undertaking a multi-million pound refurbishment of The Ramada…

Design process to be led by Jean-Michel Gathy and Bill Bensley. Capella Hotel Group and Chinese developer China Gezhouba Group Real Estate have confirmed the opening…

Refurbished 220 square meter accommodation can be booked as a two or three bedroom suite. Rocco Forte Hotel’s Edinburgh property, The Balmoral, has revealed…

All IP, branding, trademarks and customer data available for acquisition. Snotels, an alpine-only hotel brand concept launched back in 2011, has been put up…

Wilton Carpets has revealed details of its latest project, which required bringing a sense of occasion to the new Orangery of Rushton Hall Hotel &…

The project will mark the first dual-branded hotels in Europe and the introduction of Hyatt’s select service brands in France. Hyatt Hotels has revealed…

Created by ADS Design and RPW Design, it will be the first luxury hotel to open in the Albert Embankment area. Crown Plaza has confirmed…

Inspired by Mexican design with nearly 500 rooms. Spain-based Meliá Hotels International has confirmed the launch of Paradisus Playa Mujeres in Q1 2019, becoming Mexico’s fifth…

Join us at the Hotel Summit this summer and you’ll get exclusive insights into Trivago’s consumer insights research. The Hotel Summit is the hotel…

The luxurious interiors hint at Portuguese influences with bold accents of yellow, the traditional colour of Goa. With local Goan artists a prominent feature…

As part of Hotel Design’s spotlight this month on outdoor furniture, we highlight the latest Bolero range from Nisbets. “Creating the right atmosphere is essential…

Brand committed to improving guest experiences in member hotels. Best Western Great Britain says it has invested of £214m across its member hotels since 2015,…

52 rooms in Montparnasse area themed on the ‘Roaring Twenties’. Hilton has opened the Niepce Paris Hotel, the first Curio Collection hotel to open…

The collection includes a close coupled WC, basin and pedestal, with a complementary furniture range and mirror. Roca says its new Carmen range is based on…

Architect Kengo Kuma will seek to blend old and new Japan. Ace Hotel Group has partnered with NTT Urban Development Corporation to design and…

2022: A Space Odyssey  Plans for the first-ever luxury space hotel have been unveiled by tech start-up Orion Span, with the Aurora Station set to…

Chelsom worked closely with Joyce Wang Studio and procurement specialist Benjamin West to create a custom designed lighting scheme for the refurbishment of guestrooms, corridors and public…

The company will operate 2,145 new rooms in Cuba by the end of 2018. Meliá Cuba has added five new hotels with 409 rooms…

The hotel says the works will place it at the top table of Cretan hospitality. The five star Royal Blue in Crete will open…

The first residential phase at Blue Amber Zanzibar consists of 47 luxury double storey villas. Lulie Fisher Design Studio has been appointed to design…

City scape views and an open plan design from fitted led by Tang Interiors on the way. Park Regis in Birmingham is to relaunch its conferencing…

‘The best of Palm Springs in the Algarve with a spin on the iconic 1950s motor-hotel aesthetic’. Interior design firm Bryan O’Sullivan Studio has lifted…

Home2 Suites by Hilton has revealed its newest property – the Home2 Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Strip South. Featuring 120 suites and a…

As part of Hotel Design’s spotlight this month on spa products and services, we take a look at how the family-run Hotel am Meer…

With two months to go until the 20th anniversary edition of the Hotel Summit, we are pleased to confirm support from a huge array of industry…

The Ocean Resort Casino will be part of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt when it opens in Atlantic City this summer. The news comes…

Refreshing, clean, pleasant – all the Duravit toilet products and features offer a new and convenient way to feel good. The SensoWash® shower-toilet seats…

Following the success of C.1, Duravit introduces two further universal tap fitting ranges – B.1 and B.2. The ranges are positioned in the entry…

Duravit C.1 tap fittings win the iF GOLD AWARD 2018 – Luv, Vero Air c-bonded and the BioTracer honoured with the iF DESIGN AWARD…

A long-term development agreement between Novum Hospitality and Wyndham Hotel Group has been announced, with both companies developing new hotels in key destinations across…

Major redevelopment project will create up to 60 new jobs for the local economy with the support of a multi-million pound finance facility from…

Sustainable tourism business in Scotland has saved 1 million tonnes of water and ¼ million tonnes of carbon according to an impacts report published…

Boutique hotel brand has signed a development agreement to renovate a Grade A Listed property in St Andrew Square. Malmaison Hotel du Vin Group…

Project also included a new entrance and an area for private receptions. The Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa in Country Durham has invested…

Luxury Mauritius hotel group, Heritage Resorts, has unveiled ‘Heritage Le Château’ after an extensive renovation to bring the 19th Century mansion back to its…

12.18 Investment Management confirms site will operate as SCHLOSS Roxburghe. Düsseldorf-based project developer and hotel operator 12.18. Investment Management GmbH has acquired the Roxburghe Hotel &…

VP Plaza España Design 5* has opened in the iconic Plaza España in the historic centre of Madrid. The stylish 214-room property spreads across…

Scheduled to open in 2020, the 48-storey new-build property will be the third AVANI in Dubai. AVANI Hotels & Resorts has confirmed AVANI Hotel Suites…

JW Marriott has confirmed that its JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa will be opening on the island of Vagaru, Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives in…

Sekers proudly introduces Tanami, a versatile upholstery with a subtly textured small scale geometric design. Available in a range of 22 colours, from rich,…

Modular construction is an ever-growing market, with everything from hospital wards to student accommodation being built offsite and then shipped to the construction area….

