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Marriott International has recently announced plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott brand hotel in Curaçao in the city of Willemstad. The project…

Join Roca for the 2015 edition of the AJ Women in Architecture (WIA) Talk, where we honour the contributions made by this years winners….

Hyatt Hotels Corporation are pleased to announce the opening of Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad, the second Hyatt-branded property in Ahmedabad and the first Hyatt Regency-branded…

Nicolas James Group is pleased to announce that preliminary work is now underway on the development of its new Southampton Harbour Hotel & Spa…

Located just minutes from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) and the legendary “Las Vegas Strip,” Four Points by Sheraton Las Vegas East has…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced the opening of the first Holiday Inn® hotel in the resort town of Huatulco, following a $6 million…

Following the acquisition of Sanitec by Geberit earlier this year, an integration of the two companies Geberit and Twyford Bathrooms in the UK and…

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is delighted to debut the highly anticipated St. Regis Istanbul. Owned by Nisantasi Konaklama ve Otel Hizmetleri A.S. (Demsa…

When Berkeley Homes built Ebury Square, a luxury development in Belgravia in central London, statement, high quality lighting was essential for the reception area…

Marriott Hotels, the flagship brand of Marriott International, Inc., celebrates the grand opening of Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown, the first Marriott International property for…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the opening of Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto. Located in the Arashiyama district in the…

Group business is booming and so is construction on the Mandalay Bay Convention Center expansion, adding 350,000 square feet of exhibit space, more carpeted…

Hilton Worldwide is preparing to bring its Hilton Garden Inn brand to one of the UK’s top sporting venues, under a franchise agreement with…

On a cold and fresh day in February with several inches of snow on the ground GALLERY DIRECT delivered 12 rooms of furniture and…

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts , will welcome its second JW Marriott Hotel in Turkey on 15 May 2015. The 107-room property is located…

Specialist fabric manufacturer, Kobe UK, has introduced the stylish Essente floorstand to display its extensive collection of fabrics.The stands, which are made of a…

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Macerich have recently announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center, the first new-build, full-service hotel in Tysons Corner…

Kempinski Al Othman Hotel in Al Khobar will have 218 rooms and suites. Guests will be able to choose from 141 rooms, 57 suites…

This year Altfield are proud to introduce Altfield Luxe, our new couture range of wallcoverings and fabrics. These items are made by hand in…

Chelsom are delighted to once again be exhibiting at HD Expo 2015 which takes place at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas on 13th-15th May. HD…

Protea Hotels welcomes into its stable Malaga Hotel in Mpumalanga. Protea Hotel Malaga recently underwent a refurbished which resulted in the hotel receiving an…

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts continues to grow its India presence with the opening of its second hotel in Mumbai– JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar….

Hilton Worldwide has recently announced the opening of the new 298-room Hilton Barra hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a privileged location on…

Award winning bed manufacturer Hypnos has donated beds for all 18 rooms at Ronald McDonald House Oxford – the free ‘home away from home’…

With this five-star hotel, offering more than 269 rooms and suites, Kempinski brings a hitherto unknown standard of luxury to Accra. Kempinski Hotel Gold…

Hamilton Litestat’s Mobile Demonstration Vehicle (MDV) is touring Ireland for the first time until the 24 April 2015. It started at Kellihers Electrical in…

Just over two years since its launch, having toured the project around the world and having opened more than 500 points of sale in…

Hunters Rest hotel, in its picturesque sub-tropical setting in the Magalies Mountains has been home to generations of holidaying families and has now joined…

Marsa Malaz Kempinski The Pearl sets a new benchmark in luxury; situated 330 meters off the east coast of Qatar on a 400 hectare…

Royal Warranted carpet manufacturer Brintons will be at the centre of the creative hub during Clerkenwell Design Week, where it will be showcasing a…

Responding to the needs of installers, Roca has extended four of its most popular brassware collections to include a smooth body basin mixer, with…

InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) Hotel Indigo® brand announces the signing of its first hotel in the state of Colorado, which will connect guests with…

Centara Pelican Bay Residence & Suites Krabi takes full advantage of its stunning location, having been designed as a cluster of low-rise buildings surrounding…

GALLERY DIRECT relaunched Frank Hudson at the January Furniture Show to much acclaim. With a long history of fine furniture making dating back to…

Hot on the heels of hosting a successful Ryder Cup, The Gleneagles® Hotel have announces plans for a new 2500 square metre event space…

Style Matters’ latest project sees a whole collection of beautiful, bespoke furniture featured throughout the highly anticipated Hotel Gotham – opened on the 7th…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has recently announced the début of its Element brand in North Dakota. Owned and managed by StaySharpe Hotels,…

Distinguished by its polished Art Deco accents and large sweeping staircase, iconic London restaurant and late-night venue, Quaglino’s, has benefited from a dramatic facelift….