Total transformation planned for residential Conference and Events venue. Wyboston Lakes Resort is about to start on the first phase of a complete refurbishment, part…

Located in the city centre, the former Arora Hotel is undergoing a complete refurbishment and relaunch as part of a £1.5 million development. The…

New research has revealed that travel & tourism was responsible for the creation of 7 million new jobs worldwide. 2017 was a particularly good year…

Tom Jager, professional blogger at A-Writer shares his views on how to enhance the look of your hotel. Hotel exterior is key The look…

Hilton will open a new boutique resort in the Maldives, following a franchise agreement with Singha Estate. The new resort will join the Curio…

To add to the current offer of FR dim-out fabrics, Skopos are launching a new collection in a sophisticated palette with a choice of…

Private island with 18-hole golf course and marina will feature oceanfront private estates, private residences and overwater bungalows Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has…

Visitors will be invited to GROHE ATRIO’s exclusive product launch at the newly designed GROHE showroom at Via Crocefisso The GROHE DESIGN team will…

Observatory is fitted with a research-grade 16” Meade LX200 telescope mounted on a super-giant field tripod Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has taken the wraps off its new…

Throughout April Hotel Designs will focus on two timely sectors – outdoor furniture and spas If you want to get your company and products…

Ramside Estates-owned County Durham hotel has unveiled its new look The Hardwick Hall Hotel at Sedgefield has been given a £500,000 facelift, which includes a…

New face in the hot seat at Grade II Listed destination The five-star Palé Hall in North Wales has appointed Harry Shepherd as its new…

David Schaefer, Vice President at Falcon’s Creative Group, discusses the Atlantis Sanya project and the increase in Western IP in China’s destination & resorts…

The hotel has upgraded 72 bedrooms and also boasts a new state-of-the-art reception area. The four-star DoubleTree by Hilton, Cadbury House in Congresbury has…

‘Holistic rebranding’ of boutique destination in the heart of California’s wine country Indie hotel management company Kokua Hospitality has completed the second phase renovation…

Sold out networking event sees hoteliers, designers and suppliers converge on The London Edition in Fitzrovia More than 200 hospitality professionals packed into The London Edition last…

June debut for ‘completely different approach to staying away from home’ Lamington Group has launched room2 – a new brand specialising in what it’s pitching…

Portugal’s Algarve resort becomes luxury hotel brand’s first European venture Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort has become the most recent addition to Virtuoso’s global portfolio of upscale…

Distinctive image inside and out for the old Cedar Hotel Architect Goettsch Partners and hospitality design firm TAL Studio have worked together to deliver a…

TIN Hotels is introducing lifestyle travellers to a new generation of accommodations with plans to build new hotels in the Tibet Autonomous Region of Lhasa,…

Founded in Venice in 1968, Boscavenezia is one of the most renowned luxury firms in the interior design world today. Specialized in the production…

Nicholas Sunderland, design director of Twos Company Interior Design and NS Interiors, discusses the need to work closely with contractors. If you are an interior…

Officials of the PRISA Group, a family-owned developer, builder and owner of hospitality, resort and entertainment projects in Puerto Rico and Florida, together with…

A boutique Cambridgeshire hotel is set for a stunning £2.5m extension after planning permission was granted. The grand Felix Hotel in Cambridge is set…

Interior lights are often the finishing touch that entirely transforms a space, and this has never been truer than it is today. With continuous…

The Conservatorium reveals its Van Gogh Suites in collaboration with the national museum. Marking a first for the city of Amsterdam, the new artistic project…

Renowned British interior designer Kelly Hoppen and Mauritian architect Jean-Francois Adam have unveiled their total redesign of the latest LUX* Hotel and Resort.  Having…

Built in the 1870s as a private home by Mr Edward Thorneycroft overlooking the north-east shore of Lake Windermere, The Samling enjoys an elevated…

Grohe, the world’s leading provider of sanitary fittings, launched an advertising campaign for the Grohe Sensia Arena intelligent shower toilet at 19 international airports in 15…

We have seen something of a revival in the golden age of Art Deco design. Building on this influence, the Newmor Studio is introducing…

Deutsche Hospitality is presenting a new hotel brand. MAXX by Steigenberger will be joining Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts, Jaz in the City and IntercityHotel…

Once the city’s first high-end department store, Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel continues its story as part of Hilton’s unique and upper upscale collection.Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel,…

Luxury lifestyle hotel brand, ME by Meliá, has launched its first property on the Catalan coast, ME Sitges Terramar, which will open officially during Spring 2018….

British designer Jo Downs has unveiled new work at the cutting edge of contemporary glass design, expanding her portfolio for the first time to…

L’oscar is an exclusive new 39-bedroom luxury hotel and a previously-abandoned architectural gem, now fantastically-restored and re-imagined in all its Baroque glory. Once left…

Original artwork will be on display at the leading networking event for hospitality and interiors professionals Tom Yendell, a leading light in the Mouth and Foot…

Dark wood and soft colours feature prominently The international acclaimed architecture and interior design firm Yabu Pushelberg has completed the interiors for the Four Seasons New York Downtown hotel. The hotel –…