Rendezvous, an idyllic and intimate Caribbean hideaway designed exclusively for couples, announces a $12.5 million renovation that unveils significant interior design updates to its…

Set within 120 acres of glorious Sussex countryside, Alexander House is a luxury manor house with beautiful vistas, a choice of restaurants, an award-winning…

SACO, The Serviced Apartment Company, has released new online research commissioned through YouGov which reveals that travellers are not primarily swayed by luxuries such…

Old Town Chambers, a collection of five star serviced apartments that forms part of a £46m redevelopment of three medieval closes off Edinburgh’s Royal…

Roca Corporación Empresarial, S.A. is the parent corporation of a group of companies dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling bathroom products to architects and…

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has recently announced the opening of the 122-room Holiday Inn® Indianapolis Airport. The hotel is hiring 50 employees ranging from…

Just as designing good lighting for hotels is about more than creating stylish products that are on trend and look great, being a successful…

February Highlights • UK Provinces continue to overshadow • RevPAR rises, profits drop in Heathrow hotels • Manchester performs

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the signing of a 251-room Crowne Plaza® hotel in the heart of New York City. The property is scheduled…

Autograph Collection Hotels has recently announced the addition of the new and stunning 391-room Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino in Panama City, Panama. This…

Casa de Campo, the 7,000-acre luxury resort and golf destination in La Romana, Dominican Republic, has been accepted into membership of Preferred Hotels &…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the opening of the Holiday Inn Express® Cartagena Bocagrande hotel in Cartagena, Colombia. The new-build, 200-room hotel is the…

February Highlights • Budapest and Warsaw hotels soar • Challenging month for Dusseldorf and Istanbul • Baffling indicators in Frankfurt

World-renowned carpet manufacturer Brintons is to launch its brand new collection ‘Brintons Inspirations’ available exclusively, which will be unveiled at a special showcase at…

Marriott International has recently announced the opening of the first stage of the 142-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Saltillo, expanding the brand’s roster of…

The design-led Kartell by Laufen collection has been extended to increase its versatility even further, with the launch of a new floorstanding cistern and…

Bed Manufacturer of the Year and Royal Warrant holder, Hypnos has been crowned winner of The Furniture Makers Guild Sustainability Award 2015. This prestigious…

As the leading bathroom brand in the Brazilian market, Roca has unveiled a new brassware factory in the north east of the country. Spanning…

INNSIDE by Meliá, a pioneer of the design-led business hotel movement, is moving to the UK with a Manchester launch this year. INNSIDE seeks…

Located close to Heathrow International Airport, Mercure London Heathrow Hotel has flown to the rescue for guests looking to start their leisure and business…

Jumeirah Group has signed a management agreement with Targets Investment Turizm Isletmeleri AS to operate a luxury hotel in Bodrum on Turkey’s Aegean coast.Following…

February Highlights • Riyadh hotel performance grows but Jeddah witnesses a slow down • Mixed results for Manama and Sharm El Sheikh hotels in…

The new chesterfield-style Sarina Sofa from GALLERY DIRECT offers a new twist on an old favourite. This sumptuous, dark grey velvet sofa, featuring elegant…

Editor’s Note: HotelDesigns has a peripatetic reporter in Australia at the moment. He is putting some years of experience designing hotels into practice as…

The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, a famous London landmark, has been entertaining the masses since the 17th Century. The current building dating from the…

From checks to herringbones, The Wool Collection from Création Baumann has it covered.The Wool Collection consists of 4 classic woven designs, one multi coloured…

Having welcomed a new hotel to the brand in the very first week of the new year, SLH is not taking any breaks in…

Surrounded by glorious Kent countryside, Hever Castle offers luxury Bed and Breakfast accommodation in the Astor Wing of the Castle – an Edwardian annexe…

Global Hotel Alliance (“GHA”) recently announced Viceroy as its latest member brand, expanding the Alliance’s presence in North America, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and…

This Spring, Thanos Hotels unveiled Anassa’s newly renovated rooms and launched the hotel’s standalone fashion store – Kult Boutique. Reopened on the 16th March…

With an unrivalled aesthetic and technical reputation, this unique material’s construction is still a highly guarded secret. This means Alcantara cannot be pigeon-holed into…

Working in collaboration with Richmond International, Chelsom created a series of custom designed pieces as part of the lighting scheme for the stunning 5*…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the opening of the new-build 112-room Staybridge Suites® Albany Wolf Road-Colonie Centre hotel located near the Albany International Airport….

Amsterdam’s famed Hotel Pulitzer, a historic hotel of 25 canal houses with over 400 years of heritage, is to join the Preferred Hotels &…

Crowne Plaza Kensington, positioned in the heart of London SW7 has announced a significant refurbishment project working with London-based architects and interior design practice…

A new five-star boutique hotel is to be built alongside the multi-award-winning Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort on Portugal’s Algarve coast. The Onyria…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has recently announced the opening of Sheraton® Samui Resort, underscoring the brand’s expansion in Thailand and building upon…

Twenty-five years after opening as the first, true international luxury hotel in the capital, the Grand Hyatt Taipei is on the verge of yet…

This Haute Couture address was inaugurated on March 5th at an exceptional evening reception, unveiling the breathtaking interior design by Didier Gomez and a…

The 17m Chesterfield couch has been installed in the lounge. The trees are throwing their shade on the deck of the outdoor living room…

HISPEC 2015, the annual face-to-face forum focused on Hotel Interior Design/ Hospitality Interiors will take place in the Grand Hotel Dino***** in Lago Maggiore,…

The latest bathroom brochures from Crosswater, Simpsons & Bauhaus are available to download from www.crosswater.co.uk.Also, we have launched the NEW Crosswater Contracts website (www.crosswater-contracts.co.uk)…

Stylish new boutique beachfront resort Manathai Khao Lak promises a new take on Thai tourism. With a focus on a more authentic local experience,…

Leading bathroom brand Roca presented a raft of new products and innovations at ISH 2015, with design and functionality combining throughout. With brassware playing…

We are proud to announce the opening of Hotel Sant Francesc, in Palma de Mallorca. A former manor house belonging to a noble Mallorquin…

Travelodge has recently opened its second hotel in Wembley and 62nd hotel in the capital, Tuesday 31st March. The new 86-room hotel represents a…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the opening of the Crowne Plaza® Panama Airport hotel. Strategically located near Tocumen International Airport and with a US…

Following on from an exciting 2014, GALLERY DIRECT has made a bold start to the New Year with the launch of an impressive range…

Mercure Bradford, Bankfield Hotel has recently undergone an extensive quarter of a million pound ground floor refurbishment to transform the hotel. The renovation also…

Luxury fabric specialist, Kobe UK, will be showcasing its latest collections from Kobe and Essente at May Design Series on May 17-19. The Kobe…

GROHE’s Essence tap range is now more simple and stylish than ever. By building the tap around the new 28 mm cartridge, GROHE has…

This upholstery fabric in Trevira CS is a heavy and hard-wearing upholstery fabric in a basket weave, available from Creation Baumann.The colour palette of…

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, the distinctive sophisticated brand of Marriott International, has announced that its new hotel, JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa…

In your opinion, is design for “bobos” (bohemian bourgeois) or intellectuals? Would you be prepared to forgo a restaurant outing or your next holidays…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® has announced that its game-changing Aloft brand has arrived in New Orleans, following the completion of an adaptive…

Hamilton Litestat, the designer and manufacturer of lighting control and multi-room audio solutions and wiring accessories, has launched a new addition to its Mercury…

Britannia is the new flagship of the P&O fleet with the distinctive red, white and blue of the Union Flag on her bow. Christened…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has announced the signing of InterContinental® Lisbon- Estoril in Portugal, evidence of further growth of this unrivalled luxury global brand….

British politeness is renowned and recognised throughout the world. However even in the hotels the staff do not score highly in comparison with their…

London hotel property prices have reached a new high of £500,000 per room, which are more expensive than an average London apartment of £417,234*…

TA Hotel Collection is continuing its dynamic development programme with the opening of its first spa on 30th March at the 15th century Swan…